Tesla's big vehicle price fluctuations and repair wait times are putting rental car companies at a loss both in the figurative and literal sense. Tesla has cut prices by 30% this year and those rental companies which bought at the peak are suffering.
Tesla’s depreciation is almost identical to that of every other car model
Not at all. You might be okay with how fast yours depreciated, but that doesn’t mean it’s in line with other brands.
And BYD is a newcomer
They aren’t- They’ve been making cars since before Tesla was incorporated. And they make more BEVs than Tesla, more battery cells than Tesla, and tesla uses BYD cells in some of their cars.
Just say that you don’t like Teslas
Okay. I liked my Performance Model 3 for the first 9 months, then it had serious problems. By the time I traded it, I hated it.
and/or Elon Musk
Great. Musk is a piece of shit. That’s secondary, but still related to how abysmal Tesla’s repair shops are, how few there are, and how long you need to wait for parts.
or that China is giving you money.
I wish. Yo, China. I’m willing to take money, and in exchange I’ll promote BYD as an EV brand. If anybody in China with the authority to make this happen, DM me for wiring instructions. $500k USD a year, access to engineers internally so I can ask questions, and we’ve got a deal.
See my links further in this thread, and feel free to attempt to disagree with actual industry reporting. And, of course, show us any links you have pretending that Teslas don’t depreciate faster than the highest selling vehicles in the world. Something other than Elon’s tweets.
We don’t have different results, you just can’t seem to read a simple picture for some reason. See how that 2018 Toyota is worth over the 80% line and the Tesla is below the 80% line? I’ve seen self owns here before, but this was impressive.
You’re quick to become insulting. You should look into that, because it makes you seem like a total asshole where it’s entirely possible that you are not one.
The difference here is that I’m looking at longer ownership times, so I was focusing on year 2012. Toyota is still somewhat better, though, but Toyotas are famous for having very long lives. Volkswagen is at about the same level.
Not at all. You might be okay with how fast yours depreciated, but that doesn’t mean it’s in line with other brands.
They aren’t- They’ve been making cars since before Tesla was incorporated. And they make more BEVs than Tesla, more battery cells than Tesla, and tesla uses BYD cells in some of their cars.
Okay. I liked my Performance Model 3 for the first 9 months, then it had serious problems. By the time I traded it, I hated it.
Great. Musk is a piece of shit. That’s secondary, but still related to how abysmal Tesla’s repair shops are, how few there are, and how long you need to wait for parts.
I wish. Yo, China. I’m willing to take money, and in exchange I’ll promote BYD as an EV brand. If anybody in China with the authority to make this happen, DM me for wiring instructions. $500k USD a year, access to engineers internally so I can ask questions, and we’ve got a deal.
The data I’ve seen disagrees with you, so do you have better data?
See my links further in this thread, and feel free to attempt to disagree with actual industry reporting. And, of course, show us any links you have pretending that Teslas don’t depreciate faster than the highest selling vehicles in the world. Something other than Elon’s tweets.
For instance:
https://caredge.com/tesla/depreciation
vs
https://caredge.com/volkswagen/depreciation
vs
https://caredge.com/toyota/depreciation
I looked at your links. Fascinating that we have the same source site, but apparently different results.
We don’t have different results, you just can’t seem to read a simple picture for some reason. See how that 2018 Toyota is worth over the 80% line and the Tesla is below the 80% line? I’ve seen self owns here before, but this was impressive.
You’re quick to become insulting. You should look into that, because it makes you seem like a total asshole where it’s entirely possible that you are not one.
The difference here is that I’m looking at longer ownership times, so I was focusing on year 2012. Toyota is still somewhat better, though, but Toyotas are famous for having very long lives. Volkswagen is at about the same level.
How much would you pay for an ex-rental car ? The argument is total BS.
I’ll never own another Tesla in my life, so I’m probably the wrong person to ask. 😆