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[–] [email protected] 114 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

The GPS voice is Hitler screaming and yelling directions at you in German

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Nah, they made the voice speak english with a German accent, but it keeps messing up the directions in roundabouts.

For some reason the GPS gets confused when directing you to take the third exit in a roundabout and keeps saying: "Take the third reich"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

It can't turn left… that's why it has you take the third Reich.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And the indicators are a physical arm that repeatedly sticks straight out in a gesture similar to a Roman salute.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

The orange engine light that alerts you to engine trouble is a star of david.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The Founders Edition is a limited production run of only the first 88 units built

Edit: and it comes in 14 package variants, naturally

[–] [email protected] 68 points 2 months ago (4 children)

This looks better than the Cybertruck

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

I thought so too!

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Shitty cars, shitty company, ketamine addled fascist prick owner.

Still no “Full Self Driving” after claiming “soon” back in 2015…

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I mean, the model 3 and Y would be great cars if it weren't for Elon. Tesla, SpaceX, and the whole world would be much better off without him.

Edit: also I'm not talking about FSD, I think it's bullshit and will continue to be bullshit for the foreseeable future. I like to drive my car.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

if he kept his promise of self driving and an economy model we would all be very uncomfortable right about now.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Elon Musk isn't a Nazi, FFS.

... Nazis could make cars.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Ah, he's the Elonazi of cars.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (6 children)

VW means people's car. Making nice cars is a socialism, apparently.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago

Do they come in reich hand drive?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (4 children)

NGL, that AI generated cyber truck looks far better than the real deal

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm swastisure he doesn't give a fuck. This is peak slacktivism, on par with sharing a meaningless chain post on Facebook.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

This leads to a "I don't even know who you are..." moment in OP's grand future confrontation with elon.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fair. I’ll stop calling Swastikars Swastikars, or was it Swasticars? I think it’s Swastikars.
Anyway, someone cooked up the word Hakencruisers and I really loved it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wankpanzer is pretty good too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Better, I'd imagine.

"Oh, here comes a hakencruiser..."

"A hack and what?"

Versus "look at that fucking wankpanzer. Fucking wanker." Can't go much simpler than that.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

NGL that swasticar is much better than the rest of their lineup

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

There are stickers as well. Absolutely don't put them on swasticars.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Do be careful, those vehicles are covered in cameras. Arnt dystopias fun! /s

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Oh man on the paint? That's just rude.

On a cyber truck or late model year...sure. But the ones that bought new before it was obvious how much of a shitheel Musk is...back when the Tesla stood apart as the electric car? Leave those guys alone. Or at least just inconvenience them by putting it on glass.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

This is the vehicle anonymous men in black suits use take you away in, like, every dystopian movie and video game ever.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Is it specifically the cybertruck people are calling swastikars, or is it all tesla cars?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All of them. The cybertruck is just the dumb swasticar.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

It's the Panzer VIII Maus of Swastikars. Except they keep making them for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Who has Elon growing a toothbrush mustache on their bingo cards?

A musktache if you will.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The Nazis didn't use the 'Swastika' per se, they used a specific type of swastika called the hooked cross or hakenkreuz. Calling the Nazi cross a swastika brings confusion and disrespects many cultures where the symbol has a meaning diametrically opposite to that of nazi ideology.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

In english the Hakenkreuz was always called swastika. That's the common usage and calling that wrong is pretty pointless.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

This really is not a "well, actually..." situation.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Indeed. Most people don't know what a real Swastika is because of Nazi fuckheads. They don't deserve to be able to continue using the term.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So yes that is all true.

However, the mental link of the name "Swastika" with the Nazis has had 90 years of reinforcement in popular culture.

If you want to perpetuate a meme that annoys Elon and damages the Tesla brand (because I think they still spend $0 on marketing) then:

  1. "Swasticars" is a very good phrase because it's a portmanteau and everyone (in WEIRD nations) can work it out, have a little giggle, and then spread it as a meme.
  2. Explaining that it's technically incorrect by going "well actually... (Pushes glasses up)" is not going to help spread the meme and is just being a bit pedantic.
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Interesting that swatsicars didn't show up in Google searches. I guess we have to keep searching Google.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Is it ok to print Swasticar stickers and stick them on Tesla's parked on the street?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ugh.. please reconsider. Many of us bought model 3/Ys years ago because they were a viable option to ditch gas vehicles. It’s bad enough that I’m stuck with this car for a while longer, I really don’t need it getting vandalized making people think I’m a fucking fascist.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They make bumper stickers that say "I bought this before I knew Elon was a fascist", if that helps

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes but if I put that on my car then the group more well known for vandalizing cars will want to vandalize it.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wear a mask so Elon's spy camera network doesn't ID.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

or better yet, wear an elon musk mask while doing it

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