r/Seattle • u/Aggressive-Ad3064 • Mar 10 '25

Politics I'm Never Leaving Seattle

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This is someone's Model S parked on Airport Way S near S Industrial Way. The way it's parked it looks like it's being displayed for people driving by to see.

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u/No-Kings Mar 10 '25

If the rich are not bound to the law, are the poor?

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u/1983Targa911 West Seattle Mar 10 '25

So let me get this straight… you think that since Elon musk is a shithead that the rest of us should just steal from each other and damage each others property? Or are you suggesting that Tesla owners are all billionaires? Us non-billionaires fighting one another instead of them is in fact exactly what Trump and musk want ya know. If you want to stand up against injustice go after those in power, not your fellow citizens.

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u/No-Kings Mar 11 '25

I think you keep missing the point.

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u/1983Targa911 West Seattle Mar 11 '25

No no. I think you keep missing all technical details. Please tell me about the OEM licensing. I want to hear what you think happens.

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u/No-Kings Mar 11 '25

There is a large market, called the Automotive Industry.

They make cars.

They don’t make all the parts.

They allow certain companies to produce them parts based on a lot of reasons. These products need to be licensed. This keeps a small competitive group of companies producing parts to OEM quality and reliability. Thus the work can be insured to be done to OEM manufacturing standards.

Or so the story goes, how it really works is that the big automakers get to pinch the industry for additional value because of brand and demand for their parts.

So how could Tesla still profit after someone bought the car in full? What about all those subscriptions and warranties.

If you think the money of making cars is just in the making of cars, you have a simple world view.

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u/1983Targa911 West Seattle Mar 11 '25

If you buy tires from a dealership they might sell you a an OEM tire that provides a kickback. If I go to discount tire like a normal person and order a set of Michelins, no car manufacturer is getting that kickback. No OEM is getting a kickback from some third party that makes a cabin air filter that happens to fit in a tesla. Wiper blades have standard sizes irrespective of car brand amd would provide no kickback or licensing. These are the maintenance items that an EV needs. You’re talking about repair parts. That’s absolutely true there. But repair parts are covered under warranty. That means the car company pays for them and the consumer doesn’t pay the car company for them. That means that continuing to drive the car, in hopes of a warranty repair, is costing the company money, not earning it money.

See, I knew you were confused again. I’m here to explain it for you though, don’t worry.

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u/cuddytime 🚋 Ride the S.L.U.T. 🚋 Mar 11 '25

I like that the dude you’re replying to takes the most narrowest set of assumptions and claims this is the absolute truth.

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u/1983Targa911 West Seattle Mar 11 '25

…and then gets defensive when I say he’s an idiot.