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I love Tesla cars. There is no way I would own the stock.

Tesla would be better off if they designed cars and let someone else manufacturer them.

Have you really looked into this? How much would it cost Tesla in the long term to let someone else manufacture their cars? How would this impact their long term profitability? Would their competitors even be willing to do this? What kind of terms could they manage to negotiate? How much of a risk is it to let someone else have a stranglehold on your manufacturing?

I don't understand sweeping opinions like this when you have no idea what you're talking about.

I think it's an interesting idea. I wouldn't summarily dismiss it.

Your questions about it are interesting, unanswered, and not fatal to the idea.

After all, don't Foxconn, et al., have a stranglehold on the manufacture of Apple's iPhones? That seems to be working out ok for all parties.

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