The Cuban influencer Kristoff Kriollo woke up this Tuesday to the surprise that his Tesla had been towed for lack of payment.
In his stories, the content creator recounted the incident with his usual laid-back tone: "Here I am at six-thirty in the morning acting like I own the fancy Tesla, but they towed the Tesla because I’m not making the payments."
According to him, at first he thought the vehicle had been stolen while parked, but soon realized the true reason: "We thought it had been stolen, but that's very unusual. It was in a parking lot, and we considered theft as an option, 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 charged itself, automatic payment, like the insurance that charges itself, but it turns out it doesn’t. So far, 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 acquired the vehicle: "Checking the bank, I see no payment for the Tesla, meaning I haven't paid since I got the Tesla four or five months ago."
The default also had direct consequences on his credit history: "I had the credit score at 700, and it dropped to 500," he admitted.
In his defense, he stated that he never received any notification emails and that, although he did receive calls, he has a habit of not answering unknown numbers: "I haven't received any emails. The only thing is that they might have called me, but I never pick up numbers I don't recognize."
The turn of events is particularly ironic because just in February of this year, Kristoff publicly celebrated the purchase of his first car in the United States, a Tesla financed with a down payment of 4,600 dollars, after nearly three years living in Miami.
The influencer himself acknowledged the contradiction with humor: "That's what I get for talking so much crap."
Kristoff, whose real name is Christopher Gómez, arrived in the United States in June 2023 and since then has documented his process of adapting to life in Miami, gaining 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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