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Tesla is going to be one of the first indicators the bubble burst. The tesla cars are overpriced, inconvenient, and they do not look particularly nicer than other cars in their segment.

Tesla is just a game for financial speculators to make a lot of money of the tech bubble.



Luxury is not a bubble.

Actually, in some countries, like Norway, Tesla Model S is actually really cheap compared to similar fuel drinking cars because of the way lower taxes.


Not to mention that in Norway gas is pretty much double what it is in the US probably $6/7 a gallon right now.


Tesla is not luxury. It's an expensive car that does not look good and needs many hours to recharge. It's not faster or better than other cars, it's just needs longer to recharge.

If you are paying $80k for a car, you don't care about fuel taxes.


> an expensive car that does not look good

Seriously? What cars, in your opinion, do look good?

> It's not faster or better than other cars

0-60 in 5.5sec

400Nm torque

Those numbers are nothing to sneeze at. Yes it is expensive. It is a low-volume exotic all-electric car. what are you expecting?


5.5 seconds isn't that great for the class of car it's in.

The Roadster is a sports car. It's 30k more than a 911 Carerra and slower in 0-60.

That said its torque curve is amazing which means you don't have to stamp on the gas pedal, and handle the transmission like a race car driver to get that 0-60 time.


You have your prices backwards. Tesla S is $50k(est) and the 911 Carerra is $79k.

Also, the S is a four-door sport sedan that seats up to 7, not a two-seat sports car.


The Tesla S is 50k. I'm talking about the Tesla Roadster.

I assumed he was too because of the 0-60 time, but I see I was wrong.

So my point is invalidated. Oops.


>It's an expensive car that does not look good ... It's not faster or better than other cars

Sounds like a luxury car to me.




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