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The guy is a software engineer at Tesla. From the post, he owns a Tesla. He can afford a van

I have multiple times been picked up by Uber drivers in Teslas. I also am good friends with a Tesla owner he got as an inheritance in spite of living paycheck to paycheck.

Also a lot of people see cars as investments in a status symbol that will allow them access to more opportunities and respect in life. A van makes you look like someone that lives in a van.

I have multiple times been picked up by Uber drivers in Teslas.

Those Teslas may be been rented, Uber and Hertz made a deal to make Teslas rentals available to rideshare drivers: https://www.reddit.com/r/UberEATS/comments/13my447/i_rented_...

It may have been a financially reasonable choice based on employee discount and resale value after X number of years

The guy I was replying to was making a total non sequitur, and I replied pointing out that his comment didn’t make sense wrt the discussion. And now you’ve replied to this… why? I legitimately don’t even understand why you posted that.

Sorry, I interpreted your comment as a oblique way of saying his purchase of a Tesla was a financially irresponsible choice vs say, buying a van or similar utility vehicle

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