Vandalized Tesla Cybertruck becomes bizarre ‘tourist trap’: Residents create makeshift memorial
This memorial was free of charge — quite literally.
An abandoned Tesla Cybertruck has become Seattle’s “shiniest new tourist trap” with residents turning the broken-down electric vehicle into a streetside memorial — gravestone and all.
The truck, which has visible suspension issues around its back driver’s side wheel, caught the attention of Reddit users after a city resident shared a snap showing it left on the street.
The pride of Elon Musk quickly began attracting several crowds who made a makeshift memorial for the pricey $82,000 EV.
“Please leave tons [of] candles (unlit of course, one spark and that battery will burn down the entire city), flowers, and photos clipped out of magazines with notes scrawled on them,” one user commented on a post showing the truck.
Around the same time, a flower bouquet and mock tombstone appeared in photos shared on Reddit.
Other enthusiasts created a Google Maps location for the so-called “Cyberstuck” to guide other mourners to find its location on Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
The vehicle’s owner, according to a user claiming to be an eyewitness, “was not happy” with the situation overall.
“He said a kid hit his [Cybertruck] a few weeks ago and was still trying to figure out the insurance to get it fixed,” the Redditor claimed.
However, at the height of the roadside attraction’s popularity in September, another user commented that the city of Seattle drove people away from the “living meme” by towing the truck.
Another post about the Cybertruck claimed that the towing process was bumpy.
“It took them almost three hours because the first two flat-bed trucks couldn’t get it loaded up,” a user commented. “Finally they got a traditional tow truck and towed it backwards.”
Once the Tesla was finally removed from the city street, social media waxed lyrical about the bygone roadside attraction.
“RIP Seattle Cybertruck 2024-2024,” one commented.
“Please someone order an actual dumpster to be placed in its spot as memorial,” added another.
