Like fuck he paid for it
I hate how people think “news” is just literally every single thing trump or musk does now.
“Rich fuck buys shitty car” is not news.
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.
The phrase “idiot tax” is also used to describe people who buy lottery tickets.
Dumb tax as in tax for being dumb. I was joking.
I think “stupid tax” is the more common verbiage, I’ve updated it
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.”
Ah yeah good point
I had a coworker who bought a used one five years ago who said it was great having the first owner do all the repairs.
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Right, but you gotta admit, older Hondas are made of steel. Figuratively and literally.
Webster’s updated “literally”. It now includes the definition “to add emphasis”, since people keep using it incorrectly. They update the dictionary to reflect current usage, so I get it, but it still makes me sad.
All words are made up.
If this sort of thing didn’t happen, you would just have claimed that seeing the dictionary entry makes you not hungry. (Original meaning of sad in Old English, cognate with German satt which still has this meaning.)
There are probably some cases were words changed their meaning from positive to negative. (I know there are in German)
Contronyms are words that hold two opposite meanings
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.
Anything endorsed by Trump is a scam.
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
He isn’t allowed to drive himself, but maybe FSD is a loophole?
if only it worked
Isnt that a good thing in this case?
If he’s not allowed he’s not gonna do it.
“But FSD is safer than human drivers!” - Elon Musk
“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.
It’ll be auctioned off for $10M to an anonymous Saudi buyer.
Most likely bought with taxpayer money.
Russian taxpayer money, yes.
Pay? Why would he pay? Does he ever pay for anything?
This car was probably bought using US government money.
It was most definitely bought using your tax money.
No it wasn’t. It was Russian tax money.
Putin’s manservant bought the car using his hidden slush funds.
$90k is nothing for these people.
You have any clue how much Trump is stealing from tax payers? The dude is making a fortune off being president.
Ever wondered if this tariff yes tariff no spiel is just stock maipulation?
just for a second, now it’s canon
Hold on…this could be a good thing…
Hes not gonna drive it.
Musk did some crazy brand management with Twitter, but the Tesla/Trump stuff has got to be unparalleled in the history of branding. He built a product that was an identity-broadcasting thing for liberals and then pulled a 180 and drove as hard as one could possibly imagine in the other direction.
Even if he had some idea of selling to conservatives, become the only EV manufacturer selling to that segment, he could have put out a different brand, which lots of manufacturers do, and mitigate losses to the original brand.
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-sale-big-losses-second-hand-value-plunge-elon-musk-2025-3
Tesla owners offloading their cars over Elon Musk backlash are in for a nasty surprise
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Some Tesla owners are considering selling their cars as backlash against Elon Musk and DOGE grows.
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They may have to take a serious haircut, with prices for used Teslas plummeting in recent years.
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The average price of a pre-owned Tesla is now $30,000, nearly $10,000 less than a non-Tesla EV.
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-gaining-republicans-loses-traction-democrats-stifel/
Stifel’s Think Tank Group data has shown that Democrats’ net favorability of Tesla fell to -15% from 7% since February 2024, while Republicans’ rose to 27% from 11%. Democrats’ net purchase consideration for Tesla vehicles also dropped to -42% from -31% since Musk endorsed Trump in August, while Republicans’ improved to -13% from -26% in the same period, per Stifel.
“There is a clear negative shift from Democrats, while Republicans willingness to buy a Tesla is rising… This backlash has surfaced anecdotally and on social media (people placing bumper stickers on their Tesla’s claiming they love the car, but not Elon, and other variations),” the analyst noted.
I don’t give a crap how much I’ll get for it. I’m ruling out private sale because I don’t want to deal with nazis.
I’d rather crush it.
I do have a friend that does EV conversions on cargo vans. Could be useful for that.
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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.
He actually said this on camera, that he wouldn’t be driving it. But then, he said that he hadn’t driven in a “long time”…
I don’t think he has a driver’s license.
He did have a drivers license and was shown driving in 2014 on a video that his wife posted. The license expired in 2020. He probably didn’t renew it, since ex-presidents are also not allowed to drive, so he hasn’t been allowed to drive since 2016.
