First lap around the drain complete...

https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/19/technology/business/tesla-downgrade/index.html

I keep saying; how are they going to make money on a $35k car when they can't clear profit on a $135k car.

I would cancel just over the plastic hub caps.

http://queenstrack.com/wp-content/up...dealership.jpg

Reckon that's what called ludicrous mode. Either that or sleeping at the factory and calling heroes pedos.

How did that car miss the building but hit the sign?

The Tesla Pyramid collapsing???
 

Tesla's new car smell, a certain Enron Musk

Seriously, a guy who thinks that underground vacuum tubes are a viable transportation solution . . . is not someone to trust with billions.

YMMV, but I think this was pretty obvious to all but the unicorn riders.

I have a coworker who ordered a Model 3. I will send him the zero hedge link. I hope he gets his car. But even if he gets it, with Tesla’s trajectory, will Tesla be able to provide service?

My Crystal ball is cloudy on that. Oh well, off to the local Studebaker dealer for an oil change.

That's not even the strangest story I've seen recently. They have a ton of cars sitting in fields and no one is sure why.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-19/why-are-thousands-teslas-sitting-field-california-0

Cars sitting in inventory either need a repair, or a part added. Part of the high volume push...

Musk will move to wherever they pay him to be.
He makes a huge living off the taxpayers and will continue to do so, he's the PT Barnum of the 21st century.

PT Barnum didn't need tax payer money to dupe the citizens. Now to see the Egress!

That's lap #2.

Really good con men go where there is the most money. Now, the Feds are crazy in debt, but they can still throw lots of money around.

You know the crazy thing? This is a company that has never turned a profit that still somehow almost hit $400/share and is still, despite acting like being on the verge of bankruptcy, over $300/share. If anyone needs an exhibit A for the stock market being as much about emotion as rational thought, here you go.

This analyst seems pretty bullish about Tesla's future.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-23/tesla-asks-suppliers-for-refunds-to-help-turn-a-profit-wsj-says

Excellent analysis Matt. At some point the party will be over.

^ because they want to SELL!

But, what ev's

This is interesting.

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8 months ago:

10/10 quality control and material selection.

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/accelerator-pedal-broke-off.92712/

https://jalopnik.com/bumper-falls-off-brand-new-tesla-model-3-after-30-minut-1828306917

Well, there's that and the SEC investigation.

A friend of mine has had TWO Model S (one when they first came out and another a year or so ago). He is a true believer. He said both leak when it rains--which makes washing them fun.

"true believer" = blithering idiot who drank the kool aid

Elon's gonna need some new hair plugs.....

How people attach their loyalties to companies and products blows my mind sometimes.

Funny comment on a Porsche forum, wait you probably knew that, ha.

Cheers Richard

And how much do we rip on "German Engineering" ?

If you don't know what I'm talking about, you have not worked on a tail-shift 914 or removed the ball joint from any early 911/914.

Ironic, being on a Porsche board.

Edit: Oops, Richard beat me to it.

What blows my mind is over 300 posts on a Porsche message board about a car few, if any, of the posters have any experience with.

Your Musk hurt is showing.....maybe you should blame the Ambien.

To be fair, the underground vacuum tube transport has been an idea talked about by real scientists for decades.

So I have the ball joint thing to look forward to, great.

At least it does not leak in the rain

What's so hard about removing a ball joint from a 911? It's a 2 minute job.:confused:

That was enlightening. :rolleyes:

Are the early ones different from the later ones? I had no trouble replacing the ball joints on my '88. It was a lot easier that old Chryslers where the ball joint screws into the control arms.

Notice what I don’t own right now? Don’t fall in love with anything that can’t love you back. Especially if it’s a financially insolvent car company led by an egomaniac billionaire selling mediocre products based upon unsubstantiated hype.