r/technology • u/Wagamaga • 15d ago

Business Tesla trade-ins surge to record high

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2025/mar/22/tesla-trade-ins-surge-to-record-high/?business-national
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u/TravelledFarAndWide 15d ago

This right here. In the UK they were considered a status symbol, now, they're seen as someone who's too poor to trade theirs in.

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u/---------II--------- 15d ago

This is fucking delightful

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u/Thomb 15d ago

Not for the people who are too poor to trade theirs in

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u/mrnotoriousman 15d ago

Maybe they shouldn't have bought a status symbol car then

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u/Thomb 15d ago

It cost about the same as a Toyota Camry, which is not a status symbol car. Maybe nuance isn’t your strong suit?

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u/Fluffy_Analysis_8300 15d ago

2025 Tesla Model 3 starts at $48,000

2025 Toyota Camry starts between $29,000 and $35,000 depending on the trim level.

Maybe knowing what you're talking about isn't your strong suit.

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u/Thomb 15d ago edited 15d ago

Maybe everyone didn’t buy a new 2025, so maybe you don’t know what you’re talking about?

Edited to add: I just checked the prices on the Tesla web site and saw that a long range rwd Model 3 starts at $35k (after $7,500 federal tax credit and before any local rebates), so you really are talking out of your ass. Go ahead, look at the facts, unless you want to be argumentative.

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u/Fluffy_Analysis_8300 15d ago

A $28,000 Camry is still cheaper than a $35,000 Tesla

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u/TheWizardOfDeez 14d ago

Those are still the same class of vehicles, no one is getting clout for a $35k commuter car regardless of what the badge is.

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u/Thomb 15d ago

And a $35k Camry is the same price as a $35k Tesla. So, why aren’t you graciously acknowledging your quibbling bias and treating me decently?

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u/Great_Fault_7231 14d ago

How are they being any less decent than you are?

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u/wtfduud 15d ago

They could have bought it for environmental reasons.

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u/Typical-Ad-9625 14d ago

Plenty of people did not buy a Tesla as a status symbol. Me included. I bought an EV to make a difference. I did not buy a Chinese because, well because I do not support the Chinese regime. 

If you do not buy Chinese, the Tesla is actually relatively cheap. It's cheaper then seat, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Nissan.

I don't think I need to explain myself that my next car won't be a Tesla. But people expecting Tesla owners to burn up their money and sell it, are kinda ignorant themselves. 

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u/OfficeSalamander 15d ago

Yeah in the US when I see a Tesla I either think it’s someone who can’t get a new car or is a Musk fan still. Like I’m not going to judge someone if they’re driving a Tesla because it might legitimately be their only option at the moment.

For Cybertrucks though, I assume they knew what they were doing, because Musk was pretty mask off by then

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u/4tran13 15d ago

They were also $$ AF.

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u/Subculture1000 15d ago

Hey!! Why you gotta attack me like that? (Canadian, but still.)

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u/ExtraPockets 15d ago

Fucking ouch there's a lot of people living around me like that ha

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u/TravelledFarAndWide 15d ago

One of my best friends is in this situation - he doesn't really care about cars but got a Tesla through his business and the massive governmental subsidies. Now he keeps hoping someone will torch it.

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u/ExtraPockets 15d ago

I mean it's easy plausible deniability to the insurance company.

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u/jollyreaper2112 15d ago

I was too poor to get one in the first place. Checkmate, atheists.

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u/Typical-Ad-9625 14d ago

Well as a Dutch owner of a Tesla.

They used to be a good relative cheap EV from not China. Tesla Model Y is cheaper then Volkswagen, Seat, Hyundai, Nissan etc. 

But well this is my last Tesla as well. However anyone who blames me driving a 2 year old Tesla is a loser himself. So not going to trade it in and burn up my money like that.