Twombls t1_ituhq7z wrote
Tesla is owned by the richest man in the world. Im sure they will be fine. They also dont have dealers. Its just a room where you can go sit in cars. They already do fine in VT.
mr_chip_douglas t1_ituos58 wrote
Would it have a service center?
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Room07 OP t1_itujlo3 wrote
I don't mean will they go under like some local sandwich or pizza shop. I mean will Vermonters fully support the brand. Home Depot closed in Brattleboro years ago.
Twombls t1_ituk0h2 wrote
I mean There are already hundreds of them in the burlington area. Plenty of boujie people to buy them. The local dominoes has two of them for pizza delivery.
Personally I'd never buy a musk mobile because I prefer my car to not be a touch screen smartphone where I can't even open the glovebox without a touch screen.
GaleTheThird t1_ituqis1 wrote
> Personally I'd never buy a musk mobile because I prefer my car to not be a touch screen smartphone where I can't even open the glovebox without a touch screen.
Doesn't help that they're not particularly nice cars for the money, either
friedmpa t1_itun8a3 wrote
Don’t forget everything is locked behind paywalls and subscription based
Electrical-Bed8577 t1_itwxtpe wrote
That's Audi (too?). They sell you on all this great stuff but don't mention everything is a fee'd subscription.
spootypuff t1_itx4lsp wrote
And bmw. $18/month to activate your heated seat.
thisoneisnotasbad t1_itun6i7 wrote
The issue with adding wheels and an engine to a computer.
Software is written by humans. Humans are flawed, software will always have exploitable flaws.
Shep_Book t1_itv6ns4 wrote
In all fairness, this isn't particularly new. Even going back much farther, things like the prius that was making the rounds after it was hacked. It did require physical access to the car, but then was able to be controlled wirelessly, IIRC.
The main thing most cars have in their favor is the inability for them to be updated/connected to wirelessly. At the same time, the ability to patch bugs that do show up, remotely, is really nice.
I think the responsible thing for any company, especially one making widely used software, is to have a robust bug bounty program. Pay people to exploit and break your software, then fix it.
thisoneisnotasbad t1_itwn195 wrote
Right, the Tesla makes remote internet connected intrusion possible. People do it just to prove it can be done. Less people bricking your ford escort in the name of lolz
YPG-Got-Raqqa t1_ituxgil wrote
Vermont is very pro green energy, pro EV. I can't imagine they are going to have issues selling here.
cohray2212 t1_itva3w5 wrote
I'm honestly surprised there's no dealership already. Like 10% of the cars in Chittenden County are Teslas.
IDK where you were going with the comparison of a Home Depot in southern VT to a car dealership in South Burlington. If you truly believe that it's a logical comparison I'd recommend never opening your own business lmao. Opening a sandwich shop, wondering why no one wants your food and saying "the tire shop by my house does well" is in your future.
Room07 OP t1_itvi5rf wrote
My understanding is that Home Depot failed (was rejected by Vermonters) due to both the rejection of a large box brand over local hardware stores and the owner's insistence on contributing to conservative right-wing causes.
Elon Musk has outed himself as a right-winger and I'm wondering if Vermonters will reject the brand. Obviously, there are already a few Teslas around but Musk's new public stance is causing a stir among those in the market for an EV. Many are swearing to never purchase a musk-mobile solely because of his political stance.
Since the mask and vaccine mandates, there have been a few Vermont businesses that outed themselves on social by making stupid political or insensitive comments. The businesses were essentially review bombed and boycotted. They're all closed.
What can't you understand about these comparisons?
cohray2212 t1_itvx0xk wrote
- Vermonters dont do that really all that much.
- Vermonters love green shit
CallingAllDemons t1_itw2eas wrote
There's three other Home Depots in VT, so I don't really think you can say the brand's been rejected by Vermonters.
Some-Permit-2445 t1_itx4ukr wrote
Rutland and Burlington both have Home Depot’s, never been rejected in any sense. The local hardware store from my home town (Castleton) still does alright (Gilmores) but I don’t see that being an issue in Vermonters eyes when Teslas are already all over the state. (For the sake of your comparison) What local EV company is putting out cars lmfao. I will say, I don’t see why anyone would get your comparison, I don’t understand since this post is comparing oranges to apples. I doubt there will be mask mandate issues in Teslas dealership when it is going to be under the spotlight (being the first in state, especially if it offers dealership maitnence) so I think that point is mute too. Just because there is some democrats in Burlington and Brattleboro doesn’t mean they can’t stand behind anything related to a “Republican’s” views (I could care less about muskies opinions/views, that’s why idk if he even is a Republican). I mean they literally voted Phil Scott in, so if we are talking about the same sample, Vermont, I don’t think they will generalize an entire brand over the owners private views, that (from the many teslas already on the road) they already support, and react by pushing the business out of Vermont. I don’t see it.
Room07 OP t1_itx5kyn wrote
Some-Permit-2445 t1_itx6ffx wrote
I don’t give a shit about half mass Brattleboro VT. I’ve only stopped there for shit Thai and got food poisoning. Here, now we are both devaluing each others points with useless information. Just because this happened however many years ago, in SOUTHERN VT, and you didn’t read my point at all. Doesn’t mean all of Vermont will take small business’s over big, It’s opening in SOUTH BURLINGTON, where there all already dealerships representing most large name car brands nearby. It’s about time Tesla makes their entrance, and claims the market they ALREADY have, with the hundreds on the road in the state. Especially if they offer maintenance at the location.
Room07 OP t1_itx6ype wrote
This is r/Vermont. Not r/Burlington. You've made your feelings quite clear.
Some-Permit-2445 t1_itx859k wrote
Your original article is on a location in South Burlington, not Brattleboro. So I don’t see why where it is posted makes a difference with our argument’s. Wasn’t trying to include my feelings, I deal with a lot of that in B Town on its own. You wanted a discussion, I tried to provide one.
Room07 OP t1_itvbd8q wrote
I love getting downvoted for asking a question.
MargaerySchrute t1_itx0mon wrote
You asked the question in such a back handed way that it comes across as snippy, that’s probably why you are getting down voted.
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