This is, surprisingly, not that unusual for vehicles in high demand. It's to prevent flipping.

GM does it on certain vehicles as well:

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/08/gm-restrains-customers-from-flipping-cars-but-not-dealers-from-charging-ridiculous-markups/

(the C8 Corvette Z06, GMC Hummer EV, and Cadillac Escalade-V if you want to know without clicking the link.)

Hey look, freedom!

“ Given the subscription model of much of the software Tesla EVs use, resale can be complicated. The Full Self-Driving feature, which costs up to $199 per month, is not transferable to a new owner, Fast Company reported.”

Just another reason I’m never buying

Capitalism is so schizophrenic. Is supply and demand in a free market meant to decide the value of goods or not?? If regulations and penalties are required, why not across the board??

The best solution to this problem is not to buy one in the first place.

It is bizarre how much of a comic book villain Musk has turned in to.

Jokes on them. I’d never buy one of these hilariously abhorrent piles of shit.

While this is an asshole move, companies like Ferrari do stuff like this too. They, for example, do not allow certain modifications on their cars and if they find out that you have done them, they will ask you to restore those parts back to originals. It is unreal how much car companies try to get from us.

Forget the obvious bullshit that is being unable to sell it. What's this about autopilot/FSD not being transferable?

Who the hell would buy this monstrosity of a truck. Be sure not to buy FSD since it will be a lost cost and never recouped for a capability that really doesn't work yet. $12,000 down the drain.

So is this thing actually called a "Cybertruck"? Because that sounds like something my 7-year-old would come up with. I hadn't really given it much thought until now...

Absolute deal-breaker. I will not be dictated to on what I may or may not do with my personal private property, beyond the bounds of the law.

It’s shit behavior that should be illegal, but I also can’t feel bad for any moron that sees this truck and still agrees to buy it.

damn its ugly af

what game is this

This is great: I was so frustrated by lack of availability for XBox, from all the scalpers. Same with tickets to pretty much everything. Same with Raspberry Pi. Look at how the eEVs like the Hummer and Lightning were hurt by both dealers and scalpers making vehicles hard to get and excessively priced

Implying they produce enough to sell any at all, anyone is dumb enough to buy one, anyone if dumb enough to buy it off another dummy who bought one.

This is just Tesla stirring up a story, and trying to make it seem like anyone wants one of these monstrosities, and that they can make them.

How is this legal in the US given the first sale doctrine?

I can't wait to make fun of one of these in the wild. What a stupid, ugly vehicle.

How is that legal?

This sounds like the kind of thing Ferrari does, that people accept because if you own a Ferrari you're kinda part of an exclusive club of rich assholes. Teslas are expensive but they're not "exclusive club" expensive, they're more like BMWs.

is this even legal ?

Sorry, I don't want to buy a car that looks like old Tomb Raider where Lara's boobs are triangular.

That vehicle looks like its trying too hard to be futuristic.

I recently saw one of these in the wild and they’re even more ridiculous looking in person. The photos don’t do it justice lol

I wonder how many people signed up for the intent of flipping and will now back out. 🤞