this post was submitted on 29 May 2025
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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How does buying a used vehicle from a third party seller support the manufacturer? I have a Ford Mach E that I got from a Toyota dealer's used lot, and Ford never saw a dime of that transaction.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Last I checked Tesla made some features, like FSD, non-transferrable. Unless that’s changed, a new owner has to pay Tesla to reactivate any services like that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Don't worry, FSD will veer them into oncoming traffic eventually.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

FSD stays with the car unless you sell to Tesla. They do run promos of FSD transfer if you trade in and buy new car.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

You could also go to the website and buy a Tesla branded shirt if you wanted, but you don't HAVE to.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Not directly, no- but resale value comes into play with pricing. People will be a lot less willing to buy a new vehicle if they will take a massive loss selling it later.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That is NOT the primary driving force behind Tesla's marketing issues right now...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That was a minor consideration when I bought my Prius. Minor, but it did come up as a factor.

Joke's on me, this car is almost old enough to drive itself and still doing strong. I didn't foresee selling it ever 💜

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice. How the battery health doing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

It seems fine. I feel like I've replaced the hybrid battery once, but I wouldn't swear to it. I've replaced the starter battery a couple times.