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You know its a Tesla event when all of the bad takes by people who don't understand how business work come out. "Tesla shipped the most cars in 2015 and yet lost the most cash, the company is imminently dead" is my favorite behind "the model 3 is just to boost Tesla's stock price so they can raise cash!".
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Is it really surprising? Even if it was just a new toy people would be waiting in line, because they know it's going to be well designed and a cool gadget, no matter the specs. But beyond that Musk has a vision, and it's an inspiring one: practical,technology-based solutions to some of our species' biggest problems. He very nearly bankrupted himself getting it to this stage. Whatever you think of that, or him, I can't say it's surprising that people are willing to buy into his vision - in the most literal sense.
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Anubis posted:I'm more concerned with the hitting 200k+ miles in 5 years. Electric engines, in theory, should be a lot more durable but we'll see how long it takes till I'm looking at a battery replacement. I would not be concerned. If Tesla uses a similar approach to GM (80% battery used, 20% unused), you won't notice a difference. There is at least one Gen 1 Volt out there that has 200k miles on it already and the owner has not reported any reduction in range or performance of the battery. Been doing a bit of research given probably getting a Gen 2 Volt. Thought about a Model 3, but I can't wait over a year. Also range issues, Canada is awfully big and the charging infrastructure isn't there yet.
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Apr 1, 2016 03:23
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F5'ing on the website...
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Oh neat I found the thread for fellow dumbfucks who spent all day waiting in line to buy a car they haven't even seen yet. I've been getting a lot of poo poo from people I know about this, but I feel like worst case scenario I wasted my day bullshitting with other cool Tesla fans and I've transferred a relatively insignificant amount of money from my bank account that I don't need to my Tesla account that I can get back at any time. Best case scenario, I get a combined $11,500 worth of federal and state tax rebates to buy a really rad car. I don't understand why any of this is unreasonable.
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Parasara posted:You know its a Tesla event when all of the bad takes by people who don't understand how business work come out. "Tesla shipped the most cars in 2015 and yet lost the most cash, the company is imminently dead" is my favorite behind "the model 3 is just to boost Tesla's stock price so they can raise cash!". Maybe I don't like Tesla because I think the interior is chincy for it's price, and I think a lot of the hype around Tesla is unfounded. Top Hats Monthly fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Apr 1, 2016 |
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Apr 1, 2016 03:42
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Neat, $1000 just went out of my checking account! Thanks Elon
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Apr 1, 2016 03:44
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The stream is now live with some cool prerecorded content at the moment.
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Where's a good place to watch?
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shadowvine118 posted:Where's a good place to watch? http://teslamotors.com
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Besides what I've said, here's hoping that it actually turns out good and inspires competition. vvvvvv Like he said, that's the thing I don't get. I know people are excited for it, but I just couldn't imagine putting $1000 for something, even if it was immediately refundable before I see what the product looks like and I got a spec sheet.
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io_burn posted:Oh neat I found the thread for fellow dumbfucks who spent all day waiting in line to buy a car they haven't even seen yet. I've been getting a lot of poo poo from people I know about this, but I feel like worst case scenario I wasted my day bullshitting with other cool Tesla fans and I've transferred a relatively insignificant amount of money from my bank account that I don't need to my Tesla account that I can get back at any time. Best case scenario, I get a combined $11,500 worth of federal and state tax rebates to buy a really rad car. I don't understand why any of this is unreasonable. You could also just wait until it actually comes out
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FCKGW posted:You could also just wait until it actually comes out I believe the idea is to get it before the federal rebate program ends. Waiting until it comes out means you will be in a massive backlog and more likely to miss the rebate. Whether pre-ordering today will end up helping get the rebate remains to be seen of course.
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FCKGW posted:You could also just wait until it actually comes out But then you would be tortured by watching all the early reservation holders drive it in your face for up to a year.
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Ranter posted:I believe the idea is to get it before the federal rebate program ends. Waiting until it comes out means you will be in a massive backlog and more likely to miss the rebate. Whether pre-ordering today will end up helping get the rebate remains to be seen of course. Preordering today gives you the best chance of sliding in under the rapidly closing window for the full rebate value. A $35,000 car that ends up effectively costing $23,500 is pretty dang awesome, and worth a little extra hassle.
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io_burn posted:Preordering today gives you the best chance of sliding in under the rapidly closing window for the full rebate value. A $35,000 car that ends up effectively costing $23,500 is pretty dang awesome, and worth a little extra hassle. I thought people said it was going to be 35K after rebates?
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Apr 1, 2016 04:31
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They are running late. I expected SpaceX precision!!!!!!!!
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Top Hats Monthly posted:I thought people said it was going to be 35K after rebates? Pretty sure Elon stated they were going to come in at $35k before incentives.
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Apr 1, 2016 04:33
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steam is now live
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eeenmachine posted:Pretty sure Elon stated they were going to come in at $35k before incentives. Yep, admittedly that's probably going to be the base model with a tape deck and no cup holders. But, still.
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Ranter posted:steam is now live I'm guessing Elon knows I'm too poor as I can't see poo poo on my end.  Maybe in the next lifetime I will be rich enough for a proper car.
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Apr 1, 2016 04:35
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actually i love live streams and i think this car will own
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io_burn posted:Yep, admittedly that's probably going to be the base model with a tape deck and no cup holders. But, still. I find it hard to believe the base Model 3 will be worse than my base Toyota Prius.
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Apr 1, 2016 04:36
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I'm going to buy a Tesla because Elon doesn't wear dad jeans and white running shoes.
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Apr 1, 2016 04:37
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I'm not getting a stream, is anyone?
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Apr 1, 2016 04:38
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show us the dang car, elon
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spandexcajun posted:I'm not getting a stream, is anyone? Yep you're broken
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Apr 1, 2016 04:39
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If a vehicle is spewing toxic gas, that's bad for your health... Thank you for these revelations prophet musk.
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Apr 1, 2016 04:40
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Never seen Elon Musk speak before. He's not as charismatic as I thought he would be.
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working here 
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Mandalay posted:Never seen Elon Musk speak before. He's not as charismatic as I thought he would be. This is actually light years better than the last time I saw him speak in such an event; The SpaceX Dragon 2 reveal... Props to him for doing it his ownself, but the man isn't a public speaker...
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Mandalay posted:Never seen Elon Musk speak before. He's not as charismatic as I thought he would be. He's even worse off script. When you see him in interviews, he seems to be thinking too fast for his mouth to articulate.
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spandexcajun posted:I'm not getting a stream, is anyone? turn ublock/adblock off
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KakerMix posted:turn ublock/adblock off Running ublock with a good stream, FWIW.
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here it comes boys
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Did he just call the 70K model S a mid price car or did I not understand him correctly?
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I swore my next car purchase would be a Tesla, and by the time the model 3 arrives my son will be turning 16 and I'll have a great excuse to rotate my car to him and get myself a new one. Today I took that important step of throwing $1000 into a space hole in the hopes that I can get one roughly around that time frame. Yes, my fear was that I would definitely want one but then be put on a waiting list for 2020. The refundable part made the decision easy.
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I have none of those. Land a god damned rocket stage no prob but a steaming video on the internet? That is loving hard.
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Model S, a good looking car The Model X...a not so good looking car.
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