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Tesla Will Now Let You Finance Your EV Repairs… With Interest Rates as High as 36% APR (fuelarc.com)

submitted 1 day ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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With Tesla, you can turn a $2,442 windshield installation into a $3,174 windshield installation through the power of interest.

This is being reported by the Teslasphere as an "excellent option" to restore affordability to a car market that desperately needs more affordability.

Only, neither of those numbers is even in the same ballpark as affordable.

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How much of this expense is because Tesla is a small auto manufacturer? I imagine they don't have the economies of scale that others do.

And I'm not even thinking about the stupid wankpanzer with all it's custom BS...

I feel like a competent CEO would have merged with a large auto manufacturer and maintained an independent leadership.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tesla still makes the best EVs out of the American manufacturers I believe. They make really horrible cars though.

The big 3 are no better, but if Tesla had merged with a Japanese or European manufacturer that actually knows how to build great cars, it could've been something spectacular. A ridiculous market advantage.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

It's a cautionary tale for any (sane, rational) business now. For crypto, very inspire. Much yoink.