{"id":1161550,"date":"2021-12-27T15:19:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T20:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1161550"},"modified":"2021-12-27T15:19:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T20:19:34","slug":"finnish-man-blows-up-his-tesla-to-protest-22600-repair-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/finnish-man-blows-up-his-tesla-to-protest-22600-repair-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish Man Blows Up His Tesla to Protest $22,600 Repair Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffinnish-man-blows-up-his-tesla-to-protest-22600-repair-cost%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1161550&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">A Finnish Tesla owner received a repair bill totaling almost half of what he initially paid for the car. His response? Have YouTubers blow up the car with 66 pounds of dynamite and post the video rather than pay the hefty bill.<\/p>\n<p>The Verge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/12\/26\/22853573\/tesla-model-s-explosion-repair-bill\">reports<\/a>&nbsp;that a Finnish Tesla owner named Tuomas Katainen recently received a quote on having the battery in his 2013 Tesla Model S vehicle replaced. He was shocked by the bill of $22,600, perhaps not knowing Tesla\u2019s notorious reputation for massive repair costs. Katainen discussed his experience with the car stating:&nbsp;\u201cWell when I bought that Tesla, the first 1,500km [932 miles] were nice. Then, error codes hit.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Katainen brought his car to a mechanic who told him that the only way to fix the vehicle was to replace the entire battery pack for around&nbsp;\u20ac20,000, or $22,600. Katainen decided this wasn\u2019t worth it, especially when considering that the base price for a new 2013 Tesla Model S starts at $57,400, later increasing to $59,500 when the car was first launched. A used model usually goes for $30,000 or more.<\/p>\n<p>So Katainen went and picked his car up from the mechanic, simply stating that he was going to \u201cexplode the whole car away.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_10257765\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Elon-Musk-CEO-of-Tesla.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10257765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Elon-Musk-CEO-of-Tesla.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk CEO of Tesla\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elon Musk CEO of Tesla (FREDERIC J. BROWN\/Getty)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Katainen donated the vehicle to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCr1cNqiNxK46w93zw9KfTLg\">Pommij\u00e4tk\u00e4t<\/a>, a group of explosion experts on YouTube that regularly blows up various items. The YouTubers strapped 66 pounds of dynamite to the Tesla Model S parked in an old quarry in Jaala, Finland.<\/p>\n<p>A crash test dummy wearing a helmet, a thick winter jacket, and a picture of Tesla CEO Elon Musk was dropped in via helicopter and placed in the driver\u2019s seat. Katainen then triggered the explosion from inside a nearby bunker and watched as the Tesla exploded into a ball of flames.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he ever had this much fun behind the wheel of the car, Katainen responded:&nbsp;\u201cNo, never enjoyed this much with Tesla!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<\/i><i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lucasnolan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@LucasNolan<\/a>&nbsp;<\/i><i>or contact via secure email at the address&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:lucasnolan@protonmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">lucasnolan@protonmail.com<\/a><\/i><i><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Finnish Tesla owner received a repair bill totaling almost half of what he initially paid for the car. His response? 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