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> I don't get why you'd compare to other cars at all. Because it's good marketing. Not only are Tesla putting forward a counter argument (albeit one that's eas
by laumars 9y ago
> I don't get why you'd compare to other cars at all.
Because it's good marketing. Not only are Tesla putting forward a counter argument (albeit one that's easily dismissed by most of us on here) but they're also promoting the exclusivity of their brand in the process.
It's like in job interviews where you spin your negatives into positives rather than admitting you might have poor organisation skills or spend too much time on HN.
- mikeash 9y agoThat explains why Tesla is doing it, but what about AAA?
- laumars 9y agoAhh I get your point now. Apologies
- mikeash 9y agoNo problem. You weren't wrong!
- Tloewald 9y agoThey're trying to explain why they want to charge higher premiums for X vs. Y. They can either explain their entire business model for X in isolation, including assumed profit margins, investment yields, or simply point out that X is worse by such and such a margin than Y and hence will cost so much more than Y. Oh, and they do NOT want to explain their business model because it has lots of shady bits. E.g. all insurance businesses involve authorized providers who bill fictional rates and then accept discounted payments the customer doesn't see. (How can replacing a $50 moulded part cost $2000? Why does spending 15 minutes with a $200,000 ultrasound machine cost $4000?)