On a related note, my local grocery store parking lot is full of rentable Teslas for some reason. I'm guessing there's a lot of excess unsold inventory or something?
We are looking to buy a EV, so we are looking at the used inventory. Any automaker with something made in the past 6 years with under 50,000 miles, 20-30K Tesla 10K and the same ones sit for months, all the other EVs are on a constant rotation.
He probably got the work done very quickly and is looking to offload it before the salvage title goes through at the DMV. I saw this happen twice while car shopping. I'd see a car with low mileage and a low tag but a bunch of damage on the car fax. When you originally go to put it through, the title is clean (no salvage) but that's because of processing times, not because it's actually clean. Also, hilarious to call KBB a scam when you're trying to straight trade a nazimobile for a Yukon.
I was wondering if he was actually thinking that the amount he paid for any car, let alone a cybertruck, would equate to a trade for anything close to that amount. Apparently he's actually that dumb
BTDT, some customers are just dumb. and at least in my day the only people trying to negotiate over the phone with a trade, there is more often than not a kink in the deal, like this guy, his Truck has been crunched on all sides it has diminished value, end of story.
Fun fact: As soon as you drive that new vehicle off the dealers lot, you lose 40% of it's value. That's a generalization, but it holds mostly true. Always keep that in mind when angling for a new vehicle.
I was a car & RV mutt for many years and depreciation remained a constant: That 40% loss figure might apply to the cumulative value lost over the first five years, but not the minute it left the lot. New vehicles generally lose about 10% to 20% of their value immediately or within the first year, with depreciation reaching roughly 40%-60% after five years. - carfax.com/buying/car-depreciation Now, motorhomes do lose 20%–30% of their value in the first year followed by a 10% to 15% annual drop.
If you are looking at a vehicle, get the VIN and be sure to go to an auction history site to see if it's been in a salvage auction. Those sites can have photos of the damage at the time, so you can see if it's had major repairs.
Welcome to “Is it fake 101”. Today’s lesson: why were they filming? always ask why the camera is filming the particular situation that the video presents. There is no reason for someone to be filming this person conducting business from this strange angle. This is clearly fabricated.
benefit of doubt would be he heard this guy's obvious voice changer and thought this was sus af and kicked on recording immediately knowing it was gonna end up being pure bs. but given the audio is consistent but the camera is obviously cutting in and out as you see frames move, but one of the cuts are right after he says he can give the vin and the supposed dealer has the carfax instantly
KBB is only a guide and there are other value guides some more dominant in some parts of the country than others, but it's a blue print and then the dealer if not too familiar with the market may make some calls, like call a Tesla dealer or a wholesaler known to deal in Teslas and get buy bids. a number the other party will pay. That's the "Actual Cash Value" what will someone in the biz buy it for.
Disabling damage can be as simple as a broken headlight, if the lights don't work you can't drive it. So "disabling damage" is too broad of a descriptor.
That can take as long as 2 months to go through, he wanted to ditch it before it went under salvage. Our insurer did the same, car was totalled, they paid us well above value for it then took to to auction and sold it as "clean, restored" before the salvage came through.
I was in the business for a long time, now I agree this video does look staged it could be a reenactment, but I have been involved in and witnessed scenarios similar to this.
Sure, but if its shared and doesn't disclaim its a re-enactment, then its no better than just being completely fake. Yes situations LIKE this have happened, but this has "and everybody clapped" energy to it.
Cars depreciate about 5% about a foot from the dealer's curb. Some way more than others. Deplorians are the exception. They turn upside down the moment you get in.
This definitely used to be true, but things have changed. We bought a car in August and 2-3 year old cars were barely cheaper than a brand new one. Maybe 10% difference?
We ended up buying new because the rate on a new vehicle was so much better than on a used that the payments ended up being the same.
Cybertrucks drop a lot because they aren't selling. You can buy them brand new for 80K from the dealer. Tesla is offering 25K in incentives because they are just sitting in their storage yards.
So the sale price is still 95K base 115K fully loaded, but the out the door price is 70-90K with state EV credits basically just covering title and registration now that the federal incentives have gone away.
What I don't understand is the people who buy them for that much. A new one costs basically the same, and maybe less if financed because new cars have lower interest rates.
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
Does this dummy not get that the only thing that depreciates in value faster than cars are 99% of comic books and hot food?
tidepool
ReverseSyzygy
"Well why did you pay $115000?"
ongabonga
Guess he'll have to just shove it up his giant Nazi asshole.
Neurisko
On a related note, my local grocery store parking lot is full of rentable Teslas for some reason. I'm guessing there's a lot of excess unsold inventory or something?
ScottPilgrimVSTheIndians
BreakablePotato
"It's just all scams." Oh, now his scam detector is working?
Fargus57
There are several dealerships here that won't even consider Cybertrucks for trade-ins period.
LordHosk
Because they can't resell them.
We are looking to buy a EV, so we are looking at the used inventory. Any automaker with something made in the past 6 years with under 50,000 miles, 20-30K Tesla 10K and the same ones sit for months, all the other EVs are on a constant rotation.
Blackfinity
The guy was looking at a Denali but he's already in Denial.
grschaef
Sell your nazi car to a nazi friend, bring the cash in here and buy this Denali.
Infinias
Would be shorter to list what's not damaged.
jenw
He probably got the work done very quickly and is looking to offload it before the salvage title goes through at the DMV. I saw this happen twice while car shopping. I'd see a car with low mileage and a low tag but a bunch of damage on the car fax. When you originally go to put it through, the title is clean (no salvage) but that's because of processing times, not because it's actually clean. Also, hilarious to call KBB a scam when you're trying to straight trade a nazimobile for a Yukon.
emu314159127001
I was wondering if he was actually thinking that the amount he paid for any car, let alone a cybertruck, would equate to a trade for anything close to that amount. Apparently he's actually that dumb
BubblesTheFish
"That's the reason they're still for sale, they're too high."
reurra
Niagaran
"But I paid a lot of money for my swasticar"
Chupacabrabreath
BTDT, some customers are just dumb. and at least in my day the only people trying to negotiate over the phone with a trade, there is more often than not a kink in the deal, like this guy, his Truck has been crunched on all sides it has diminished value, end of story.
mem5000
scha·den·freu·de
/ˈSHädənˌfroidə/
noun
pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.
TheSaucyBaconator
Fun fact: As soon as you drive that new vehicle off the dealers lot, you lose 40% of it's value. That's a generalization, but it holds mostly true. Always keep that in mind when angling for a new vehicle.
JusticePhrall
I was a car & RV mutt for many years and depreciation remained a constant: That 40% loss figure might apply to the cumulative value lost over the first five years, but not the minute it left the lot. New vehicles generally lose about 10% to 20% of their value immediately or within the first year, with depreciation reaching roughly 40%-60% after five years. - carfax.com/buying/car-depreciation
Now, motorhomes do lose 20%–30% of their value in the first year followed by a 10% to 15% annual drop.
Sooner70
I mean, what do you expect from a Cyberdouche?
ionicseraph
This dude sounds like the killer truck driver from Joy Ride
SixSixxtySix
Fake. Dealerships (including Tesla) haven't been accepting Cyberdumpsters for trade-ins for more than a year now. No way you'd even get $25k for one. https://www.kbb.com/car-news/report-tesla-turning-down-cybertruck-trade-ins.
REOJackwagon
If you are looking at a vehicle, get the VIN and be sure to go to an auction history site to see if it's been in a salvage auction. Those sites can have photos of the damage at the time, so you can see if it's had major repairs.
darthbiscuit
Welcome to “Is it fake 101”. Today’s lesson: why were they filming? always ask why the camera is filming the particular situation that the video presents. There is no reason for someone to be filming this person conducting business from this strange angle. This is clearly fabricated.
anarchoFeline
could be a reenactment of something the dealer experienced
darthbiscuit
Then it should clearly say so.
anarchoFeline
y'all take silly internet videos way too seriously
Renza0
benefit of doubt would be he heard this guy's obvious voice changer and thought this was sus af and kicked on recording immediately knowing it was gonna end up being pure bs. but given the audio is consistent but the camera is obviously cutting in and out as you see frames move, but one of the cuts are right after he says he can give the vin and the supposed dealer has the carfax instantly
mikeatike
Driving through New Jersey yesterday and saw a cyberpunk wirh a thin blue line decal on it. Fuck, Nee Jersey is a dumb place.
jakedafish
Kelly blue book is a fucking monopoly.
Cybertruck owner deserves to get kicked in the pants.
Chupacabrabreath
KBB is only a guide and there are other value guides some more dominant in some parts of the country than others, but it's a blue print and then the dealer if not too familiar with the market may make some calls, like call a Tesla dealer or a wholesaler known to deal in Teslas and get buy bids. a number the other party will pay. That's the "Actual Cash Value" what will someone in the biz buy it for.
LordHosk
KBB is a monopoly, but its also what dealerships go by so you can't really argue with them being the base to negotiate from.
Sure you can sell it on your own for a different price when 90% of dealers put their sales into KBB they have all the data.
TheDudeanator
Disabling damage can be as simple as a broken headlight, if the lights don't work you can't drive it. So "disabling damage" is too broad of a descriptor.
TheBlueMuppet
My friend works at a shop, and discovered that some high-end European SUVs have headlamp assemblies that are in the $5,000 range. Each.
LordHosk
Thats why he didn't just shoot down the sale, he was just making an offer based on what he was reading. There was a lot of repairs.
OverwhelmingSurplusOfDiggity
These subtitle are shit. Tiktok subtitles are worse than ass cancer.
tokenhooker
They're not.
OverwhelmingSurplusOfDiggity
You can scrub your ass, but you can’t scrub this video. Checkmate, atheists!
jimlastphoto
Damaged is not "totaled". If it were totaled, it would be a salvaged title, not clean.
That said, cyberdouche can go fuck himself with his low poly sewing machine.
SirenBrick
That can take as long as 2 months to go through, he wanted to ditch it before it went under salvage. Our insurer did the same, car was totalled, they paid us well above value for it then took to to auction and sold it as "clean, restored" before the salvage came through.
blerft
Bro. Sewing machines are actually USEFUL.
scrumbles666
what the hell, man? Did a sewing machine fuck your wife or something?
Grumptious
I'd love for this to be true, but it's obviously not.
CanisDirusTV
This scenario probably isn't true but the reality of the scenario is.
Chupacabrabreath
I was in the business for a long time, now I agree this video does look staged it could be a reenactment, but I have been involved in and witnessed scenarios similar to this.
Atomic2
Sure, but if its shared and doesn't disclaim its a re-enactment, then its no better than just being completely fake. Yes situations LIKE this have happened, but this has "and everybody clapped" energy to it.
LordHosk
I bet its a real situation that happened but the dealer is also acting it out with one of his salemen for the video.
TheAdjuster
i saw better acting in the porn i used to watch back in the late 80s.
HandoB4Javert
Kbantar
Almost as bad as Barbara Bain acting in Space: 1999.
brownribbon
I saw better acting in the porn I’m currently watching in the other tab.
baals
Link?
brownribbon
Just go to your favored porn site and type in “Asa Akira” and click on the video that looks hottest to you.
jargonmon
Cars depreciate about 5% about a foot from the dealer's curb. Some way more than others. Deplorians are the exception. They turn upside down the moment you get in.
Nalianna
Is that before, or after they catch fire?
emu314159127001
I can't get over how this guy thinks there's any connection with the amount of money you put into a car and what they're going to offer in trade
ReverseSyzygy
I was under the impression that they lose ~33% in the first year alone.
mikeatike
If they have a linger than 3 year loan, that loan will be uoside down, right?
GnarlyNorwegian
This definitely used to be true, but things have changed. We bought a car in August and 2-3 year old cars were barely cheaper than a brand new one. Maybe 10% difference?
We ended up buying new because the rate on a new vehicle was so much better than on a used that the payments ended up being the same.
ReverseSyzygy
specifically: Tesla CyberTruck
ReverseSyzygy
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/25/nx-s1-5407861/why-tesla-cybertrucks-drop-sharply-in-value-over-time-compared-to-other-evs
Nursescroll
Best purchase I’ve made? Lease returns. I stole a BMW X3 M40i, msrp 70k, fully loaded, I got it 19k miles gently used 30k.
LordHosk
Depends on the make and model.
Cybertrucks drop a lot because they aren't selling. You can buy them brand new for 80K from the dealer. Tesla is offering 25K in incentives because they are just sitting in their storage yards.
So the sale price is still 95K base 115K fully loaded, but the out the door price is 70-90K with state EV credits basically just covering title and registration now that the federal incentives have gone away.
ReverseSyzygy
specifically: Tesla CyberTruck
ReverseSyzygy
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/25/nx-s1-5407861/why-tesla-cybertrucks-drop-sharply-in-value-over-time-compared-to-other-evs
dohcohv
Conversely, something like a Honda Civic is almost the same price after 4 years. I saw a 2021 Si on a Honda lot for 29k in 2025.
LordHosk
We bought a 2017 honda civic new in 2018 we put 25,000 miles on it and sold it for more than we bought it for in 2024.
dohcohv
What I don't understand is the people who buy them for that much. A new one costs basically the same, and maybe less if financed because new cars have lower interest rates.