I'd buy one if Musk was ousted. Despite what the internet would have you believe, they're pretty decent cars and there's still not really a lot of competition if you look at it dollar for dollar. But as long as Musk had any say in the company I absolutely wouldn't buy one.
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Not even with Musk's money. No wait, that's not true, I'd have someone paint Musk's face on a dummy, put it in the driver's seat, and autopilot that shit into a landfill somewhere with as many cameras filming it as I could get on short notice.
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I’ve been driving electric for 10 years now and fuck no, never.
"Still" implies I was ever going to buy a Tesla. :)
I already decided against them when I bought a vehicle in 2022 because he was being a dickbag trying to back out of his deal to buy twitter.
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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No, the big question is how much would you pay for a Tesla? I'd buy one for $20.
The Big Answer: Not on Your Nelly!!
Pfft...
As if... 🙄 🤡 🖕 🖕
lol nope.
I am happy with my 2021 Seat Leon FR PHEV hatchback.
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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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.
My good ‘friend’, Ramzan Kadyrov had his cybertruck remotely disabled by Elon Musk.
That is enough reason to not buy a Tesla, no?
Nope, so happy I bought a bolt last year.
Shit. I wouldn’t buy one before Leon let the nazi out because they don’t support CarPlay, imagine now.
Don't know if Leon was an autocorrect or not but it doesn't matter because I'm calling him that from now on 😎
He hates having his name mispronounced, so we say anything but: Leon, Lonnie, Ellie (he really hates that one)...etc.
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NO