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[–] sampao@lemmy.ml 52 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

I bet the dealership damaged them to get a insurance instead of trying selling them πŸ˜‚

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 43 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It's a strategy that wouldn't surprise anyone, considering that Tesla is being investigated for EV rebate fraud in Canada.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 8 points 16 hours ago

Fuckin' shitpumps robbing us taxpayers

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago

1000% insurance fraud.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

This is why I'm opposed to that vandalism happening. If cars are vandalized, they get insurance payouts. If they are left alone, they rot on the lot, not selling, and hurting the bottom line. Protest the dealerships, that will be enough deterrent. No need for the vandalism imo.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 20 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Not if we keep burning them and the insurance drops their policy. So let's keep burning them and get the insurance to drop their coverage.

[–] not3ottersinacoat@lemmy.ca 12 points 12 hours ago

What's nice about the fediverse is that you can say this and I can agree and upvote without our accounts getting banned. That, and people over on the other site are clutching pearls about this.

[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't get headlines or move momentum forward though. The fire is more visceral. Who cares about money right now. The world is burning might as well burn theirs.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

True, but those things are surveillance machines. Covered in cameras, and there's about a thousand or so unique angles that they'll have of you committing the act. I just don't think the juice is worth the squeeze esp when Trump is trying to put terrorism charges on these people. It's not worth rotting in Guantanamo over.

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Your lack of participation in the growing fight against oligarchs has been noted

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Ok guy. Check my post history.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago

You know if you get into a car accident your insurance goes up. If insurance adjusters see there's a very real persistent and constant danger of Tesla's being lit on fire while at the dealership guess what happens to insurance rates at those dealerships and for Tesla in general of course? What's going to cost them more money at the end of the day?

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 47 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

These dealerships should probably pivot away from selling cars from a Nazi-owned company, eh?

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Tesla doesn’t sell through independent dealerships. This only affects Tesla owned dealerships. Which is nice.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 hours ago

LOL. Time to close shop, then. πŸ˜†

[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 21 points 15 hours ago

You misspelled "Swastikars", it's okay though I still understood what you meant.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 17 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Good job... but could we work on getting those numbers up?

[–] PixellatedDave@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Except the lack of dealerships in MI and only have showrooms that have limited amounts to burn. Would have to torch the whole building.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Hey - you got this

Wear gloves though. Safety first!

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 16 points 14 hours ago

Thoughts and prayers.

[–] jownz@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago

I think 80 is the high score so far! You definitely don't want to fuck around and find out in Hamilton.

[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago

clarkson_oh_no_anyway.jpg

[–] yannic@lemmy.ca 10 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I am a used car salesman just for the day.

That'll buff right out.

[–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 7 points 17 hours ago

Oh no......

Do it again.

[–] DistressedDad@lemmy.ca 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Rookie numbers. 80 cars is nothing to a billionaire.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 16 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It causes the insurance companies to crank up the fees for insuring Teslas, which makes people think twice about buying a Tesla, which results in way more than 80 lost sales.

Tesla's valuation is already overinflated based on expectations of future growth rather than current market, so those lost sales end up translating into way more of a loss in value for the stock price than those lost sales' literal dollar value.

Billionaires often leverage their stocks as collateral for loans, so those stocks losing value can end up costing the billionaire more than the dollar value loss alone.

There are some advantageous feedback loops here.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 4 hours ago

they already are, i believe insurance for the truck is double or triple of similar vehicles. or the owners are probably uninsured themselves, which is probably not the case.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 6 points 16 hours ago

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[–] SaturdayMorning@lemmy.ca 5 points 17 hours ago

I would love to play felon a song but couldn't find my microscopic violin.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 18 hours ago

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Okay so what you do, see, is you get that punkin' chunkin' trebuchet out from storage, right? Okay, then . . .