- An unhappy Cybertruck owner is begging the automaker to let him part with the truck.
- Cybertruck buyers must sign a motor vehicle ordering agreement so they can’t flip the EV.
- A Tesla dealer rejected Raddon’s attempt to sell the truck back to him.
The owner of a freshly delivered Tesla Cybertruck claims the company is refusing to let him return the vehicle or sell it on the second-hand market after he discovered it was too big for his parking space.
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Blaine Raddon booked the Cybetruck when it was first unveiled in late 2019. At the time he was married, but has since divorced his partner and moved to a new apartment complex. When he took delivery of the electric pickup a few weeks ago, he discovered it wouldn’t fit properly in his parking space and claims he doesn’t have enough room to open the doors.
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As pickups go, the Cybertruck isn’t particularly large and is considerably shorter (9 inches, to be exact) than the Ford F-150 Lightning. Nevertheless, Raddon tells Business Insider that the new Tesla is too big for him and wants to sell it. The only problem is that he’s not allowed to.
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Those who placed an order for a new Cybertruck were required to sign a Motor Vehicle Order Agreement, which prohibits buyers from reselling their vehicle for a year. Theoretically, if a Cybertruck owner sells their car on the second-hand market, Tesla could seek damages of up to $50,000, or seller-generated profits above $50,000. Additionally, Tesla will blacklist resellers from purchasing new vehicles from them in the future.
Cybertruck owners who wish to part with their truck without facing these consequences can sell it back to Tesla for the purchase price, less a 25 cent deduction per mile driven and reasonable wear and tear costs. However, Raddon says his local Tesla dealer manager told him his “unforeseen circumstance” does not warrant a buyback from the automaker.
In an email to Tesla, Raddon said he was not trying to make a profit by selling the truck.
“I am trying to remedy an unfortunate circumstance that the Cybertruck is not manageable in my living situation,” he said. “It seems unfair to make me keep a truck that does not suit my circumstances and not at all in the spirit of the contract’s prohibition on sales.”
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