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Nobody at the traffic light made & makes fun of a Tesla so consumers feel safe to buy a Tesla. Eight years of Nissan Leaf ownership, and the only comments I’ve

Nobody at the traffic light made & makes fun of a Tesla so consumers feel safe to buy a Tesla. Eight years of Nissan Leaf ownership, and the only comments I’ve ever gotten at lights were positive. Used to be my friend hated to go with me in the Leaf because every time I parked it, someone would chat me up for five minutes. Not so much anymore now that EVs are more common. Now, no one even looks at me. Fellow Leaf drivers don’t even wave anymore. So I don’t know where that massive insecurity is coming from.

mcbutterbunz 7y ago
> So I don’t know where that massive insecurity is coming from. The biggest racket that the major car companies ever pulled was tying someones identity to the car they drove.
- Fjolsvith 7y ago
  Years ago my dad was shopping around for a used car and was looking at a Cadillac sedan on a lot. The salesman knew him and came out and told dad that he couldn't afford a Cadillac. Dad told him that a $6000 Cadillac costs just as much as a $6000 Ford and then went and bought a Cadillac at another dealership.
  - llampx 7y ago
    Not that I agree with the salesman's approach, but luxury cars do cost more to maintain than cheaper brands.
    - Fjolsvith 7y ago
      My dad discovered they drive nicer, too.
- kryogen1c 7y ago
  What a strange comment. Of course your car isn't casually related to who you are, but it is definitely correlated - it can't not be!
  - rland 7y ago
    I get the sense that a lot of auto marketers are chasing after a causal "you buy the car" -> "you become [x]." It doesn't work on most, but it definitely works on some. Look at any forum for a particular car and you'll find em.
    - totalZero 7y ago
      I mean, that's advertising in general. What does Dos Equis have to do with living an interesting life?
    - oblongx 7y ago
      eg: Subaru commercials
- taurath 7y ago
  It’s not that much of a racket to say that the 2nd most expensive thing a person will likely buy in their lives outside of a home should match the personality of the buyer. I mean, cmon.

mcbutterbunz 7y ago

> So I don’t know where that massive insecurity is coming from. The biggest racket that the major car companies ever pulled was tying someones identity to the car they drove.

Fjolsvith 7y ago
Years ago my dad was shopping around for a used car and was looking at a Cadillac sedan on a lot. The salesman knew him and came out and told dad that he couldn't afford a Cadillac. Dad told him that a $6000 Cadillac costs just as much as a $6000 Ford and then went and bought a Cadillac at another dealership.
- llampx 7y ago
  Not that I agree with the salesman's approach, but luxury cars do cost more to maintain than cheaper brands.
  - Fjolsvith 7y ago
    My dad discovered they drive nicer, too.
kryogen1c 7y ago
What a strange comment. Of course your car isn't casually related to who you are, but it is definitely correlated - it can't not be!
- rland 7y ago
  I get the sense that a lot of auto marketers are chasing after a causal "you buy the car" -> "you become [x]." It doesn't work on most, but it definitely works on some. Look at any forum for a particular car and you'll find em.
  - totalZero 7y ago
    I mean, that's advertising in general. What does Dos Equis have to do with living an interesting life?
  - oblongx 7y ago
    eg: Subaru commercials
taurath 7y ago
It’s not that much of a racket to say that the 2nd most expensive thing a person will likely buy in their lives outside of a home should match the personality of the buyer. I mean, cmon.