NJ auto dealers respond to Elon Musk

Kinja'd!!! "Santiago of Escuderia Boricua" (sdiglesias)
03/19/2014 at 11:59 • Filed to: Tesla

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"Mr. Musk is a brilliant man, and Tesla is an innovative company. We can all respect that," says NJ CAR's Appleton. "But he doesn't get what it takes to do business in New Jersey."

I thought they would at least try to sound like they weren't totally bribing the shit out of the lawmakers to ban Tesla.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/19/5525…


DISCUSSION (12)


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/19/2014 at 12:01

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Fucking idiots. They sound like the dumbass "traditional style" salespeople Automatch (and everyone else) hates to deal with.


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/19/2014 at 12:08

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I must say no to you, and I'll give you my reasons. It's true, I have a lot of friends in politics, but they wouldn't be friendly very long if they knew my business was electrics instead of ordinary car dealers, which they regard as a - a harmless vice.


Kinja'd!!! Aaron James > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/19/2014 at 12:16

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This sounds just like a memo from the mob. Or maybe a drug dealer, no one sells drugs on this corner without going through me......


Kinja'd!!! Brian, The Life of > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/19/2014 at 12:25

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You know, New Jersey is not a very big state. It occurs to me that their major cities are all a reasonable drive from a neighboring state that is not so committed to archaic, consumer-hostile vehicle sales models.


Kinja'd!!! Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/19/2014 at 12:36

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I totally read all the quotes in Jon Stewart's New Jersey voice


Kinja'd!!! Troll is English for Troll > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/19/2014 at 13:04

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"He wants all the profits for himself."

LOL. Don't make me laugh. That's what a fucking dealership does.


Kinja'd!!! Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Troll is English for Troll
03/19/2014 at 13:06

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That's definitely the mafia mentality, they want their cut of the money.


Kinja'd!!! gabest > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/19/2014 at 13:41

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Am I just not getting why Tesla can not just have company dealerships? Are dealerships not just some guy leasing the sign/name of a car company? Why are they banning the company from paying taxes. creating jobs, and bringing more money into these areas?

Can somebody fill me in on what I am missing?


Kinja'd!!! JimEmery > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
03/19/2014 at 14:29

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It would be a shame if all those Teslas...caught fire...wouldn't it?


Kinja'd!!! Wildstar > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/19/2014 at 16:21

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Bribes, graft, payoffs. I think he well knows what it takes. Oh, and a few Twinkies for the governor.


Kinja'd!!! Super Nintendo Chalmers > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/19/2014 at 16:24

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It is fitting that you'd have self proclaimed Socialist do the Voice over for a "businessman" who depends on Govt to protect himself from the Free Market.


Kinja'd!!! Frobnoid > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/19/2014 at 16:25

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Gee, it turns out that a state whose flag prominently features a severed horse head is run by corrupt mobsters. Ric Romero has more on this late-breaking development at 11!

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