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  • Tesla is already one of the most expensive automotive brands to insure.
  • Insurers warn that rates could soon go up as activists are vandalizing Teslas over CEO Elon Musk's political meddling.
  • Owners have no recourse short of selling their cars.
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

lol.... "because they're vandalism targets" not because they burst into flame and the parts fall off so often the deductible is met every time you hit a speed bump.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I keep seeing posts about "selling your Tesla" but for someone to sell it, someone else has to buy it, so how does that fix anything exactly?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Sell the parts/scrap it?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not buying new Teslas keeps demand lower.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My point was how are people meant to "sell their Nazi cars* without having someone to buy them?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

There are premusably people who don't mind the stigma of owning one of these things. Having them buy used from a person instead of new from Tesla is better. It puts zero dollars into Musk's pocket.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's hilarious. Love the picture of a customer service rep in a mask lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

BAHAHAHAHA!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A dealership would buy it. I see it as a race to get rid of a rapidly depreciating asset.

People are fucking pissed at elon and don't want to support him More and more issues are found with the newer vehicles

The resale value is going to continue to drop, so people really should drop it before you're paying rue dealership to take it back

All in all, we've known for a long time Soon is a shit bag. So no sympathies for those with the on fire assets debating to drive the Nazi mobiles or eat the sunken costs (easy decision IMO)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Then the dealership will try and resell it to someone else, assuming they actually do take it. They've likely noticed the price falling and wouldn't want to catch the knife either?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago