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Re:Why I think Tesla is building throwaway cars by the_mitsuhiko on Sunday March 06, 2016 @12:55PM (#11234685)
> I think we're going to start seeing "jailbroken" Teslas soon after they start falling out of their warranty period.

You sure about this? Because I am sure many of the Teslas are just leases and with how the calculation looks it's more interesting to get a new car at the end of the leasing period than to try to buy it out.

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Re:Why I think Tesla is building throwaway cars by ge0rg on Sunday March 06, 2016 @01:21PM (#11234779)
Even with leasing, the used cars won't be immediately destroyed, so it's reasonable to assume they will be sold to people, and these people will have an interest in inexpensive maintenance and repair.
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