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Neighbor just bought a Tesla....

Swaye
Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,741 Founders Club
edited August 2018 in Tug Tavern
Weird moving out of the trailer park and into a neighborhood where people buy sort of expensive things. Anyway, he calls me over to look at the car and it was nicer than I expected. One of the new Model 3's, but I guess he bought all the upgraded shit there is to buy on it. Think he paid about 65K or so. Really spartan interior. Like completely clean and no knobs or switches basically anywhere. Just a big ass laptop screen between the driver and passenger sides.

I wonder if Tesla will make it, or if in 10 years when the car is broken there will be no support at all for it. Still a nicer car than I expected. YMMV
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  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,741 Founders Club
    One more thing...he was geeking out over all the tech and I did think it was cool that you can start the AC from your cell phone 20 minutes before you get to the car and step into a fully climate controlled environment immediately. That was cool. But Elon Musk is a fag.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,806 Standard Supporter
    Swaye said:

    One more thing...he was geeking out over all the tech and I did think it was cool that you can start the AC from your cell phone 20 minutes before you get to the car and step into a fully climate controlled environment immediately. That was cool. But Elon Musk is a fag.







    Elon Musk is a total fag but you've got to give respect for his closing skills. You just know Amber Heard was some batshit crazy rebound sex after she split from Johnny Depp.

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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,039 Founders Club
    Saw that Musk may take Tesla private which indicates the board may be ready to ask him to LEAVE
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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    RaceBannon said:

    Saw that Musk may take Tesla private which indicates the board may be ready to ask him to LEAVE

    I don't think he'd get over the 50% for majority seats on the board. But ok!
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,039 Founders Club
    Stick to burger flipping
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  • ThomasFremont
    ThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    Got to ride in a friends new Model 3. It was pretty tight. But I’m not really a car guy, so I’d drop all the bells and whistles and keep the electric motor. #SaveTheWhales
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,806 Standard Supporter
    ThomasFremont said:

    Got to ride in a friends new Model 3. It was pretty tight. But I’m not really a car guy, so I’d drop all the bells and whistles and keep the electric motor. #SaveTheWhales



    Neither is Musk.

    The Big Boys like Ford and GM just need more tim to get their own electric motors in there.

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  • ThomasFremont
    ThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    PurpleThrobber said:

    ThomasFremont said:

    Got to ride in a friends new Model 3. It was pretty tight. But I’m not really a car guy, so I’d drop all the bells and whistles and keep the electric motor. #SaveTheWhales



    Neither is Musk.

    The Big Boys like Ford and GM just need more tim to get their own electric motors in there.

    I’m banking on Ford. If they turn their production capacity into an electric model that is “cool” and reasonably priced, it will be everywhere. Didn’t the Ford CEO subtweet Musk basically saying they make as many cars in a few hours as it takes Tesla to make in a week? But it’s all about the battery tech...
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,806 Standard Supporter
    ThomasFremont said:

    PurpleThrobber said:

    ThomasFremont said:

    Got to ride in a friends new Model 3. It was pretty tight. But I’m not really a car guy, so I’d drop all the bells and whistles and keep the electric motor. #SaveTheWhales



    Neither is Musk.

    The Big Boys like Ford and GM just need more tim to get their own electric motors in there.

    I’m banking on Ford. If they turn their production capacity into an electric model that is “cool” and reasonably priced, it will be everywhere. Didn’t the Ford CEO subtweet Musk basically saying they make as many cars in a few hours as it takes Tesla to make in a week? But it’s all about the battery tech...
    Totally - the Chinese are heavy into lithium storage devices and their supply dwarfs the US.

    Fortunately, Australia doesn't hate the US - yet - so supply will be fine. That puts Ford in a competitive spot but my bet is China will be the leader in battery tech for the foreseeable future. Musk is a wannabe.

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  • PostGameOrangeSlices
    PostGameOrangeSlices Member Posts: 27,925
    Elon is a badass..
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