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When Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's truck of the future" in 2019, Filipos could barely contain his excitement. He quickly paid $100 to get on the waitlist. Filipos described himself as a true Tesla fanboy", and the Cybertruck would be the third vehicle he'd buy from the company.

When the Cybertruck came out, I watched the live event that night, and my wife was sitting there going, No. No. No,'" said Filipos, who lives in a suburb of Philadelphia and whose last name is being withheld for fear of online retribution. Despite his wife's disapproval, Filipos loved the bulky trapezoidal truck. I was truly geeking out on it," he said.