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Tesla's brand loyalty collapsed after Musk backed Trump, data shows

19 points by comebhack 1y ago

gibbitz 1y ago
Hard to figure out if this was due to Musk or poor quality causing the cars to start failing. Still making payments on mine and it's in the shop for electrical failures to the tune of $3k. I think Musk is a tool, but not as big of one as I am for buying this car to begin with.
- rsynnott 1y ago
  Tesla's _always_ had fairly severe quality issues, but it didn't really seem to hurt brand loyalty for a long time.
  - fuzzfactor 1y ago
    That does beg the question, did product quality collapse as steeply and at the same time that he made his worst lapses in character judgment? Could be, or maybe his own character gained greater scrutiny in the process and didn't stand up.
billy99k 1y ago
I'm still curious why these sorts of discussions never talk about the fact that leftist protestors firebombed dealerships across the US and attacked people driving the cars. Do you really think people are going to want to drive a car and risk being attacked in the future? Especially ones with families?
- dagw 1y ago
  attacked people driving the cars Did this happen? And if so in what number. Dealerships got attacked and cars got vandalised, but are there any records of the people driving Teslas being physically attacked?
  - 0x445442 1y ago
    There have been reports of "road rage" like instances such as an elderly woman in Flagstaff AZ being assaulted for driving a Tesla. It's not clear cut in these cases what the motives were. However, there are many cases of destruction of personal property where the motives are crystal clear. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14556619/woke-key-tesla-swastika-elon-musk.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14556619/woke-key-t...
hazek112 1y ago
I lost interest in his endeavors after his crash out on Christmas showing his disdain and hate for American tech workers. He clearly wants to replace Americans with h1b's. But also, the last thing I need is a car that requires a fucking app and a monthly subscription...
more_corn 1y ago
Was it that or the Nazi salutes on national television?

19 points by comebhack 1y ago

Hard to figure out if this was due to Musk or poor quality causing the cars to start failing. Still making payments on mine and it's in the shop for electrical failures to the tune of $3k. I think Musk is a tool, but not as big of one as I am for buying this car to begin with.

rsynnott 1y ago
Tesla's _always_ had fairly severe quality issues, but it didn't really seem to hurt brand loyalty for a long time.
- fuzzfactor 1y ago
  That does beg the question, did product quality collapse as steeply and at the same time that he made his worst lapses in character judgment? Could be, or maybe his own character gained greater scrutiny in the process and didn't stand up.

billy99k 1y ago

I'm still curious why these sorts of discussions never talk about the fact that leftist protestors firebombed dealerships across the US and attacked people driving the cars. Do you really think people are going to want to drive a car and risk being attacked in the future? Especially ones with families?

dagw 1y ago
attacked people driving the cars Did this happen? And if so in what number. Dealerships got attacked and cars got vandalised, but are there any records of the people driving Teslas being physically attacked?
- 0x445442 1y ago
  There have been reports of "road rage" like instances such as an elderly woman in Flagstaff AZ being assaulted for driving a Tesla. It's not clear cut in these cases what the motives were. However, there are many cases of destruction of personal property where the motives are crystal clear. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14556619/woke-key-tesla-swastika-elon-musk.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14556619/woke-key-t...

hazek112 1y ago

I lost interest in his endeavors after his crash out on Christmas showing his disdain and hate for American tech workers. He clearly wants to replace Americans with h1b's. But also, the last thing I need is a car that requires a fucking app and a monthly subscription...

more_corn 1y ago

Was it that or the Nazi salutes on national television?