Anonymous
Post 02/08/2025 21:47     Subject: Used Teslas
I’m not getting a Tesla even if it’s free.
Driving a Tesla is now a political statement.

If you’re using Twitter or driving a Tesla, you are supporting a Nazi.

Anonymous
Post 02/08/2025 21:44     Subject: Re:Used Teslas
I saw a Tesla the other day with a bumper sticker that said “I bought it before i knew Elon was crazy.”
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2025 21:34     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
There are rumors that the board of Tesla wants to vote out Musk. If that happens, would you consider buying a Tesla?

Not for me. Teslas are forever linked to Musk in my mind for as long as I live. My kids may feel differently in 10 years when they buy cars.

FWIW, I hated Musk even before he entered into politics. It started with the Thai kids soccer team being trapped in a cave. Musk reminded me of Trump then, whom I also hated since before The Apprentice. Yes, I'm old.


This. He's always been an asshat and a charlatan. He's a horrible person-- that's not news. If you drive a Tesla, I'm sorry to say I've been judging you for years. And that cybertruck abomination? GTFO.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2025 21:16     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:All electric vehicles are depreciating like stones, taking the industry off guard. Not just Teslas. Lightly used Porsche Taycans can be picked up cheap, and Chevy Equinox EVs can be leased for about the cost of a cell phone plan ($169/mo. in some cases).


is it because more than expected teslas are being dumped onto the market? or has ev suddenly lost its appeal as a viable used car option? what did the industry fail to foresee?
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 16:59     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:More like they cannot afford them and didn't consider the charging, fixing, or insurance expense.
All people I personally know with Teslas would buy another one and two already did. They have no idea what Musk is doing or saying. If they knew, they would have bought the stock long ago, not the car.
The bought the car for status and have since had to cut down on spending. All work from home, don't drive enough to justify the expense, and two have had periods of unemployment.


What status does it give?

Environmentalist virtue signaling or tech bro
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 16:43     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
There are rumors that the board of Tesla wants to vote out Musk. If that happens, would you consider buying a Tesla?

Not for me. Teslas are forever linked to Musk in my mind for as long as I live. My kids may feel differently in 10 years when they buy cars.

FWIW, I hated Musk even before he entered into politics. It started with the Thai kids soccer team being trapped in a cave. Musk reminded me of Trump then, whom I also hated since before The Apprentice. Yes, I'm old.


My husband wanted one.. not anymore. My kid knows and would never buy one either.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 16:42     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are liberal, earthy-crunchy as it comes, and we've had one since 2019. We can't get another car right now, and doing so would be bad for the environment since there is nothing wrong with this one (except the guy who owns the company has lost his mind and soul, if ever he had one), so it is what it is. And it's actually a great car, so there's that too. We don't own any Tesla stock.

If you want to take something out on Elon, go after Elon, not your neighbors. We need to get our kids to school and ourselves to work. A car is a car. I don't get people who side eye someone for the car they drive as if it means they agree with Elon's current politics. That's just not realistic.


I don't think you need to worry about the sedan-type Teslas, since they're very widespread and people understand most of them were bought before Elon started cozying up to the extreme-right.

PP is correct that the timing of the cybertruck rollout makes these owners seem like they just deliberately ignored red flags from that quarter (or maybe they're neo-Nazis too!). Also cybertrucks are extremely unsafe - they're very heavy, and they lack collapsible plastic fenders which make collisions with pedestrians/bicycles/etc less lethal than they might otherwise be. Without injecting politics into it, it's just a really, really, bad design and no rational car-buyer should ever be interested.

Teen DD said cybertrucks look like trash cans.


When I saw one in a parking lot, I thought it was a trash dumpster.

One of Trump’s kids or grandkids drives one.



they probably got it for free.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 16:41     Subject: Used Teslas
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering if Tesla drivers are feeling strange driving them around now.


I went to the Washington Auto Show yesterday. I was near the Tesla display and a guy asked me if I wanted to test drive a Tesla. I said, "No thank you". He then persisted and said, "Are you sure?". I said that I wouldn't want to be anywhere near a Tesla in DC at this time. The Tesla area was dead and I don't think anyone was looking at them. The other EVs had lines of people waiting to test drive them.

Good for you! I hope Musk cares about Tesla but seems unlikely considering he just professed his love for Trump “as much as a straight man can love another man.”
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 16:32     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
There are rumors that the board of Tesla wants to vote out Musk. If that happens, would you consider buying a Tesla?

Not for me. Teslas are forever linked to Musk in my mind for as long as I live. My kids may feel differently in 10 years when they buy cars.

FWIW, I hated Musk even before he entered into politics. It started with the Thai kids soccer team being trapped in a cave. Musk reminded me of Trump then, whom I also hated since before The Apprentice. Yes, I'm old.


A lot of analysts do not think Tesla will be around in 2-3 years. The only place where Tesla is still in the top 3 in China(for some unknown reason :roll. All the other markets sales are way down.


Good riddance to the Nazi trash cars.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 15:29     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
There are rumors that the board of Tesla wants to vote out Musk. If that happens, would you consider buying a Tesla?

Not for me. Teslas are forever linked to Musk in my mind for as long as I live. My kids may feel differently in 10 years when they buy cars.

FWIW, I hated Musk even before he entered into politics. It started with the Thai kids soccer team being trapped in a cave. Musk reminded me of Trump then, whom I also hated since before The Apprentice. Yes, I'm old.


A lot of analysts do not think Tesla will be around in 2-3 years. The only place where Tesla is still in the top 3 in China(for some unknown reason :roll. All the other markets sales are way down.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 15:06     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:
There are rumors that the board of Tesla wants to vote out Musk. If that happens, would you consider buying a Tesla?

Not for me. Teslas are forever linked to Musk in my mind for as long as I live. My kids may feel differently in 10 years when they buy cars.

FWIW, I hated Musk even before he entered into politics. It started with the Thai kids soccer team being trapped in a cave. Musk reminded me of Trump then, whom I also hated since before The Apprentice. Yes, I'm old.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 14:55     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are liberal, earthy-crunchy as it comes, and we've had one since 2019. We can't get another car right now, and doing so would be bad for the environment since there is nothing wrong with this one (except the guy who owns the company has lost his mind and soul, if ever he had one), so it is what it is. And it's actually a great car, so there's that too. We don't own any Tesla stock.

If you want to take something out on Elon, go after Elon, not your neighbors. We need to get our kids to school and ourselves to work. A car is a car. I don't get people who side eye someone for the car they drive as if it means they agree with Elon's current politics. That's just not realistic.


I don't think you need to worry about the sedan-type Teslas, since they're very widespread and people understand most of them were bought before Elon started cozying up to the extreme-right.

PP is correct that the timing of the cybertruck rollout makes these owners seem like they just deliberately ignored red flags from that quarter (or maybe they're neo-Nazis too!). Also cybertrucks are extremely unsafe - they're very heavy, and they lack collapsible plastic fenders which make collisions with pedestrians/bicycles/etc less lethal than they might otherwise be. Without injecting politics into it, it's just a really, really, bad design and no rational car-buyer should ever be interested.

Teen DD said cybertrucks look like trash cans.


When I saw one in a parking lot, I thought it was a trash dumpster.

One of Trump’s kids or grandkids drives one.


lol.. yes, DH went to pickup DD and said, "I'm next to the dumpster".

People have started calling Tesalas Swastikars
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 14:27     Subject: Used Teslas
No one wants to look like a big giant a-hole driving a Tesla. It's the most hated car brand in the world.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 14:20     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are liberal, earthy-crunchy as it comes, and we've had one since 2019. We can't get another car right now, and doing so would be bad for the environment since there is nothing wrong with this one (except the guy who owns the company has lost his mind and soul, if ever he had one), so it is what it is. And it's actually a great car, so there's that too. We don't own any Tesla stock.

If you want to take something out on Elon, go after Elon, not your neighbors. We need to get our kids to school and ourselves to work. A car is a car. I don't get people who side eye someone for the car they drive as if it means they agree with Elon's current politics. That's just not realistic.


I don't think you need to worry about the sedan-type Teslas, since they're very widespread and people understand most of them were bought before Elon started cozying up to the extreme-right.

PP is correct that the timing of the cybertruck rollout makes these owners seem like they just deliberately ignored red flags from that quarter (or maybe they're neo-Nazis too!). Also cybertrucks are extremely unsafe - they're very heavy, and they lack collapsible plastic fenders which make collisions with pedestrians/bicycles/etc less lethal than they might otherwise be. Without injecting politics into it, it's just a really, really, bad design and no rational car-buyer should ever be interested.

Teen DD said cybertrucks look like trash cans.


When I saw one in a parking lot, I thought it was a trash dumpster.

One of Trump’s kids or grandkids drives one.

Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 14:18     Subject: Used Teslas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The people I know who have Teslas over 4 years old complain that they are difficult to repair because you can only go to specific garages and there are waits of several weeks.


I don't own a tesla but my car insurance keeps going up and I'm not getting tickets when I called to ask about it I was told it's directly because of tesla repairs and how long they need rental cars for, so basically everyone else is paying for these people and their teslas.


Teslas don't need many repairs unless they get into a accident. The biggest expense we've had was when a Jeep plowed into our car at a stoplight. Tires are very expensive so that has been our largest ongoing expense since there is always construction going on in our area. That said, we won't be buying another because of that traitor Musk.