North Carolina trying to ban direct to customer car sales

[nate]

They are targeting Tesla, this is their business model.  Really pathetic.

 

http://green.autoblog.com/2013/05/15/north-carolina-targets-tesla-banning-direct-to-consumer-sales/

[Jason]

Signs was a good song.

[nate]

Wonder if NC will ban Amazon next.

[Jason]

How dare a company utilize a free market economy.

[nate]

Tesla has actually been facing similar difficulties in quite a few states.  There are a dozen or so that they can't sell Teslas in.  IMO all of the legislators behind the blocking of the sales should be put on trial to prove they aren't in the pockets of the auto lobby.

 

Saddest part is that Tesla is 100% an American company.

[Jason]

The article points out that Apodaca took $8,000 from the Auto Association there. So we know that's exactly what's happening

[mrwicked]

teslas are amazing.

they are in the running to be my next car - my buddy who has one bet me $1k i'll end up getting one.

so sexy.

 

also.. anyone seen the new corvette?

holy crap, they finally made the interior look less like a kids easy bake oven.

they are hot.

[mtangelsfan]

This sucks, I hate this government.

[nate]

teslas are amazing.

they are in the running to be my next car - my buddy who has one bet me $1k i'll end up getting one.

so sexy.

 

also.. anyone seen the new corvette?

holy crap, they finally made the interior look less like a kids easy bake oven.

they are hot.

 

I am very much considering the Tesla S over an E Class.

 

Then again I have been talking about buying a new car for the last three years so I probably wont get either as usual lol.

[arch stanton]

If I could pass one law, it would be that anytime an elected official was quoted or spoke in public that a contributor list would be scrolling right along.

[mtangelsfan]

I don't know, it's not like a majority of people don't get the fact that our policitians are bought and paid for.  they just don't care.

 

If I could pass one law, it would be publically fund elections.

[Spirit]

Tesla's are so sexy.  I want one! 

[Jason]

I like the option of putting the kids in the trunk, facing the rear. Awesome.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Heaven forbid that people should actually pay directly for a product instead of for commissions and all the gamesmanship that makes people hate buying automobiles.

[mrwicked]

I am very much considering the Tesla S over an E Class.

 

Then again I have been talking about buying a new car for the last three years so I probably wont get either as usual lol.

 

oh i would get tesla over an S, and i have a mercedes.

i love MBZ, but teslas are like james bond man. they are fantastic. 

 

for me i just dont know if i want anything that big, or 4 door.

im thinking 911 turbo, ferrari, M3, vette, etc as i want a convertible.

 

but they are sporty man: the acceleration is like immediate.

and absolute silence inside since no combustion engine.

 

definitely go test drive one.

theyre HQ are across the street from me so i hang out there every now and then when our office valet is busy.

[Tank]

Heaven forbid that people should actually pay directly for a product instead of for commissions and all the gamesmanship that makes people hate buying automobiles.

I'm guessing the loss of state sales tax to North Carolina might be in their reasoning somewhere.

[nate]

I am a huge fan of Elan Musk, he uses his money for equal parts good and evil.  SpaceX and Tesla are awesome.  The S is definitely nice.  Just a huge fan of the new E Class.

[mp170.6]

You guys are insane to be spending that much money on a car. 

 

Stop worrying about what people think of you and put that money toward something constructive (i.e. your mortgage, your kids' education, etc)

[Vernster52]

Signs was a good song.

Five Man Electrical Band says yes, yes it was.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I'm guessing the loss of state sales tax to North Carolina might be in their reasoning somewhere.

 

Given this, I'm guessing that is completely off. It's all about commissions.

 

The bill is sponsored by state Sen. Tom Apodaca ®, who claims the goal is to stop unfair competition between manufacturers and dealers (as Slate notes, Apodaca also received $8,000 from the NCADA last year, the most allowed by law).

 

By "unfair", he means that Tesla isn't pocketing thousands of extra dollars by deceiving their customers.