A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says Tesla is Treating the Wrap & Magnets He Put Over His Cybertruck as “Physical Damage” – Adds, “Tesla is Deducting My Trade-in Value Because of It”

You need to do your research before modifying your vehicle. There are very few vehicles that you can modify, in any way, and it actually be worth more upon trade in. Think sports cars with modifications that make the car faster. As you know, simply driving off the lost loses value. Anything as close to factory specs as possible is what they like because they can apply additional warranties to it and help the next owner. Although I am not a fan of Tesla, most people's complaints are due to lack of knowledge.

The blue wrap should be a selling point, it differentiates that truck from all the silver stainless steel trucks.

The problem is this is all one sided and only to keep the fake value of a truck that is going the direction of the do do bird. Trade in value continues to decrease as the truck is not selling. Just over 7k units sold is not a successful brand to invest in.

The problem is this is all one sided and only to keep the fake value of a truck that is going the direction of the do do bird. Trade in value continues to decrease as the truck is not selling. Just over 7k units sold is not a successful brand to invest in.

I hate Tesla but in this situation they are right. They can't resell it with the rap and stickers all over it. They will have to remove all of that and it will cost them money. Everyone knows that with cars, keep them 100% original if you want to trade in value. That goes for every car company. You can upgrade the stereo system and they will pay you less because they have a harder time selling the cars if it's not and it's original condition. Ask any car collector, they don't want any aftermarket stuff on their cars.

A basic google search of “does a wrap hurt a stainless steel cyber truck” found atleast 24 different photos of blemishes and scratches after removing wrap. And the ai prompt also says it damages it.

First off he is a MAGA so he deserves everything he wished for in buying this MAGA racist piece of garbage

A friend told got his Cybertruck wrapped to stop rust on the stainless steel body it was too hard to maintain original truck finish.

Strange ideas that company has did anybody here in the news about the man that took his Tesla brand new to the car wash and when it came out of the car wash, the whole electrical system was basically ruined and Tesla would not give him any sympathy, monetary or warranty coverage for the problem. Apparently in the manual you're supposed to flick a switch of some sort to car wash mode. Something the man said that no one told him about when he bought it now. Is that absolutely ridiculous or not??!?

Strange ideas that company has did anybody here in the news about the man that took his Tesla brand new to the car wash and when it came out of the car wash, the whole electrical system was basically ruined and Tesla would not give him any sympathy, monetary or warranty coverage for the problem. Apparently in the manual you're supposed to flick a switch of some sort to car wash mode. Something the man said that no one told him about when he bought it now. Is that absolutely ridiculous or not??!?

One often overlooked advantage of franchised dealers is the ability to shop around for better bids on your trade-in when buying a new vehicle. When you only have the factory to value your trade, it becomes a take it or leave it proposal.

Anyone care to wager on how long the "Free lifetime supercharger access" will last?

Let's be honest. Tesla is one of the worst companies for customer service. Certainly in the auto industry, and maybe in any industry.

Yep, Tesla prefers all vehicles be brought back to their original condition prior to being drove off the factory lot. Any add-ons that you may think are cool may not be to others and as a result they will depreciate the value. Tesla isn't going to resell your pink Cybertruck.

This is the dumbest question.EVERYONE knows aftermarket mods dont add value they actually hinder it. ??? getting any new car and throwing a vinyl wrap on their pant with stickers or magnets is gonna lower your value. How much ? thats a whole other conversation lol...

If i was Tesla, I'd treat the wrap as damage. But as a human, I'd treat the Cybersuck as as damage.

Most domestic dealerships will deduct trade in value on vehicles that have aftermarket modifications, no matter how much those modifications cost.
The reason is the current owner created a physical vehicle that appeals to his or her tastes specifically. It would undoubtedly take well over a 90 day period for a buyer with the same tastes in the modifications to walk in and want to pay big bucks for something that someone else designed for themselves.

I would have sold the blue cyber truck to a private party… not trading it in!!!

Crazy to think that someone you think they could sell their car back to the dealer and expect them to be able to resell said vehicle and what, warranty your preferred aftermarket accessories 🤦

I'm just curious how you got magnets to stick to stainless steel it being a non ferrous metal and all? Sticky spray adhesive? Something iron on the backside? Surely you didn't put any holes in it?

Why are people complaining about things that would affect the trade-in value of any vehicle they drove? This is not specifically regulated to Tesla's. It is the medias constant attempt to hammer Elon musk and his companies for anything that they would stretch to this level of ridiculousness is par for the course and completely expected. However, shame on you. You're all just a bunch of haters literal haters The same people that you guys literally claim to be against You can't go a day without expressing your hatred in public ways like this.

Tesla or not, the reality is car dealers, especially ones handling used cars, should not be trusted; they have an agenda, and it's separating you from as much money as possible.

Now, account for the fact that Musk has made the Tesla brand TOXIC and global sales are apparently down 45%, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them take every opportunity to cut their price for trade-ins as inventory is just going to sit and devalue.

Most dealers will subtract wrap as damage. For ICE cars, they consider cat deletes, or any other exhaust mods as damage. Same with engine mods. Only ones who might consider mods worthwhile is a private sale, but almost all dealerships will consider mods as damage.

Have you seen what happened to the stainless steel after you remove a wrap? It's destroyed. You can not put a wrap on bare metal. It is made for painted surfaces. The stickers leach into the bare metal and cause stains and discoloration on bare metal. That's why they consider it damage.

Apparently when you wrap a cybertruck the stainless steel underneath that wrap will (sometimes) be ruined by the wrap. Like if you have letters or pictures on the wrap it could etch that picture or word into the stainless steel (which wont come out). Thats at least what I heard around town. Probably the reason they deducted money for "physical damage". Not 100% sure about this but just something iver heard going around.

If you bought a cybertruck, you're a sucker. With all the information available about Tesla, their quality, their customer service, and their disgusting business and labor practices, any person who buys a Tesla deserves whatever happens to them.

No sympathy here.

Wraps physically damage the finish of the cheap stainless steel they used