A symbol of being aggressively middle class?

About half the ubers I take are Teslas. So, for me it largely signals "ride share" these days.

A symbol of being a white nationalist racist?

That escalated quickly. No I meant that owning a Tesla, like Apple or Prada is a status symbol. Income status. So if maintainance costs a lot it will reinforce that.

by no mean calling this out is advocating for status signaling , I myself would never buy a Tesla for this very reason.