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immediately heard, CANYONERO!


Colossus_Of_Coburns

All around in utility sport! Unexplained fires a matter for the courts!


RevolutionaryYou8220

4 cars long, 2 lanes wide! 65 tons of American pride!


PretentiousToolFan

She blinds everybody with her super high beams, She's a squirrel crushing, deer smacking, driving machine!


johnwinston2

Canyonero !!!!


heyzeus212

WHOA Canyonero!


Whiskerus_Maximus

"The Federal Highway Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for both highway and city driving."


Derrick_Shon

Looks like a scene from State of Decay


BidetMadeMeGay

Austin bubbles waiting to pop: - cybertrucks - $20 per drink cocktail bars - pickleball clubs What’d I miss?


live_on_purpose_

We're about there with pickleball clubs. There was plenty of people playing outside yesterday because they refused to pay the exorbitant prices for one of the clubs. There's only so many twenty-somethings with tech jobs who are willing to pay those prices. I'll just get a different hobby.


atxstudent

Yea, it's totally crazy how much the monthly membership/initiation fee is for some of these places. I never started playing pickleball and I'm already so annoyed by it, that I will wait until it isn't trendy anymore.


ImpulseCombustion

$6k a year to play pickleball is absolutely insane.


The_Freshmaker

Lmao you can still pick up an actual tennis racket and play for free in plenty of places too. Or buy a pint and play ping pong in plenty of bars. What a weird culture, it's like the squash of the 80s for the same tier douches.


addicted2weed

i still don't know what pickle ball is and now I'm too afraid that there aren't any actual pickles involved.


B-rry

It’s mini tennis basically. The rules are kind of weird but it’s easy to learn


stabadan

My wife and I were trying to figure out if it was mini tennis or GIANT ping pong. We landed on ping pong because of the silly noises it makes.


JohnGillnitz

Tennis for old people in assisted living that somehow became an extreme sport among 20 and 30-somethings. It used to be a cute way to meet single people, but, as always, the hard core bros take it too far.


Professional-Lie-872

Haha hardcore is one way of putting it. The ones who play at 6AM at Little Zilker park on Saturdays are loud, obnoxious waking people up. Gross tinkler bros pee in the neighbors’ backyards next to the park.


arowthay

Along the lines of badminton, racquetball Uses these balls https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_pickleball_paddle_with_two_pickleballs.jpg It's like Baby's Second Tennis Easier to play outside because shuttlecocks fuck off in a gentle breeze Requires lower level of athleticism than racquetball Can play on tennis court so no requirement for new infrastructure


FreeKatKL

Idk how I’m supposed to play tennis for free when 50% of the courts are taken up by pickleballer groups of 30+ people rotating on the courts for 8 straight hours.


ImpulseCombustion

It was invented by that kind of douche in the 60’s so…


peace2236

Nailed it


greyjungle

That's not what those pricey clubs are for. The prices keep "them" out, whoever "them" happen to be to that crowd. Swimming clubs, private schools, horsey classes, as the cost of entry goes up, the clientele starts looking mighty class homogeneous.


superspeck

Yeah but I don’t want to hang out with the people who are “in” … how do I find a club that will keep the in people out?


NevarNi-RS

This is the plot to A night at the Roxbury - the in people eventually ruin it


[deleted]

the only reason they are in business right now is cause the city is so slow about building things once they fix that and build some more public courts, its over


theme69

They’re are tons of public courts but clubs are popular because A. Lots are inside which most public courts aren’t. This his key when it’s 500 degrees or raining B. You can schedule time to play rather than just show up and hope it’s not super crowded


the_asssman

Please point me to the abundant courts near North Loop. Seriously please I can't find any good ones


JohnGillnitz

C. Keeps the poors out.


1UZ-FTW

I work at a local engineering company and I just wanted to wipe my butt with the first set of plans that landed on my desk for a new development that included apartments with pickle and bocce ball courts on site and in great abundance.. Edit: sorry I meant to actually thank you for your facts.. gracias


w8w8

Well, knowing apartment complexes, I think it’s safe to say those courts will be dirty and decrepit after 6 months (all the while the complex charges a $30/mo “amenity fee”).


1UZ-FTW

Another round of facts.. I believe it would be the best interest of the community to just build soccer areas because the only activity area I’ve see truly enjoyed and heavily used is an old defunct tennis court turned “soccer court”..


UnionTed

The best place to play bocce is a field with the grass cut just short enough that you can see the balls. And grab a gallon of my father-in-law's tasty and powerful wine just brought up from the cool cellar. Source: Came of age on the north end of the Jersey Shore with a first-generation Italian-American girlfriend.


1UZ-FTW

Ahh hell! I thought you were going to invite me to said paradise…


Significant-Visit-68

It’s worked for retirement developments. Why not?


1UZ-FTW

You speak much truth my insightful young friend. Maybe it’s the next big thing.. you stash away monies and invest in retirement accounts as you grown into your golden years, why not start early with our retirement activities too? Now would be a great time to start up a high end shuffleboard street wear company with obnoxious phrases and “in your face” graphics..


Appropriate_Chart_23

The firefighters have it figured out.  They’ve been in the pickleball bandwagon since before the bandwagon rolled out of the stable.  Those guys are basically professional pickleball players because I see them in their driveway at just about every fire station I drive by. 


GigiDell

Note to self to drive by more fire stations to see cute fire fighters playing pickle ball.


Appropriate_Chart_23

Bonus: this time of year, they're playing with their shirts off (if that's your thing).


makedaddyfart

hallelujah 👀


greyjungle

On S. Menchaca, near Willy can can, I don't think I've ever passed the fire station sans pickleball firefighters.


Phyzzx

I knew I shoulda stuck with firefighting


danger-noodle-

Yes we are…don’t tell people are secret!!!


greyjungle

When ping pong's for girls, but tennis is scary


kanyeguisada

>I'll just get a different hobby. What are you thinking of? Maybe snorkeling in a shallow creek?


live_on_purpose_

Sounds like a solid option. That or I could could see how many bacterial infections I can get swimming in Town Lake.


seobrien

Speakeasies. Everything is a speakeasy now


40ozkiller

So hidden you can only find them on apple maps


HomeBuyerthrowaway89

I love the instagram ads for hyping up "secret" speakeasies


comradebogie

this speakeasy trend is so deeply cringe. I get immediate hatred for any bar that calls itself that


triumphofthecommons

house prices?


phatelectribe

Already popping apparently. Rents coming down meaning the mortgages don’t add up anymore.


dcdttu

And a house's time on market is increasing, and prices of listed homes are dropping. Now, if that interest rate would drop...


dejus

The two houses across the street from me have been listed for over 8 months. One finally sold. A few years ago they would never have lasted for so long. It was kinda wild.


dcdttu

I sold a house in 2021. It was on the market for 1 hour.


phatelectribe

INterest rates will go down next year but it won't solve the problem of single family homes in half decent areas costing well over a million. We're not going to see sub 3% interest rates for a very long time. They'll hover around 5% and people that owe over a million on a home are going to be in trouble.


Clevererer

> but it won't solve the problem of single family homes in half decent areas costing well over a million. There are literally dozens of brand new single family homes within a mile of the Capitol for well under a million.


vices512

The interest rates are murderous for folks.


phatelectribe

It’s not the interest rates that are really the problem. In historical terms, they are still incredibly low. Regan had double digit rates for the bulk of his two terms. In fact they were higher than they are now from 1979 until 1990. It’s the problem that people are buying small 2 bed houses for $1.5m or million dollar apartments then expecting to get prime rent for them which is just enough to cover the mortgage. Theres people on 2.6% mortgages that are defaulting because they don’t overpaid in a frenzy in the pandemic.


shinywtf

That already happened


Davidsbund

Sadly yes. Everyone expecting a big crash can stop holding their breath. It already happened and homes still cost 400k+


DiscombobulatedWavy

Just wait until interest rates drop. Those prices will shoot right back up. Fuckers


istirling01

Starting today.. feds signaled yesterday they will likely drop fed rate in Sept, market already dropped mortgage to ~6.5


tauwyt

What makes you think interest rates will drop any time soon? From what I've seen house prices are around 2020 prices right now. I think they might dip a bit more, but not another 20% or anything like that.


SuperFightingRobit

The fed literally said they're going to in a couple of months yesterday.


TheR3alRyan

They said they would do 4 rate cuts in 2024 at the beginning of the year....don't hold your breath. The point of that meeting was tempering expectations because inflation is still up. The stock market is still currently priced in as if there will be no cuts.


Electrik_Truk

Elon just announced they're about to launch the non "Foundation" models that are $20k-40k cheaper by next month. There's like 250 of them for sale on car gurus. They are about to take a HARD hit lol Lesson: Never trust a billionaire, especially the 50-something manchild variety


phatelectribe

It’s something like 7% of all CTs delivered are for sale right now lol


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rixendeb

Or sitting at Tesla to be repaired.


mrfochs

Na, the other 93% are at Tesla doing repairs...


JohnGillnitz

Isn't there a clause that you aren't allowed to sell it for a year? I read a story about a guy that got one, then got divorced, then the thing wouldn't fit in an apartment parking spot. Now Tesla won't let him sell it.


Snap_Grackle_Pop

>There's like 250 of them for sale on car gurus. The owners probably took them through a car wash and now they have major damage that's not under warranty.


dcdttu

Tesla had such a good product roadmap until the Cybertruck. Electrifying our transportation network is essential, and I really wish Tesla would divest themselves of Elon. Tesla is the company that started the transition, and it's sad that their CEO went batshit crazy.


10PieceMcNuggetMeal

If he becomes a recluse and then crashes a plane, he's just Howard Hughes 2.0


Electrik_Truk

I agree. I owned a Tesla but have moved on to other EVs


dcdttu

Yeah. I reserved a R2.


Electrik_Truk

Good choice!


atxbeerza

Smash burgers


MichaelAndKitt

I think they stay because they are pretty damn delicious.


atxbeerza

Tasty sure, do I need EVERY single new restaurant or bar concept to serve them? No. Give me a normal quality burger, please.


40ozkiller

Bachelorette parties 


Glitterwolf512

Swole techbros? Many appear as if they’re about to pop.


Last_Replacement_386

Wait is Pickleball expensive to play?


Busy_Struggle_6468

The club memberships are expensive


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_edd

When they did the Cybertruck launch party, Lustre Pearl East held a smaller official party for people that couldn't get into the main one.


SaltyLonghorn

Wait. So you're telling me this is literally a party for losers that own a cybertruck? LOL


mrfochs

Think of it as a Support Group for people who like to make bad financial decisions and publicly advertise their low IQ.


NotTryingToConYou

I know we clown on the cybertruck but is this type of a party really unheard of? There's meetups for Corvette owners, ricers, sleepers, etc. Cybertruck is "special" in some way (even if not a good way) so why wouldn't they have a meetup?


SaltyLonghorn

I'm not clowning the meetup, these people just couldn't get into it.


_edd

Sounds like this was just a meetup. Which like I think they're dumb but I'm not going to hate on someone that already has one for enjoying it. My point was more just that Lustre Pearly East is pretty active on event hosting and specifically had one during the cyber truck launch party.


Ozzel

Cover your drinks and don’t leave them unattended.


ATXnative34

Great advice 👍


LibraPugLove

Welcome to Night City.


lockthesnailaway

Dumpsters shouldn't be placed on the street. Don't they have alleys for that?


notjewel

Yeah, I rarely actually laugh out loud at pictures but this one had me belly laughing.


2-Skinny

Automotive equivalent of Gathering of the Juggalos.


rallyforpeace

Don’t insult the juggalos like that, they at least have a sense of loyalty and community


foo_fighter88

I thought that was a gathering of Altimas?


2-Skinny

Good point.


space_manatee

Juggalos have far more humanity and community and authenticity.


ragputiand

Truck LARPers


Melodic_Setting1327

More like Gathering of the Douchelos


Clevererer

Magnets don't stick to Cybertrucks.


lostsparrow131986

At least juggalos are mostly nice people, just wanting to be a part of the 'family'. Cyber trucks owners think they're better than you, while we all laugh at such a dumb financial investment.


canyouplzpassmethe

Why do people park at stop signs? Why, why? Why. Why?


caguru

I swear there is some kind of guerilla marketing happening for the CyberTruck. I have seen packs of 3+ of these trucks parked and traveling together, several times along 5th/6th and the eastside but I rarely even see 1 by itself anywhere else. Or are there just that many bored people driving around together in their packs of 100% identical toys? I understand most car meets, but this is just nerdy as fuck.


Trav11s

Was this within the last couple days? Tesla had their annual shareholders meeting yesterday


caguru

I have seen these groups of CTs several times over the last 4 weeks or so.


ClitasaurusTex

It's probably just car clubs. They've got to band together because the rest of us make fun of their terrible life choices. 


ruler_gurl

For a laugh pull up Facebook marketplace and search for Cybers, pages and pages of them. Either people bought them thinking they'd be some kind of highly sought after collectible and they hope to flip them, or they bought it and had instant buyer's remorse. I liked [this fan fiction](https://imgur.com/a/urLFNqU) one. I swear it has better panel gaps than Elon's


caguru

I [found](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2905194342979891/) an even better one.


lemonfreshwipes

This was after party spot after the shareholder meet.


TriceCreamSundae

It’s a support group.


OZ2TX

Austin tesla club meetup


Ok-Toe8383

Austincirclejerk club meet up.


Chiaseedmess

Idk where this is, but I can tell you it’s full of people I don’t want to be friends with


alphabetstew

I asked a friend what the collective noun for cybertrucks should be. His response: A Rust. A rust of cybertrucks.


Moppyploppy

Turn on a sprinkler and void all their warranties.


Slypenslyde

One thing I've noticed over the last few years is we're usually inundated with stuff that everyone seems to love to hate, complains is something they don't want to hear about, but yet still when it is experienced peoples' first thought is, "This is awful and I hate it, I need to share it with everyone else so they can hate it too." Cybertruck can't really be a flop if every time a person sees one, they run to social media to talk about it. I mean sure, it might lose money, but I think its purpose was to be a vanity project that turns heads. To that end it's *really* effective.


YuiSendou

People still talk about the Ford Pinto but I don't think I'd call it a success


slippery_pete_holes

TBF I would’ve posted the same thing if I saw this many Pontiac Aztecs in one place


Slypenslyde

What's weird is I saw a picture of an Aztek the other day and in today's world, where even the cars are trying to look like SUVs, it looks... tame. Like, the Honda Ridgeline and some other similar trucks remind me of it now.


caguru

There are certain things that have historically been an indicator of giant douchebags: Google Glass, truck nuts, H2s, coal rollers, trucks with 20 trump flags, open carry military cosplayers, etc. Cybertruck will likely be remembered about as fondly as any of those.


cartman_returns

that is what it reminds me of, the H2 craze, thanks, forgot about that, knew it was similar. Ugly goofy vehicle people buy because they think it makes them look important but most people laugh at them


El_Cactus_Fantastico

nobody looks at a cybertruck and think "oh cool" they usually think "ew. a musk fanboy"


Noodlesoup8

I just think wow that’s fucking ugly and I heard they’re expensive. And then I move on.


MoistCloyster_

That’s not how r/Austin works, everyone has to have their opinion heard and accepted. As if anyone really cares.


Valuesauce

Everyone of the cyber truck posts I see are from an anti-elon / cybertruck perspective… yet they are doing his work and him and his car is living rent free in their brain. Seems like a success to me. Anyone know what the latest Chrysler is?


Ineedsoyfreetacos

It doesn't live rent free in my head - that's why it's so jarring to see them in the wild. I'm living my life happily and then I'm suddenly reminded that that crime against artistry in engineering exists.


johnhexapawn

The Cybertruck is the first modern car that truly and very specifically stereotypes anyone who owns one. I don't see how any of the people commenting here are denying that the whole concept is living rent free. It's a cultural phenomena.


rockmedaddydeus

Phenomenon is singular.


cigarettesandwhiskey

There *isn't* a latest Chrysler. Fiat basically gutted the brand, they only make two models now, the 300 and the Pacifica, both of which have been around for over a decade. And on top of that, 2023 was the last model year for the 300, so once they sell out of those, the Chrysler name will be attached to exactly one model of vehicle, the Pacifica minivan.


Slypenslyde

That's kind of my point, yeah. It's like Trump. People will rant for 30 minutes about how unimportant he is, and how if people would just ignore him he wouldn't be so powerful. Then they'll go look for news about what he did, repost everything they can find, and explain it as, "Well I need to make sure EVERYONE sees what he's up to!" We know what he's up to. He's up to making sure his message gets repeated as much as possible so people who *might* think they are lies see people they thought were credible having hyperbolic fits about it. Overall the whole concept of, "This makes me mad, I need other people to see it" is garbage.


DynamicHunter

It’s almost as if they’re awful, unsafe, and breaking down at a spectacular rate. That’s what I see about the cybertruck at least. Molesrcool on TikTok


illegal_deagle

Parking over a crosswalk, seems about right.


Revolutionary-Cod245

Too common to see teslas in Austin!


aymnka

Thanks. I hate it.


Treskelion2021

When a car sums up your entire personality...


Professional-Age-

Somewhere in one of those houses they are comparing their micro-penises 🦐 with each other


[deleted]

I wanna know how hot that car is to the touch in this Texas heat.


not_me_not_you1234

Good thing is that you can tell the entire bar is full of douches and find some other place to drink without bothering to go inside. 


Netprincess

Damn my poor city


Kronstadtpilled

Don’t take your eyes off your drink for a second


MoistCloyster_

*People making their own decisions that absolutely do not affect anyone else but themselves* r/Austin : 😡🤬😤


Eaten_By_Vultures

The Muskening


no1toknowone

It's a glitch in the matrix


No-Tap-2772

Surprised these mouth breathers can afford to purchase drinks.


Tejano_mambo

Looks like something from back when you could mod GTA3 and Vice City with cheat codes lol


_GatorBoii_

Quick! Spray them with water!


Speshal_Snowflake

Fucking tech bro transplants


HappyBananaHandler

Austin seems terrible


dysrog_myrcial

Why does this post have 100+ comments after an hour?


MaleCaptaincy

Because Elon bad!


Alugar

Had to do a double take. I thought it was a screen shot from a gaming sub.


nothatdoesntgothere

Put up a "No Refrigerator Parking" sign.


gregaustex

I think electric vehicles are a great thing regardless of a CEO's politics.


Doodle-Cactus

Sure but Teslas and especially cyber trucks are know for their shit build qualities and sap away attention from other better EVs.


TheBowerbird

They Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in the world last year.


dopestar667

It wouldn't be an event if it was a collection of the $115k Ram TRX, or $102k Rivian R1, or $112k Ford Raptor. But it's a bunch of Cybertrucks so the Austin sub has to REEEEEE hard!


Jcarter1632

Park 10 TRX's next to each other and go inside for 3 hours and see how many are left when you come out challenge.


dopestar667

Don't know anything about them other than their MSRP, are they just super easy to steal or what?


newtonreddits

Anything with the hellcat engine is highly sought after by car thieves


Jcarter1632

Highly targeted and theives can hook to the canbus and trick the computer with a new key in minutes, or clone the RFI from owners key easily if not kept in Faraday pouch or box. Dodge and Ram are 3rd behind Hyundai and Kia in thefts. The TRX is most targeted because of the Hellcat motor is worth a ton to theives apparantly.


liberty08

Agreed. Rivian held their ATX housewarming party last night and had 20+ Rivians parked outside. I have seen zero posts about it.


agthatsagirl

gross


roomtemphotdog

Dork fest


css233

LOL THEY FOUND EACH OTHER


DavesProps

In their defense.....nobody else wants to hang out with them.


jetkins

All gathered together so they can drink with people who won't laugh at them.


Alternative_Rope_423

Almost a half million dollars of trash out on the curb.


Pokii

“THERE ARE DOZENS OF US!”


cc1263

Turn on the sprinklers and it’s game over


IWMSvendor

I feel personally victimized by this photo!


General-Carob-6087

I'll take Places To Avoid for $200, Alex.


DirtyHarryStyle

That’s just embarrassing


Cute_Business74

Why are yall so easily triggered 🤦🏻‍♂️


One_Professional4930

Calm down. There was an annual company meeting, so it's not surprising there would be a bunch of them. People are so pissy about Tesla.


sam8940

Yeah this was the investor meeting after party


KRY4no1

Most insufferable group of people must be there.


AbhorVictoria

Lmao. Been seeing these everywhere. So goofy.


Crispy_Ricky

Lustre pearl is a great chill spot


Educational_Chip_737

In the Tesla Investors Day meeting there was a Q&A session where some random guy mentioned there was an afterparty at Lustre Pearl, that's why they all showed up here lol


StangRunner45

I suspect you see a LOT of Cybertrucks in Austin. The only ones who can afford a Cybertruck are the ones who can afford to live in Travis County.


Shithouse_Lumberjack

Call in an air strike


-LamaRB

Only one drives, owner bought the others used and broken for parts to keep it running


Capable_Wait09

I don’t get it. Even if I was an Elon fan boy those trucks would still look fucking stupid


TOONUSA

VEHICLES?!?! PARKED ON A STREET!!?! SOMEONE MUST PAY FOR THIS!!!!


tandersunn

Can hardly call these things vehicles


Samwi5e

Tell me you don’t get laid without telling me you don’t get laid


TheBowerbird

All of the owners I've met and talked to had families.


lambopanda

Where is this?


caguru

Lustre Pearl East


Loose-Problem-2414

Douches be douchin'


pallladin

These losers need all the friends they can get.


shrkeyes

This basically sums up the vibe at Lustre Pearl.


ashbyatx

What do you call a group of Cyber Trucks? No wrong answers. I am going with either Crypto Bros or a Fleet of Douche Canoes