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My concern was should I buy a CPO MS (which I lust over) and Tesla went belly up, what would happen to their Service Centers, Rangers, Super Charger Network and parts availability. I think this clears the air a bit. Now I just have to win a Lotto Ticket and dig deep into my savings to swing a CPO MS soon.Yup - 500 a day now (3500 a week) with 5,000 likely by the end of the month. I never really doubted he would turn it around and quickly. It's not rocket science!
Don
Even some of us little ones. I attended the meeting. They had a Semi and a Roadster 2.0 parked out front. Qinsp might be impressed with the size of the brake rotors on the Roadster. They were massive. Of course there were many other Teslas parked there - from a Roadster or two, to Model S/X/3 of every color.And speaking of Tesla, guess all the BIG investors are happy with what they heard at yesterdays Shareholders' meeting.
http://fortune.com/2018/06/05/6-things-we-just-learned-from-teslas-shareholder-meeting/
Depending on a lotto ticket for your dream car isn't the way to go. Make a plan, save the cash (stop leasing or borrowing), and invest to get on the profit side of compounding interest. Plus, learn about the IRS Rule of 55 and/or 72(t)if you want to dig into retirement prior to 59 1/2 without penalty. I for one am not planning to buy another used car again, unless it's a collector car or maybe a used ELR, because I want one. My wife wants to get a Tesla, but I too am waiting to see if they ride out "production hell" as I worry about replacement parts, repairs, etc.My concern was should I buy a CPO MS (which I lust over) and Tesla went belly up, what would happen to their Service Centers, Rangers, Super Charger Network and parts availability. I think this clears the air a bit. Now I just have to win a Lotto Ticket and dig deep into my savings to swing a CPO MS soon.
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Actually, if it was rocket science they wouldn't have had a problem figuring out what the other car companies knew all a long, that car production can't be streamlined by using robotics alone.Yup - 500 a day now (3500 a week) with 5,000 likely by the end of the month. I never really doubted he would turn it around and quickly. It's not rocket science!
Don
Except, Elon is a rocket scientist!!!!It's not rocket science!
Don
And the link above it.Mr. Dave, you gave away the answer in the post (readable from the home page)
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Very well might be, yes. It was predicted (like it was hard to see comingIt's a MacGuffan.
My point, exactly!Except, Elon is a rocket scientist!!!!
Right, engineers and technicians are just window dressing. It's all Elon.If Elon can fly first stage rockets back to the take-off point for re-use as he's sending supplies to the ISS and back, how hard can it be to build a car?
Isn't that what subtle Don M had in mind?Except, Elon is a rocket scientist!!!!
Engineers and technicians are among the many tools that great men use to do great things - None of those individuals could do what Elon doesRight, engineers and technicians are just window dressing. It's all Elon.![]()
That's exactly the reply I expected. I wouldn't trade any of the blessings I have for anything Musk has. He leads a very different life - one I wouldn't touch, and don't admire. If it works for him, I'm okay with that.Engineers and technicians are among the many tools that great men use to do great things - None of those individuals could do what Elon does
Everyone (literally everyone) credits Dean Kamen with designing and marketing the Segway, but it was actually done by a team of more than 30 engineers, some of them quite brilliant - Name one of them. Name anything any one of them ever did after that. Dean made a million errors along the way and his $2,000 invention turned out to be $6K when it was finally marketed . . . . he wasn't very adept at balancing the tech side with the bean counters. His 'team' needed closer supervision (Elon's does too) but left to his own dreams, he made many revolutionary products
It's perfectly OK for you to be jealous of Elon - Millions of us are!
Don
But 'He' didn't DO anything on his own.Engineers and technicians are among the many tools that great men use to do great things - None of those individuals could do what Elon does
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It's perfectly OK for you to be jealous of Elon - Millions of us are!
Don
As it turns out, a lot harder. Two entirely different markets, different products, different everything.My point, exactly!
If Elon can fly first stage rockets back to the take-off point for re-use as he's sending supplies to the ISS and back, how hard can it be to build a car?
Don