• Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Kudos to the Tesla owners who realize Musk is still an apartheid supporting turd. My colleague has a Tesla and his wife told him to dump the car.

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      17 hours ago

      Problem is, most Telsa owners still have cars that have many good years left in them, and buying a different new or pre owned EV will be a hit to the pocket book. Especially after selling a rapidly depreciating Tesla.

      I get why people are saying “fuck it, I’ll put a sticker on it.” Selling and buying a new car isn’t a thing many people want to do at the drop of a hat. I

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        14 hours ago

        No, but you can trade in a 3 or 4-year-old car in exchange for a 7 or 8-year-old car for about the same price, depending on what you’re looking for.

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            48 minutes ago

            He still makes money off of charging, but you’re right in that it’s miniscule in comparison

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              40 minutes ago

              Other manufacturers can use Tesla chargers now, and many times those are the best options on long road trips. This doesn’t really change anything. I can also choose to charge my Tesla at non-Tesla chargers and accomplish the same goal.

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          Letting social media bully you into making stupid financial decisions is not the play.

          Elon may be an idiot but he isn’t the only person at Tesla. It’s not like he’s gone to the factory and hand built every vehicle. They have their flaws, but the cars themselves are still totally fine.

          The only reason people even care is because some narcissistic billionaire can’t stop yapping on social media.

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            46 minutes ago

            They have their flaws, but the cars themselves are still totally fine.

            Reliability statistics and some of the widest engineering tolerances in the industry disagree with you - they are really, objectively not good cars… but they’re comfy, so people don’t care.

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              28 minutes ago

              Can you point to objective data that shows they’re worse than most other car brands?

              I’ve heard the same but it’s usually in the comments of some sensationalized news content after a tragic accident occurs, as if other vehicles don’t also have bad things happen in a collision.