• Limonene@lemmy.world
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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 don’t get how they allowed the handles to not actually open the doors.

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    Shit. I wouldn’t buy one before Leon let the nazi out because they don’t support CarPlay, imagine now.

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    I’ve always been a bit disturbed at the sheer volume of telemetry they collect.

    I was happy that Tesla existed, as it helped give the auto industry the kick in the pants it needed, but I can never see myself actually buying one. My next car won’t be domestic.

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

      Free admission, sledgehammers provided.

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      I’d take one for free - I don’t and never have had a driver’s license, though.

      Maybe I could set it on FSD beside a lake and film it confidently drowning itself. I’m sure I’d find something useful to do with it.

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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 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.

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