China driver buys used US$14,000 Tesla, finds it will not charge, tows with ox in protest
Despite unusual public protest, car showroom involved insist car was listed in a buyer beware category when it was bought
A car owner in China was so shocked to find that a second-hand Tesla Model 3 – which he bought for 101,000 yuan (US$14,000) – would not charge, he staged a protest by towing it down the street pulled by an ox.
Many netizens were left stunned by the response of the unidentified man from Weifang in Shandong province, eastern China, who recently bought the white Tesla Model 3 Performance through the well-known second-hand car platform, Guazi.
According to Tesla’s official website in China, the current price of the same model in China starts at 335,900 yuan (US$47,000).
However, after driving it, he discovered that the car displayed a warning indicating that it could not be charged, leading him to suspect a battery malfunction.
It is unclear how the car was delivered and whether the owner tested it before completing the purchase.
After failing to reach a solution with Guazi and Tesla, the frustrated car owner resorted to attaching the Tesla to an ox and parading it through the streets in protest, in the hope of drawing public attention to his plight and seek justice.
