He's placing a political bet on government handouts. Musk is a defense contractor and Tesla has lived off credits and DOE loans for years. His ugly turn is probably a big play to lay in massive subsidies for his operations via the next admin. Bonus points as Twitter is his marketing department to keep himself in the…

Wut? Really? Maybe that explains the poor reliability reputation of makers like VW. Hey, it’s only supposed to make it past the 5 year inspection anyway.

The drivers aren't employees, but they won't be free to choose their route. Sure. 

Check those relevant property tax laws. They’ll ensure you pay rent indefinitely for services your locality provides. 

I think what’s more grim is what it continues to say about the American market. The only people that can buy new cars are rich (or rich-adjacent) people. Why even make an economy car/SUV? 

Elon has been working hard to alienate everybody except for avid Tucker Carlson viewers. 

Volvo isn’t really interested in moving huge volumes are they? As a luxury brand I assume the figured out the sweet spot for the price point.

I made the mistake of looking at European options based on your comment. I’m now aware of the Corolla Touring Sport. Hybrid Corolla Wagon. Why can’t I have nice things!?

Need that hatchback. Too bad they don't make the Corolla hatch in the hybrid. 

Grim. Probably a working draft in progress from some Koch sucking goon as we type. 

That’s part of the plan to phase out public schools and have the kids learn valuable life lessons on the job. 

Seconded. I replaced mine about 8 years ago as the springs failed. Previous owner put decorative wooden facades on the doors that added a ton of weight but didn’t properly upgrade the springs. First winter I’m in the house both doors fail within two week of each other due to the springs. No way to use the garage.…

My plan is to get a month or two of the expensive-ish plans when there are things to watch. And most of the year I won’t have Netflix.

Love BtB. A coworker turned me onto that recently.

Exactly right. They can be a very large and potentially profitable luxury automaker, but they sure do need to decide what that scale is if they’re not going to completely crash and burn.

I won’t quibble over whether or not Tesla is luxury. But if Tesla wishes to be a luxury automaker, doesn’t that mean that defacto they will never reach any scale like other automakers? And can they every catch up with the profitability of the likes of BMW at a similar scale? Can they remain a viable entity as a luxury…

That’s the correct approach. This is principally a stock price pumping move to make sure he can liquidate enough for his foolhardy Twitter purchase. 

Totally agree. Used GTI and Mazda3 prices have been ridiculous. If they came down enough I’d maybe consider. I am on a few lists to get new vehicles as well. I just turned down taking delivery of an ID.4 (for my wife) due to inability to qualify for tax credits. Also have a reservation for a TN built ID.4 due in…

You mean Cyber-Amphibious vehicle. It’s also a short term boat now.

Right there with you. I’m shopping for something to replace my 2009 Mazda 3, but inventory is tight and dealer mark ups are still hitting for most of what I would want (manual hatchback). So like you I just spent $3k getting work done. The car had started shaking when driving and needed a host of drivetrain fixes as…