I have seen a lot of tesla vandalism online the last few days and I’m kind of on the fence about it.

I’ve seen several examples locally here in BC, Canada.

I think totally warranted at newly purchased teslas going forward. Also it serves as a deterrent for potential future buyers.

But vandalizing a car that is a few years old I think is lame. Those driversare already being punished enough by driving something around that’s worth less than scrap.

  • BlueLineBaeEnglish
    245·
    10 hours ago

    I couldn’t have said it better. I feel terrible for my parents right now. They bought a Tesla a few years ago. A good portion of my teen and early adulthood was spent going to the junkyard to get parts or spending hours trying to revive a part we couldn’t replace because we had no other choice. I was so happy when they were finally able to get a new car for the first time in 30 years. It wasn’t what I would buy, but my dad has always been a tech nerd and this was his dream car. Now they’re scared to visit me in the city because someone might scratch a swastika into their car that they’re now embarrassed to drive.

    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
      68·
      10 hours ago

      With the price of these things they could have afforded a new car way before they bought that Tesla.

      • Bob Robertson IX@lemmy.world
        151·
        9 hours ago

        Yes, that’s how it works when one thing is more expensive than another thing. But people do save up money through one part of their life to spend during another part of their life. And they aren’t the only people who used to think that Tesla’s were cool tech cars.

        • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          1 hour ago

          It was a reply to OP saying they were so happy their parents were able to buy a new car for the first time in 30 years. They were able to buy one way before that, they just wanted a luxury car, I would have said the said thing if it had been a Mercedes or a Cadillac.

      • BlueLineBaeEnglish
        1·
        2 minutes ago

        This is a common misconception. Not that I’m trying to get anyone to purchase one, but they are the most affordable electric vehicle on the market. I just bought a Prius last year and it was more expensive than their Tesla. They maybe could have bought a GMC or something, but part of this is that they wanted to be done with constantly fiddling with a shitty car. By saving a bit longer, they have achieved this and I don’t blame them.