If I owned a Tesla right now, I’d be in a bad situation. I sure as hell no longer want to be seen in one. The market for them has crashed, and nobody wants to buy one used. If I could afford a Tesla, I’d surely have insurance… I’d be rooting for somebody to set that shit on fire

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    Just put one of those “I bought it before I knew Elon was crazy” bumper stickers on it and continue to drive it.

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      My neighbor’s in that bucket, he bought one back when I would have bought my self one had I been in better financial health.

      There’s probably a lot of left-wing upper middle class that have them. Ever since musk came on the scene Tesla’s been awfully bullish on making it hard to sell them.

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      Every time I see one of those I want to shout “I’ve been warning you fuckers about him since 2015!”

      I’m glad people are finally seeing it, but wow did it take people a long time to catch on.

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        I think there is a lot of middle ground. At the end of the day I don’t have the mental energy to care about what some random billionaire is doing all the time. Its not that I don’t care entirely but I don’t spend every minute of my time thinking about it.

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    Nah fam. I hate Elon, but I love my 2020 model 3 like a child. I won’t buy another Tesla most likely, but I’m not selling A CAR for political reasons. That’s mr moneybags level shit. Especially since it’s bought and paid for.

    I’m gonna drive this till it breaks. I saw one with 500,000km the other day on it. So who cares about after market.

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      I’ve been afraid to say this on Lemmy, but I own a Tesla Model 3 and it’s worth it for many things, but mostly the FSD for my 40 min commute. I almost exclusively charge at home, and would not buy another Tesla now but, at the time I bought it, things weren’t so bad and it’s my first brand new car so sorry, not sorry.

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      Same. It’s a great car and I generally don’t care what other people think of me. But seriously fuck Elon Musk. I’m a shareholder as well and would absolutely vote to remove him as CEO in a heartbeat.

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      Same, 2020 m3 also, love the car to death, still hate nazis.

      But they started texting me asking me to look at new models, and I am so fucking close to replying ‘sorry, Im trying to sell the swastikar I already own’.

      But he’s just a CS rep, shitting on him does little.

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        I don’t hate ANYONE at Tesla other than Elon. If they could give him the boot I’d probably buy from them forever. Except I do like the look of the rivians.

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      I am old enough that I’ve bought and sold a bunch of cars. And not once has my choice involved “how will people assume who I am in this purchase.” Some have been a bad choice and others worked out. I don’t think people should buy new Teslas but I wouldn’t have the cash that I could fire sale a perfectly working vehicle just because people assume the car is the person.

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      Bruh, buying a car that is newer than 10-years-old is Mr. Moneybags shit. Look in the mirror.

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        Newer than 10y? I think that’s just poverty shit.

        Buying a Tesla is a big expense and does indicate wealth. But it doesn’t mean the person has money to buy and sell new cars every 4 years. I drive cars till they die like any normal person. I just happen to be able to afford middle-expensive new cars.

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            And does that imply that the average owner bought the car at 10yo? No. The average car on the road could be 10y if everyone bought them at 0 and trashed them at 20 for instance.

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              The point I’m making is that driving a 10-year-old car isn’t “poverty shit”, it’s “average person shit”.

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                He didn’t say driving a 10yo car tho. He said buying a 10yo car! I would never buy a 10yo car. I would buy a 1-5yo. Buying used is great and honestly the most reasonable option. But buying something already 10yo is definitely “I can barely afford a car”

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        Someone was telling me the other day that the cheapest new car available in the UK was an electric Dacia. Obviously, you can get a used car for less than a new one, but electric cars are within reach of normal people, or at least normal enough people to not have Mr Moneybags budgets.

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          In the US basically every new EV is more expensive than a similar gas car. It’s a shitty EV market. Teslas specifically were much more expensive than a regular car in 2020. Then there’s the problem of having to charge it. Which you either have to live in moneybags areas to have the public infrastructure, or you have to have a house (moneybags territory) with probably a charging station (also moneybags). So yeah, I fully stand behind my original statement.

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    People don’t have to be stuck with a Tesla. I sold my 2018 Model 3 to Carvana last week for 18k. Yesterday I turned right around and bought a 2019 Audi Q5 for 18k. I never wanted to go back to gas, but I only plan on owning this until I can get the Rivian R2 I reserved. Then I’ll sell the Audi for the down payment on the Rivian. Should be a year or two max.

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        I think I’m gonna shoot for the R2S, or go for the Hyundai/Kia. The R3X is too small, and I’ve never owned anything larger than a midsize sedan.

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      People don’t have to be stuck with a Tesla

      But then the person you sold it to will be the person stuck with a Tesla, no?

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      After the bad experience with startup, tech company car brands that caused you to short sell your Tesla, your long-term plan is to get a different startup, tech company car?

      🤦‍♂️

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        Why not? I made a lot of money from Tesla. If Rivian follows the same path, I will again. I am a tech early adopter, I’m willing to do these things. My Tesla was amazing for 7 years. I got an ok price for it. The price was good enough to buy an Audi which is one year younger.

        Also, I doubt RJ Scaringe is going to stage a coup to own the US. Elon has set a fascist bar that nobody can clear.

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            True, but that usually doesn’t matter. They’re using the same playbook, but their product is much better. There is plenty of room in the EV market for more profitable innovation.

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              After seeing the “innovations” Tesla has (e.g. doors that don’t open in emergencies, weirdo dashboards, subscription “features” for your car, etc.) I think I’m all good on “innovation” in my car purchases. But you do you.

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                My favourite “innovations” ought to be the lack of an instrument cluster so you have to look at the tablet for your speed, the steering yoke, and putting the indicator controls on touch sensitive buttons on the steering wheel.

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    There’s a great opportunity for someone to sell replacement badges and logos for “converting” a Tesla into, say, a Mazda.

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    This is me, exactly. We’re leaving the country in the next 6-8 months and can’t justify selling it just to buy another car that we’ll then sell soon after. In the meantime, I get shit for “being a nazi” despite being a leftist. Good times.

    Honestly, I love the car. We haven’t had any issues with it, it drives great, the features are nice, and the energy efficiency is top notch. I wish Elno would step down as CEO and/or die so we could take it with us, but I doubt he will.

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      Love my m3 in the us, but I am so glad when we moved that I bought a plug in hybrid instead. It’s a piece of shit in comparison and crazy expensive, but it feels cleaner.

      Now I just wish I bought a Volvo plug in hybrid.

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    I’ve actually been checking if the prices for used Tesla’s have gone down enough. I’ve been itching for an EV for years. But other EVs are actually cheaper.

    Saw some Peugeot 2008 for good prices.

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      As much as people like to shit on them due to the connection to Musk, they can be good cars with some caveats.

      1. The electronic door handles are bullshit and dangerous.
      2. The touch console is not as good as physical climate controls. Everything else commonly used can be done through the steering wheel controls for the most part.
      3. Service centers have really poor service, but since they’re EVs you shouldn’t need to do it often. (Unless it’s a Cybertruck lol).

      Buying used is great because you don’t send that money to Musk. In fact the updates and support technically cost them over time.

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        Its two things: I don’t want to show any support Tesla, and don’t have the luxury of selling my car and buying a different one. Second, I think you might be surprised how many people really don’t know what cars look like. Sure, “car people” will know, but most people aren’t “car people”.