- One owner used his Cybertruck for Lyft and crossed the 100,000-mile mark.
- Low charging costs were great, but one repair alone cost him $7,200.
- Despite several issues, he still says it’s the best vehicle for the job.
Most Cybertruck buyers appear to be the kinda folks that want to make a statement. The focus of this story is an owner who uses it to make a living. After piling up 100,000 miles, mostly for Lyft in Nashville, he says the slab-sided truck is everything from a money-saving workhorse to a warranty-free financial gut punch waiting to happen. Despite everything he’s experienced, he still wants to take this thing to a million miles.
The inventively named user LyftDr1ver on CybertruckOwnersClub shared their story early this week. They say they drive over seven hours at a time for work, which helps explain how they’ve racked up mileage in the six figures.
Driving a conventional truck that much every day would no doubt cost a great deal in gas or diesel. This person is reportedly paying around $12 a day. They say that’s around $350 a month. If you’ve been to a gas pump lately, you know how wildly low those operating costs are. There are other benefits to the Tesla as well.
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The driver reports that passengers like the interior space, the panoramic roof, and the smooth ride. The sound system is another highlight, and the truck bed is “ridiculously functional and spacious,” too. One thing that might surprise most is that this person reports a good experience driving in heavy traffic despite its size, thanks to the steer-by-wire setup. Of course, there are downsides to consider as well.
Being an early Cybertruck build, there are plenty of build-quality annoyances. A tonneau cover that leaks, a suspension clunk that won’t go away, a wireless charger that heats phones up too much, and an initial set of tires that went bald 40,000 miles into the ownership experience. They also note the battery has degraded to about 299 miles of range at full charge.
None of that is as rough as dealing with the $7,200 repair bill for a failed power conversion system that died at around 60,000 miles. As the owner says, “Tesla shows no mercy when you’re outside your warranty.” Those fuel savings dry up real quick after a bill like that, but it’s worth noting that most gas or diesel vehicles would also have some big maintenance bill of this sort with this kind of mileage.
At this point, the owner has two big hopes. First, that the truck doesn’t break down, and second, that they can drive it until the odometer shows seven figures. For some reason, those goals seem ambitious at best, but hey, more power to you, LyftDr1ver.
