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Anybody who bought a Tesla in the last few years is a goddamn tool. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by BettyWhiteInHD@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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We've known for years that the owner is a lying, creepy, out of touch dipshit and that it's a very flawed car and the company will cut costs to save money on safety items, every time.

Electric vehicles with drive assist are awesome and are the future, but there are alternatives, especially if you have money, which a lot of Tesla customers do. And they're not particularly well built; how many of these do you think will be on the road 20 years from now? And now we've seen how Elaine runs their companies, why the hell would anybody put their trust in their products?

If you've bought a Tesla in the last five or so years, you're a damn goober in my eyes. That's my hot take, prepared for being called poor and other sodium, tear filled comments from fools whose opinions don't matter. You are the hardcore, foaming at the mouth Segway fan from the 2000s, have at me lol.

Update: The teary eyed, sweaty fingered responses to this are predictably hilarious. I've been called a guy that eats 4 pizzas a week in another old thread because of this, a cunt, a tool, a douche, a couple people spent their energy to tell me they don't understand me spending my energy posting this, some people are telling me something about Tesla or Elaine living in my head rent free. All genuinely pathetic responses, so GG lol. Cheers.

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[–] Billiam@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

So brave of you, posting such an "unpopular" opinion about Elon Musk on a site that hates Elon Musk. I pray you don't get downvoted so harshly.

[–] weedazz@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Find me an electric car with drive assist on local roads in all 50 states. Then also find me a car that has a Ryzen processor and web browser where I can load streaming NBA playoff games while I'm charging. And most importantly, find me an electric company with the charging network Tesla has, today, not in a few years when it's "opened up". Then get out of your mom's basement.

Yes Elon fucking sucks, so do all ceos. I bought a used Tesla and Ive had a great experience with it

[–] bappity@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

Tesla and the people in it are great. It's being undermined by a brainless rich person that tries to act smart

[–] lorcster123@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you ever driven one? Probably not I'm guessing

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[–] jiml78@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ummmm, if you are in the US, you don't have a damn clue what you speak of. Go do a roadtrip on non-teslas. Can it be done? Sure? But expect broken CCS1 stations all along the way. Expect that you will have to wait forever to charge. If you are replacing your ICE vehicle and need to travel outside of your local area, Tesla has been the only game in town. End of story.

Why do you think every major car company with significant electric vehicle sales is jumping to the Tesla connector? It is because the Tesla supercharger network is so much better than everything else.

Tesla isn't just their cars, it is their ecosystem. Tesla invested in a massive charging network, VW is next closest but CCS1 legit sucks. CCS2 would have been fine but the US in their infinite wisdom jumped on CCS1.

Now that companies are jumping on the tesla connector, I actually think we will see some real competition in short order which is good for everyone.

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

Tesla is one of the best-selling cars in America and in fact was the best-selling car last month. You can have your opinion if you want, but it's ultimately wrong.

[–] varzaman@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago

You’re right, this is an unpopular opinion.

I find it funny that

You care this much about what other people drive when it has nothing to do with safety.
Think people even think about Elon when they buy a Tesla.

[–] dudebro@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The smart thing to do is lease a Tesla so you can get your dick sucked at the party. Women love teslas.

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