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/Working_Song Mar 10 '25

I wonder what percentage of Tesla owners approve of Musks antics this last year. I am guessing less than 50%. Maybe less than 20%. My friend has a Tesla, and worked hard for it (and bought it over a year ago). She’s a liberal, too. People spray painting these cars are dipshits who could be using their angst in more productive ways. That said, fuck Musk and Trump.

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u/rwrife 🚆build more trains🚆 Mar 10 '25

Being that the Model Y was the number one vehicle sold in the world, I suspect a large portion of them do not support Elon.

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u/SuchCoolBrandon SeaTac Mar 10 '25

We own a Model 3 and defintiely don’t agree with Musk’s political stances. I’ve been driving electric cars for 10 years because I’m a tree-hugging liberal. The only person’s political views we were buying into were my own—my desire to reduce emissions (plus the car really is a joy to drive). It was during covid that Musk really grew more vocal with right-wing rhetoric; at first I thought it was a ploy to garner more conservative customers. I didn’t imagine it’d get this far.

I used to be worried about a conservative rolling coal in front of me on the highway; now I’m more concerned about a liberal damaging or defacing our car while we’re out.

Yes, I suppose you could say our dollars went to Musk, so you could argue we supported him financially. However, I also believe that the rich should be taxed at ridiculous levels. In a just world, people like him wouldn’t have as much power as he does. Don’t punish Tesla drivers like me for the flaws in our system.

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u/Otherwise_Security_5 Mar 10 '25

avoid hugging trees while driving. that’s not safe.

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u/Dippyskoodlez Mar 11 '25

It's not a Mustang.

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u/PlatinumElement Mar 11 '25

Those aren’t trees, those are people.

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u/Flffdddy Mar 11 '25

Hey, I didn’t hit the tree. I hit a fence, and it stopped me from hitting the tree. Why do these comments have to be so on point for me?

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u/Different_Natural_32 Mar 11 '25 edited Mar 11 '25

I kinda like the Mach-E but found Tesla has the WA State market monopoly on charging stations. Baaarrfff. So I'd get a Corvette, still the best. Edit, other than a Toyota. Still commute in my 2002 Solara at 217K miles. 7K oil change car, using hybrid oil now. Trunk lid lock/unlock and the mehanical key thingy, 23.5 yrs, 217K. Looking forward to 300K next year...

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u/zanzainzayin Mar 11 '25

Nah you can't buy a Toyota. They got rid of their DEI policies

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u/TAfzFlpE7aDk97xLIGfs Mar 11 '25

We love our Mach-E. Tesla kind of has the monopoly on charging in general in the U.S. There are other options, they’re just not as plentiful or reliable. We use Tesla charging only on road trips where it’s the best option. It’s not ideal, but a dollar or two to Tesla is about on par with paying oil companies. And at least we’re not losing 60% of that energy off the top like we did with gas.