Rhyme ReparteeFeb 21
Peter

Giggles...

| Item | Tesla Cybertruck (2024) | Ford Edsel (1958) |
| Actual Sales | ~38,965 units | ~63,110 units |
| Sales Target | 250,000 units | 200,000 units |
| Target Miss | ~84% below target | ~68% below target |

US population, 1958: 175 million.
US population, 2024: 340 million.

No lies detected.

#USA #CyberTruck #FordEdsel #Cars

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Show threadPeterFeb 21
(I wish Markdown worked consistently)
Show threadhopedotyFeb 21
@PeterLG Also, I’m betting that the Edsel NEVER had a moniker like β€œWankPanzer” attached to it either.
Show threadAlan Langford πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ§€πŸ§Šζ‘Feb 21
@hopedoty @PeterLG Indeed. Pity all those car sites that now have to re-write their "worst automotive failure in history" articles.
Show threadhopedotyFeb 21
@PeterLG @alan HAHAHAHAHA! So true!
Show threadDennis HowardFeb 21
@PeterLG One of my uncles owned an Edsel. I remember it but I don't think I ever rode in it. That uncle was sort of an oddball!
Show threadPeterFeb 21

@dennishoward

I would own one now, as it would be kinda unique, and all of the bugs would have been squashed during the various rebuilds.

Show threadBruce MirkenFeb 21
@PeterLG You mean #ElonMusk isn't a business genius? 🀣
Show threadPeterFeb 21

@BruceMirken

He's something, alright. A rich, drug addled, petulant manchild who bought his way into everything he owns.

Show threadDark Phoenix πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡±πŸ‡΅πŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆFeb 21
@PeterLG @BruceMirken
he reminds me of the bad parts of Edison but with less scruples, and absolutely no class.
And he has that affliction common to douchebags, he is so toxic, that his products are no longer considered something the average American aspires to own.
He poisoned his own well.
Show threadHugs4friends β™ΎπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ˜·Feb 21
@PeterLG Plenty of room for a family of 8, with space in the trunk for tents, and luggage for a month or so.
Show threadH4Heights πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Feb 21
@PeterLG In fairness, the Edsel didn't auto-Crash’n’Burn
Show threadPeterFeb 21

@H4Heights

It did fall apart, though. πŸ˜…

Show threadKerplunkFeb 21

@PeterLG

Anyone else remember Ralph Nader.

Tesla earns the unsafe at any speed tag. Literally, there are known cases where the crap starts burning while parked.

Show threadburneFeb 21
@PeterLG should we rename it into Elon Edsel? Sounds nice.
Show threadPeterFeb 21

@burne

A nice bit of alliteration.

Show threadAaron WilliamsonFeb 21
@PeterLG @projectgus unfortunately, fully 10,000 of those trucks appear to have been purchased by my neighbors.
Show threadGusFeb 21
@copiesofcopies @PeterLG 
Show threadPeterFeb 22

@copiesofcopies

A good source of mid-quality stainless steel in the near future, though, should you need it.

@projectgus

Show threadAaron WilliamsonFeb 23
@PeterLG @projectgus as far as I’m concerned it’s available today πŸ˜‚
Show threadThe Lack Thereof Feb 23
@PeterLG
Also and crucially, the Edsel launched into the teeth of a major recession. Every manufacturer had bad numbers those years.