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kevin_thibedeau
on Dec 9, 2019
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Vietnam’s Richest Man Bets $2B to Sell Cars to Ame...
The math already worked out for them to get a Camry. One without a massive powertrain component replacement looming after 10 years.
VWWHFSfQ
on Dec 10, 2019
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but they didn't want a camry. they wanted a tesla so that's what they got
toomuchtodo
on Dec 10, 2019
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Yeah, they also wanted a status symbol, so win win.
sosborn
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Why do we assume that they wanted a status symbol?
toomuchtodo
on Dec 10, 2019
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I know the person in my anecdote and their motivations. It might’ve not been clear from the thread, so my apologies.
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