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Man Drops Off $155K Tesla for Repair, Then Hears the 4 Words Every Car Owner Dreads - Report
Western Journal ^ | 09/14/2022 | Matthew Holloway

Posted on 09/14/2022 11:51:02 AM PDT by DFG

The owner of a $155,000 Tesla Model S Plaid told the Elon Musk-focused outlet Teslarati that he received a call that any car owner would dread just days after dropping off his vehicle for service in Plano, Texas.

The man, identified only as Jeff, said he left his car at the Tesla Service Center in Plano on Aug. 24 and was contacted by the service center on Aug. 30.

According to the report, the Tesla employee said four words every car owner dreads: “We have some bad news.” Then he added, “Your car was totaled.”

Jeff, understandably, couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “I thought it was a joke,” he told Teslarati.

“I found out very soon it was not a joke.”

Jeff said that when he arrived at the service center the next day, he was greeted by his black Model S Plaid. The passenger rear door had been crushed inward, and its airbags were deployed.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: automotive; models; plano; tesla; teslarati; texas
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1 posted on 09/14/2022 11:51:02 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Nah, to an EV owner, the four worst words you can hear are “Your battery is kaput.”


2 posted on 09/14/2022 11:54:52 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“I used to be nothing but a Deplorable Clinger, but I've been promoted to Brigadier Ultra-MAGA”)
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To: DFG

That was 5 words, not 4...


3 posted on 09/14/2022 11:54:58 AM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: DFG

FTA: “‘I just got a call from Tesla, a clone of my Model S Plaid is on the truck heading for Texas as I text you today.’”


4 posted on 09/14/2022 11:55:18 AM PDT by asinclair (What doesn't kill you makes you stronger)
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To: DFG
I found out very soon it was not a joke.

C'mon man!

5 posted on 09/14/2022 11:55:23 AM PDT by Right Brother
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To: Bikkuri

Nevermind.. I guess they were talking about the second part of the conversation.


6 posted on 09/14/2022 11:55:34 AM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: DFG

“According to the report, the Tesla employee said four words every car owner dreads: “We have some bad news.”

We have some bad news.......that’s FIVE words.......must be that NEW math......SMH


7 posted on 09/14/2022 11:56:27 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: DFG

I was anticipating the four words to be: “Your Tesla Caught Fire”.


8 posted on 09/14/2022 11:57:10 AM PDT by ocrp1982
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To: DFG

They gave him a new car exactly like he had.

You really can’t ask for more than that.


9 posted on 09/14/2022 11:58:01 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: DFG; Daffynition
the Service Center, located at 5800 Democracy Drive

He chose... poorly.

10 posted on 09/14/2022 11:58:06 AM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️𓊹 𓌃 "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️)
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To: DFG
left his car at the Tesla Service Center

I would respond with a few words of my own...."You owe me a new car".

11 posted on 09/14/2022 11:58:42 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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12 posted on 09/14/2022 11:58:43 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: DFG

” We have some bad news. Your car is totaled.” = 9


13 posted on 09/14/2022 11:59:13 AM PDT by dirtymac ( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOWhx) )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

LOL. That’s what I thought too.


14 posted on 09/14/2022 11:59:55 AM PDT by stevio
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To: ocrp1982

“Your car was totaled” is 4 words.


15 posted on 09/14/2022 12:03:19 PM PDT by Codeflier (I am just going to assume you are a Democrat if you call me a Putin supporter and ignore you.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“Nah, to an EV owner, the four worst words you can hear are “Your battery is kaput.””

Which almost never happens.


16 posted on 09/14/2022 12:03:19 PM PDT by TexasGator ( Gator in Florids)
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To: DFG

What an ugly messy pile of clickbait and waste that website is!

P.O.S.


17 posted on 09/14/2022 12:03:21 PM PDT by William of Barsoom (In Omnia, Paratus)
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To: stevio

Your car just burned!
Your car is toast!
Your ride’s in smoke!
Bring a trailer, fast!


18 posted on 09/14/2022 12:03:39 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: DFG
Tesla is shipping him a new car, identical to the one that was totaled.

No matter what business you are in there are going to acccidents and mistakes. The keys are: How many, and how does the company respond.

As far as responding, looks like Tesla is owning up the what happened.

19 posted on 09/14/2022 12:03:53 PM PDT by Michael.SF. ( The problem today: people are more concerned about feelings than responsibility)
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To: Bikkuri

I missed it myself.....I still blame the way it was written.

Writing and editing are pretty much a lost art


20 posted on 09/14/2022 12:04:00 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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