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Zorro

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7. My Model S is 11 years old

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 07:52 PM

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Best car I've ever owned. Over 100k miles with only ~7% battery degradation. Driven it cross-country over two dozen times now without any issues.

I suspect Musk sees the EVs China is producing and doesn't want to make the investment to compete with those manufacturers, especially since Trump is effectively ceding the EV market to the Chinese.

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Tesla discontinues Model X and S vehicles as Elon Musk pivots to robotics [View all] ificandream Wednesday OP

🤣🤣🤣 People better dump their Teslas - parts will be hard to find and pricey ! Bread and Circuses Wednesday #1

Hard? Probably impossible is closer. cstanleytech Yesterday #17

Not like it was 40 years ago and longer, when you could just find a car no longer running and get the parts off of it rpannier 21 hrs ago #20

So, the Model Y and CyberTrashCanOnWheels are STILL going to be made? er.. glued together? Exp Wednesday #2

LOL, great name for that ugly so-called truck. mdbl Wednesday #3

In case you haven't seen it. ... aggiesal Wednesday #12

The Y makes sense Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #21

In other words, people are not buying them because Musk is a deranged Trump sycophant so just stop making them. Lonestarblue Wednesday #4

As do I, Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #22

I know several people who own Teslas and they are good vehicles, BUT now...no way Bread and Circuses 8 hrs ago #31

How long until their robotics are shut down as well? sakabatou Wednesday #5

Within a year, Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #23

Guessing maintenance contracts will be terminated and on-board software disabled. erronis Wednesday #6

My Model S is 11 years old Zorro Wednesday #7

Currently those EV's from China, can't be sold here anyway. ... aggiesal Wednesday #10

He had the US market sewn up Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #24

I suspect Muskbots aren't the real reason they're cancelling the S and X jmowreader Wednesday #8

Their sales went down, when Mu$k turned out to be some South African Nazi. ... aggiesal Wednesday #9

Tesla is "pivoting" away from the electric car business because the genius Musk alienated his main audience Prairie Gates Wednesday #11

Pivoting away from an industry Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #25

What they need to do is discontinue Leon. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #13

I said from when Musk exposed his true colors anyone who buys one is a sucker! IrishAfricanAmerican Wednesday #14

It used to be that Tesla owners Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #26

So much for Musk's big pay package from a couple of months ago. OnlinePoker Wednesday #15

I wonder how many years their current inventories will last. nt Gore1FL Wednesday #16

Fewer shitty cars to build more shitty robots that nobody will buy. Brilliant. n/t flvegan Yesterday #18

AI Bubble Bursts and there will go his trillion dollars rpannier 21 hrs ago #19

Musk said they will sell humanoids by 2027. "Everyone will want one!" he said. Robot armies in every city? Doodley 16 hrs ago #27

Muskrat can sell those robots to ICE RainCaster 16 hrs ago #30

Musk's foray into politics destroyed Tesla's business PJMcK 16 hrs ago #28

As it turns out, Tesla was trying to get out in front of their dismal earnings Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #29

I'm sorry to see them them go, especially the Model S Polybius 7 hrs ago #32