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December 26th, 2021 at 7:37:55 AM permalink
rxwine
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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 mechanic, he found out that the only way to fix the car would be to replace the entire battery pack, which would cost him at least 20,000€, or around $22,600.

The group behind Pommijätkät strapped 66 pounds of dynamite to the car.


And blew it up.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/tesla-owner-blows-up-model-s-instead-of-footing-22-600-repair-bill/ar-AAS9CFl?ocid=msedgntp
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December 26th, 2021 at 8:32:32 AM permalink
odiousgambit
Member since: Oct 28, 2012
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Quote: rxwine
Quote:
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 mechanic, he found out that the only way to fix the car would be to replace the entire battery pack, which would cost him at least 20,000€, or around $22,600.

The group behind Pommijätkät strapped 66 pounds of dynamite to the car.


And blew it up.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/tesla-owner-blows-up-model-s-instead-of-footing-22-600-repair-bill/ar-AAS9CFl?ocid=msedgntp
According to the link below, cost to replace a Tesla battery is $45 [oh, sure, cheaper than my ICE vehicle since I don't know when?] to $250 [which I think is still low] ... plus labor? ... HOWEVER, $22,600??

Are we going to get more of these stories?

One element to note: it's Finland, for more reasons than one pertinent. Do you have to be nuts to want an electric vehicle in cold climates?!

https://www.kbb.com/tesla/battery-replacement/
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December 26th, 2021 at 9:12:31 AM permalink
Evenbob
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Meanwhile bail and criminal penalties were being called "mean" and eliminated. .


I watch New York City walking videos everyday. The big story there among the locals is there's a pickpocket who's been arrested four times already this Christmas season and released with no bail every time just to go back on the street and go back to work. They cannot believe this is happening.
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
December 26th, 2021 at 10:07:46 AM permalink
AZDuffman
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Quote: Evenbob
I watch New York City walking videos everyday. The big story there among the locals is there's a pickpocket who's been arrested four times already this Christmas season and released with no bail every time just to go back on the street and go back to work. They cannot believe this is happening.


But they should be happy as dey did not elect one of dem wascally wepublicans!
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength
December 26th, 2021 at 11:02:23 AM permalink
ams288
Member since: Apr 21, 2016
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Quote: AZDuffman
But they should be happy as dey did not elect one of dem wascally wepublicans!


Correct.
“A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman
December 26th, 2021 at 1:05:51 PM permalink
Evenbob
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But they should be happy as dey did not elect one of dem wascally wepublicans!


The guy doesn't have a court date till spring, plenty of time to get arrested a few more times and then skip town never to be seen again before his trial date. Sounds like a good gig to me. Find another Libby City that lets criminals go, San Francisco comes to mind.
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
December 26th, 2021 at 2:54:40 PM permalink
missedhervee
Member since: Apr 23, 2021
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Where's Sharia law when you need it?

They'd cut off his hand.
December 26th, 2021 at 3:11:00 PM permalink
terapined
Member since: Aug 6, 2014
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Jan 6 now depicted in art
Saw this in a New Orleans art museum today
Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World"
December 28th, 2021 at 6:05:48 PM permalink
terapined
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Senator Rand Paul
@RandPaul
How to steal an election: “Seeding an area heavy with potential Democratic votes with as many absentee ballots as possible, targeting and convincing potential voters to complete them in a legally valid way, and then harvesting and counting the results.”

Hmm
Isn't this how democracy works. Convince voters to vote for your party legally.
Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World"
December 28th, 2021 at 6:13:46 PM permalink
ams288
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Quote: terapined
Senator Rand Paul
@RandPaul
How to steal an election: “Seeding an area heavy with potential Democratic votes with as many absentee ballots as possible, targeting and convincing potential voters to complete them in a legally valid way, and then harvesting and counting the results.”

Hmm
Isn't this how democracy works. Convince voters to vote for your party legally.


Nothing scares Republicans more than potential Democratic voters voting in a “legally valid way.”
“A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman