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Canada Kid

(257 posts) Thu May 15, 2025, 04:25 PM May 15

JUST IN!! Slimy Musk strikes again! [View all]

Story just came out about how Tesla refused to allow a buyout by leaseholders of their cars at the end of their leases. Excuse was to use cars as robotaxis. However...he then resold them to new owners at higher prices along with a few minor data upgrades. Huge amount of dollars gleaned from this scheme, a backhanded way to get even more rich. Unscrupulous acts along with ethically questionable transactions...typical Musk/Trump ways of doing things. And this piece of work has a foot in your government's day to day operations. JUST WONDERFUL!

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JUST IN!! Slimy Musk strikes again! [View all] Canada Kid May 15 OP

Source? Link? LearnedHand May 15 #1

Do you have a source? Bayard May 15 #2

I wouldn't buy a car from him even if it was free. There are plenty of alternatives available, and more JohnSJ May 15 #3

Jalopnik article on this as OP didn't provide one flvegan May 15 #4

thank you Celerity May 15 #5

When you lease an automobile, you sign a contract. Ms. Toad May 15 #6