Andrew Tate's Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut Breaks Down In Traffic
Controversial figure Andrew Tate owns quite the car collection, but his recent ordeal with his ultra-expensive Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut shows not everything is roses for the guy. After he fled Romania when he had the chance, like a dog with its tail between its legs, the guy has faced adversity here in the US, including his Swedish hypercar failing in the middle of traffic.We have no idea why the Jesko Absolut broke down, but people on the internet have commented on the video with all kinds of theories. They range from the Koenigsegg being a piece of junk to Tate being a dumb piece of trash and everything in between.
While we can't weigh in on whether the car suffered a genuine malfunction or if this was user error, we do find one thing odd. In the footage shared to Facebook, we can't see the hypercar's hazard lights activated.
That's weird because the Koenigsegg appears to be sitting in a lane of travel at an intersection. Did Tate just forget to activate the hazards or did the malfunction render them inoperable? It's a great question we unfortunately can't answer.
It's not like Tate's volunteering information, either. Curiously, there doesn't appear to be any statement made on his social media accounts about the 'L' moment, which is funny since the guy talks about how all he does is win.
Instead, in the video we see him walking away from the $4 million Swedish hypercar while starting at his phone like some screentime-obsessed 16-year-old boy. After all, the guy has more supercars and hypercars to play with and he has a packed schedule of telling teenage boys how to be even more self-centered and shallow.
Life sure is magical for Tate, who obviously only wins all the time. Here's to hoping the Jesko Absolut isn't too broken.
Image via Cobra Mentality/Facebook
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