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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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        58 minutes ago

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

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          49 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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        55 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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          37 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.