Tulsa man offers to pay Tesla counterprotestors
In a reversal of a Republican talking point, a Tulsa man says he's planning to pay $50 to people willing to oppose a group of protestors who've been regularly picketing a Tesla car dealership in Tulsa.
Steven Vining, 45, loves the cybertruck he ordered three years ago and picked up in January. These days, though, he says the electric vehicle is attracting the wrong type of attention.
After an elderly woman "flipped him off" and hit his car with her bag of groceries in a Reasor's parking lot, Vining said he'd had enough and wanted to show support for Tesla owner Elon Musk. He attached "Make America Great Again" and "Fueled by liberal tears" stickers to his car, which he says was maybe not the best idea.
Vining, who is a real estate investor by trade, says he's received hundreds of message from interested people and he plans to pay the first 40 who responded, as advertised. Multiple sign companies are offering to print signs for him, he reports.
Vining's deal is a little ironic in light of recent GOP talking points. Top Republicans have advised lawmakers to avoid in-person town halls due to "paid protestors" flooding the venues to express anger at Trump and Musk.
https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2025-03-20/tulsa-man-offers-to-pay-tesla-counterprotestors
Poor little butt hurt neoliberals who just five years ago would have kissed Musk's feet to get a Tesla plant in Oklahoma.
Quote from: dbacksfan 2.0 on March 21, 2025, 10:16:26 AMPoor little butt hurt neoliberals who just five years ago would have kissed Musk's feet to get a Tesla plant in Oklahoma.
From just five years ago:
Quote from: tulsabug on November 09, 2020, 05:50:32 PMMusk was declaring Covid to be a hoax so he could open up his Cali plant despite health department objections, worker safety be damned. He's still riding on the denier train at full speed because he's an a$$ who can't be wrong about anything (sound familiar?).
I'd just rather see 50 smaller companies who had 20 employees each that sold widgets to multiple companies than one company have 1000 employees to sell one widget to a limited audience. Tulsa needs to not forget the oil crash of the early 80's and keep diversification at the forefront instead of going all in with a company that has $16 billion in debt.
Quote from: shavethewhales on October 14, 2022, 04:16:25 PMJust another in a long line of events that show what a asshat musk is. I'm glad we didn't get any kind of tesla facility now. Who know what the future of his companies look like when he alienates everyone and becomes another mypillow like COE that survives on a cult base.
Quote from: patric on April 24, 2024, 09:52:11 AMTesla's wounds are self-inflicted.
https://jalopnik.com/tesla-learns-hard-lesson-go-anti-woke-go-broke-1851429030
They glued on the quarter panels on a truck.
Quote from: swake on March 21, 2025, 02:49:21 PMThey glued on the quarter panels on a truck.
The Cybertruck is glued together in several places. https://www.tiktok.com/@car_cultureco/video/7398928427069246763?lang=en
Quote from: shavethewhales on May 20, 2020, 09:45:07 AMlol, the face may be where I draw the line. Now we are groveling at the feet of Elon.
I wouldn't doubt he would pay a visit to acknowledge the recognition and let us down easy. Probably just a rumor that he is visiting today though.
Now how can we shift this energy into attracting more likely corporate entities to Tulsa/OK?
https://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=21857.0 (https://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=21857.0)
https://ktul.com/news/local/golden-driller-transformed-into-elon-musk (https://ktul.com/news/local/golden-driller-transformed-into-elon-musk)
Quote from: patric on March 22, 2025, 10:19:18 AMThe Cybertruck is glued together in several places. https://www.tiktok.com/@car_cultureco/video/7398928427069246763?lang=en
Ford, GM, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, BMW, Audi, Ferrari, Mercedes, and a long list of others use bonding, and rivet bonding, similar to the manufacture of airframes both civilian and military, since they use thinner high strength steel and composites to build cars. Tesla bonds the sections on the Cyber Truck since the stainless steel panels are attached to dissimilar metal used for the framework of the body.
It's been done for years.
Since the F150 bedside panels are aluminum here is how they are replaced
The day after "South Florida man drives SUV into Tesla protesters, cops say"
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/03/24/south-florida-man-drives-suv-into-tesla-protesters-cops-say/
This guy, in Tulsa...
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A Trump supporter carrying a pistol who only gave his name as Eric stands in front of Trump protestor Carrie Ford as she speaks through a
bullhorn on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2025-03-25/tulsa-protests-against-tesla-continue
Quote from: patric on March 22, 2025, 10:19:18 AMThe Cybertruck is glued together in several places. https://www.tiktok.com/@car_cultureco/video/7398928427069246763?lang=en
Yeah, Whistling Diesel is an automotive expert. ::)
He's got three or four videos on YouTube showing how he deliberately destroyed a Cybertruck.
He also burned a Ferrari to the ground in a farmers field doing donuts.
Makes you wonder though why it is so many insurance companies are refusing to insure the cybertruck. 🤷�♂️
Quote from: Hoss on March 27, 2025, 10:15:03 AMMakes you wonder though why it is so many insurance companies are refusing to insure the cybertruck. 🤷�♂️
From what I've read, it's because they are like exotics like Lamborghini, Bugatti, high end Ferraris and others in the fact they are unique vehicles with limited parts availability and high repair costs.
I also think the drop in prices for them has something to do with it. They were selling well over retail, close to $100k over, when launched, now you can get them
for under $85k.