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Enough Musk Spam

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"Whether you hate me, like me or are indifferent, do you want the best car, or do you not want the best car?" [Apartheid Manchild] told audiences at an event in November.

Well, for starters I don't want a car at all. I'd rather use public transit. You know, an actually effective means of reducing emissions.

If I were in the market, yes, I would want the best car. Which is why I'd never buy a Tesla. I'd buy an XPeng or a BYD or the like.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 days ago (3 children)

They used fake robots at their latest event. They were secretly controller by humans. Tesla is a scam company.

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[–] Lucidlethargy 34 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I'll never buy one, and it's 66% because of him. The other 34% is the fact Tesla's are shit quality vehicles. Geico literally refuses to insure the cyber cuck. I didn't misspell that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

The cybertruck is bad enough, there is no spread misinformation that you read on Reddit

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Pretty much up until 2020 I was thinking about a Tesla for my first EV. In '22 the time came for a new car and I went with a different EV because Tesla's quality control has plummeted due to Elon's reckless leadership.

[–] captain_aggravated 8 points 6 days ago

I never liked Teslas for their lack of things like physical volume knobs for the stereo. In my brutal dictatorship, being an executive, manager, engineer or shareholder at a company that manufactures vehicles that installs touch screens at stations for required crewmembers will be punishable by death by coal power plant. "You have to take your eyes off the road to change the radio station." Report to your new job working for the power company. As fuel. Get on the conveyor belt, you'll know when your shift starts.

[–] BigDanishGuy 17 points 6 days ago (10 children)

I'd buy an XPeng or a BYD or the like.

Well, good for you. Personally I'm not buying an internet connected Chinese car. If a car has the option of spying on you, and potentially be used in a hybrid attack, I'd prefer to get a car from a western manufacturer. And not Tesla either, Musk is too unstable and seems to be influenced by the same powers that has Trump's ball in a vise.

My current car is an internet connected EV, but it sure isn't Chinese or a Tesla.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (5 children)

China can spy on me. I feel safer with them having my info than Musk (Or if you really want to get in the weeds, GM or Ford who's happy to share that info with big insurance and law enforcement)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Why the flying fuck would I want a western car spying on me here in China?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Because some American car company won't disappear you for having the wrong political opinion.

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[–] BigDanishGuy 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

As I indicated by using first person singular in my comment, I was talking about me. What car you (second, singular) get is up to you.

While I did write "If a car has the option of spying on you[...]", I hope my usage of "you" as an informal pronoun was clear. I do realize that I could have used the word "one" instead, or rewritten the sentence entirely. I wrote like I speak, and I unfortunately do not speak like an English professor.

Please remind me, where did you tell me that you live in China?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wonder how much longer it will be until the board of directors of the various companies he's involved in start a serious revolt and push to get him out of the company?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago

It won't happen. Ever since he got ousted from one of his companies he's structured his companies carefully so he can never be ousted again.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

I was considering Starlink

Not anymore

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I'd buy an XPeng or a BYD

Why? They are only marginally better than a Tesla. And the software of the dashboard is designed for Chinese people who like UX and UI that look like the Aliexpress or Taobao website. Really unintuitive. Not to mention the post sales service is about as bad as the post sales service on your Huawei phone. I’d rather buy a KIA.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Because price point.

I can get the top of the line BYD performance sedan for less than half the price of the Tesla and Kia dont do a 500hp sedan.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

It’s quite telling that most of the Musk spam I get comes from this community.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

In reality, the average person doesn't care and doesn't follow news about Elon.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No real chads would buy a shitty Tesla car, because real chads has old cars

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Real chads ride bikes and public transportation

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