Elon Musk Makes Shock Bid to Buy Tom Trbojevic’s Turbos

BROOKVALE, PRNB —  Confusion from economists to rugby league fans, as the billionaire overlord Elon Musk has reportedly made a formal offer to purchase Tom Trbojevic’s legendary “Turbos” from the People’s Republic of the Northern Beaches (PRNB).

Musk, who once bought Twitter and immediately regretted it, is now apparently seeking a real challenge. 

“I’ve built rockets, cars, brain chips, and a flamethrower,” Musk said in a statement. “But nothing tickles my kink more than whatever powers Tom Trbojevic. And yes, I still don’t know how to say his name….. It’s like the alphabet sneezed.”

When asked about the sale, Bazza from Brookie said “Mate, he can own Twitter, he can populate Mars, but he can’t just buy Tommy Turbo’s turbos. They’re a sacred element in the Northern Beaches secret sauce to balance the good vibe against our over-enthusiastic parking rangers and saturation of new chinese EV manufacturers on our roads.”

Sources close to Musk say he is fascinated by Turbo’s athletic engine. “Anything that generates so much power from hamstrings made of fairy floss must be profoundly understood” Musk reportedly told engineers. Inside sources confirm that Musk believes that he can reverse engineer Turbo's turbos to power Space X, the Starlink network, Tesla vehicles and the entire new electric fleet at Brookvale bus depot.

Tom Trbojevic himself responded politely

 “Look, I’m flattered'" said Tom between guzzles protein shake, "I hope Elon can find the techniology to stem the tide of chinese manufacturers saturating the Northern Beaches car market. But honestly, I’d just be happy if people stopped calling me Tom ‘Turbo-vic’, ‘Terr-bov-ic’ or ‘Treboh-jivic’. My name’s not a lucky dip in a scrabble bag — it just looks like it.”

Donna from Dee Why, PRNB Minister for Sport and Local Legends has insisted that the turbos are not for sale. “We are committed to Tom and the upcoming launch of our own subscription service called Turbo+, where fans can pay $8 a month to watch Tom attempt to play three consecutive games”. 

At press time, Musk was last seen practicing the surname in front of a mirror whispering: “‘Truh-bow-vich’, 'Truh… bro… vej…'" and mumbling about a lack of vowels.