When a Finnish battler by the name of Tuomas Katainen was served up a ridiculous repair bill for his 2013 Tesla Model S, he was presented with two options: A) eat it with a smile and say, โThank you sir, may I have another?โ; or B) make the best out of a very shitty situation. Thankfully, he chose the latter, enlisting the help of YouTubeโs Lauri Vuohensilta from the Hydraulic Press Channel and Pommijatkat (Bomb Dudes) for quite the send-off. One that entailed 30 kilograms of dynamite, a rather delightful explosion, and a huge โfuck youโ to both Tesla policy and the cult of Elon Musk.
โWell when I bought that Tesla, the first 1,500 kilometres were nice,โ reveals Tuomas Katainen.
โThen, error codes hit, so I ordered a tow truck to take my car in for a service.โ
Katainen wheeled his Model S to the mechanic, and an entire month later, discovered the only way to fix the damn thing would be by replacing the entire battery pack โ an undertaking that would set him back a minimum of โฌ20,000 ($31,500) due to its expired eight-year / 150,000-mile warranty.
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For reference, here in Australia, the base price of a 2013 Model S was initially $57,400 before increasing to $62,400. Another $31,500, could buy Katainen a brand new car (Tesla or otherwise). In other words, financially speaking, ponying up for the aforementioned repair cost wouldnโt make an ounce of sense.
Dropping a crash test dummy resembling Elon Musk by helicopter onto the detonation site โ an old quarry located in Jaala, Finland โ the coalition of mad scientists began making the preparations. It wasnโt until everyone was safely huddled inside a nearby bunker, and Faux Elon was strapped into the driverโs seat, did the moment of truth finally arrive. Katainen hit the trigger, and it was game over.
The real kicker? When asked whether heโd ever had this much fun sitting behind the wheel of what used to be his Model S, our man Tuomas replied: โNoโฆ never enjoyed this much with Tesla.โ
Now that youโve witnessed Tuomas Katainenโs 2013 Tesla Model S being sent to the Valhalla via explosion, check out the bloke who humped over his wifeโs Lamborghini Aventador using his own Lamborghini Urus here.
