Based tesla user???

Unless its a 2008 tesla roadster it's not "pre-madness" and even then it's very debatable.

"Pre my awareness of world politics"
- When is ignorance an acceptable excuse?

My favorite I've ever seen:

"I bought this before Elon went crazy."

on a Camry

The Muskrat was always Mad!

Ah, nevermind then...
- Yeah, but there was a time where he would be referenced in Star Trek or host SNL.
  Imagine referencing him now as someone that helped mankind to progress or thinking "oh, let's get Elon to host the show next time, should be fun".
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.

Honestly I view Teslas with these sorts of stickers as even worse than not having them, because Musk was always this bad.

An "I didn't know and now I regret it" sticker would garner much more sympathy from me.

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.
- July 16, 2018. That's when Musk called that rescue work a pedophilia.
  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...
- No, their memory is fine. You're knees are just a bit more scuffed then theirs.
Well, it probably means the latter, just that the person probably didn't know of the political situation back then.
- It means people were to ignorant or too dumb to notice some clearly huge red flags Elon was a nazi scam artist.

would have been even longer if he just kept his mouth shut.
- Would have been longer if he didn't stop paying his PR team.

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.

TBF, it wasn't really that widely known until he started tweeting like mad.
- 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.
He took over a tiny company with a couple of people and turned it into a global powerhouse.

"Power does not corrupt, it reveals." John Steinbeck

We've also just created a system that rewards psychopaths.
- This. This. This. So much this. There's absolutely value in analyzing the individual level, like the effects of power on people and so on, but goddamn maybe it's also relevant that all the opportunity ("meritocracy") ladders that can be climbed to reach power are just different sports in the Psycho Olympics.

The "don't vandalize my car pls" sticker

Too verbose. I have a simpler one on mine:

FCK
ELN

Sorry, but Elon was always nuts, short list:

self driving cars next year since 2016
colony on Mars by 2025
hyper loop

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.

It's not even about keeping up with the news... It's about people who can't afford to switch, for a multitude of reasons.
- 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.
  Edit: looked it up it was the Elise.

So this person will never need to spend money with Tesla ever again to keep this car running?

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.
- Except those unreliable hunks of junk are always breaking down
- 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.
Only if non-OEM parts are a thing. Strong doubt.

Cannot be based just by looking at the Novo Mesto registration plates.

Lmao, true.
- Kje si tega sploh najdu?

These stickers are just hilariously stupid if you have the money to buy a Tesla, you have the money to sell it for a better naziless vehicle.