The Cuban influencer Kristoff Kriollo woke up this Tuesday to the surprise that his Tesla had been towed due to non-payment.
In his stories, the content creator recounted what happened with his usual laid-back tone: "Here I am at six-thirty in the morning pretending to be the proud owner of a Tesla, and they towed my Tesla because I’m not making the payments."
According to what he said, at first he thought the vehicle had been stolen while it was parked, but he soon realized the true reason: "We thought it had been stolen, but that's very unlikely. It was in a parking lot, and we considered theft as a possibility, but it seems I haven’t paid for it."
The influencer acknowledged that he mistakenly assumed the payment for the financing was processed automatically, like his insurance: “I thought the Tesla was charged automatically, like the insurance that charges itself, and it turns out it doesn’t. Until now, I haven’t paid for the car.”
Upon reviewing his bank account, Kristoff confirmed that he had not made any payments for four to five months since he purchased the vehicle: "Checking the bank, I don't see any payment for the Tesla; that is to say, I haven't paid since I got the Tesla four or five months ago."
The non-payment also had direct consequences on his credit history: "I had my credit at 700 and it dropped to 500," he admitted.
In his defense, he pointed out that he never received notification emails and that, although he did receive calls, he has a habit of not answering unknown numbers: "I haven't received any emails. They might have called me, but I never pick up numbers I don't recognize."
The twist is particularly ironic because just in February of this year, Kristoff publicly celebrated the purchase of his first car in the United States, a financed Tesla for which he made a down payment of 4,600 dollars, after nearly three years of living in Miami.
The influencer himself humorously acknowledged the contradiction: "That's what I get for talking so much trash."
Kristoff, whose real name is Christopher Gómez, arrived in the United States in June 2023 and has since documented his adjustment to life in Miami, amassing a loyal audience on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
At the end of his stories, the content creator announced that he would wait for the offices to open in order to regularize his situation: "I'll go see how much I have to pay."
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