Dave5

“Buying a car today is an investment into the future. I think the most profound thing is that if you buy a Tesla today, I believe you are buying an appreciating asset – not a depreciating asset.”

https://electrek.co/2019/04/12/tesla-vehicles-appreciating-assets-self-driving-elon-musk/

If you fell for that line in 2019 you’re as dumb as bricks… if you fell for that in 2022 I have no words for financial ignorance (but it would have to involve ‘mouth-breather’):

An EV YouTuber who just had to have a Tesla Plaid S is unhappy to learn that the car’s value fell $94k after two years of use.

https://boingboing.net/2024/10/28/tesla-owner-saddend-by-depreciation.html