Thinking of buying a Tesla

[Hardcore troubadour 14,910]

Elon Musk is unpatriotic because he makes recommendations after discovering waste fraud and abuse. The same Elon Musk that provides Starlink for free to Ukraine to fight the Russians.  

[GobbleDog 976]

17 hours ago, The Real timschochet said:

At the present time owning a Tesla is unpatriotic. If Musk sells the company that will change. 

I think the damage is done - the brand is tarnished not only by Americans, but Europeans as well. The day Trump took office Telsa stock closed at $354.40. Now it's $271.71 - down 23.3%.  Sales have tanked in spite of increased EV sales world wide. Investors are also nervous about Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico...  post-poned again or enacted in April.?.  Might not matter if no one is buying.

[Bier Meister 1,655]

5 minutes ago, GobbleDog said:

I think the damage is done - the brand is tarnished not only by Americans, but Europeans as well. The day Trump took office Telsa stock closed at $354.40. Now it's $271.71 - down 23.3%.  Sales have tanked in spite of increased EV sales world wide. Investors are also nervous about Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico...  post-poned again or enacted in April.?.  Might not matter if no one is buying.

But they didn’t go woke?

how can this be?

[thegeneral 2,883]

4 minutes ago, GobbleDog said:

I think the damage is done - the brand is tarnished not only by Americans, but Europeans as well. The day Trump took office Telsa stock closed at $354.40. Now it's $271.71 - down 23.3%.  Sales have tanked in spite of increased EV sales world wide. Investors are also nervous about Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico...  post-poned again or enacted in April.?.  Might not matter if no one is buying.

Beyond Elon alienating a ton of his buyers and a significant chunk of people who would be influenced by him think his product is “gay”, it’s that their cars are no longer by far the best in that category. Lots of options now IMO.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,910]

6 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

But they didn’t go woke?

how can this be?

Leftists firebombing them and attacking the owners? I’d say that’s kinda woke. Wokies love the political violence as we have seen so often. 

[Bier Meister 1,655]

3 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Leftists firebombing them and attacking the owners? I’d say that’s kinda woke. Wokies love the political violence as we have seen so often. 

sure sparky

[Hardcore troubadour 14,910]

3 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

sure sparky

Yup, No affect at all. 

[Bier Meister 1,655]

1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Yup, No affect at all. 

i know you are staunchly anti-education.

point is that loss and growth is often multifactorial. marketing research needs to be done to break down the percentages.

i'd speculate that the top two are likely anti-musk and fear of vandalism, but as we see with our limited population here at the gc, some would not buy tesla (nor other evs) due to limited range.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,910]

7 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

i know you are staunchly anti-education.

point is that loss and growth is often multifactorial. marketing research needs to be done to break down the percentages.

i'd speculate that the top two are likely anti-musk and fear of vandalism, but as we see with our limited population here at the gc, some would not buy tesla (nor other evs) due to limited range.

What a smarmy doosh. That is your essence. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,910]

Anyway, I don’t think a deep dive is really necessary to figure out the fires and  violent protests at dealerships have played a role in Tesla’s stock drop. Maybe the highly educated cook thinks differently. 

[The Real timschochet 6,391]

1 hour ago, HellToupee said:

Hey numbnuts he owns 13% of the company 

I don’t care. Make it zero then we’ll talk

[MDC 7,115]

The GOP mocked EVs for years. Going to be hard to convince Republicans to start buying them now that Musk pissed off half his potential customer base. Tesla would probably remove him as CEO if he wasn’t the First Lady. Shareholders will probably end up suing him anyway.

[HellToupee 1,583]

51 minutes ago, GobbleDog said:

I think the damage is done - the brand is tarnished not only by Americans, but Europeans as well. The day Trump took office Telsa stock closed at $354.40. Now it's $271.71 - down 23.3%.  Sales have tanked in spite of increased EV sales world wide. Investors are also nervous about Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico...  post-poned again or enacted in April.?.  Might not matter if no one is buying.

Sales tanked because there was a revamp of the Model Y coming out. The release version is the only model available right now

[thegeneral 2,883]

15 minutes ago, MDC said:

The GOP mocked EVs for years. Going to be hard to convince Republicans to start buying them now that Musk pissed off half his potential customer base. Tesla would probably remove him as CEO if he wasn’t the First Lady. Shareholders will probably end up suing him anyway.

Right. Aren’t they also doing away with the rebate which knocked like 7500 off the price?

Just because Prez Dumbo bought one they are all suddenly going to jump into one?

[HellToupee 1,583]

2 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Aren’t they also doing away with the rebate which knocked like 7500 off the pric

No

Federal Tax Credit

Under the Inflation Reduction Act, certain electric vehicles qualify for a $7,500 tax credit. For additional details, visit the IRS website.

Personal Eligibility1

Your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) cannot exceed a certain limit based on your tax filing.

 

Married Couple Filing Jointly

$300,000

Head of Households

$225,000

Other

$150,000

2025 Vehicle Eligibility

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When is the Tax Credit Applied?

Once your eligibility is verified, you may elect to apply the EV tax credit to reduce your final vehicle payment or you may claim the credit on your tax return.

[Bier Meister 1,655]

36 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

What a smarmy doosh. That is your essence. 

ok kettle, with no ability to look at more than one perspective.

[Alias Detective 1,388]

22 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

That dumb twat Pam Bondi said people are using WMDs on Teslas now.

Police said Monday that they had found multiple “incendiary” devices that had been placed at a Tesla showroom in Austin, Te

 

Eat shlt. 

[Ron_Artest 1,034]

5 minutes ago, Alias Detective said:

Police said Monday that they had found multiple “incendiary” devices that had been placed at a Tesla showroom in Austin, Te

 

Eat shlt. 

OH NO MOLOTOV COCKTAILS!

[Hardcore troubadour 14,910]

21 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

ok kettle, with no ability to look at more than one perspective.

Really? Because I specifically said “played a role” meaning there were also other factors in my estimation.  

[Alias Detective 1,388]

34 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

OH NO MOLOTOV COCKTAILS!

“When officers arrived on scene, they located suspicious devices, and called the APD Bomb Squad to investigate,” the department said. “The devices, which were determined to be incendiary, were taken into police custody without incident.”

 

Eat SHLT idiot. 

[Ron_Artest 1,034]

7 minutes ago, Alias Detective said:

“When officers arrived on scene, they located suspicious devices, and called the APD Bomb Squad to investigate,” the department said. “The devices, which were determined to be incendiary, were taken into police custody without incident.”

 

Eat SHLT idiot. 

So these are weapons of mass destruction?

[Alias Detective 1,388]

13 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

So these are weapons of mass destruction?

noun

noun: incendiary; plural noun: incendiaries

an incendiary bomb or device.

Similar:

explosive

bomb

Idiot

[Ron_Artest 1,034]

3 minutes ago, Alias Detective said:

noun

noun: incendiary; plural noun: incendiaries

an incendiary bomb or device.

Similar:

explosive

bomb

Idiot

Weapon of mass destruction

A weapon of mass destruction is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or cause great damage to artificial structures, natural structures, or the biosphere.

[Alias Detective 1,388]

2 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people

Holy shlt you are a dumb dumb. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,480]

On 3/12/2025 at 12:48 PM, SaintsInDome2006 said:

OMB has historically been one of the major drivers of government accountability, the neutering of its independence & handing everything over to one of the country’s biggest contractors is crazy in its own right. But I agree OMB really doesn't have anything to do with Trump driving.

You're right, he should've done what everyone else was doing... hiding it.

[TBayXXXVII 2,480]

2 hours ago, Bier Meister said:

But they didn’t go woke?

how can this be?

It's the typical leftist cancel culture.  If they disagree with you politically, and you have control, their group think hits you financially.

[Ron_Artest 1,034]

Berkeley Trump supporter arrested after firing stun gun at crowd of Tesla protesters

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/03/22/berkeley-trump-supporter-tesla-protest-fourth-street-arrest

[avoiding injuries 1,505]

The 52 week high for TSLA is $488 with the low at $138. It’s currently at $275 and you guys think this is concerning? It’s a buying opportunity. 
AMZN has had a similar pull back. Anyone concerned about them?

NVDA? GOOG? APPL?

[Bier Meister 1,655]

1 hour ago, TBayXXXVII said:

It's the typical leftist cancel culture.  If they disagree with you politically, and you have control, their group think hits you financially.

Like Gillette, Nike, and bud light?

 

… no accountability from the gc right

[TBayXXXVII 2,480]

13 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

Like Gillette, Nike, and bud light?

 

… no accountability from the gc right

LOL, lefties start it, condemn the righties for following in their footsteps, and when lefties do it, it's justified again.  Gotta love leftist groupthink

[listen2me 23 1,825]

Imagine if Musk was firmly on the left.  

The libs here would be pissing and moaning and crying about political boycotting.  "Why stop buying a product" "Thats so stupid" "Think of the employees"

Waaahhhhh

But hes not.  So there is none of that.  

Not to mention the setting fires.  

[Ron_Artest 1,034]

Trump supporter drives into Tesla protestors.

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2025/03/24/tesla-protest-man-arrested-driving-florida-crowd/82632774007/

[Hardcore troubadour 14,910]

The boycott of Bud Light didn’t entail violence and swastikas. Democrats have normalized and even celebrated political violence in our country.  

[avoiding injuries 1,505]

16 hours ago, avoiding injuries said:

The 52 week high for TSLA is $488 with the low at $138. It’s currently at $275 and you guys think this is concerning? It’s a buying opportunity. 
AMZN has had a similar pull back. Anyone concerned about them?

NVDA? GOOG? APPL?

11% gain for TSLA yesterday. Up 25% since Tampon Tim said he celebrated the stock decline.  

[Maximum Overkill 1,738]

18 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

MOLOTOV COCKTAILS!

Stop telling people that it's ok to bomb Tesla dealerships. 

[MDC 7,115]

I’ve learned that attacking cars is violence and Molotov cocktails are weapons of mass destruction! 

[Maximum Overkill 1,738]

5 minutes ago, MDC said:

I’ve learned that attacking cars is violence

It's not violence?? Attacking someone's business and livelihood isn't violence? 

Maybe in Fishtown, but not in real life Son.  

[Herbivore 1,114]

19 hours ago, TBayXXXVII said:

LOL, lefties start it, condemn the righties for following in their footsteps, and when lefties do it, it's justified again.  Gotta love leftist groupthink

I have asked many times here if a GC righty can cite a cancel prior to the righties cancelling The Dixie Chicks. Can you? Otherwise the righties started it.

[TBayXXXVII 2,480]

13 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

I have asked many times here if a GC righty can cite a cancel prior to the righties cancelling The Dixie Chicks. Can you? Otherwise the righties started it.

Your premise is false.  You're assuming it was only righties who did that.  Where I live, NJ, a very liberal state... there were less righties against them than lefties.

[Bier Meister 1,655]

19 hours ago, TBayXXXVII said:

LOL, lefties start it, condemn the righties for following in their footsteps, and when lefties do it, it's justified again.  Gotta love leftist groupthink

i know you are, but what am i?  

 

I have no issue with people talking with their wallets.  no one should be vandalizing personal or business property.  

 

if someone wants to do something to their own property.... do so, but ensure that no one else is in harm's way.