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Old 04-16-24, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Can't believe anyone thinks that quote is real lol.
That shows you how people feel about Musk lol.

Whether he said it or not, many CEOs feel that way and it wouldn't surprise me one bit that he feels that way too.

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Of course random "news" agencies know more than the CEO makes sense.
Its not that they know more, its that the CEO isn't telling us and shareholders the real story. He knows.
Old 04-16-24, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
That shows you how people feel about Musk lol.

Whether he said it or not, many CEOs feel that way and it wouldn't surprise me one bit that he feels that way too.
It's a take on best part is no part, thought that would be super obvious.
Its not that they know more, its that the CEO isn't telling us and shareholders the real story. He knows.
He flat out said reuters is lying.

I don't understand how people fall for clickbait over and over again the likes of npr have been doing this since forever.

Tesla is finally making a profit. For the first time, the California-based electric carmaker has posted two quarterly profits in a row.

Those profits were driven by pricey cars — higher-priced variants of Tesla's new Model 3, which sell for $50,000 and up.

But instead of doubling down on the strategy that proved profitable, Tesla is laying off thousands of people to slash costs, reducing production of the Model S and Model X and building a new factory in Shanghai. It's all part of an aggressive push to make cars for the mass market that sell for $35,000.
Gotta get in that negative spin. Of course npr was completely wrong but we'll ignore that and keep believing articles from npr.
Brian Moody, the executive editor for Autotrader, says Tesla should walk away from the master plan and just admit that it's a premium carmaker.
Amazing.

Old 04-16-24, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
He flat out said reuters is lying.
Yeah, I believe Reuters.

I don't have a lot of faith in the truthfulness of somebody that doesn't think calling something "Autopilot" and "Full Self Driving" makes people think his cars can drive themselves.
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Can't believe anyone thinks that quote is real lol.
who are we to doubt your posted 'quote' when you provide no references, no emoticons, nothing.
and musk has certainly made more outlandish statements.
Old 04-16-24, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
who are we to doubt your posted 'quote' when you provide no references, no emoticons, nothing.
and musk has certainly made more outlandish statements.
Elon said, "the best part is no part". You can't honestly think he'd say that about people lol.
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Elon said, "the best part is no part". You can't honestly think he'd say that about people lol.
TB totally honest, I also misinterpreted and didn't know that was a joke. A smiley face or laughing emoji would have cleared things up 🤣
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Elon said, "the best part is no part". You can't honestly think he'd say that about people lol.
I 110% absolutely think he would say that.

I would never use the word “caring” to describe him lol
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That's one the most famous, quoted and memorable things Elon has said. Full thing in context he was actually praising people at SpaceX.


That philosophy has worked out pretty well for SpaceX I'd say.
Old 04-16-24, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Elon said, "the best part is no part". You can't honestly think he'd say that about people lol.
People say all kinds of things when they have a bad day. Lol

​​​​​​Honestly, I can believe he gets frustrated with his help often like any other business owner so I could see him slipping a comment in.

I thought you were quoting too, btw. Lol 😂
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Tesla service department already wasn't known to be great. Seems it might get worse.
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Tesla service department already wasn't known to be great. Seems it might get worse.
I just went through the app to schedule service, and I'm able to schedule service through any of the four locations near me. I tried everything from Tire rotation to battery issues
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I just went through the app to schedule service, and I'm able to schedule service through any of the four locations near me. I tried everything from Tire rotation to battery issues
Does not seem like an issue scheduling an appointment, it's appointments that were already scheduled are getting pushed back.
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Tesla also handles their own distribution so all the "dealership" employees are actually manufacturer employees in their case.
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
That's one the most famous, quoted and memorable things Elon has said. Full thing in context he was actually praising people at SpaceX.

https://twitter.com/Erdayastronaut/s...40982497792005

That philosophy has worked out pretty well for SpaceX I'd say.
I think what you miss is most of us don't have enough interest in Elon Musk to know what he has said. Memorable to you, couldn't be less memorable to us. I remember that line vaguely now that you post it, but none of us understood the reference you were making because we're not following every word he says.
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
That's one the most famous, quoted and memorable things Elon has said. Full thing in context he was actually praising people at SpaceX.

https://twitter.com/Erdayastronaut/s...40982497792005

That philosophy has worked out pretty well for SpaceX I'd say.
The best Tesla is not a Tesla, the best EV is not a EV.
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