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[–] malloc@lemmy.world 72 points 1 day 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 36 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours 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.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 19 hours ago (1 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.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Which only worked at first because they were a start up. At that point many people will accept the early adopter woes, but Tesla never quite matured out of it.

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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 23 points 23 hours 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 16 points 20 hours 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.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 14 hours ago

tesla just had good marketing, while thier TESLAS have been lacking QC for quite a while.

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[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

You're always supposed to hate or be embarrassed by the old you; that means you learned. It means growth. It's a good thing.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

Now just block trump properties

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 14 hours ago

what you expect from temupanzers

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago

I hope they lose money because they bought a 1939 Volkswagan with an electric motor on it, and then claimed

Well how was I meant to know the man who lives on the internet 24/7 and can't shut up about his opinions of women, non-whites, fascism, lgbt, and lies like he needs his pants to be warm for the winter, was somehow a bad guy? I bought a cool sticker, so I'm absolved of giving him any money :^)

These people bought them because they thought he was a real life Tony Stark, especially the early models and Cybertrucks. I consider everyone driving in one a useful idiot for Trump and Musk.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Elon is getting slapped by the invisible hand.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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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[–] Elkot@lemmy.world 17 points 23 hours ago

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

[–] blindbandit@lemm.ee 59 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The brand is forever damaged. Sell while you can.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (25 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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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

spacex and starlink need to be the next to go.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Space X should be nationalized

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It should be a part of NASA

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[–] fishy@lemmy.today 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We did pay for it.

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

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[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 day ago (42 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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