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I know a few very decent people who have bought like 6-7 years back. Especially back then this was just (at first sight, they were paying later when services came...) the best electric car out there. This has changed (BYD etc), and I don't want to get into the general "cars suck" discussion here. Not my poimt. All I wanna say is that I in no way judge per se anybody driving an "old" model S. Not every average customer did the research and maybe it was a bit more known to the general public in the US than in the rest of the world what a douchebag Elon was let's say pre 2020. All the newer/Tesla versions and their buyers? They can go fuck themselves because no excuse after DOGE any more. You're directly supporting fascism. Everybody knows today.
What do you think about folks buying them second-hand? Some friends of ours are fairly liberal and dislike Musk, but they wanted an EV and couldn't afford a new one. So they bought a used Tesla. As a liberal, I think the environment is my top issue... So I just shrugged. We can't fix humanity's bullshit while society is collapsing due to worsening climate disasters. It can be hard to get people to focus on something so esoteric though when people are struggling with more immediate needs, so I get the opposing view that it's lower priority even if I disagree.
For me it really depends on the business model. Okay he won't profit from the purchase but how much will you still (be forced to) pay in the Tesla ecosystem with a 2nd hand car and shift capital to him? I am really uninformed about this but this would be my guideline in the decision.
Second hand is risky now. They aren't putting money in his pocket, which is good, but they'll still feel the fallout of his actions the same as his sycophants.
By "feel the fallout", do you mean they won't be able to buy replacement parts when the company goes under/ there will be a ton of maintenance due to poor product quality? Or do you mean the blowback from other liberals/ progressives? If the former, I can't help but agree. If the latter, I guess that's what I'm trying to take issue with/ head-off.