Your memory is faulty. Musk "was" a visionary savant that tried to advance humanity by making EV mainstream and advancing the mars mission. The facade dropped recently
Edit because people will mention it. Yes musk was always shitty and Its doubtful that he deserves credit for any of his ventures. But most people didn't realize that until at least 2022.
That's when his antics couldn't be hand waved as eccentric or trolling. The rumors that he was a shitty boss weren't back up yet, he was still pro-LGBT and he had renewed public interest in space travel after the shuttles were retired.
He was always this bad and I've been warning people about him for a decade or more. That's the point - own the fact that you were ignorant rather than pretending this was some sort of change in him.
I agree with lengau too. He's always been a grifter, claiming other people's achievements as his own, implementing unsafe practices in his factories, union busting, etc...
Yeah, but it took people a while to realize. He had good PR at first, but he managed to fuck that up with the submarine thing and it's been downhill from there.
I saw a Model Y today that was debadged. First time I've seen that. Give them a pass? I know most will say no, but certainly there's people out there who don't keep up with news and bought a Tesla because it was a choice for an EV and no other reason? I just don't like throwing people under the EV only because of what product they picked.
Yes, after the fact you can't just dump what you have and get something else unless you can afford to lose the money. I was referring to when some were out looking for an EV, especially back when Tesla was the name everyone was talking about. Now there's much less of an excuse since other brands offer decent alternatives.
You know I would argue with you that people that could afford a trend car won't likely hurt that much if they lose money on a trade, but I met a dude in ft Lauderdale who was mad over extended on his financials to look trendy. Same area many years earlier I met a Publix cashier who drove one of those small lotus' not the 340r but something with an enclosed cabin.
I say the same as others he has always been mad. When he takes over a company he trys to erase history and make it seem like he created it. That is the behavior of a crazy person.
That is true. And I wouldn't criticize someone who was just buying a car because they wanted an electric car. My main criticism is the people who've made it their whole personality, thdy are now backing out because they didn't research and only found out because he took off his shallow mask that was public faceing. But I need to move on I have wasted to much time talking about him.
EVs have drastically reduced maintenance compared to most cars. It's fully possible they wont have to pay Tesla anymore money, especially if they opt for home charging or use non Tesla charging stations.
Yes but not Teslas. They are usually placed 2nd on the list of cars that fail the first Mandatory Safety Inspection in Germany after getting registered (it's after 3 years). And the first place is usually the cheapest Dacia PoS where it's at least understandable why they fail often. (A whole new car for under <10k)
The old ones are extremely reliable and last forever. Mine is 12 years old with 140,000 miles. It’s still drives like the day I bought it. The only thing I’ve ever fixed is the dashboard screen. And for that I had the option of going with a generic part and doing it myself or taking it to any mechanic.