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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] batmaniam 1 points 8 months ago

I got a santa-cruz. Originally wanted a Mav hybrid but they were unobtainable at the time, and I lucked into a hell of a deal on fully loaded SC.

It's got the roll cover. I originally had planned on taking it off because, as noted, the canister takes significant space, but all in all it's just to damn convenient. While I agree the way tesla did their cover seems slick, I'd have a lot of reservations about it being motorized, especially with Teslas build quality issues.

But @car@[email protected] I think is right. At the price point, you're not buying for practicality anymore. No one needs a vehicle at that price point (unless your legitimately hauling horses across multiple states or something), so they're buying on feel. But ultimately I think that's going to be what the death knell of Tesla is. The tech is no longer leading, there are still build issues, and the "statement" someone would be looking to make by paying that sticker is rapidly not becoming a good one.

And I'm in the same boat. They're my kind of hideous. I'd love one someday, but I'd pay about as much as I'd pay for an MGB or Triumph, because I put it in the same category.