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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What I don't understand is why people voluntarily involve themselves with his shitty personality. At least with his employees you know why, they're getting paid. But Tesla customers are paying him.

[–] Feirdro 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Werent these cars all bought while he was still just another tech bro, instead of a full throated fascist?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

many were preordered yes, why you'd do that is beyond me. I like that tech lady who bought a model 3 and refit it into a truck

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Rivian has had a fully functional, and well regarded electric truck on the roads for years now, and they start at $50k less than the Tesla. Why go with Tesla at all? I guess if you want a truck that looks like John Delorian designed it during a cocaine binge, and left all the cool parts on the design room floor, then a Tesla is a good choice.

[–] takeda 6 points 1 year ago

The truck looks more like Melon designed it with his crayons.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly I really like the design. Apparently it’s pretty good aerodynamics-wise, and I enjoy stainless steel as a body material. Same reason I really like the DeLorean or N-Vision 74

[–] AlternatePersonMan 15 points 1 year ago

I think it's ugly as balls. But then some people like the look of balls, and I respect individual preference. Life would be a lot more boring if we all liked the exact same things.

On the other hand Elon is piece of shit.

Maybe buy the DeLoean and spend the extra $90k on a working Flux Capacitor?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The construction they had to do to achieve the look is completely fucked up, though. It's awful in collisions and will be extremely expensive or impossible to repair.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Simone. Although she admits her modding kinda destroyed the car's performance.