December 26, 2021 03:01 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/26/22853573/tesla-model-s-explosion-repair-bill
Tesla owner blows up Model S instead of footing $22,600 repair bill
When faced with a repair bill that costs half of what you paid for your car, do you go through with the expensive repair, bring it to the junkyard, or sell it for parts? Finnish Tesla owner Tuomas Katainen decided to do something a little more extreme — but arguably a lot more satisfying — when faced with such a situation: he watched his car go up in flames, as noted in a report from Gizmodo.
Katainen handed his 2013 Tesla Model S over to Pommijätkät, a group of explosion experts on YouTube who loves to make things go “boom,” after he was quoted $22,600 for a battery replacement. “Well when I bought that Tesla, the first 1,500km [932 miles] were nice,” Katainen recounted. “Then, error codes hit.” After Katainen brought his Tesla to a...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/26/22853573/tesla-model-s-explosion-repair-bill
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