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Musk... Who?
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I think he was the British Prime Minister for a week or two?
Never going to buy a new car anyway, that's nuts, but his antics are definitely off-putting.
Another interesting question might be if it’s affected anyone’s job application behavior.
Does National Socialist collaboration influence your opinion on wanting to buy a Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen, or Audi?
If elon was as distant in the rear view mirror as WW2 Germany, I'm sure people would feel differently.
Good news for Elon that all his crimes will be forgiven one day.
…or Ford (with two large factories in Berlin and Cologne during the Third Reich) and GM (back then owner of Opel)? Oh, and IBM/DEHOMAG or Disney products?

The difference is that Musk is running Tesla right now and not a human lifetime ago…

If people wanted one but don't anymore, what alternatives are you pursuing?
Ugly cars, kind of sporty yet also frumpy looking and the new front bumpers have always seemed unattractive to me. Clearly the automated driving features aren't there yet, I like driving anyway so paying a heap for a car with features I'm not gonna use is a waste. More generally, seriously not a fan of Elon's flippant nature. Having features turn off when you sell the car to someone else is not acceptable. I suspect that something will happen that will change the balance of how much you own the car even more in Tesla's favor soon, and I'm not keen to be in line to test it.
Their service centers treat you like you are gum on their shoe. I'll never buy another one. If it was once, I'd allow it could be a fluke. But it is constant, and in multiple states. Even simple parts are like searching for teeth on hens. It has to be a deliberate plan from Elon Musk.
I’m actually seeing the Tesla engineers do some positive things since Elon has been distracted by Twitter. Holiday update was solid and didn’t upset the apple cart, the return of a real steering wheel option for S/X, etc.