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Let me get this straight. You bought a "statement car" but not for its statement, and then you assume that other people driving a different "statement car" bo
by bryanlarsen 10mo ago
Let me get this straight. You bought a "statement car" but not for its statement, and then you assume that other people driving a different "statement car" bought it because of the statement?
- lotsofpulp 10mo agoThey also avoid buying certain cars to make a statement.
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- Lammy 10mo agoYes, anybody who puts a sticker on their car apologizing for owning it is somebody who bought it to make a statement. I bought mine because I researched best gas mileage, lowest ongoing maintenance cost, and dimensions that fit the the city, and that's what I came up with.
- slg 10mo ago>Yes, anybody who puts a sticker on their car apologizing for owning it is somebody who bought it to make a statement. Or the opposite, buying the car wasn't a statement at the time and they don't like that driving it feels like a statement now so they got a bumper sticker to acknowledge that their continued ownership is not a statement of support for Musk and his ideology.
- Lammy 10mo agoReal ones wouldn't be thinking about it at all.
- bryanlarsen 10mo agoLots of reports of Tesla's getting keyed. I know Tesla owners who bought the sticker just to avoid getting keyed.
- scottyah 10mo agoMy favorite is the cybertruck with the T O Y O T A decal on the back
- EA-3167 10mo agoSo it all boils down to "No True Scotsman"? How about I offer you an alternative: We don't try to guess why you bought what you bought, or why you need to so actively rationalize it, and you stop assuming that those stickers are something other than "Please don't key this car" signs. Less dramatically some of them are also "I bought this before the guy started throwing celebratory HiterGruß on stage and carving up important parts of the government for nonexistent savings." Which... for people outside of your bubble is something important.
- slg 10mo agoHow are you defining "real ones"? Because it seems like you're implying that someone can't have political opinions while also occasionally making apolitical decisions.
- psunavy03 10mo agoUntil someone who hates Elon (not saying that's wrong per se) throws a brick through the window (which IS wrong per se) and you're on the hook for paying for it.
- whattheheckheck 10mo agoThe world's richest man did a nazi salute. Real ones would fight WW2 against him
- hackable_sand 10mo agoThen you are really bad at research
- Lammy 10mo agoThe 175k miles I've put on it over the last decade say otherwise :)
- spiderice 10mo agoHow is a Tesla a "statement car"? A Cybertruck, sure. But Tesla's are as normal as anything on the road nowadays.
- primedteam 10mo agoDepends on the market. In Australia Tesla is much pricier than all the Chinese options (more the norm). In my area people who would have probably bought a Tesla are looking at BMW's range.
- mvdtnz 10mo ago> then you assume that other people driving a different "statement car" bought it because of the statement? He assumed that people who drive a statement car emblazoned with a big sticker that says "HERE'S THE STATEMENT I INTENDED TO MAKE" bought it because of the statement. I think that's a reasonable assumption.