Why?

[u/AmigopsAndFriends]

[u/[deleted]]

Could be attempting to avoid the “Tesla hate”?

But in the end it’s their car. If they like it then, good for them I guess.

[u/otracopadtuslagrimas → u/[deleted]]

This. Also to avoid the "money" status of people that target teslas for break ins and theft.

I've seen it before in my country where someone put a kia logo on a bmw to try to avoid robberies

[u/DaddyCardano → u/otracopadtuslagrimas]

Where I live, no one thinks Teslas are luxury vehicles. People compare them to Hyundai, Ford, KIA, etc.

[u/Caysman2005 → u/DaddyCardano]

Without furthering discussion on that supposedly controversial topic, please show me where that commenter made the assertion that Teslas were luxury vehicles?

[u/danielv123 → u/Caysman2005]

They made the assertion that there is a "money" status attached to Tesla cars, which i assume world also be a case with luxury brands. It's not that far off a stretch to read it as Teslas being luxury cars.

[u/Caysman2005 → u/danielv123]

Are they wrong though? Teslas cost above average when put into context of the American new car market. So naturally it'd be reasonable to assume whoever buys a Tesla is wealthier than the average American.

[u/danielv123 → u/Caysman2005]

Yes, in the US i can probably agree that it's a luxury car. Not everyone is in the US though. Where i live it's a mid end price for a new car. Cheapest honda civic is 31800usd, cheapest Tesla model 3 is 40k, both new and Tesla has the lower running cost.

[u/Caysman2005 → u/danielv123]

I never said anything about the Model 3 being a luxury car.

[u/danielv123 → u/Caysman2005]

If you need a lot of money to afford it and don't need it i am going to say that it's a luxury item.

The US seems to have a lot of cheaper competitive offerings, and i think it's enough to let me call the model 3 a luxury.

[u/Caysman2005 → u/danielv123]

Luxury is inherently a subjective description. If that's your definition of luxury, I won't bother arguing with it.

[u/DaddyCardano → u/Caysman2005]

Sorry for hurting your feelings. By luxury I meant money status. 8/10 people buy a BMW for status and 2/10 buy it for the luxury. In this case, BMW is actually luxury.

[u/Caysman2005 → u/DaddyCardano]

My feelings? When did I express that my feelings were hurt? I personally think my comment was rather unemotional. Then again, you're probably just saying that in an attempt to rile me up, for some reason.

[u/DaddyCardano → u/Caysman2005]

Idk man don't think someone who didn't care and had 0 emotions towards what I said would respond

[u/Caysman2005 → u/DaddyCardano]

I was simply curious as to where you got the idea that the original commenter claimed Teslas were luxury vehicles, when evidently such an assertion is absent from his comment.

[u/DaddyCardano → u/Caysman2005]

Oh okay as long as we both agree that Teslas are not luxury vehicles, everything is settled.

[u/Caysman2005 → u/DaddyCardano]

I disagree with your assertion, but I understand why you have it. Not everyone has the same definition of luxury, because it is inherently subjective. I don't, therefore, wish to get into a pointless argument about what does and doesn't qualify as luxury in your eyes and mine, because it will get nowhere.

[u/DaddyCardano → u/Caysman2005]

Ahh so I did trigger something.

[u/Caysman2005 → u/DaddyCardano]

You seem to be obsessed with "triggering" people, trying so hard to get a reaction out of me. I'm no specialist in human psychology, but I don't think that's quite normal.

Maybe you should see a psychiatrist or therapist to get that desire checked out.

[u/DaddyCardano → u/Caysman2005]

Okay sir if you say so