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petronius

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4. There used to be a lot of jokes* about BMW drivers being total a-holes

Sat Apr 20, 2024, 05:37 PM

Apr 20

In that context, my sense is that Tesla is the new BMW...

* For example: "What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW? A porcupine has the pricks on the outside..."

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"Surprise, surprise: "The proportion of Democrats buying Tesla vehicles fell by more than 60%, according to car buyers [View all] applegrove Apr 20 OP

I live in SF and the city is filled with Teslas who are a hole drivers kimbutgar Apr 20 #1

There used to be a lot of jokes* about BMW drivers being total a-holes petronius Apr 20 #4

ha ha good one! kimbutgar Apr 20 #10

Most Teslas you see on lots Zorro Apr 20 #18

Lots of folks are not buying Tesla...which is why they are losing money. I won't buy Demsrule86 Apr 21 #42

Lots of people aren't buying Ferraris, either Zorro Apr 21 #46

Our eldest daughter saved for years for aTesla phylny Apr 21 #33

Tesla is moving to Texas though. Demsrule86 Apr 21 #43

That's hilarious an oil controlled state is going to be the headquarters of Tesla! kimbutgar Apr 21 #44

It's all taxes, Kim jmowreader Apr 21 #45

Elon really pwned the libs! Sky Jewels Apr 20 #2

Musk has ruined his brand. Irish_Dem Apr 20 #3

I won't even soldierant Apr 20 #22

He'll pick up sales with that truck that looks like an armored white wing militia hauler. Silent Type Apr 20 #5

Maybe he can include a "rolling coal" option. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 20 #7

Didn't the trucks just a major recall? Bucky Apr 20 #23

Tesla has sold less than 4000 fuglytruks. Voltaire2 Apr 21 #28

I believe they only sold that many because it only produced that many so far EX500rider Apr 21 #32

2018 m3: 150,000 units. Voltaire2 Apr 21 #36

Here: EX500rider Apr 21 #47

That's the thing about owning a business, Elon. tanyev Apr 20 #6

Exactly. If you make widgets and want to sell widgets, you're best off keeping your opinions... Mark.b2 Apr 20 #11

Agreed ProfessorGAC Apr 20 #17

Called goodwill and it is actually an asset in financial statements. applegrove Apr 20 #14

Adam Smith's giant invisible hand Sky Jewels Apr 20 #15

I guess he figured he can sell electric vehicles to the coal and gas loving magats. bullimiami Apr 20 #16

It's almost as if they don't want to support an asshole sakabatou Apr 20 #8

We did buy one but used - so a random dealer got the sale rather than Musk. nt TBF Apr 20 #9

he hates us BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 20 #12

Teslas suck. Fuck Elon. Red Raider 85 Apr 20 #13

in June his $56 billion pay package is up for a vote. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 20 #19

My main problem with Tesla is the sheer cost. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 20 #20

No EV comes equipped with a traditional manual transmission MichMan Apr 20 #21

I am not surprised. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 20 #24

Eh the full environmental impact of evs Voltaire2 Apr 21 #29

Kick dalton99a Apr 21 #25

Way to saw off and burn half your customer base, asshole . . . hatrack Apr 21 #31

I would argue well over half of his customer base! FHRRK Apr 21 #35

Elon is his own worst enemy. Aussie105 Apr 21 #26

I've owned a Tesla for over three years. I would buy another one again, but RipVanWinkle Apr 21 #27

5 years and my 3 is the best car I've owned. Voltaire2 Apr 21 #30

I've been test driving FSD over the past three weeks. I don't like it either. RipVanWinkle Apr 21 #38

I want a car that can actually drive itself. Voltaire2 Apr 21 #48

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Apr 21 #34

No way will I ever voluntarily give money to Elon after Twitter. Initech Apr 21 #37

I own a hybrid but give Musk credit as a climate leader gulliver Apr 21 #39

Recently, Musk has said terrible things about climate. I give him credit for nothing. Demsrule86 Apr 21 #41

no he is doing it because he is a fascist nutjob Voltaire2 Apr 21 #49

I would never consider a Tesla. I don't want to give Musk my hard earned money Demsrule86 Apr 21 #40