It took me almost ten minutes to reply to your comment, veering wheel set me off laughing so hard my dogs started barking thinking we were under attack. All I could think of was swimming cleat and football bats. Thank you.
Honestly, the message is there, though. There's no telling what's going on with the person driving the car, but they are afraid and/or are trying to demonstrate that they aren't proud of their purchase.
There's plenty of people who own Teslas. Don't harass them.
That said, if you do drive one, it would probably be advisable to be the most courteous driver on the road. There's a lot of angry people out there and the last thing any of us need is more aggression out there.
I think the legal phrase "you know ot when you see it" should be applied. Random slick Model S in the grocery parking lot? Can't really make a judgement. Cybertruck with a massive Trump 2024 flag or two hanging off the back?* Raging asshole found.
*One of these was driving around my campus on the week of the election.
For all their hate of the “virtue signaling” Left…goddamn they brand every facet of their life and body with outward facing displays of their cultural/political affiliation
I’ve seen quite a few Tesla’s with bumper stickers lately pop up in my town lately that say “I bought this before he was a nazi” or just a crossed out “Elon”.
I mean, on a cybertruck, it's waaaaay harder to believe they're trying to distance themselves due to regret about the nazi instead of safety and not wanting to be egged. since it was very obvious already that he was a piece of shit...
I hate Elon more than most, and I gotta say there's a huge difference between "Bought a car from a company where the CEO's a fucking tool who says edgelord shit on the internet." and "Bought a car from the company where the CEO bought a candidate, did some nazi salutes, and is actively dismantling the government with no oversight."
There are plenty of people who bought into the hype, or just thought it was cool and don't really pay attention to the CEO of a company.
Yeah it's sad for those people. They're kinda stuck to deal with any potential vandalism they might have for owning a Tesla. They can't really sell them either and I'm gonna go on what I assume is a pretty sturdy limb and say they're getting shit for potentially trying to trade in Teslas.
yes, and the cybertruck came out pretty far into the latter half. he had already gone full nutter for months, and the mere existence of the cybertruck as a product is a consequence of his unchecked narcissistic and stupidity. there certainly are people who bought it without knowing better... but they really should've known better at that point.
My friend bought one for the meme back when it first became available. He's a strong blue voter. He just has a lot of money because of his programming job.
In fact, I'd reckon the vast majority of people buying Cybertrucks fall into the "rich and bought it for the meme" category. Do you really think the Nazi MAGA idiots are going to buy an electric car, even if it's made by Elon?
It's odd how willing people are to cheer for destroying a tesla but no one is saying they should go harass the guy with ram 2500 and 2 huge trump flags out the back.
It's wild to me that someone would be stupid enough to buy a Cybertruck and not align with Musk's Nazi shit since he was already out and loud about being a shithead when it launched.
I agree with everything you said, especially the don’t harass them part. But Cybertruck drivers have zero excuse for not being proud of their purchase. That was way too recent to pretend you didn’t know anything about Elon. Still don’t harass the drivers unprovoked
I considered it, then decided on the Rivian, then remember what it's like trying to leave Florida during a hurricane and got a Honda Pilot. You can't depend on getting charged all the time, but gas is still pretty much everywhere.
The thing is the decisions until two months ago are excusable by being ignorant. It takes most people years to pay off a car and we're in the most uncertain time in history. I've got friends who drive Teslas from all walks of life. Hell, if you own a Tesla now, you should keep it. It may be the only power source for your home soon if we end up with rolling power outages from a government shut down.
Don't judge people based on what they have, but on what they do. I say this as someone who road raged against a Tesla right after the salute and I regret it, even though I did it in response to the guy cutting me off and being a massive asshole.
I was manipulated into a rage that is out of character for me. I know there's a lot of people who feel more strongly or are more inclined to violence. I am just saying that if you are going to do what you're going to do, at least be considerate of your own actions, who they will actually hurt, and who they actually serve.
A LOT Of ride share drivers own TESLAS. It seems like half of my Lyft drivers own one. They tell me they bought the TESLA to save on gas and for their perceived reliability. I didn't say they are more reliable, I'm saying that is what they tell me. They bought them WAY BEFORE the 2024 election and are just trying to make a living in the gig economy. Give them a break.
This is why I advise people to chill when they actually see a TESLA. You never know if the owner is just a working joe or jane like them.
Harassing and vandalizing TESLAs only gives Musk's/Trump's supporters more fuel to call the liberals as "unhinged" and needing to be "owned harder."
The best way to protest TESLA is to not buy them, not buy their stock, speak out against what Musk is doing especially to your elected leaders, and to vote for people who don't want Musk on their future team. That's all.
I know that a lot of us are angry, but if someone bought the thing and were oblivious to things before, I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and treat them like people are supposed to be treated in the United States. Innocent until proven guilty.
I say that as someone who doesn't own and has never owned a Tesla, nor have I ever wanted one. I just know that part of 'their' plan is to get 'us' to fight. I don't want to see my fellow Americans take the bait.
See this is how everyone should be. Give people respect. Doesn’t matter if they don’t agree with you. People are entitled to their own opinions. The democrats preach open minded ness and acceptance. They gotta practice what they preach. I say this as someone who didn’t vote because I refuse to back anyone that does business with sex offenders. Looks like I probably won’t be voting, potentially ever again
I wish I could say they were, but half of my near misses in the last 6 months was a Tesla running up on my bumper or trying to share my lane. I give their drivers a wide berth.
The tacoma is better at doing pretty much everything a truck does, but performance-wise its not even close. You picked like the one thing the cybertruck is actually good at.
I love my 5.7L V8, its got a great amount of oomph and it roars when I push the gas. Sure I pay for it at the pump but its a glorious engine. Toyota switching that for a 3.5L TT V6 is a big step back.
Only if you looking at it for a 2 to 3 month timeline.
When you compare the performance in a matter of years, (or negative years for the cyber truck) the Tacoma will eventually outperform the cybertruck, just because the cybertruck will stop performing entirely in 6 months or less (assuming it got delivered to the owner in the first place and the headlight wipers don't It's spontaneously combust, which is a difficult ask).
Hey hey people, SentinelZero here! Whats the most painful human experience? Many would say childbirth, but that only produces 10% of the pain of being a Tesla owner.
There was a guy when I was out in Maryland that had a Honda hatchback from the 80s I’d always see parked with a decal that read “Mercedes Benz Laurel courtesy vehicle”.
Well he bought a cybertruck, so when other CT drivers see him they will probably think "Hey loser nice toyota you got there, why dont you ride elons dick like we do huh? HUH!"
My brother worked as a Toyota master mechanic, then for Tesla, and quit about a year and a half ago.
He now works for a smaller business and the owner bought a CyberTruck "for the business". He gets to borrow it whenever he wants (his kids think it's cool to do launches).
its also like, why are you ashamed now. you willingly bought that garbage "truck" that looks like it was designed by a 4 year old and is lethal for pedestrians AFTER musk was openly a nazi. so like just own it at that point.
It's pretty easy to tell on ALL the cars too.. look at the steering wheel for the T shapes or the dashboard in general. Heck the wheels/rims on the tires have the T too
Well, as a European, I have to say that I think it's quite realistic for many people in the USA today to believe that. I have not heard much smart stuff from the US recently.
He's not actually trying to make other people think it's a Toyota, he's just trying to will the gods of fate into letting the car last a couple of decades instead of a couple of months.
Ngl maybe it’s just Toyota bias, but in endeared me to that vehicle. Once I see it from the front the bias will probably wear off though cuz that shot is ugggly
I don't think it needs to actually fool someone. As long as it makes it clear you are distancing yourself from the tesla brand it achieved its goal I think. Doing this in a funny or outlandish way is even better in my opinion. I'd probably put an Aperture Science, Umbrella or Weyland Yutani logo on there.
It was certainly not the intention of the owner to make people believe this car is a Toyota. It is just an open protest and a way to distance himself from Elon Musk. In other words: It is a more subtle version of a gesture that involves the use of your middle finger ...
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u/LifeIsARollerCoaster 23d ago
The Toyota cyber truck got a laugh out of me. No one is going to believe that is a Toyota