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Re:Tesla 'Cannot Guarantee' Roadster Reservation Holders Wil... by skeeter2020 on Sunday October 18, 2026 @11:37AM (#50142003)
do you normally commit to - and pay a sizeable deposit - ten years before you take deilvery of a new car?
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Re:Tesla 'Cannot Guarantee' Roadster Reservation Holders Wil... by alistairSH on Sunday October 18, 2026 @12:07PM (#50142308)
$250k USD invested today is ~$400k to ~$600k in 2036.

And that $50k deposit made 9 years ago? That could have been nearly $300k in 2036.

"A fool and his money..."

I don't have any particular problem with a modest (a few 10s of thousands) deposit on a ~3 year timeline that's reasonably confident. But six figures on a 100% speculative consumer good (ie not even remotely an investment)? Oof, no thanks.

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