They're shit cars. Let's please stop pretending they aren't. The build quality is abhorrent.
Yes, they had the cool factor for a while, and yes, I feel sorry for (some of) those who got caught up in something they didn't want to be caught up in. But also, the writing has been on the wall a long time, and build quality issues have been public knowledge for about as long.
You get what you pay for.
You get what you pay for.
At $90K, no you most certainly don't.
The majority of the cost is stupid tax
Do you have a source for that?
Also we should note that Tesla paid $0 income tax on $2 billion income in 2024. And Trump axed the tax rebate to help people buy EVs.
Dumb tax as in tax for being dumb. I was joking.
I think "stupid tax" is the more common verbiage, I've updated it
Ah, that makes sense. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Personally I think “idiot tax” works better.
“Stupid” and “dumb” being adjectives that could also be describing the tax itself, rather than the person paying it, is ambiguous. But “idiot tax” clearly says, to me anyway, “a tax on idiots.”
The phrase “idiot tax” is also used to describe people who buy lottery tickets.
My buddy found blue painter’s tape where there was supposed to be wire conduit and screws when he lifted up the carpet on his. You may note that blue painter’s tape is intentionally designed to be temporary and dissolve away after a few weeks, which is much less than the expected lifespan of AN ENTIRE FUCKING CAR.
Most likely bought with taxpayer money.
Pay? Why would he pay? Does he ever pay for anything?
Now he needs to drive around in it while we all absolutely pray for the funniest thing in the world to happen.
he isn't allowed to
It'll be auctioned off for $10M to an anonymous Saudi buyer.
Honestly, I'm not even mad they're squandering their money on stupid bullshit.
Except it isn't stupid bullshit. They are giving the money to musk so that they can get something they want done. This also gives musk more power as he's able to buy more people.
If this were a movie, (that I was writing) The car would glitch and lock Dumpster inside, then burst into flames. He would push the panic button, then look through the smoky windows at fElon laughing demonically, while Dumpster lights-outs coughing and railing against the betrayal, and injustice of it all.
Fade to black. Cough
Post credits scene will be fElon taking a seat behind the desk in the oval office.
Which suddenly also burst into flames and cut to black almost immediately.
No seriously please get this script hammered out and get an animator
Hearing Trump talk about how the car has 'computer' (during the news conference) made me think back to a news event with George H.W. Bush in a supermarket, seeing a grocery barcode scanner for the first time.
Same kind of inquisitive and excited response from both of them.
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Trump did a supermarket thing while out doing his disinformation circuit, and the owner guy was trying to explain things to him and you could tell Trump had never grocery shopped and then quickly lost interest and tuned the guy completely out.
The McDonald's fries thing was also amusing when he learned "how fries were made" and that they put them in a basket and not scoop them out by hand lol.
The McDonald’s fries thing was also amusing when he learned “how fries were made” and that they put them in a basket and not scoop them out by hand lol.
They could have let him learn that the hard way, but no.
Fucker Carlson shopping in Moscow can be put there too since he is another head of the MAGA hydra.
WoW tHeY iNvEnTeD sHoPpInG cArT rEtUrNs
Imagine if everyone in the world would just say "fuck no, I am not cooking for you" and the billionaires would die of starvation because they don't know how to do. Hilarious.
Like fuck he paid for it
This car was probably bought using US government money.
I doubt if he paid for it, or if it'll ever be driven.
All good. It can totally drive itself.
Tesla has a chance to do something funny here.
Hold on.....this could be a good thing....
Hes not gonna drive it.
And he doesn't even drive....
doesn't even drive
It's more than that. Legally, he's not even allowed to drive.
Edit: might not be technically illegal, but disallowed by secret service.
Proving, once again, what complete fucking idiot he is!
What's weird is that Presidents aren't allowed to drive themselves. Secret service is no doubt impounding that new car until he's no longer their problem.
They can, just not on public roads.
Biden drove an electric Ford truck on a closed lot.
Obama drove Jerry Seinfeld's car on the White House grounds.
It'd be such a shame if it caught fire.
But then, Chump never drives anyway so....
🤷♂️ 🤷♂️
Will this be the car he now occupies in the motorcade?
"Donald. I will pay to make you President but you have to give me access to all admin information and buy a car from me." E-Lawn.
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