To put Tesla in perspective
To put Tesla in perspective from my view: Short-term gains with day-trading TSLA trading has paid in full (AFTER state and federal short-term gains tax) the following: 2021 Lucid Air Grand Touring Edition with 504-mile range, 2021 tri-motor Cybertruck, 2021 model Y - LR with FSD, 2021 Model S Plaid, 2 Mercedes 2016 used Electric Smart cars, and the Founder's edition 2022-2023 Tesla Roadster. It took a lot of nerve glued to my computer desk reading all news on EVs and Tesla for much of 2020, and medical IBS acquisition from the stress, but it all worked out. I just recently moved the remaining 77k funds into ARKG and ARKK. It also was a good distraction from the memories of my divorce.
It is a shame that Tesla has an unethical attitude about its responsibilities to customers because the cars themselves are terrific. They also do NOT have enough service-centers throughout the USA. Their Ai FSD safety features are unbelievable and is certainly the future of automobiles. I'll be sure to sell each Tesla well before their warranties run out unless the 2021 model year Tesla vehicles turn out to be trustworthy/reliable. Or, by then Toyota will probably have come out with their newly developed solid-state battery. After owning 5 Toyota/Lexus cars, I am totally sold on Toyota as a reliable well-engineered vehicle manufacturer. I do sincerely hope that Elon can keep on chasing his dreams, despite his minor shortcomings.