Bahahaha this one made me chuckle. You're not wrong at all!!! We actually talked about this a little and I plan on bringing it up again. Some CEOs are nice and do things with well-meaning in their plans, but most big company CEOs I have looked into so far have some dirt on them that isn't good. I will be restating this point to her for sure!
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Need Help Convincing Spouse To Buy
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I agree wholeheartedly here. I'm hoping to talk more with her about her ideals here and there and try to find the roots!
Hmmm this could be an interesting point. I'm still worried her reaction of having it in the driveway would go off, but we'll see if this talking point helps. Thank you!
Bahahahah right you are, right you are. I definitely plan on bringing up the point that there are a good number of CEOs who aren't testaments of human decency/character.
Merrill
Merrill
No matter what you think of Elon, he is very smart and who else could pull off starting an all electric car company from the ground up. He has been a major reason that other manufacturers are now making all electric cars. Also look at what else he has done with all his other companies. You have to keep in mind that any brilliant person has issues, they are in another world.
She was the first to bring up the fact that if I get it, she will build resentment, and if I get a different car, I will build resentment. It's certainly a tough situation...
Getting a Tesla has been my dream since 2012 though... so it's difficult unravelling all of that and buying a different EV for about the same amount of money that isn't as objectively as good as a Tesla.
This is my first experience with a financial decision that could have lasting impacts on my relationship, and it just makes it more difficult that it's about my Tesla Dream of almost 10 years. I'm hoping we can talk more about it and find a solution that leaves neither of us with resentment. Thank you for your reply!
She was the first to bring up the fact that if I get it, she will build resentment, and if I get a different car, I will build resentment. It's certainly a tough situation...
Getting a Tesla has been my dream since 2012 though... so it's difficult unravelling all of that and buying a different EV for about the same amount of money that isn't as objectively as good as a Tesla.
This is my first experience with a financial decision that could have lasting impacts on my relationship, and it just makes it more difficult that it's about my Tesla Dream of almost 10 years. I'm hoping we can talk more about it and find a solution that leaves neither of us with resentment. Thank you for your reply!
Perhaps, since its your dream for your car, she has her dream car she wants? My wife had a dream of having a BMW X5. We only have 1 child, and that child was in highschool at the time (and we did not host lots of people, etc). there was absolutely no "need" for a vehicle that large, but it was a dream she had of having that vehicle.
We had been BMW drivers for 15 years at that point, but 3, 4 and 5 series vehicles. I didnt think we "needed" it in the slightest, but neither did I "need" the 435 M sport with power and sound kit that I had at the time, either. I figured out a way to make it happen, even though it was stretching a bit to do so. She drove it for 3 years on a lease, and said "its too big" but she was happy to have tried one, and even though I didnt think we needed it, it was her dream.
Life partners shouldnt shut down each others dreams about "mundane" stuff like cars, even if its not practical or the other partner doesnt like it, unless it truly impacts the family (too expensive, corvette as a main vehicle for a family of 5, etc).
Purchasing a car is not endorsing the lifestyle of the CEO of the company. Its buying a vehicle. /shrug...
Ill climb down off my soap box now.
1. Replace wife.
2. If 1 doesn't work, research whatever car she drives. Ford - Nazi inspiration, GM - a gang of oil and gas lobbyists, Chrysler/Doge - Fiat Italian mafia company. Toyota - working hard to stop progress and the only company that average fleet mpg goes down. etc. you got the idea. She'll buy Tesla or will ride a bicycle.
Yes, part of pointing you to Federal Tax Credits for Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Cars was not only the Federal tax credit but it also was a centralized location to find all the BEVs that are shipping (some previously shipped) in the US. Unfortunately, some area CARB emission state only (+ possibly a few more) and not a choice outside them.The idea of buying a different EV is tough for me because it's been my dream since 2012. I have so much emotion behind all of the objective reasons why a Tesla is my dream car
BUT I am open to the idea, and did a rudimentary search of other like-priced EVs last night at work on my off time and found possible replacements, if not as objectively good as a Tesla. I do really appreciate the reminder the check out the federal tax incentives!
I'm in CA, so we have all of them, thanks to the CA ZEV program (CARB Mandate For Zero Emission Vehicles).
Nosken
Active Member
Lots of good ideas in this thread. Here are two more.
- Tell her (once more) that a Tesla has been your big wish for almost a decade and ask her if she would really want to veto it. Perhaps she'll end up saying that she doesn't like it but will not go as far as a veto.
- Inquire how she came to the conclusion that Elon Musk is a bad person. Dig into it. Reject hearsay. This, by the way, is a good tactic for many anti-electro accusations, because very often one finds that the accusers have no basis.
uujjj2
Member
Elon doesn't hold a candle to Sergio Marchionne, Carlos Ghosn, Martin Winterkorn, or Ferdinand Piech on the corporate evil scale. Does your wife boycott Chrysler, VW, Porsche, and Nissan too?
Most of her negative views of Elon are anti Tesla paid FUD. Yes he is not saint but he is not as evil as other CEOs for sure plus he is Genius who is trying to make us interplanetary Species in process.
thesmokingman
Active Member
That is weird. Tesla employees voted against going union because they love where they are. Does she realize this, any idea of how many millionaires they've made? Musk is kind of weird, but really smart ppl generally are, lmao.
Tesla's meteoric rise is making a lot of employees very rich
Tesla’s meteoric rise is making a lot of employees and executives very rich — but none richer than Elon Musk,...
electrek.co
Sounds like there might be a lack of education on the subject. Maybe slowly introduce pieces of the puzzle bit by bit, and eventually the history books will be on your side. But before then when her myopic rage has been channeled elsewhere, will be less resentmentShe was the first to bring up the fact that if I get it, she will build resentment, and if I get a different car, I will build resentment. It's certainly a tough situation...
Getting a Tesla has been my dream since 2012 though... so it's difficult unravelling all of that and buying a different EV for about the same amount of money that isn't as objectively as good as a Tesla.
This is my first experience with a financial decision that could have lasting impacts on my relationship, and it just makes it more difficult that it's about my Tesla Dream of almost 10 years. I'm hoping we can talk more about it and find a solution that leaves neither of us with resentment. Thank you for your reply!
