Just put one of those “I bought it before I knew Elon was crazy” bumper stickers on it and continue to drive it.
this post was submitted on 15 Mar 2025
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My neighbor's in that bucket, he bought one back when I would have bought my self one had I been in better financial health.
There's probably a lot of left-wing upper middle class that have them. Ever since musk came on the scene Tesla's been awfully bullish on making it hard to sell them.
Every time I see one of those I want to shout "I've been warning you fuckers about him since 2015!"
I'm glad people are finally seeing it, but wow did it take people a long time to catch on.
So instead of just risking anti-Musk people burning the car, you will now also have the pro-Musk people who might burn your car.
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Is this satire?
I remember a few people got caught for hiring a hit man at hireahitman.com (or something equally on the nose and obvious).
In that case, at least, law enforcement set up the website
Nah the site was satarical and a few people took it seriously and emailed theguy who ran it, who forwarded their info to law enforcement.
My favorite Irish man made a video about it if you're interested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9P8YxjgH08
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I think that's why there's a stealmyteala.com website. An insurance payout would be better than market value, perhaps.
For now at least. But insurance payouts follow the market price of the car.
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Nah fam. I hate Elon, but I love my 2020 model 3 like a child. I won’t buy another Tesla most likely, but I’m not selling A CAR for political reasons. That’s mr moneybags level shit. Especially since it’s bought and paid for.
I’m gonna drive this till it breaks. I saw one with 500,000km the other day on it. So who cares about after market.
I’ve been afraid to say this on Lemmy, but I own a Tesla Model 3 and it’s worth it for many things, but mostly the FSD for my 40 min commute. I almost exclusively charge at home, and would not buy another Tesla now but, at the time I bought it, things weren’t so bad and it’s my first brand new car so sorry, not sorry.
I hope you at least bought the FSD package outright with the car and aren't just funneling him $100 a month...
Don't be afraid to say it, im in a similar position.
Great car, especially for commutes, love mine to death.
But still feel dirty driving a fuhrermobile.
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Same. It's a great car and I generally don't care what other people think of me. But seriously fuck Elon Musk. I'm a shareholder as well and would absolutely vote to remove him as CEO in a heartbeat.
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People don’t have to be stuck with a Tesla. I sold my 2018 Model 3 to Carvana last week for 18k. Yesterday I turned right around and bought a 2019 Audi Q5 for 18k. I never wanted to go back to gas, but I only plan on owning this until I can get the Rivian R2 I reserved. Then I’ll sell the Audi for the down payment on the Rivian. Should be a year or two max.
Admirable. I keep telling owners its not that hard to drive something else. I appreciate you acting on your values.
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Make money by charging people for a chance to beat it up
There’s a great opportunity for someone to sell replacement badges and logos for “converting” a Tesla into, say, a Mazda.
People are already doing that! Not sure if it's a specific kit but I have seen many with swapped badges around lately.
I put BYD badges on mine.
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I completely get it, along with all the folks saying they don’t, won’t, can’t sell their Tesla. I’m also going to flip off every single Tesla I see on the road unless something seriously changes. I’ve spent most of my life with my head in the sand, first time ever donating to politics was sending Harris a weeks pay after she announced following Biden’s disaster debate. I was obviously part of the problem. Since the election I’ve cut out my family, have one friend left, and my wife and kids. I also flip off everyone in my development that had up Trump signs anytime I see them. I’m not going to actively destroy someone else’s property but I’d defend anyone that does. I’m privileged, my breaking point is different, the least I can do is show I’m not another bigot in this backwater country by ensuring my disdain for their hatred is understood. Fuck all of them and the symbolism’s of hate they have built. Even if I somehow found myself in a Tesla I’d at a minimum still be flipping off every one of them I saw on the road and hope every person I passed returned the favor so I’d know where they stood. Fuck them and fuck anyone carrying around their symbol of hatred hiding behind their veil of privilege.
Maybe try joining an activist or mutual aid group? Or even just serving food in a soup kitchen?
Flipping people off might feel good, but it isn't helping the country, and it doesn't sound like it's helping you, either.
Get involved in your community. Go out and meet some people.
It doesn’t take anymore energy than lifting a wave, which was my prior default. I have started to get involved, I’m just not going to turn a blind eye to anyone anymore.
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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.
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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.
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