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Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars
- labrador 3y agoArs Technica is usually pretty good, but this article fails to explain the logic or motivation behind Tesla's restriction. I've never heard of any such thing attached to a purchase of a consumer good and I'm at a loss to understand why.
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- jstarfish 3y agoAnti-scalping was the (speculated?) reason the first time around.
- salawat 3y agoNormalization of contract based elision of Right of First Sale. Since the tech has evolved to basically allow for doing things like keeping one's finger on what happens to something after it changes hands, of course businesses are engaging in lawfare to normalize it's use and snuff out any memory that things were ever different.
- karmakaze 3y agoCommon with Ferrari's: Can't sell in the first year, can't sell without notice.
- aaroninsf 3y agoTesla thinks it's "preventing scalping." I think it's "preventing people stuck with it from dumping it and depressing the cost of new"
- grepfru_it 3y agoMy neighbor bought a Rivian truck cash when it came out. Sat on it for 4 months then turned around and sold it for twice his buying price while it was difficult to acquire. Sat on his hands for 6-8 months then bought another one, which he kept for himself, with the profits. He said he would do the same thing with the Cybertruck in a heartbeat
- jerkstate 3y agothe Ford F-150 Lightning has the same 1-year restriction. GM restricts Corvette C8 resale within 6 months. The Ford GT had a 2 year restriction. It's not uncommon for low volume production, highly sought after cars, not that I think this is fair, but it's hardly unique to this vehicle.
- labrador 3y agoInteresting. That was in 2022 for the Lightning. Now it was just announced the production was cut in half, so I doubt it still holds Ford cuts planned 2024 production of electric F-150 Lightning in half https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/11/f-150-lightning-ford-cuts-2024-production-plans-in-half.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/11/f-150-lightning-ford-cuts-20...
- bdcravens 3y agoFerrari has terms that you can't modify the car for a period of time or else they can reclaim it. One of the more famous cases of this was when Deadmau5 wrapped his with the Nyan Cat (he then bought a Lambo and did the same thing). Another situation I saw involved a TikToker who did an EV conversion.
- AndrewKemendo 3y agoI have a signed order agreement from 2021 for a RWD but haven’t heard anything from them. Anyone else?
- spaceflunky 3y agoWith a price locked in?
- bdcravens 3y agoI don't think any of their preorders have locked-in prices.
- AndrewKemendo 3y agoNo I haven’t heard anything else is the point
- bdcravens 3y agoProbably won't until they have any ready for delivery (around 2025 or later)
- willnonya 3y agoJust another step along the march to the 'you don't own your property's mindset.
- grepfru_it 3y agohttps://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/109 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/109 states you own the property when you acquire ownership of it. if the contract is written in a way that says you are renting, leasing, or loaning the car for a period of time then the sale has ultimately not completed. whether you decide to agree to the terms of the contract or not is entirely up to you. it is also entirely up to tesla to not offer the contract or sell a car to you if you disagree. this likely only works because of tesla's network effect. honda, for example, would be hard-pressed to do this with their civics or accords today. tomorrow is a different story entirely
- nikau 3y agoGood thing Tesla doesn't have a marketing team lest one might think this is a marketing stunt
- clouddrover 3y agoSilly pleb! You didn't think you owned that thing you paid for, did you?
- taimurkazmi 3y agoFord does this with the GT. John Cena sold his a few months after buying and they sued him.