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> The thing is, Elon Musk could buy everyone in the world a Tesla if he wanted to. I don't think this checks out, carexpert.com.au

by jddj 3y ago

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mhandley 3y ago
Despite how rediculous Tesla's repair bill is, when someone comes out with a quote like that, suddenly I find my sympathy draining away.
- culi 3y ago
  why does your sympathy for a couple facing a massive bill drain due to an article being written about them containing a silly line
  - gustavus 3y ago
    Mostly because it was the couple themselves who said that according to the article.
  - wongarsu 3y ago
    The line is supposedly a quote from the couple. Or at least this is strongly implied by the article.
    - davidw 3y ago
      People are bad at big numbers, episode #29292. They understand the numbers around the repair bill for driving around in the rain very well, though.
- harry8 3y ago
  You have to read it in a normal literate fashion taking into account the very common technique of hyperbole to make the point. This kind of thing is much more common in Scotland than some other places and is well understood. Try reading it as: "Elon musk is very rich and can surely very easily afford to make good on this faulty product resulting in what is for us a very, very expensive unexpected bill." Then see how you feel about it.
wilg 3y ago
He could buy 6 million people a Tesla if he sold everything and this had no side effects on the company etc. Not sure why he would do this though because of a $30k repair bill.
- saalweachter 3y ago
  Oddly, only 5 million Teslas have been sold as of Q3 2023.
tasuki 3y ago
It was a quote, not their own claim. Perhaps they included it to show the claimant was not very smart. But, ok, Wikipedia says Musk is worth around $250 billion, and let's say Tesla 3 costs $35 thousand. Elon could buy a little over 7 million Teslas. There's 8 billion people on Earth, so you have a little under one in a thousand chance to get a Tesla. Not bad! If Elon is not a fan of a lottery, he could also buy a Tesla for each person living in Kyrgyzstan...
- AdamJacobMuller 3y ago
  If Musk actually placed an order for 7m Teslas, how much would that increase the valuation of Tesla and how much would it increase Musk's wealth. Tesla sold 85,000 model Y in 2022. This would be an 8200% increase in Model Y sales. That must merit a significant bump (let's say 10x) in Tesla valuation. Let's ballpark and say this quadruple's Musks wealth. Now Musk can afford to buy 28m Tesla Model Ys which would be an 32,000% increase in Tesla sales! Did I invent infinite money? My logic is at least as sound as the quote from that article.

> The thing is, Elon Musk could buy everyone in the world a Tesla if he wanted to. I don't think this checks out, carexpert.com.au

by jddj 3y ago

> The thing is, Elon Musk could buy everyone in the world a Tesla if he wanted to. I don't think this checks out, carexpert.com.au

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mhandley 3y ago

Despite how rediculous Tesla's repair bill is, when someone comes out with a quote like that, suddenly I find my sympathy draining away.

culi 3y ago
why does your sympathy for a couple facing a massive bill drain due to an article being written about them containing a silly line
- gustavus 3y ago
  Mostly because it was the couple themselves who said that according to the article.
- wongarsu 3y ago
  The line is supposedly a quote from the couple. Or at least this is strongly implied by the article.
  - davidw 3y ago
    People are bad at big numbers, episode #29292. They understand the numbers around the repair bill for driving around in the rain very well, though.
harry8 3y ago
You have to read it in a normal literate fashion taking into account the very common technique of hyperbole to make the point. This kind of thing is much more common in Scotland than some other places and is well understood. Try reading it as: "Elon musk is very rich and can surely very easily afford to make good on this faulty product resulting in what is for us a very, very expensive unexpected bill." Then see how you feel about it.

wilg 3y ago

He could buy 6 million people a Tesla if he sold everything and this had no side effects on the company etc. Not sure why he would do this though because of a $30k repair bill.

saalweachter 3y ago
Oddly, only 5 million Teslas have been sold as of Q3 2023.

tasuki 3y ago

It was a quote, not their own claim. Perhaps they included it to show the claimant was not very smart. But, ok, Wikipedia says Musk is worth around $250 billion, and let's say Tesla 3 costs $35 thousand. Elon could buy a little over 7 million Teslas. There's 8 billion people on Earth, so you have a little under one in a thousand chance to get a Tesla. Not bad! If Elon is not a fan of a lottery, he could also buy a Tesla for each person living in Kyrgyzstan...

AdamJacobMuller 3y ago
If Musk actually placed an order for 7m Teslas, how much would that increase the valuation of Tesla and how much would it increase Musk's wealth. Tesla sold 85,000 model Y in 2022. This would be an 8200% increase in Model Y sales. That must merit a significant bump (let's say 10x) in Tesla valuation. Let's ballpark and say this quadruple's Musks wealth. Now Musk can afford to buy 28m Tesla Model Ys which would be an 32,000% increase in Tesla sales! Did I invent infinite money? My logic is at least as sound as the quote from that article.