After just seeing an article about how Tesla tried to put a clause in the contracts for the cybertruck where if you sold it within less than a year of owning it, they would fine you $50,000 in damages and it just made me think… with how many people hate the way Elon and Tesla does business and this being a perfect example of them bullying their customers… I wonder how this idea would go.
First run Cybertruck owner, takes it to a shop and gets it body wrapped with text all over listing every negative thing about Tesla. Initially, we know Elon would try to sue for defamation, but as long as all of the text on it is factual, it would get thrown out of court. I’m thinking things like “Can’t work on your own vehicle.” “Tesla won’t sell you simple repair parts.” “If they find out you got third party work done on your car, they may disable supercharging and other software features.”
Once Elon finds he can’t hit you with legal action, he has two options. Ignore it as you continue to drive it around in public and it continues to catch the eye of news media (We know Elon can’t let something like that go), or he can offer to buy the truck back from you. I wonder how much he’d be willing to pay to get that truck off the road ;)
It was confusing to me why there was such an outrage over the no-sell contract when so many other companies do the same thing for their high-end or prototype cars.
Actually, no it was not confusing. Some people will just do all kinds of mental gymnastics and ignore any facts just to shit on Tesla. They’re just as annoying as those who refuse to acknowledge any faults with the company or CEO.
Also because most of the people commenting have never purchased a new car and have no idea what exists outside their echo chamber.