Posted on 01/11/2024 9:13:29 AM PST by Yo-Yo
Hertz is offloading used Tesla Model 3s from its fleet at a deep discount. They may be former rentals, but they're cheap enough that you have to ask yourself—would you buy one for $14,000?
Hertz initially ordered 100,000 cars from Tesla, but has since pushed back its EV adoption for a multitude of reasons. The company blamed high repair costs and recent price cuts on new Teslas for the decision in an earnings call reported by CNBC. It's possible that the arrival of the 2024 Model 3's "Highland" facelift may also have pushed Hertz to liquidate. In fact, Hertz is already offloading excess Teslas, sometimes for less than half what they cost new.
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No: Next stupid question.
new batteries cost twice that
No way!
🤣
Maybe - if they throw in a 800 mile long extension cord for free.
If you need an extra battery, it sounds like a good buy... Otherwise... Why bother?
Hard pass.
I wouldn’t take one of it was free.
I don’t understand why my thread was just pulled about this
I posted a link to X on Disclose Tv account that quoted Bloomberg
As the source
The linked tweet just referenced Bloomberg it wasn’t a Bloomberg direct source
Yet my thread was nuked because of “Bloomberg”
I will give my standard offer that I gave for taking the vaxx.
They need to pay me one million dollars.
I can be bought—just not cheap!
P.S. Big Pharma told me that they had plenty of cheaper whores and would not need my services.
I remember seeing GMs electric car at a Chevy dealership, when they told me it was 40K, I actually laughed out loud, and said anyone who plops 40K down for that deserve the fleecing they are getting. That was before any of us really knew much about EVs.
this!!!
> Maybe - if they throw in a 800 mile long extension cord for free. <
Don’t forget a fireproof detached garage. You’re gonna need a fireproof detached garage.
I’d buy it. Then I’d take the battery out and sell it for $20,000 and then sell the rest of the car to a junkyard.
Uh, no.
Now we know why. It was a piece of crap. It couldn't hold a charge. It was chilly out, but not crazy-cold.
We were going to use it for a long-distance drive. That plan changed fast. We left it home and demanded our money back. Corporate has deflected our complaint back to the local dealer (again). Hertz's service is usually first-rate, but I guess they just don't know what to do.
I conclude that this happens a lot. EVs as a product stand zero chance of survival in a market economy north of the Mason-Dixon--or mostly likely, anywhere. If you need to go three miles down the road for a soda in northern Georgia, you'll probably be fine. Beyond that, forget it.
Not in the market for one but it would depend on the mileage if I was. I can easily put in a charger near my garage door and park it outside. Wouldn’t keep it inside, that’s for sure.
No, because they serve no purpose.
No. I suspect they off-load them about the time the vehicle will need a new battery. $14,000 for the used vehicle, followed by at least another 14 thousand for a new battery.
Coulda and shoulda had a V8.
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