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rgbecker

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5. Interesting that the article is in a Detroit paper.

Reply to MichMan (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2019, 12:08 PM

Feb 2019

Nobody likes the new guy. In Motor City, Washington DC or anywhere else.

Has been a lot of negative Tesla reports over the years yet they somehow soldier on.

Astounding that in the past a car maker could turn a profit making less than 10,000 cars a year, no trouble...now it takes hundred's of thousands. The numbers always favor the huge corporations.

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Would-be Tesla customers wait, wait for their cash back [View all] MichMan Feb 2019 OP

My brother is on the list, wants to cancel--the model he's being offered is $15K less than Model S TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #1

It's a tired old story, actually. Funding a company by soliciting MineralMan Feb 2019 #2

Musk is now touting an electric pickup but he's been beaten by Rivian already BSdetect Feb 2019 #3

Years ago a friend ordered a Prius with a $5000 deposit csziggy Feb 2019 #4

Interesting that the article is in a Detroit paper. rgbecker Feb 2019 #5

Detroit writers generally have a very good understanding of the industry MichMan Feb 2019 #6