Former UFC welterweight title challenger & Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields went on a tweet spree and raised his concern to Elon Musk about Tesla. The Ex-MMA athlete wasn’t happy with the company’s no spare tire policy. Thus, he used the social platform, Twitter to convey what went wrong. What did Shields say in his tweets?
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The former MMA athlete in his tweets revealed missing a flight because of not having a spare tire in his Tesla. Thus, he questioned the richest man in the world and the CEO of Tesla about it.
After describing his issue, he wrote, “And now they are charging me $100 over the cost of the tire plus labor costs. This is a scam and could also be extremely dangerous.”
And now they are charging me $100 over the cost of the tire plus labor costs
This is a scam and could also be extremely dangerous
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) July 29, 2022
The Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu representative wrote, “And now they are telling me I might have to wait 3-4 more hours on the side of the freeway There’s a reason every single car company adds a spar so f*** you Tesla.”
Further, he added a snap with some tire prices and added, “Damn Elon is cheap, I guess that’s how you become the richest man in the world.”
Damn Elon is cheap, I guess that’s how you become the richest man in the world pic.twitter.com/4CLXB5Kc9s
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) July 29, 2022
The Diaz brother teammate continued the series of tweets and noted, “Tesla doesn’t give you a spare tire or jack than they charge you $500 and make you wait four hours to change and replace a tire Yesterday I thought Tesla was a good company now it feels more like a scam.”
To be fair my car drives great and this is the first time I’ve spent a single dollar but extremely frustrating that he made such a simple thing so difficult
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) July 29, 2022
Although, Shields added, “To be fair my car drives great and this is the first time I’ve spent a single dollar but extremely frustrating that he made such a simple thing so difficult.”
Will Musk respond to another UFC fighter’s callout?
The SpaceX & Tesla CEO, Musk, once gave a temporary Tesla to lightweight standout Beneil Dariush while his booked model was taking time to arrive.
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In the post-fight press conference at UFC 262, Dariush had called out Musk after getting a win over Tony Ferguson. Musk responded to the call out on Twitter.
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Coming soon. Sorry for the delay!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2021
And after the event, Dariush’s manager revealed on his social handles about Musk helping the lightweight.
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Would Musk do the same with ex-UFC athlete Jake Shields? Will he address the situation? What do you make of Jake Shields’s tweets about Tesla spare tire issue? Share your views in the comments section below.
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