I BOUGHT THE CHEAPEST TESLA IN THE COUNTRY - PART 2
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
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You Muppet got me with that spider😂😂😂
Tesla superchargers are usually 36-40p/kWh in the UK.
Most people charging at home will get a time of use tariff and cover most of their mileage at about 1/4 that price. 7.5p a unit.
Check the 21's for cracks and roundness - they are made of chocolate!
You should always get the battery tested to get the percentage life left. 70% plus wanted
Think you confusing battery degradation eg lost range vs when it was new with what happened with short in pack on the other car which happens like a stroke or heart attack in humans.
Out of 7 thousand batteries you only need 1 to short.
This cars battery is degraded yes and could fail this winter like the other one even though degradation wont be near as low as 70%.
Cells design life is on the edge as a taxi itblikelybto have been dc charged alot which is like too many fags and drink to a himan who doesnt excercise.
Lets see if this carbmakes it through winter.
Thsts if wiper motor hasnt chewed through rest of car by then lol.
it's much easier than that, if it's got a battery walk away.
How do you get the battery tested?
@@anidiotinaracingcar4874 tested for What?
Range just charge to fiull and compare to rated range but most batteries in teslas dont lose more than 15 to 18%
Thats not what kills the battery pack it is a cell failing causing a shor.
Teslafi a good app if you want to see more data about your pack.
Think you have to psy now
There are videos about it on you tube.
Just dont buy an old model s.
Buy a car under warranty and 2nd hand model 3s newer and cheap now as alot on the markett.
@@anidiotinaracingcar4874to test the health of a battery you use an OBD MEATER.
put a ferrari engine in the tesla🤣🤣🤣🤣
LOL ....now that really would be cool
That would be a result 👌
Underrated comment. This needs to happen.
That would make it way more interesting to watch!!!! 😂
Then it just be a mazarsati
i'm with the others, the silver 19's are better wheels more side wall for ride comfort, more range, plus not ugly black. i liked the metalic blue also, black cars are yawn haha
Not necessarily true on range I have 21inch forged arachnids on mine they are lighter than the 19s and I get better range (worse ride quality but I can live with that for the looks)
Windscreen wiper linkage repair:
For those who don't mind a bit of DIY preventative maintenance on their out-of-warranty Model S then you might be interested to learn that the windscreen wiper mechanism need not be an inevitable, high mileage >50,000 miles replacement.
The offside wiper spindle is prone to wearing heavily after a few years which tends not to be noticed until there is so much play in the spindle that the driver's side wiper arm wears a groove in the bonnet. I have applied a small piece of thick tape to the underside of the bonnet adjacent to the driver’s side spindle to give an early warning of heavy wear.
The cost of the assembly is approximately £170 and if it is replaced by a Tesla mobile technician the total bill could be over £400. 
Lifting the wiper arms off the splined spindle can be tricky as there is not enough room to use a conventional wiper arm removal tool.
It might be a good idea to remove the wiper arm nuts some days in advance and apply PlusGas or WD40 to help loosen them.
Once the wiper arms are removed (followed by a circlip, washer and then a rubber 'O' ring) the spindle can be lowered slightly to apply some lubricant.
Whilst the plastic scuttle cover was off I squirted some lithium grease on the other pivots.
I have yet to try it but perhaps a shim at the base of the spindle could take up any excessive wear.
There are some videos on UA-cam showing how to change the wiper assembly: here is just one: ua-cam.com/video/h4ICrDADugU/v-deo.html
Warning: whenever working on the windscreen area, place a thick coat/old towel/carpet/thick cardboard over the windscreen to prevent accidental breakage.
Here is the link for Tesla's instructions for the replacement of the wiper motor assembly replacement should you have left lubrication too late: service.tesla.com/docs/ModelS/ServiceManual/en-us/GUID-47977C8A-5AB1-447C-8B14-67C94B6111D1.html
Great advice. ...but let me add to that .....dont buy an old model s.
Have you ever heard of a car doing thst and these old 85kwh packs are failing now due to age.
So many owners on you tube having the 85 packs fail by short.
I've just replaced the bush in mine and it seems ro have done the trick.
@@AG-ob3fx 85kWh packs are much better than 90/75 from degradation perspective. But, you have to buy cars what are produced in later months 2015 or in 2016.
@@jirizyka dont get concfused with dregredation/ battery health.
This is only a sign of lost range.
The amount of 85 packs be uou tube owners alone fail due to cells failing causing shotrt.
Ev batteries rarely will degredate a large % of range.
They fail like himanns with a stroke or haert attack or cancer.
Battery shorts are linked to age bad charging habbitds like bad food habbits but also poor genetics or manufacterer fefecylts in cells like humsn dna.
This whole srea of shorts kills batteries not range or capacity degredation.
James cooke check out his car at xmas or jrgo or many other you tubers sean mitchell bjorn neilsnd etc.
You have a software download waiting - the yellow arrow pointing down. Join your car to Wifi. Early Model S can only join 2.4Ghz and sometimes won't join if there is anything else on the network. ( hotspot your phone usually works)
Let the car update and dont step on the brake until its restarted.
Missed opportunity for a large FedEx crate to arrive from Sam with Rich inside….😉😂
The price comparison with Polo ignores the Tesla's £17k battery timebomb which you already experienced!
Its not a £17k time bomb. You can get them repaired for considerably less, as the entire pack doesn't fail. And what about a cambell breaking and a dozen other problems you can get with an ICE vehicle happening to the Polo?! I'm running an 85D Model S which just passed 250,000 miles this week. It still drives spot on and it also has the free supercharging. I've saved 4k on fuel in the last 12 months. And no oil changes etc. Plus your brake pads last 120,000+ And having replaced discs and pads on an E class, I know that adds up too.
I'd have the polo, then at least I'd be able to fix it myself, and if the engine did fail for whatever reason, replacements are easily available from dismantlers for less than £17000
Hi Scott, it's your BBi here. I appreciate you need a daily driver, but please don't forget about me. I'm still patiently waiting and longing to be restored to my former glory. I may not be as fast or as modern as a Tesla, but I have an astonishing beauty, amazing pedigree and a heritage Elon's squeaky bumper cars never will. Please can I be reassembled and proudly shown off to an envious world, just like I deserve? I waited long enough rotting on that driveway for years... please don't make me wait any longer. Thank you 🙂
Love the content
As far as the road ahead, you have a roller, just need a power plant. what about a front engine v12 ferrari powered tesla?
Finally been looking forward to this! 🙌🙌
I was looking forward to seeing how you saved £17k by reviving the old battery on your first Tesla. Shame you swapped it out for the lower mileage one, though I can understand why you did it.
fixing the old battery is still going to cost a few thousands. I don't think he's interested in spending that much on what is clearly going to be a beater daily car that he uses to transport car parts :p
Shouldve called rich rebuilds and had him fix the battery
Not sure if theres many people in the UK working on reviving old batteries, I know in the US they can take apart the battery and then remove the bad battery cells - but that would probably cost more than just swapping it with whoever he bought it from for one that doesnt need any work at all.
I'm dying for you to finish the BBI build. Please, please, please can we get an update?
This dude is a drug dealer. He got us fixed on the BBi and he is never going to finish it. Without that car, maybe this channel is a load of BS..
Good to have a bit of variety on the show. I'm no EV lover, but seeing the technical applications is interesting as a car driver. Thank you! 🙏🙏
So the lesson is - A 2015 VW polo is a better investment than a Tesla . Thanks
Some hackers did figure out how to unlock some features like acceleration boos (for the LR Model 3), heated seats, and the self driving software package. Plaid is only possible if you have the plaid motors.
Dodged a bullet there. Well done 👍
You can drop the battery out of the first Tesla and cut the bad cell out of it, it’ll reduce range but the car will be working fine again. There’s some videos out there on how to do it but it’s hard to get the battery out without a lift.
It's easy to get the battery out without a lift. I've done it twice now.
Does one failed cell really shutdown the whole battery?
you can do a MCU2 £1800 ish upgrade, this replaces the centre screen and drivers screen and also speeds up the navigation etc
Agree - it’s a true game changer - makes the car feel like new
Happy that your mate threw you a life line. If I was in the same predicament, looking for an outside of the box fix, I’d be pretty gutted being honest. Given this, this car was meant to be a cheap daily driver. I can see why you’d want to get out of it unscathed. I would too, and if someone offered me a replacement car I’d jump at it. For shits and giggles it would be great to have someone like DiagnoseDan have a look at the other Tesla. He’s absolutely brilliant and I think if anyone can uncover any anomalies, it would be him. Good luck
Hi Scott, you are our niosy neighbour and have a couple of EV's around rhe corner from your place. Tesla Supercharger are free, but you could get a home charger move to Octopus Energy Intelligent and fill an 85Kwh Tesla from 0-100% for £6.37 (7.5p/Kw for 6 hours cheap rate), would take two evenings (11hrs) , but you are not spending time sitting there waiting. 2p/mile driving vs 30p/mile best estimate for your old truck.
Tesla tech here, funny to read advices from everyone about HV battery :D My advice is - avoid S models up to 2016 years. Get one without air suspension and sunroof and with 2 small drive units.
I actually have a red 360 and a black model s with the same rims lol!!! I’m a ferrari person that also loves tesla, keep the tesla content coming! 😃
Mind the potholes with 21" wheels!
Thank you so much for actually convincing me that I absolutely will stay with my ICE car.
Not in the long run, you won't.
Glad I caught this part ll 🤗
Am the only one that thinks the pre-facelift front end looks better than the 'no-grille' look 😄
Yes, the newer ones look like they ran out of money.
New one looks like a car wearing a gimp mask.
There's a 20 year old joke about the Microsoft car. A team of engineers were driving down the motorway when their Microsoft car broke down. The software engineers says, "we should all get out of the car and locket it. Then unlock it and all get back in". After they did that the car worked again.
I much prefer light coloured interiors. Worse for showing up marks, but far better for not burning your ar5e on a hot summers day 😁
Oh, and black looks great... after it's cleaned. But as soon as you drive them around black looks terrible.
Damn you and your spider, I flinched :D
Hi 237,000 miles is a lot for that battery so I hope you had a health check on it. Plus the mileage is why it’s the price it was
When installing the wheel lugs, it sounded like one on the left wheel was 127 ft/lb. You may want to recheck them.
Nice to see the industry standard, i believe kwik fit developed 129 lbs ft torque on the wheel nuts😂
More like 300 lbs ft from a wind gun when visiting kwik fit. Combine that with dry rusty bolts and they're on there for good ☹
Tesla content is great for showing why you shouldn't buy a Tedla. I suspect there will not be any "will it run" barn find scenarios on these 20 years from now, or even sooner. These are just inconvenient expensive toys.
whilst the black is nice and good enough to leave, I would consider wrapping the chrome trims on doors/windows - these really date the cars (certainly the model 3's) and to be fair look pants versus the black trimmed variants, I'd assume wrapping would be much cheaper than replacing with later ones - great work so far!
I did think about doing that
@@Ratarossa Buddy had it done on a 3 series touring from chrome > black and it made such a difference - was a few hundred in total and got them wrapped rather than painted, made the car
When you use the heated samplers in thick plastic, if you turn them a little bit, the seam get even stronger 🙂
"Samplers". lol You meant staples or autocorrect got you. But good thought and I had the same. A quick turn of the hot staple when embedded in the plastic locks it in. Strongerer joint achieved!
@@thedeadsenator686 You are absolutely right, sometimes I hate autocorrect 😂😂
I have done that with mine and worked great.
Have a great day…
£17 for a home charge?
Octopus Energy has an Intelligent Octopus and is £0.075 per kWh and it’s a smart tariff, so it adjusts the times to fit your lifestyle.
I pay £6.75 for a full charge, worth around 260 miles.
Oh Scott.. you broke so many rules, it's hard to keep track.. lol First off, nothing wrong with the 19's. In fact, what you did actually made things worse. In terms of range that is. Yeah, I get it. They might look better esthetically, but ultimately they're worse for the vehicle. Not to mention they're dark wheels. Nothing more horrible than having dark wheels on a vehicle. You know its winter around my area when everyone puts on black steelies with winter rubber. That's what I equate to having black wheels. Horrendous winter! 😛
Aside from that, supercharging. Yeah, try to avoid that as much as you can. The poor thing has 237k miles (Good lord that's alot! Here people get nervous when a vehicle has more than 100k km's!). Last thing you want is another battery pack giving up on you. Try to charge as much as you can at home. And only to about 80% of the battery for most things.
While not having the pano roof might be inconvenient, it might've saved you future headaches. The models with the pano roof have leaking issues. As you know, water and electrical anything don't mix. 😉 Aside from that, looking forward to the bumper upgrade. Wasn't sure you were able to do that type of upgrade without changing the headlights and the bonnet.
The pano roof leaks? Never had that in 5 years. The sunscreen, now that one he should avoid, there's a reason they no longer offer it as an option
@@vadeka you were 1 of the lucky ones. It’s a very common thing apparently. Many leak. They also don’t retract well if you attempt to open it. Another reason why they’re only a fixed thing now. 🤷🏻♂️
I just repainted my standard 19’s on my 2018.
Quality of a 1980’s British Leyland
I'd still take the BL car
Just replaced the 20's on my Range Rover with 19's, 20's ride like dog shit on the road, can only imagine how bad 21's will be.
The body shop must love the quality of your prep 🤣🤣🤣🤣
BROUGHT and BOUGHT are 2 separate words with two separate meanings Ratski 😊
need to twist the staple as its going into the plastic for better bond!
In the us atleast you are able to go to any tesla service station and buy parts over the counter. There are some repair shops and body shops that are authorized to buy tesla parts aswell.
Re the old car, has your friend got in touch with someone like Cleevely EV repairs. It's never an entire pack failure. I'm running a Model S 85D that has just passed 250,000 this week. It's a great drive and I intend to hang on to it for a good while yet. A small tip at the supercharger, you can use the button on the charger to open the charge flap. Saves going into the menu or using the key.It's a long press on the back of the key to open the flap or double press to open the boot. And as you like games, I believe the PS4 controller is the best for playing the games on the car. Or you could just watch UA-cam
I'm liking the Tesla content, it might look better with the chrome wrapped on the window surrounds. It will be interesting to see how you get on with it.
i think its a good test on a high mileage tesla
@@RatarossaNikola Pro do a full precut dechrome kit for the MS, did mine with it it is excellent
We are all waiting for BBi or F40... and you make a video about a driving vibrator
ha ha ha that made me laugh
@@Ratarossa still a nice video... But what about that red Ferrari on your driveway? New project?
The lug nuts torque spec is 175 nm, they upped it the first year because wheels kept falling off.
I for one will enjoy watching how this "Low" mileage tech monster holds up. Entertaining. Ya know you can turn it into a pickup of you wish. It's been done before.
For parts just pop into any of the showrooms all of the sales staff can access the parts ordering and they then just order it into the dealership for you, done it plenty of times, if you want to see a great looking MS check our 2:17 onwards in my intro vid for mine, PS I am a huge petrol head but also a converted volt head as well now :)
The flooded tesla site is at lower earley, near Reading
Rial sells a 19 inch wheel that looks like the 21s without the blowout problem
Will you get the new style LED headlights with the refreshed front end? Not sure if you can just swap old for new with Tesla as everything has to be compatible with the MCU. I upgraded my MCU 2 and the CCS combo charger and that also needed a new ECU fitted under the rear passenger seats. Nothing is easy. Good luck. Loving your Tesla content.
The polo is loads better then that electric money Pitt fire hazard
Richard at Gas Monkey Garage having an electric 3 seater Testarossa built for SEMA. So have to get creative with Tesla parts car plans.
I’d buy one of these for that money! 🙌 the free charging makes it a no brainer 😎
If you can find the free charger and only use a Tesla charger that A, isn't broke or B, isn't in use. Any other charger will cost you more then any diesel or petrol per mile. Home charging is also dearer even using Octopus the cheapest EV charge company.
@@trevorjones5625 Well... If you have a compatible EV it's possible to go onto an Octopus tariff which gives you 6 hours at 7.5 p/kWh. That works out at 2p/mile or less. Otherwise you can get 4 hours at 9.5p, still less than 3p/mile. But yes, charging on rapids is expensive right now.
Perhaps swap the interiors between the two cars to get the color that you want.
Got me with the spider, you bastard!
Supercharging is cheaper than you said, 39p to 45p usually
Sorry Scott prefer your ferrari content wouldn't have a tesla
Security nuts can have different covers.
You can order OTC parts as a new service request at the closest service center. Usually when they are ready you get a message to pick them up. The worst part on the conversion is the lower valence as it’s the moat expensive piece of plastic…
All that spare thread on the wheels means a nice set of spacers to improve the look
the fishy front is called nose cone :-) Instead of changing that I would consider upgrading the MCU (large display) - more games and way faster plus PS4/5 USB controller option, you also have #chargegate with this one
may of even been in that S when I went up to Westdrayton to pick up my 3, have you tried Reading Tesla to pick up parts ? or RSymons as they are is Hampshie, Richard also has a youtube
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Velcro that sliding arm wrest, pack some old socks behind the plastic panels to stop em from being acoustic.
Change the steering wheel with apehanger handlebars and the steeringbox to match handlebars, then remove the driver seat and install a chopper motorcycle seat with a backrest, get a tattoo, join a band.
you got another Testarossa?! :O
Are you going to own a Red Testarossa AND a red F40 at some point? Literally the dream @_@
the battery can be opened and the offending cell that is shorting the voltage can be disconnected, cost is less than £1000
Thats the cheapest one you're ever gonna see in the uk, guys given it away at 7k
They could easy have gotten double that for it.
Next, is to 3d print half size copies as a larger version of a go kart.
Seen someone make exact mini copies of older cars, and you, could do that with modern ones.
Remember, we can do more than we do. We CAN do more, THEN we do!! 🗽
Love this episode! This is a fab transformation!!!
You say the electricity is still cheaper than petrol and diesel, but it isn't when you are paying those prices! if its 60p/kwh, and you get the 4miles/kwh, thats 15p/mile. With petrol and diesle currently at £1.50 per litre, that's 10miles/litre, or 45MPG, something thats perfectly achievable in even large diesel cars.
Interesting to see that Tesla use wheel studs and not bolts. Wayyyyy better and easier to fit wheel than bolts!
Brilliant I've been looking forward to this video now looking forward to the next one hopefully here will be many more to come and longer 👍
gutted I was waiting for you to fix it 😂
At 200 mph those wheel caps might be a safety issue lol
Great to get another shot at the Tesla.
The second Tesla is so much cheaper than a New high voltage battery😊
Build an LS engine in the other Tesla
At that mileage the amount of charge cycles have finished the battery
when you are melting the metal clips, give it a twist half way so it digs weel into the plastic
Great content, would argue that if you are going to bother doing the brakes, upgrading the calibre, rotors, and pads from a good brand like Brembo, isn't that much money and it will majorly improve the car. Generally, Tesla's actually benefit majorly from some tweaks here and there when it comes to handling and stopping as well as it accelerates.
The standard Model S brakes are made by Brembo.
@@robertgreen9614 hence why getting better, calibre’s, discs and pads are so easily swapped in. Brembo produces a wide range of products, discs and pads from different material compositions and different characteristics. The standard discs are a weakness on the Tesla because the car is particularly heavy. If you have an S and live around some winding roads, making the pedal go soft is a bit too easy relative to the fast acceleration, IMO.
@@vinex19 Don't forget to put some decent stainless braided hoses and higher spec brake fluid in it (Tesla only specifies Dot 3).. Be a shame if you spent your money on all the other crap you thought you "needed" and still ended up with a soft pedal.😉
Could be a defect flash chip in the computer, common fault. We can replace it.
Farningham: Transporter carrying luxury sports cars overturns. Maybe bargain auction?
We're always told that ev batteries degrade gradually so its a bit worrying that they can fail so abruptly.
How did you work out it's free motoring
Love how you torque those lug nuts!😆🔧
Love the front end as it is
I think if I'd spent eighteen grand on a VW Polo 8 years ago and it was still worth around nine I wouldn't be too disappointed. If I'd spent eighty on a Tesla that was now only worth seven thousand and it needed a seventeen grand battery I'd be less than impressed. Shame you can't reset and reboot the trim to stop it rattling.
not a huge ev fan but i've always liked the model s especially with the turbine wheels. very much enjoying this series and your diy approach. looking forward to the next part!
Would love to get on the electric bandwagon but just feel the infrastructure isnt there yet in the UK amd well the price of these things compared to and ICE car, still loving the content as always 👌🏻
hey, why donnt you swap interior panels
The original wheels were 10x nicer, they complement the trim
The 21" turbimes with those skinny tyres carrying all the weight of those batterirs love british pot holes ......also worse for range.
Love the wioers taking metal off hood ....
The old wheels are extremely ugly and made the car look awful. The new wheels was a great addition.
Gone to the dark side🤣
Think about it! A Tesla with the unreliability of a Ferrari! 😂😂😂
Please please when are you going to do some videos of doing the testarossa I'm desperate to see you transform that car to a million pound car 😊
As said prevously must drop a ferrari engine into and mate to the electric motors somehow. Sure Tavarish might have another paperweight engine available.
Hey @Ratarossa - any tips for getting rid of creaks and rattles on car interiors?
WD-40
im working on that
Pull the panels off and add felt tape where they meet.
You may need to pack a fuel powered generator in the back to charge the Tesla when you can't get to the charge station 🤪
Next minute ratarossa builds an EV F40 and breaks the internet 😂😂😂