Yep. We have to pay and pay and pay for all that stuff whether we asked for it or not.
When was the last time anyone reading this paid cash for a new vehicle?
1985 for me. Brand new Monti Carlo S/S
Yep. We have to pay and pay and pay for all that stuff whether we asked for it or not.
When was the last time anyone reading this paid cash for a new vehicle?
Tesla is one of my customers. That doesn't make me an expert in all things Tesla or Elon Musk. But having spent my life in the automotive industry I know a thing or two.
The launch difficulties he's having with the Model 3 were foreseen over a year ago when he started accepting deposits. It's not uncommon for new vehicle launches to get pushed out and/or start slower than expected. It's happening to him and it's happened to virtually all of the automakers that have been in business since Ford busted out the door to get his first car out.
The roadster he brought out this week was just a teaser. It's not a model that is launched or will be anytime soon. He is just showing the world that electrification of the automobile is viable.
Like other's have said, he is a visionary, has deeeeeep pockets and knows how to make money.
Oh, those of us who think cars are expensive need to spend some time around the Tier 1, 2 and 3 automotive companies and see what it takes to get that shiny new car to your driveway. We make headlamp assemblies that have 6-7 lens, brackets, light blockers, etc. and the cost to make just one of those lens is astonishing.
You do realize Tesla isn't his only company, nor the source of his income...right?
So, Paypal and SpaceX. In one way, I get what you're saying. In another, I wonder; would you want to by a car designed and built by eBay or Morton-Thiokol just because they were successful in their particular niche?
Maglev tube trains running through ultra smooth, partially evacuated tunnels? Still science fiction for decades to come
Yep. We have to pay and pay and pay for all that stuff whether we asked for it or not.
When was the last time anyone reading this paid cash for a new vehicle?
...When was the last time anyone reading this paid cash for a new vehicle?
18 months ago...
Yep. We have to pay and pay and pay for all that stuff whether we asked for it or not.
When was the last time anyone reading this paid cash for a new vehicle?
Yep. We have to pay and pay and pay for all that stuff whether we asked for it or not.
When was the last time anyone reading this paid cash for a new vehicle?
Inflation adjusted:
1976 Ford Pinto sedan (base):$13,317.94
1978 Chevy Chevette (base): $14,272.00
2017 Ford Fiesta (base): $13,660
2017 Chevy Spark (base): $13,875
Inflation adjusted:
1976 Ford Pinto sedan (base):$13,317.94
1978 Chevy Chevette (base): $14,272.00
2017 Ford Fiesta (base): $13,660
2017 Chevy Spark (base): $13,875
I haven't seen this posted anywhere on INGO so I thought I would see if people still hold the same opinions of Elon. I think he has lost the confidence of the board. They can't like the wild swings in stock prices over the last month.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/tech...-tweets/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8236d9993e84