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Re:Tesla sends untrained employees to work on cars as servic... by dragonwriter on Thursday June 16, 2022 @08:28PM (#31772661)
> Not to derail from your main point, but how does Musk's public conduct play into your reason for selling your Tesla?

Luxury items function significantly and social signals. Associate the brands with things potential buyers don't want to be associated with, and those buyers won't want to buy (or display) them. Tesla has benefitted from Musk’s image when it was less partisanly political and more “To Mars!”; his recent shift may shift where the brand has appeal.

Re:Tesla sends untrained employees to work on cars as servic... by boardwaalk on Thursday June 16, 2022 @08:41PM (#31772756)
It’s already doing so according to a recent poll [1].

[1] https://www.axios.com/2022/05/26/brands-politics-axios-harri...