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[–] malloc@lemmy.world 56 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I shamefully admit I almost pulled the trigger on a Tesla Model S Plaid back in 2021 or 2022. Flush with a shit ton of cash, but fortunately I was reading reports of production build quality issues, many recalls, and ultimately pulled back my deposit.

Looking back at it. The one decision I have no regrets on.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

That's the part I never understood. Even if you weren't a Musk fan boy and before Musk showed his true colors, Telsa has always, ALWAYS been shit quality. I remember back in 2015, or so, there was a video of someone finally getting their Telsa and it had a massive crack running the length of the driver side A-pillar, yet they just ignored it.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I'll have to be honest and admit back when I was in high school or so, I was enthusiastic about electric cars and his seemed like some of the best. He was also opening up the charging standards so that there could be a mixed playing field. Back then, I was likely ready to dismiss small critiques as the retaliation of the fossil fuel industry.

God I hate old me.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

All your reasons were valid though. Teslas were the best electric cars for a long time, probably not so anymore. Tesla as a brand has done good things, like you say opening up their charging standard which is superior to all the other competitors.

Personally, I wouldn't get a Tesla because they are sort of like the apple of car companies, e.g. anti-consumer and anti-repair. Plus, Musk owning it is another big negative.

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[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Tesla is basically a case study in top down engineering. Radical ideas promised by marketing, sometimes good and sometimes bad, executed in a massive fucking rush which results in tons of build quality and general delivering on promises issues.

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[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 251 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Who knew that being a publicly facing cunt makes people not want to buy your product. Shocking discovery.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 105 points 3 days ago (14 children)

These people literally live in reaffirming social bubbles they have created. On and offline both. They don't see that they are overplaying their hand.

This article should bring you joy.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/elon-musk-human-meme-stock/682023/

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[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

Who will service those when Tesla goes out of business? Where will you get parts? Yeah, it's time to jump ship

[–] blindbandit@lemm.ee 55 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The brand is forever damaged. Sell while you can.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago (21 children)

I feel bad for Nikola Tesla having his name associated with all this nonsense. Not even death let him escape from rich assholes taking credit for the work of others.

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Elon is getting slapped by the invisible hand.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

fun fact: the people who originally coined the phrase 'invisible hand of the market' called it 'the invisible hand of providence' which basically means 'gods inscrutable will'. capitalism-at least market capitalism-is literally a religion.

and its god is smiting his favorite special boy. so sad.

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[–] thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (7 children)

I got you.

Www.stealmytesla.com

No need to be embarrassed anymore!

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The customer service part... 😂

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Our team will handle all the paperwork and finer details of filing insurance claims and police reports to provide you a smooth transition of ownership and plausible deniability.

That should be higher up on the page, since that'd be the primary value of that service.

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[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 50 points 3 days ago (36 children)

Carvana bought mine at a decent price. I imagine the coming glut will have them refusing to buy Teslas outright. Other enraged Tesla owners should unload theirs asap.

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[–] cocolowlander@feddit.nl 127 points 3 days ago (16 children)

For its part, Tesla has been trying to boost its image with the help of President Trump. On Monday, the president took to the South Lawn of the White House to promote Tesla's cars, apparently buying one despite having campaigned on an explicitly anti-electric vehicle platform.

Somehow, I don't think MAGA cult will buy electric vehicles in quantities needed to offset even a fraction of people who used to buy Tesla.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 65 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Imagine the CEO of Browning or American Rifles helping Joe Biden pick out a new gun from a display in the state dining room.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 3 days ago (4 children)

The difference is Biden is a gun owner. So at least it would be buying a product he actually has. There has been incidents referencing him and his wife having at least a shotgun (so 2+ guns)

With Trump hating on electric cars like he had for so long, and not knowing how to drive, it's a bit different.

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[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 45 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Half of them are broke as fuck and the other half are heavily invested in oil company stocks. Elon made a poor choice of allegiance.

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

spacex and starlink need to be the next to go.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Space X should be nationalized

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It should be a part of NASA

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[–] fishy@lemmy.today 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We did pay for it.

We're still giving Elon $80 million a day.

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[–] singletona@lemmy.world 104 points 3 days ago

Same people proudly claiming the market is self regulating shocked when the market responds to them being openly fascist cunts.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 83 points 3 days ago (6 children)
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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 70 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For its part, Tesla has been trying to boost its image with the help of President Trump.

Yeah, that's part of the problem, Elon.

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[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I’m so glad that I lost my job in 2016 and had to cancel my Tesla Model 3 reservation. When I eventually got a better paying job in 2017 I played it safe -assumed I could lose it at any moment- and bought a Chevrolet Spark which has served me well.

[–] Elkot@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Saw a Tesla today that someone stuck an old Rover badge on, cracked me up

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 45 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Honestly? Might not be a bad idea to consider buying a used Tesla after they tank in value.

  1. No money goes to Elon in that exchange, so you're not supporting the fascist prick. They made their money off the first buyer.

  2. It's environmentally friendly to buy a used vehicle, rather than a new one, as you extend it's life and reduce it's carbon footprint

  3. Since everybody is abandoning them, they're cheaper than other options.

My only reservation is that I'd be driving around a Tesla still, so if I did something like this I'd have to de-brand the hell out of it somehow to make it appear as a generic "an car".

[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 121 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Your heart's in the right place but this is bad advice.

Teslas are still wickedly expensive to repair and there's only the dealership who can do those repairs.

And the parts break way too often, even parts that shouldn't break ever, like the door handles that only Tesla can replace. The cost of that can apparently be over $1k. For a door handle.

It'd be a money pit after the warranty period runs out. You're still going to be better off with a run of the mill beater car

Until Tesla allows other shops to do repairs, those swastikars will never be economical even if you ignore the Nazi part

Your point about buying used being better for the environment also applies to older gas powered cars too, which will be easier and cheaper to repair

[–] Tja@programming.dev 23 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Obligatory fuck elon before I write the rest of the comment.

I have had a Tesla for 4 years now and as a car they are quite good (newer models got worse).

Super cheap to run, no oil, no filters other than cabin air, no yearly dealership maintenance to keep the warranty. And you charge it at home, super cheap and convenient. (yeah, same applies for any other electric car).

Repair costs (had a few fender benders) are comparable to my old BMW, maybe a bit lower. A door handle never broke on mine, but I just looked and found one on ebay for 15 EUR in case it breaks in the future. Can't say it's unreasonable. There's simply less mechanical things to go wrong with the car, and over time the 3rd party shops can do almost everything, for a similar price to any other car. And if/when the battery ages (8 years warranty), you can still use it at home.

Fun to drive, too, and quite efficient, more than most electric cars.

Nowadays I would never buy one new, and even used it somewhat does rise the price of other Teslas, but I'm not planning to sell mine, I would lose quite a lot of money to end up with a similar car. I am in the market for a second car and it's definitely going to be electric, but no chance for a Tesla.

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[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 39 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Ill give you $200 for the battery, the motor, and some chonky relays if you scrape the branding off.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 19 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I saw pics of someone that rebadged their model 3 I think it was with an Audi badge, and if you knew nothing about cars it looked believable.

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sure am glad I couldn’t afford one of those things back when I wanted one.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 36 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Right? Who knew that making a product that half of the population wants to buy and then making your brand based around the exact half of the population that lives in contempt of this product instead was a bad idea?

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