Tesla could sue Cybertruck buyers for $50K if they flip it too soon

Re:Tesla could sue Cybertruck buyers for $50K if they flip i... by mikestew on Monday November 13, 2023 @04:22PM (#38255586)

If I, for example, preferred a McLaren over a Ferrari, I could understand someone questioning me on that choice. It might even be fair to ask, "yeah, but which Ferrari?" But never in my wildest imagine did I picture myself being called to answer why I would prefer a Ferrari over a mass-produced car such as a Tesla.

But in the interests of cooperation, I will offer one reason: because even in Redmond, WA, I don't see a Ferrari at every intersection. In contrast, Teslas are basically the "Redmond Corolla" these days. If I'm throwing money away, it'll be thrown at something ridiculously impractical. And on grocery day I'll drive the Hyundai that was purchased with "not-throwaway" money.

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Re:Tesla could sue Cybertruck buyers for $50K if they flip i... by maerF0x0 on Monday November 13, 2023 @04:36PM (#38255720)

So in short "Status" or "Exclusivity"?

I think cybertruck is hitting on markets where "Real men drive trucks"[1], and may have a sort of uniqueness / exclusivity in markets like those that would buy a Ford F-150 Raptor. The latter new can cost as much as a used Ferrari 8|

[1]: regardless of what one feels about that phrase it is a marketing tactic.

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Re:Tesla could sue Cybertruck buyers for $50K if they flip i... by mikestew on Monday November 13, 2023 @04:43PM (#38255784)

So in short "Status" or "Exclusivity"?

No, but I did suspect I was being setup with your question. The word you're looking for in my original post is "impractical". Otherwise, my money wan't really thrown away, now was it?

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Re:Tesla could sue Cybertruck buyers for $50K if they flip i... by maerF0x0 on Monday November 13, 2023 @05:22PM (#38256193)

No no, no setup... I wouldnt use those terms pejoratively towards you if they were your goal :) .

So in short i'm understaning the goal is to "throw away the money" and get something you see as absurdly excellent? (i'm guessing that's what you mean by impractical, other wise why not get 1M goats for example (IMO that'd be very impractical)

Anyways, thanks for having the discussion with me :)

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Re:Tesla could sue Cybertruck buyers for $50K if they flip i... by mikestew on Monday November 13, 2023 @06:53PM (#38256986)

My apologies for misjudging your motivation. I was a gold medalist in the Conclusion Jump in 2012. But, yes, throwaway money gets spent on things I might not otherwise buy. A Tesla is Just Another Car, nothing special. I have one of those already, just in Hyundai form, don’t need another one. Hence the Ferrari with all its impracticality.

Back to the original post I replied to: the money I made on TSLA wasn’t “free”, it represents opportunity cost if nothing else (I could’ve purchased the car I really wanted instead). And hence no Tesla for me. But if I had purchased 10x of those early Tesla shares…I’d still buy the Ferrari, and get groceries in the Hyundai. :-)

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