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Tesla must be doing a lot right these days, the Model Y outsold every other car or truck in the world last year!

Gas or electric.
yea, they are lucky the customers love the cars and dont mind putting up with the company. i know thats where i fall into.
 

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yea, they are lucky the customers love the cars and dont mind putting up with the company. i know thats where i fall into.
Most new Tesla buyers are smart enough to know they are buying the car, not the company. However, many will dearly wish they had not been frightened from buying the company (stock) too!

That said, over the last six years of owning Model 3s, I've learned just how much I would much rather deal with Tesla than an auto dealership! The gap is huge.

The title of "Best Selling Car in the World" is a very coveted title to have and only one automaker in the world can hold it at any given time. For decades it was held by Japanese automakers, now it's held by an American automaker.
 

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Most new Tesla buyers are smart enough to know they are buying the car, not the company. However, many will dearly wish they had not been frightened from buying the company (stock) too!

That said, over the last six years of owning Model 3s, I've learned just how much I would much rather deal with Tesla than an auto dealership! The gap is huge.

The title of "Best Selling Car in the World" is a very coveted title to have and only one automaker in the world can hold it at any given time. For decades it was held by Japanese automakers, now it's held by an American automaker.
for now, till china ramps up. BYD will take that title soon.
 


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When do you predict that will happen?

Because BYD sales have fallen off a cliff in January and February.
No predictions, but I would absolutely not underestimate the behemoth that is china. They won’t take off here, but in other countries they absolutely will infiltrate.
 

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No predictions, but I would absolutely not underestimate the behemoth that is china. They won’t take off here, but in other countries they absolutely will infiltrate.
Why do you think I'm underestimating BYD? It was you who predicted that BYD would "soon" take the title of "Best Selling Car in the World". I'm simply asking what you meant when you said it would happen "soon".

I'm going to guess it will take BYD a minimum of 3 more years, possibly as many as 6 years, to achieve that title.
 

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Why do you think I'm underestimating BYD? It was you who predicted that BYD would "soon" take the title of "Best Selling Car in the World". I'm simply asking what you meant when you said it would happen "soon".

I'm going to guess it will take BYD a minimum of 3 more years, possibly as many as 6 years, to achieve that title.
I am done with this conversation as the tone has become adversarial, and i am not sure why.
 

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Why I want is a Cap that has some way to extend onto an open loft gate, since I am 6'. Then just a plugin heat pump would do. I also don't like tents cause of bears etc. I spoke with space camper guys and they liked my idea, who knows when it'll happen though.

https://spacecampers.com/products/the-cap/
 

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Why I want is a Cap that has some way to extend onto an open loft gate, since I am 6'. Then just a plugin heat pump would do. I also don't like tents cause of bears etc. I spoke with space camper guys and they liked my idea, who knows when it'll happen though.

https://spacecampers.com/products/the-cap/
Bears don't bother humans in a tent unless you bring food into the tent with you. I've had a pack of coyotes sniffing around the perimeter of my tent in the middle of the night, but they lose interest pretty quickly if there is no food in there.

The driving to get to your campsite is 1000 times more dangerous than any threat you might face from wild animals.
 


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I am done with this conversation as the tone has become adversarial, and i am not sure why.
I wouldn't call it adversarial. But I did challenge your claim that BYD would soon take the title of the Best-Selling Car in the World. They are not even close.
 

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Bears don't bother humans in a tent unless you bring food into the tent with you. I've had a pack of coyotes sniffing around the perimeter of my tent in the middle of the night, but they lose interest pretty quickly if there is no food in there.

The driving to get to your campsite is 1000 times more dangerous than any threat you might face from wild animals.
Crap I think I posted in the wrong thread
 

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Are most people who ordered 12/21 getting their trucks yet?
 
 








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