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It must suck when your status symbol is now obtainable by the peasantry.
by cbm-vic-20 8y ago
It must suck when your status symbol is now obtainable by the peasantry.
- magduf 8y agoIt's especially bad since Tesla's whole goal was to make EVs more accessible, mainly by starting at the top-end and working downwards. They were never trying to create some exclusive luxury brand not meant for plebs.
- natch 8y ago“Especially bad”? It’s not bad if more people can buy them. It’s good.
- magduf 8y agoYou're not understanding. It's bad that the Tesla owners are protesting price decreases, and especially bad that they're so stupid that they don't understand that this was Tesla's intention all along.
- natch 8y agoWell it’s a few Tesla owners. Stupid would be generalizing it to all Tesla owners.
- magduf 8y agoWho exactly is generalizing it to all Tesla owners? You seem to be making up a strawman. The discussion here is about "Tesla owners protest over drastic price cuts", the title of the article. The title and article say nothing about all Tesla owners, only the ones who are protesting over price cuts.
- natch 8y agoThanks for clarifying your view.
- itg 8y agoDid you read the article or are you going by the headline? They are upset because some of these buyers got their vehicles days before the price cut.
- ticmasta 8y agoIt's like a an airline ticket. You're happy to have one for the price you paid, but man, if you find out the person beside you paid $20 less, your fury knows no bounds!
- antris 8y agoSo what? You buy something if you feel it's worth the price. They bought it for the price, regardless what the price is after.
- CharlesColeman 8y ago>> Did you read the article or are you going by the headline? They are upset because some of these buyers got their vehicles days before the price cut. > So what? You buy something if you feel it's worth the price. They bought it for the price, regardless what the price is after. When I was a kid, my parents bought a TV at Best Buy. That model went on sale the next week, so my parents went back to the store that weekend and were refunded the difference. Obviously there are some limits to policies like that, but IMHO, they're the right way to treat your customers.
- zelos 8y agoSure, but for a car your cost of ownership is affected by the resale price. If that drops $30k overnight the car suddenly becomes much more expensive to own.
- lm28469 8y ago"He was alive and fine two minutes before he died" There is always a before/after an event. This argument doesn't hold anywhere outside of a schoolyard. Let's say they extended the price change to a 2 weeks period, the people who bought it at 15 days will complain just the same.
- raisedbyninjas 8y agoI didn't see this sentiment in the article. Buyers were angry that they paid an extra $30k buying the day before the announcement. Is Tesla offering any sort of price protection for recent purchases?
- plopz 8y agoI think there is a 7 day return policy?
- NullPrefix 8y agoI think that's only for the American market
- benj111 8y agoWell (most?) other regions would have better consumer protections anyway.