sooo....

I mean I like bashing on Tesla as much as the next guy, but any car can end up like this regardless of price. They probably bumped into something that broke the locking mechanism and this is probably just a temporary solution until they get it replaced.

Yeah buddy of mine mended his lease car with duct tape. He rear-ended someone at a roundabout at 30 km/h. Couldn't get it fixed quickly, had to wait 3 months for the garage.

That's a 100k car. It's an S

All cars break. That’s why they all come with warranties.

Despite the insistence of a couple generations of shadetree mechanics and even its own manufacturers, the proper nomenclature for the material in question is "duck" tape, not "duct" tape. It was never intended for, and performs very poorly at the task of sealing ducts.

"Duck" is the name of a type of densely woven cotton cloth, treated with wax. The waterproof nature of this cloth is where the name comes from, as duck feathers famously repel water.

The original duck tape was made by applying a pressure sensitive adhesive to strips of duck cloth. Modern variants still use a fabric matrix for strength, but have added a layer of plastic to provide water resistance.

So please stop explainin'

Have you ever fixed an older combustion engine vehicle? You watch a youtube video and a few hours later, you can, in most cases, at least get the car to a state so you can drive it to a mechanic. On modern combustion engine vehicles this is still possible, although a bit more difficult.

Uhhh, EVs? No way you're fixing anything in there.

Most villages have a mechanic that's used to working on the common brands/cars, if you decide to move to a rural location that's what you buy.

Then again, most electric cars barely require any maintenance.

You bring it to any garage. Where do you bring your tesla? To craigs repair shop? They can hardly fix their own cars

Sure, but what garage do you bring it to? My friend waited 8bor so month for a windscreen replacement.