• @[email protected]
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    262 months ago

    As a current Tesla owner, can I just say that I bought my car long before this man went (fully) off the rails. Selling my car won’t hurt him, only myself. Please don’t view my car as support for this piece of shit.

      • @[email protected]
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        152 months ago

        As a current owner that can’t financially walk away for another 2 or so months at best, what sticker is best?

        I’m also going to replace the emblems that are removable with Luigi logos and add bear resist stickers but…I dunno.

        Thing is, any damage done could potentially lengthen the time until I can exit.

        Fuck Elon. I hope he gets cancer.

        • @[email protected]
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          112 months ago

          There’s lots of “I bought this before I knew he was crazy” variants out there.

          But if you’re really committed and want to design something unique, I’ll laser engrave it on something for you for free. I can do plastics, wood, and metal that can be attached with glue or magnets. Or I can laze a template for you if you’d like to paint it on.

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        22 months ago

        The irony is that it might then be a car with the potential to piss off two groups - the group that thinks the sticker is not really enough (and I’m sure they exist), and those that are pissed that someone shows they don’t show enough support for fElon and by proxy, the magats.

        Not that I have any answers. I’m just glad I’m not in a similar predicament. I was definitely eyeing Teslas before I knew what a fascist fElon is. Could have happened to nearly anyone, it seems.

    • @[email protected]
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      62 months ago

      Technically the used market value can negatively affect the new market value of a brand. More people selling Tesla at lower price means people looking to buy are more tempted with used than new, and those buying new see the value decrease more off the lot.

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      52 months ago

      I get that and it could happen to any brand (CEO has views that people don’t agree with - although this case is extreme).

      Look at Bud Light / Nike / etc.

      Destroying something you already own isn’t going to affect Elon; it’s going to affect someone that’s just trying to get by.

      • Zerlyna
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        82 months ago

        But if someone else buys used and not new, it still lowers direct sales for Tesla.

    • @[email protected]
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      32 months ago

      Same. I’m definitely one-and-done with my Tesla, but I should be able to get another good 5+ years out of it before I get rid of it.

    • Dave
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      A lot of people are in your position, and I sympathize. I will readily judge owners of new Tesla vehicles, but owners of older models are plausibly victims just as much as the rest of us.

      Easiest of all to spot will be the new generation Model Y coming out this month, which have a unique single light-bar on the front, which looks like the Cybertruck.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      If someone graffittis my 6 year old car, I’m not going to get mad about it. It sucks, but I can’t exactly blame them. Rivian R3X can’t get here soon enough. But I think I won’t be able to wait that long.

    • @[email protected]
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      02 months ago

      so you might have been grifted, but your actions affect other people. your car is a spy mobile that sucks up innocent bystanders’ data without their consent. and yeah, maybe do research before supporting a company, like how Cocacola did business with Hitler - but even that ignorant at best $2 purchase doesn’t negatively affect everyone else to the extent your car does

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      If I see anyone driving a Tesla they’re a piece of shit to me. Stop making excuses and get rid of it. If you own a Tesla you’re not struggling, you can take the loss.

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          42 months ago

          I’ll trade mine in for whatever I can get. Not selling private party because I prefer not doing business with nazis.

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            Seems like you’re going to lose out. Since the value of the car is so tightly coupled to Musk, somebody buying your car for cheap now could make a lot of money selling it off later. The ruthless win, as always.

            • @[email protected]
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              22 months ago

              I’d rather crush it than sell to a Nazi. Or maybe I have a friend put the tesla guts in an RV.

          • @[email protected]
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            12 months ago

            So you’re willing to take a significant financial hit for yourself and your family in hopes of costing that asshole a few of his hundreds of billions of dollars? Sounds like you’re doing pretty well for yourself, but unfortunately, that’s not an option for everyone. More power to you though.

      • @[email protected]
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        42 months ago

        You’re probably one of the people who dumped all their Bud Light that they already purchased after the trans can issue.

        Or one of the people who burned all their Nike apparel that they already purchased after that one dude kneeled.

        Or one of the people who smashed their satellite radio equipment that they already purchased after one of the price hikes.

        I say to you: put up or shut up. Either bond out the money so that OP has enough money to buy a compatible EV (INCLUDING charging network) after selling their Tesla or STFU.

        I know which one this keyboard warrior is going to pick.

        • @[email protected]
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          I don’t buy Bud Light because I drink real beer and I’m not a fucking American bozo.

          I don’t buy Nike because they support Israel.

          Why the fuck am I gonna buy OP a car? I use public transport.

          Have fun winning arguments with the made up characters in your head. I’m gonna keep flipping off Tesla drivers.