There’s a great opportunity for someone to sell replacement badges and logos for “converting” a Tesla into, say, a Mazda.
this post was submitted on 15 Mar 2025
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People are already doing that! Not sure if it's a specific kit but I have seen many with swapped badges around lately.
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Prosthetic exhaust pipes?
First there were truck nuts...
I saw on AliExpress a fake double exhaust pipe kit for the Nissan leaf (ev) to attach with VHB to the back side
Edit: found the link in my notes app (acquisition date October 2023), but sadly it has been delisted, hopefully someone can use it to find a cached version or even just a photo of that https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004107275197.html
Damn it. When I lived in the South I would've loved this. Plus a speaker for a loud engine rev.
As people have said, already happening:
https://www.dmarge.com/cars/tesla-owners-rebrand-backlash
And it's not fooling anyone
My favorite was a picture I saw online of a cybertruck labeled TOYOTA
Careful, they'll brick your software for that!
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This is me, exactly. We're leaving the country in the next 6-8 months and can't justify selling it just to buy another car that we'll then sell soon after. In the meantime, I get shit for "being a nazi" despite being a leftist. Good times.
Honestly, I love the car. We haven't had any issues with it, it drives great, the features are nice, and the energy efficiency is top notch. I wish Elno would step down as CEO and/or die so we could take it with us, but I doubt he will.
Love my m3 in the us, but I am so glad when we moved that I bought a plug in hybrid instead. It's a piece of shit in comparison and crazy expensive, but it feels cleaner.
Now I just wish I bought a Volvo plug in hybrid.
Ditto for me for most things here. Fun fact also is that I was initially motivated to buy the car for environmental reasons and so that fascist Russia wouldn't benefit from me buying and burning gasoline.
I bought it used so technically Musk didn't get money from me. And by keeping and driving it, he keeps not getting money from me (unless something breaks that needs parts, I guess).
Great car, weird CEO. If his recent successes continue, perhaps he'll off himself or something. Or perhaps the shareholders will finally grow a spine and boot him instead of giving him billions.
I've actually been checking if the prices for used Tesla's have gone down enough. I've been itching for an EV for years. But other EVs are actually cheaper.
Saw some Peugeot 2008 for good prices.
As much as people like to shit on them due to the connection to Musk, they can be good cars with some caveats.
- The electronic door handles are bullshit and dangerous.
- The touch console is not as good as physical climate controls. Everything else commonly used can be done through the steering wheel controls for the most part.
- Service centers have really poor service, but since they’re EVs you shouldn’t need to do it often. (Unless it’s a Cybertruck lol).
Buying used is great because you don’t send that money to Musk. In fact the updates and support technically cost them over time.
You still pay him every time you use the Tesla charging network. Which is one of the biggest (and best) so you’re kinda SOL on charging without supporting him.
99% of my charging is done at home (and for 3 out of 4 seasons, from my solar panels). I can also use non-Tesla public fast chargers with CCS or Chademo. I'll admit that the pricing is more expensive than Tesla Superchargers most often and the customer experience at non-Tesla fast chargers is pretty horrible. I'll still pay more at a non-Tesla charger if there is the option so musk doesn't get any more of my money since the initial car purchase years ago.
I mean, a lot of people can also charge at home. It’s way cheaper and more convenient.
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My alternate non-Tesla badges are arriving next week.
Like badges actually trick anyone.....
Its two things: I don't want to show any support Tesla, and don't have the luxury of selling my car and buying a different one. Second, I think you might be surprised how many people really don't know what cars look like. Sure, "car people" will know, but most people aren't "car people".