• foggy@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I cancelled my Uber last night because it was a Tesla

    I won’t even get in one. Buy one??? You’re shitting me right?

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    No, not even if Elon divested.

    Teslas are bad cars. They are unsafe cars. They are very expensive for what they do.

    They are electric, but there are better, cheaper electric cars.

    They are also highly connected cars, which unfortunately is the same as all current cars.

    My ideal next car would be a 2015 Accord, with no GSM/LTE connectivity.

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      Exactly, even minus the Nazi thing they are terrible products. And they’ve been terrible for a while. The only good things were the first mover advantage, battery tech and supercharger network.

      Meanwhile the competitors like BYD have caught up.

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      I’d definitely take one for free.

      Immediately sell it to carmax or carvana or wherever.

      The money from even one of the older ones would do me a lot of good even with the trade in value of all teslas cratering right now.

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      4 days ago

      If I was gifted one I’d host a smash the Tesla neighborhood party.

      Free admission, sledgehammers provided.

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    3 days ago

    Still? I never even considered it. Expensive, poor quality.

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    3 days ago

    I wonder if we can build a secondary market for lightly used tesla components and electrify a bunch of classic vehicles instead.

    I’d love to electrify my old element.

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      2 days ago

      I Would fucking love an affordable EV kit for Jeep wrangler TJs. While we’re dreaming, Honda Goldwings/Valkyries also, though that couldn’t start from a Tesla. I really want an electric motorcycle with a more classic road bike look instead of a sport bike.

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        2 days ago

        EV kit for Jeep wrangler TJs

        yeah I think there’s a lot of utility still out there in these frames, would be a shame to shit can them all.

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    Even if you’re one of the troglodytes who is fine with Musks fascist politics, the risk of getting your car vandalized would be problematic. I dont know now why anyone would buy a tesla anymore. Other cars have full self driving too, while tesla does not, although they’ve been promising to have it soon for 8 years now. They are not the technology leader in that area. Waymo, Cruise, and Mobileye are all far ahead of Tesla.

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    4 days ago

    lol no. There’s more cons than pros to other brands. A tonka truck from toys r us is better built.

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    My good ‘friend’, Ramzan Kadyrov had his cybertruck remotely disabled by Elon Musk.

    That is enough reason to not buy a Tesla, no?

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    I’d buy one for cheap used so that Elon doesn’t get any money from me.

    However, if I’m going to upgrade my hybrid to an electric, it’s probably going to be an Ioniq 5.

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    I was at a Buc-cee’s today, an incredibly busy spring break Saturday. The entire row of Tesla chargers were all lined up pointed nose out, with most of them occupied, watching the people and cars in front of them.

    I drove past them slowly, giving the bird the entire way. I don’t know how many saw, but a few must have.

    It was childish and petty, but satisfying. I regret nothing.

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      Saddest part is how they all convince themselves that you’re just jealous. They just think they’re so god damn special.