Implants. Not real breasts.
But that douche is the CEO of the company. And he's a douche because he didn't have to put his company in the position it's in.
I don't think there's an overpowering need to try to take Tesla down. I want them to succeed -- I loved the Roadster Sport (go read my review again that I linked earlier) -- but I don't love the idea of them then shifting that focus to something unproven by requiring hundreds of millions in government dollars and before that idea (the Model S) is even done and out, moving on to the next product (Model X). It's not good business.
Yeah, what "personal issues"? I don't have a "personal issue" with Elon.
Thanks! The movie was awesome. Get the DVD -- the extras are worth it!
Actually, the majority of my potshots are against the company, not the looks. But frankly, with those doors, it does look like a crossover that swallowed a DeLorean.
Also, remember, it's not like we haven't been positive about their products. Perfect example is the Tesla Roadster Sport. It's epic -- and we said as much:
But that doesn't mean the car company deserves a pass because of it. Nor does it mean I'm supposed to encourage them when they lie and fail to meet goals they set for themselves. Would you let us do that with GM? Or Toyota?
But guess what? Tesla doesn't make that awesome Roadster Sport anymore. They stopped production on it this year to put all their resources toward a product that we haven't even seen in production yet. I'm sorry but we're gonna be a skeptic until we see it for real and off an assembly line (versus a hand-built pre-pro unit).
Bullshit. When they come out with products deserving great praise we give great praise. Example? Tesla Roadster Sport. Evidence? This glowing review: [jalopnik.com]
Don't play like we're not giving them a fair shake. When they create something, we give them credit.
But when they say they're going to build a car from scratch and fail to meet production schedules over half a dozen times and be dishonest in answering straightforward questions from us -- we're not giving them the benefit of the doubt. Period.
But do NOT tell me we're not encouraging them -- because frankly, that's not my job. Bullshit to that. Do your research first.
No, it's actually not in production yet. At all. What's been toted around town is a pre-production hand-built car. If they were to sell those, they'd have to sell them for about $400,000 each -- because that's how much they cost to build.
They haven't met ANY goal yet.
I wish they had In N' Out here. But they do have one down the street from Tesla!
Dude, I'm all for a company giving the industry a run for its money, a company throwing out new ideas, and a company making bold moves. What I don't like is when a company throws out unrealistic goals (we'll have the Model S on the market by 2011), misses them (we'll maybe have the Model S on the market by 2012), and then attacks the media or other automakers or whatever for why it didn't make its goals.
Or a company that fires 1/4 of their staff via a blog post -- and then blames us for pointing it out.
I'm sorry -- but the most important thing here is we're not going to sugar-coat the fact they've yet to build their own car. When they can produce a car in numbers and make a profit doing it -- then we'll give 'em some credit. Until then, we'll continue to look at them skeptically.
Get rid of the magazines and you'll have plenty of room!
