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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 1 day ago (5 children)

spacex and starlink need to be the next to go.

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[–] thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 68 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

I got you.

Www.stealmytesla.com

No need to be embarrassed anymore!

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The customer service part... 😂

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day 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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[–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (3 children)
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[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 271 points 2 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 115 points 2 days ago (16 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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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

what you expect from temupanzers

[–] cocolowlander@feddit.nl 140 points 2 days ago (24 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.

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[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] singletona@lemmy.world 110 points 2 days ago

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

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 49 points 2 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 126 points 2 days ago (18 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

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[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 40 points 2 days ago (13 children)

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

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 77 points 2 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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