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Ocelot II

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3. If you did want one you could probably get a pretty good deal right now.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 04:08 PM

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I was never in the market for a Tesla even before Eloon lost his shit because I couldn't afford one. Maybe I could do now, but I'd rather drive a rusted-out 1978 Pacer and put up with the ridicule instead of the loathing that comes with Tesla ownership these days. And let's mourn poor Nikola Tesla, the neglected genius whose name is now sadly associated with a shitty person and an ugly truck that was glued together and occasionally explodes.

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Two-thirds of Americans now say they wouldn't drive a Tesla -- and most of them cite Elon Musk as the reason why, [View all] riversedge Monday OP

Count me among them. Jilly_in_VA Monday #1

Wth is wrong with the other third? SheltieLover Monday #2

If you did want one you could probably get a pretty good deal right now. Ocelot II Monday #3

10 years ago I thought they were pretty cool cars. I wouldn't own one now if it was gave to me. OverBurn Monday #4