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[–] [email protected] 68 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Even if he sold Tesla and they are no longer associated, they won't get a sale from me. In my mind, they and their products are tainted. I hate them with a fervor especially after all the bullshit they pulled against high speed rail. Fuck Tesla.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't help that they have a strong reputation for shite quality. It's really just numerous layers for most of us:

  • Product/brand is tainted (as you say).
  • Declining quality of their products.
  • Reputation (warranted or not) of many Tesla drivers being clueless idiots behind the wheel.
  • Still too many embarrassing Musk fans closely associated with Tesla (related to the first point).
  • Prices still too high for many.
[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention,

  • Anti-repair company that forces you to go into certified Tesla Repair servicers. Potential for obsoletion is high, and so is the potential that they could disable/downgrade older models remotely.

  • They make most of their money by paying engineers incredibly low wages.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

And

  • Aggressively Anti Union
  • Overuse of touch screen controls
  • Poor repairability (nearly all EVs have lower maintenance costs than gas vehicles, but its not clear Teslas do)