Tesla Will Now Let You Finance Your EV Repairs... With Interest Rates as High as 36% APR - FuelArc News
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Let’s say your Cybertruck pops a tire, or needs a new windshield, or you just looked at it funny and the glued-on stainless steel panels fell off. No worries! Tesla’s got you covered. You can now finance your repairs through Affirm or Klarna, because if there’s one thing America needs, it’s more high-interest debt attached […]

With Tesla, you can turn a $2,442 windshield installation into a $3,174 windshield installation through the power of interest.

This is being reported by the Teslasphere as an “excellent option” to restore affordability to a car market that desperately needs more affordability.

Only, neither of those numbers is even in the same ballpark as affordable.

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 day ago

    How much of this expense is because Tesla is a small auto manufacturer? I imagine they don’t have the economies of scale that others do.

    And I’m not even thinking about the stupid wankpanzer with all it’s custom BS…

    I feel like a competent CEO would have merged with a large auto manufacturer and maintained an independent leadership.

    • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      16 hours ago

      Tesla still makes the best EVs out of the American manufacturers I believe. They make really horrible cars though.

      The big 3 are no better, but if Tesla had merged with a Japanese or European manufacturer that actually knows how to build great cars, it could’ve been something spectacular. A ridiculous market advantage.

      • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        15 hours ago

        It’s a cautionary tale for any (sane, rational) business now. For crypto, very inspire. Much yoink.