The UGLY TRUTH About Buying A Ridiculously Cheap Tesla
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Today, we take an in-depth look at what it's actually like to buy and own an incredibly cheap Tesla Model S. My friend Rex bought a 2016 Model S 90D with low miles, and it seems like a great deal, but we visit the electrified garage for a checkup and we find some interesting discoveries.
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There needs to be a whole bunch of Electrified Garages to service these out-of-warranty Tesla cars. Saving a battery pack is a game changer, plus all the recommended maintenance is good information. The garage certainly knows what the weak points are and what to check.
Not happening. Fantasy. People aren’t going to plop down $20k plus on an old car. They will use the $20k to buy new or barely used. Few have cash to burn like that. Besides, it’s just dumb anyway. You wouldn’t do it. Admit it.
@@mikemccormick8115 the problem is, when you go to trade it in, the dealer offers you $15,000 for a car you owe $28,000 on. Then what? That’s where we get back to my “sell it for scrap” theory.
@@videditorEB1 Well I think people who borrow money on things they cant pay cash for, especially a car, are crazy anyway. People live way beyond their means and it’s insane. Just making banks rich. Most have no business having personal transportation costing as much or more than they make in an entire year. So people are their own worst enemy making foolish financial decisions.
@@mikemccormick8115 now there’s something we can agree on. 😃👍😃
@@mikemccormick8115I bought a mazda for around 11k, after a few months had to redo all the breaks and fan belt cost over 2k in repairs. 6months down the line I got the engine light on, took it for repair was quoted over 6k. It's not just electric cars that have expensive repairs. If these guys can fix out of warranty batteries for a fraction of the cost then glory to them.
Tell Rex to put his shoes in the frunk. That way the rest of his car won’t smell like “tacos”
But i love tacos 🙂
Or homie could just get some new shoes for his shoe rotation, and spray those shoes with antifungal spray.
@@Rex.werks.lol 🦖🌮😋
That’s what I do for take out and leftovers. Awesome feature, until you forget them.
Also please post what Taco stand Rex goes to, because we need to avoid one that smells like that.
I love seeing Freddie in the U.K. with Mat Armstrong. They are both nice people and Freddie has been embraced by Mat’s family. There’s still a lot of love out there guys. 🙏❤️
23:50 “somebody took care of this thing.” “That’s about to change.” LMAO
Great Deal - Happy for Rex ! I have a 2013 p85 that still drives perfectly. It is fun as a daily driver, but also allows me to appreciate my CLS 55 on weekends when I want to appreciate the sound & feel of v8 and not waste gas $ on commutes
Smart way to live brother
I've always wanted a Hillbilly Edition Tesla
That's the nicest, cleanest, road ready car that has appeared on your channel...looks great and the price is great!
My 2013 model S has 177,000 miles on the original battery. All my doorhandles have been replaced. They only cost $300 apiece now. I’m still on the original brake pads with 40% pad life left. Don’t let people who never own Teslas tell you different. They are very reliable and cheap to own.
How much battery degradation has happened during that time?
How much range have you lost from the battery?
Its usually between 5-12 % after 8-10 years @dannydaw59
Go tell that to Herz management. They kinda got it wrong then.
You’re about to get a £14k bill for a battery repair, I would sell it quick while you still can.
I bought a 2016 Model S for significantly more, but it came with free unlimited supercharging. It's my second Model S. Amazing cars. Actual battery failure rate is 1.5%, so the concern is overblown. One thing not touched on is that there are adjustable rear camber links available aftermarket which will reduce the tendency to wear out the inner edges of the rear tires.
I was curious so I got onto autotempest and looked up prices, nationwide, on a 2016 90D with a maximum 55,000 mi. The lowest price I found was $25,500. So yeah he got a GREAT deal
From a dealer, for people who qualify, if you can get them to sell it for $25k or less, there is a tax rebate they can apply at time of purchase for $4k off. It's a great time to buy a used Tesla.
It has been for a while now actually. Ever since they got their supply chain issues sorted out and pushed more cars off the assembly line , the prices really have plummeted for at one and a half years. @@pfroo40
Yeah I was shocked looking at prices. You can find these for under 30k with 50k miles on them all day depending on the year. I’d recommend a 2017 model cause of the facelift and some other features.
@@gangatalishis And then there's France, where the cheapest model S are 20 grands (70 from 2014 with 200k miles) and 90D are no cheaper than 32k€ with 200k miles as well.
@@gangatalishis 17 k I'd pay, for this 2016 2017 30k , no way in Elon
Rex Bro 😂😂!! Light up wheel caps, a sub, and future under glow lights 🤣. Doit!! The Etrons have the same issue with jack points so you can remove the battery. Being so heavy they tend to kill brushings quickly too along with interesting tire wear 🤷🏾♂️. Same deal with the brakes too
We also open up the battery and replace individual cells. Getting a whole pack from Germany is near impossible I guess
We should race this against an E-tron!
@@2varishmaybe just a GT, Ed’s RS-GT is quite a bit faster 😂. I do so much work on Etrons, I have a permanent frown on my face any time I’m in one 😬🤣. Never been in a Plaid though
Pj bro you need to come visit us soon
@@Rex.werks. Definitely Broski! You guys are a trip 😅. Love the whip too! You’ve come so far! I was trying to grab one of my buddy’s Etrons to bring but they all are loosing tons of money on their lease because the values are in the toilet 🤣🤣. That’s a Tesla win IMHO 🤷🏾♂️😅.
As a Tesla driver, thank you Tavarish for warning people to not misuse a level 2 driver assistance.
definitely made a mistake calling it autopilot
@@cardboardboxificationwhen airplanes have autopilot, they still need to be supervised by the pilot (they aren’t allow to sleep etc)
@@haggbart thats literally not the issue.
@@haggbart statistics say nothing of the sort. There has been a massive investigation because FSD is only used in the safest conditions whereas the statistics for human drivers include snowstorms, heavy raid, fog, all the conditions the tesla manual basically says not to use it in. The reality it’s it’s not as safe as humans including distracted drunk teens.
Teslas are crap cars
The MSRP on the 2016 90D was $74,500. The salvage value for the owner was $17,000. They paid $57,500 to drive it 50k miles. That's like $1.15 a mile. Didn't Tesla offer free supercharging on those? Not bad for how iconic & feature rich that was in 2016.
well he stated he got that price because he knew the owner. buying these used usually is around 30k. give or take 5k. and like EVERY CAR, it loses value as soon as you drive it off the lot so to speak. a 100k mercedes is now 25k lol so i dont get the logic in pointing out basic car knowledge like "Car lost value" lol
@@nicholaswilkerson501you can get one for 20-25k if you don’t mind buying out of state.
Rex looks like an amazing guy. Happy for him. Great deal 😁
I've met him,and he's one of the most nicest down to earth youtubers. Really nice guy.
He has great energy.
Well, we got good deal to for tesla Model S85 , mileage 145k,but battery has only 20k, full FSD option and it has free supercharging. Only 19k, no taxes , no gas...just drive.
untill something gets wrong, then cry
@@aantonic the lifetime free supercharging will sooth his tears plenty good.
@@xiaoka lifetime untill Tesla go down. Tesla just layed off many people who were working on superchargers.. nothing is lifetime.
@@aantonic Tesla made a profit of $7.9 BILLION in the fourth quarter of 2023. The idea that Tesla is going anywhere is somewhere between clueless and dumb...
@@aantonicThe reason he laid off the super charger staff is because the ENTIRE CONCEPT IS A FAILURE. You can NOT fast charge any battery without negative consequences. I used a "super charger" one time. Real time spent was almost 2 hours. Charge slow at home.
Used teslas are underrated value cars. I got a 2016 also but 75 rwd with 100k miles for $9k after incentives. Clean title and came with upgraded hardware, fsd, and free connectivity for life.
I bought a 2000 Porsche Boxster for $10,000 in 2004 lol
How’s it holding up because I’ve seen some 75 and 85D models for less thank 17k 😂
@@dronepilot260rc only issue was the powered driver seat dying. But the fix at the service center should only be like, $200. I’d leave it since it’s her car and it got stuck in her seat position, but it’s made me and my gf switching cars to charge for free at my work a bit more difficult. And one of the reasons we got her an ev was for the free charging near my work and our place. Other than that cars been solid.
“UGLY TRUTH” Clickbait much? 😏
You've now learned the ugly truth about the 'ugly truth'.
Ha ha ha ha!
It’s the ugly truth for tesla haters! 💯 🎯
Main reason I unsubscribed from his main channel... Now the algorithm feeds me this and it was click bait... SMH
Thank you for ur comment. So I don’t have to waste 35 mins of my time.
Congrats on the "new" car. Theres nothing better than the first couple of months in a new car. Especially after finding out all of the upgrades that had been added. Thats a steal of a car!
So appreciate you putting yourself out there as a fellow man with moobs!
he needs some nipple covers...
Rex is an awesome dude! It's great to see him get a deal and help him save a couple bucks in gas here and there.
Nice one Rex. Great choice and specs. Also the multicoat red is awesome and you did a superb job bringing it back to showroom condition 💪⚡️
There is a glut of used Tesla's coming onto the market over here in UK, they are seriously good value, I just picked up a Model X P100D for 26K, it is crazy quick and I'm getting 250m range, also it still has 2 yrs Tesla warranty left, you can now get a Model S for under 20K, prices are dropping faster than Katie Price's knickers. This is a game changer right now, who'd buy an ICE car when Tesla's are such good value?
Man, for 17k he made out like a bandit and got a bag o chips…also an ice cream sandwich after
Already “tuned”, low mileage, been taken care of, knew the previous owner, upgraded audio, still has good life on the tires(saw it on the inspection part of the video), no mechanical repairs needed yet, no noticeable paint or body damage, still has usable battery…
Jeez, is there anything else he didn’t come out golden on?
Amazing find Rex, good luck to both of ya!
Now we just need to see a race between it and the 675…lol
Since tacaros won’t sell or trade it, at least see who’s faster…bring in the views right?
Yeah, it's a pretty good deal. It does need an alignment though.
What would make it even better is if the previous owner also upgraded it to Autopilot HW3 or at least HW2.5. That way it could get FSD.
Battery alone almost (or maybe even) worth that depending on it's health
Door handles can be expensive to repair. I’d reccomend doing those first
Tuning dramatically lowers the price of a vehicle and in this case will void any warranty left.
The biggest problem about Tesla vehicles besides the battery are the ball bearings on the motors which Tesla won't sell you. However I recently saw a video where mechanics from Andalusia Spain recommended a company which sells a kit of heavy duty ball bearings to replace the original ones without the Tesla astronomical price.
Rex should keep his shoes in the frunk. Keep the foot odor out of the cabin...lol
It’s worst in closed spaces
…. And upgrade to powered frunk struts that open and close it like the hatch!
My Dad got his model S for $17k too. Funny enough, he sold his Mitsu Evo MR and got the Tesla. I miss that Evo 💔
That has got to be the worst swop ever imo
The older model S's like that one only have a version 2 processor and don't support so-called "Full Self Driving". They have "Autopilot" instead, which is meant for highway adaptive cruise plus lane keeping. It's NOT for driving around on surface streets, even though you can sort of do that.
That title though. You could've said " 17k Tesla deal" or "Best Tesla Deal Ever" but I get it...
The ugly truth is that most people bash on second hand Teslas and they think they are junk while in reality we see here that it's actually a very good car for the money. Some cheap fixes needed only. Even if it brings the price to 25k it's still a very good deal.
The ugly truth is that it's better than a similar priced ICE car.
@@Okurkaarrgghh RIght and it's upscale from a Model 3, it's a Model S P90. 💯
I agree- amazing that 'Bad Tesla story' just gets more clicks by default then 'oh actually this Tesla is a great bargain'.
Great video! Shows some realities when making a decision to buy this type of car.
Nice to see Electrify garage being so visible lately.
Also, after the mention of MS Dos, where is the PC upgrade? Been years since your colab build!
I appreciate your comment about the auto pilot not being full self-driving. That is NOT what the system does! 😂
There is a motorcyclist that would agree with that statement... or "would have" if he was still around.
Auto pilot is a Darwin Award waiting to happen. That or a manslaughter charge.
The problem is that most owners swear it does while Tesla themselves say you need to pay attention. Naming it FSD was the dumbest idea from Tesla.
Yup, autopilot is not FSD. Autopilot is just lane keeping with cruse control. Some people don't know the difference.
@@AStock2204umm liability? It will literally follow the road forever. You people are also getting FSD and AP confused
I have a 2017 Model S 90D with 114k miles and still runs great.
Wait til you try to sell it. You wont get even $10K
Talking about cheap and ugly , go take a look yourself.
He saved thousands of dollars on gas and on oil change and all other shit since 2017 and will save untill runs so smooth then just change batterys and good to go so seems like good deal to me ,you Don't like cause you don't have one or you just hate electric cars .@@mikemccormick8115
I have the same car a 2016 Model S 90d. If it was destroyed in an accident today I would just buy the same model and year. They are dirt cheep used and a really amazing car to own.
Hillbilly Edition had me rolling 💀
Just got a 2016 model X 75d with 7 seats today for $24,900. The thing that sold me was that it still has free supercharging for the life of the vehicle.
all Tesla should have free charging standard because the battery is only 10 years tops and nobody is going to replace a Tesla battery for $60k so in reality its just 10 years "free" supercharge
@@RDL_Jamaican Tesla charges around $20,000USD for a battery replacement here in the states. I do remember hearing Hyundai charging $60,000CAD for a battery replacement. But regarding the Tesla battery, the entire battery is a bunch of Tesla 18650s wired together in packs to combine as a single powersource. Louis Rossmann a whole back calculated out how much the battery cost was based off of how much a single Tesla 18650 was and it came out roughly to $20,000 just in 18650s. Now there are independent shops that are offering lower cost solutions for repair like replacing the bad cells. Electrified Garage does this and I want to say it was around $5,000-$7,000USD.
As for the free charging, I think the only sustainable way of doing that would be to somehow calculate the price of charging over the life of the vehicle and incorporate that into the price of the vehicle. I could see though that if you plug into a tesla supercharging station you wouldn't have to pay hut if using a 3rd party one you do.
@@RDL_Jamaican charging isnt free.......i dont know where people come up with this "Free Forever" charging. it was offered early on as an incentive but superchargers cost Billions to expand. if they arent charging for electricity then they would go bankrupt.
@@nicholaswilkerson501 it is free, I purchased one and live and work close to superchargers. I haven’t even charged my car at home yet lol
@@RDL_Jamaicancompletely wrong about the batteries only lasting 10 years. You only read/watch horror stories that represent the 0.01% of owners with defective batteries that are covered under warranty. Also, if you think replacing a battery that cost AT MOST $15,000 from Tesla is $60,000 then you need help. 😂
$60,000 buys you a brand new car. Some batteries can be had for as low as $8,000. Do your research instead of just hating on something you clearly know nothing about.
Less than halfway in and already clicking the 'Like' button.
Since I am considering picking up a used one, I really appreciate having the mechanic give us this 'show & tell'.
As a dabbler in mostly older cars, Teslas are still an enigma to me. This provided great insight into some of the details of these "cheap" used Teslas that are coming to market.
I brought a 2015 60D Tesla S prior to the Y dropping. Here in Oz they are rare as hens teeth so I got it for 78k AUD. On roads took it to 83k.
I spent the 3k to remove the soft limit on the battery to take to a 75D.
The only bummer was since it was second hand they had removed the free supercharging here in Australia.
When i asked Tesla they said i could only trade up my battery to a 90. They said the 100D in those uears had extra suspension and structural strength over even the 90D due to the extra weight of the 100kwh battery.
Hey shout out to Electric Garage. I will have to find someone like them here in Melbourne.
The one thing with a Plaid is that for what is really a supercar it has the shitess brakes for when you actually have to use them consistently.
1 100 to 0 stop will over heat them.
And my brother and i am sure that a recent update has reduced the performance of regen braking.
The cold limit has been extended and i was certain that it used to go to at least 100kw regen now it seems the regen gauge is now only 75.
Welcome to the Model S club, wise choice and a real nobrainer for that kind of money.
Unfortunately no free SUC included I guess? But still really cheap.
Hope to see some more content with the car and glad Freddy did like it also, kinda, always thought he is completely anti EV / Tesla.
Oh and if you guys reading this, thank you for all of your content!
Rex, Jack and Freddy feel like the best friends you could possibly imagine and watchin those videos makes me feel like being a little bit a part of it.
Thank you.
Congrats Rex on the Tesla, I actually bought the same exact one with same color just a performance 90D and I love it!
“I don’t know how to modify electric cars”…while build hybrid P1!!! Now we know why battery was removed!! LOL! Thanks for the great vids!!! Love your channels!!!
super solid deal from the first 8 minutes (before EG visit... so who knows) It does have side cameras so its a second half 2016 AP2 FSD hardware and possibly FSD subscription...
I’d say that’s a screaming deal. Just bought a 2018 S 100D with 40k miles AND FSD for close to 30k
The Audiocontrol LC7i is a 6 channel speaker line converter for going from regular speaker wires to RCA's to run to amps, I have the 2 channel version in my civic.
Audio control is great. They use actual resistors for crossover frequencies.
Wait, wait. Tavarish is paying Rex with money? How else could he afford the Tesla? Actually very interesting and informative upload. Thank you.
Rex also has a detail business
Rex got a pretty great steal of a deal. That car is clean and not many miles.
I don't know why some people hate electric cars, Cars are cars I wont be surprised if Freddy brought a flooded Tesla or crashed Cybertruck
My F 150 is heavier by 500 lbs, my jeep is 500 lbs lighter. I don't think the weight is an issue. Good show
Autopilot isn't perfect, I know from experience. It's great when it works, but a car is meant to be driven...that's the fun part of it.
I dunno.. there are definitely people on the road that I wish had self-driving cars.... because they shouldn't be behind the wheel.
@@MiataChannela majority of them seem to be driving teslas too. I still think that people believe the car will 100% drive itself.
@@crherniman I dunno, there's an awful lot of Prius drivers who would qualify. I always say that Prius is not a noun, it's a verb, and driving one in the manner they always do is called "Priusing."
Autopilot isn't nearly as advanced as Full Self Driving.
Yup. I used autopilot for a while and ended up buying FSD. Both are not perfect. I notice people, even owners of Tesla's, don't know the difference between Autopilot and FSD.
There was a 2023 Model 3 in my city for $8000. No accidents. Its was used as an Uber with 6 drivers. It had 170,000 miles in one year. Now asking price $8000
I would imagine they supercharged it all the time, but apparently that isn't as harmful as people thought. Apart from accelerated wear and tear (cosmetic, doors, suspension), I think it was an incredible deal if warranty was still good!
Yes, it was on the local news too. These guys literally drove it 22 hours a day and supercharged the other 2. 7 days a week for a year. They made a fortune with Uber.
I would consider that. Even if it had half the range, it would be good.
There's a 2018 Model S here in Australia which got a new battery under warranty at 660,000 km (400,000 miles). It's now got over 700,000km on it. It's had one new set of brake pads.
@davidjulian8536 ya, but it's probably had 75 sets of tires tho..)
Can't find anything close in germany sadly. Cheapest Model S from 2016 with less than 100k kilometers is 26k euros.
Also keep in mind, a brand new model y battery only costs $5k directly from Tesla and could last a few hundred thousand miles. Also relatively easy to install. These days the battery will honestly be the least of your problems.
That's a steal. Very good deal. After 2 years the battery will reach 8 years where there will be some decoration. Tesla gives 8 years battery warranty (less than 30% decoration) or 100k miles whichever comes first. So if I were you I would check the battery first while the warranty is still there.
If the battery gives problems in the future, then I would recommend that you spend 12K to get a brand new battery installed which will extend its life by another 10 years since the new battery technology lasts much longer.
Since the motor is brushless, it will last a very long time given you don't get into a bad accident.
Awesome detailing. Nice work on the paint
🙂Greetings!
I am subscribed to your channel, and I have noticed that at the 08:49 timestamp, it shows Freddy verbalizing the word (Cesla) when it should be Tesla!
🫡I just want to make clear to everyone at 2Varish, that I can spot or pinpoint any misspelled or misspoken words based on the fact that I do really enjoy watching your videos in a detailed manner to really enjoy them!
🤗Me finding things like the ones I have mentioned above, it is just me having fun and letting people involved with 2Varish and the people watching the videos, that you can also have fun finding things like this and promoting patience, tolerance and understanding in the process!
🕊️🌇May everyone at 2Varish and people reading this or watching the videos have a wonderfully blessed day!
I swear bro those yitties we’re lookin at me first 💀💀
Dude is either swole or transitioning
Honestly it probably is a pretty good deal for the price and mileage. A 2016 Model Year S should also include free unlimited supercharging for life (if sold by a private party, I’ve read Tesla dealers will remove that perk before resale from the Tesla dealer). Battery is likely outside of the 8yr warranty now.
It’s an average deal. eBay motors has dozens of Model S Teslas with similar or less mileage for under $20k, some under $15k. Didn’t he hear about battery replacement costs?? In two years he’ll sell it for scrap.
@@videditorEB1you must’ve not watched the video 😂
@@BrockB2211 what did I miss. Could have bought one for less, has zero idea how long the battery will last, the only thing he knows for sure is that a replacement battery is $20,000 and that he’s absolutely going to need one. What happens when he needs a battery?? Is he gonna have a spare $20k floating around??? Lol, seems doubtful. Then…sold for scrap. Just like I said.
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@@videditorEB1what makes you an expert on EV's? Everything you said here is false. The batteries usually outlast the car itself, and they are just getting better. But as everything, stuff can break, just like an engine can malfunction suddenly. I bet you scrap every car you've had when the engine needs a part changed?
In Britain a high carrying capacity hatch-back is my best option. So I really like Rex's new wheels. I found that Insurance for Tesla is often quite expensive, Is that also a problem in America? The Frunk is great for quick shopping trips, it keeps the massive trunk space free for shoes.
Shoes L😂L
Insurance rates are way too personal and customized to set a rule. All depends on your age, driving history, credit score, state you live in, your home, and 1000x other factors...
Paying $20k for a new battery at Telsa is akin to taking your 10 year old Mustang back to the Ford dealer to install a factory crate motor. Doesn't happen.
If you lay aside all the bullshit about having the 'latest & greatest' it can make a lot of sense on a well built & maintained car.
But even putting in a new motor in an old Mustang would make more sense than putting a new battery costing $20k plus in an old Tesla. Youre right, doesn’t happen.
Crate motor would boost performance from stock, but a fresh battery Tesla would still have worn motors and whatnot. Obviously, an old Mustang still has issues (believe me I own one) so either way you're spending another used car's worth of money on a used car.
@@jooot_6850the motors don’t “wear out” as long as you do the coolant delete… those motors will go forever
I was kind of waiting to see what the battery life was like when buddy was in the diagnostics..nice to see someone get a good deal for a change instead of getting ripped off.
Yup, there has to be a way to know the remaining battery life. Although it can still fail sooner.
@@alejandroperez5368 yeah there is, in the diag it does do a check where it determines battery life, condition, if there are any malfunctioning cells, number of full discharges, number of times it's been charged etc.
It's like dynoing a car, it's unecessary for 99% of people to do unless you have symptoms.
@@Frygisk With an ICE car at a higher mileage, it's wise to a full set of tests, including a compression test. Not sure what the equivalent is with a BEV.
@@RodneyW SOH aka the State of Health. Present battery capacity / new battery capacity.
The Hillbilly edition.. Only made 5 with the other 4 on cinderblocks in someone's front yard. One is being raised with a 16" lifters. Note, that vehicle is being fixed with a gunmount on the rear window.
These model S are great. I got a 2015 P85D (691hp, dual motor) with 80k on the clock for $15! Fully loaded. The best part, the FREE CHARGING. It's the perfect road trip car!
No 360 cams, but 0-60 in 3.1 makes me forget about that. It's cartoonish-ly fast- I've gotten people nauseous from stop lights.... lol
If you accelerate and regen-brake the same way you would with an ICEV, the amount of tire wear should be almost exactly the same if you weigh the ICEV down to get similar total weight and weight distribution. It isn't the regen that is wearing tire down, it is the torque (my mother is the only EV driver I know who doesn't have a lead foot on initial acceleration - though she used to have a lead foot too in her younger years) and weight.
While you can get your battery refurbished instead of paying stupid prices for a new one, you have no definitive way of knowing how long the refurb will last until the next cell goes bad. IMO, there needs to be modular battery pack standards so batteries can be replaced or upgraded one off-the-shelf module at a time.
The service shop person is aware and accurate. At 50miles it needs nothing.
In regards to Tesla Autopilot. From the article this morning.
"The NHTSA has just concluded a nearly three-year-long investigation into crashes involving cars fitted with Autopilot.
The agency said there had been at least 13 Tesla crashes, involving at least one death, and many more involving serious injuries, in which "foreseeable driver misuse of the system played an apparent role."
Foreseeable driver stupidity kills a lot of people with our w/o driver assistance. Some said the same about cruise control in the 70s
So what you're saying is in regards to stupid people, not in regards to Tesla Autopilot...
Love how NHTSA is looking at 5 year old software.
@@danharold3087 they have to if crashes involving Autopilot are so rare. Imagine if they only looked at the latest version of AP which had like 5 crashes, that's statistically negligible data, useless data.
@@giovannifoulmouth7205 Exactly.
Rich had promised a NC EGarage here in NC and it never happened. As a side, I found a Tesla S performance with 55K miles for $17.5K. So, they are out there.
I really hope they build in NC
I doubt the tires care if the breking is done by the motors with regen or by the brakes
"...the steering is a bit heavy on this car" On the screen, you can see the steering force adjustment.. and it is set to heavy 🤣
Great video on Model S as a sort of buyers guide. I hadn’t really considered one of these, I may now.
Soon we won’t have any choice..
@@philtucker1224 Not soon, but eventually the world ...will... run out of oil.
@@MrPomo2 at least that will help reduce pollution levels for the next species that replaces us! 😊🙏
Per capita i think norway has the highest number of Teslas in the world. Those sliding handles work very well in the winter...
A Tesla does NOT have an autopilot, it has driver assistance. There is a very big difference.
Just because your 8yo kid is capable of driving, does that mean you are going to have them drive you around?
The Plaid is a monster. Everyone else knows from 1/4 mile times on UA-cam, but nothing is like the feeling of that 25-85mph pull. You've gotta give one a try man, you will genuinely get dizzy if you let it push you back into your seat instead of fighting it. 😂
12:16 -- I'm curious how exactly regen braking "beats up the tires a lot" ? Sounds like bull to me... deceleration is deceleration whether from regen braking, hydraulic brakes, or compression braking (e.g., letting off the gas/downshifting in an ICE car).
That color and those wheels are a good look. Congrats Rex.
You are so engaging 2varish. I got this suggestion in my YT feed. I´m so glad I found your channel.
Fredy keep it up super fun and instructive video!!! greetings from Croatia
Croatia, yes. You guys have some really chubby lezbos over there.
Correction, 2Varish.. autopilot works perfectly on the main streets and highway. I have used autopilot since my 2015 P85D and that was HW1. Since, I have owned a 2017 Model X with HW 2.5, few different model 3s with HW3, and a Model Y with HW4. The autopilot suite is very good, and has got so much better after the recent software stack was replaced with Ai self learning neural net. That said, you have to pay attention to the road.
I have been using FSD for the past year, and it is leagues better than before. MY 2019 Model S Performance with Hardware version 3, DOES drive itself without my intervention. I still pay attention, but I have spent so many hours with both AP and FSD that my confidence in them is 96%
Very cool to see you guys Get Chris on here! I've always wanted to hold a conversation with him as I work at the Tampa Location. Funny to hear him say a lot of the exact same things that i'd tell customer's when I was a mobile tech.
Not sure how regenerative braking is any worse for the tires than regular braking
Front ball joints have always been a problem for many tesla owners, including myself.
The joints make a weird creaking noise when you are trying to maneuver in slow speed/making. U turns/ getting out of a parking.
The only ‘fix’ I found was injecting grease in the joints but that’s definitely a temporary solution. Was wondering what else wears out on Teslas.
Freddy you’ve been to the uk quite a few times. Have you tried to explain how much fuel costs in the uk compared to the states. We pay $10 dollars a gallon.
Yeah but you have health care. Even if you pay for it over here the care is subpar unless you can afford the super expensive stuff.
a good part of that is you guys getting @$$ r@p3d in taxes, at this current moment taxes are literally HALF of your fuel price according to a website I found that tracks percentage of pump price that is taxes (at one point you guys where almost 75% taxes a few years back), where by comparison in the US the highest state tax is 57.6 cents per gallon and the lowest state is 9 cents per gallon and then the federal is 18.4 cents per gallon, so even in the worst state taxes are only like 21% of the fuel price. Then you have the whole War thing going on and that pipeline that got blown up causing your prices to sky rocket, provided that was how the UK got oil, I don't know on that part, but yeah you guys get really screwed on taxes over there.
@@DanielRichards644 Dont come to France if you think taxes are high in the UK lol, here it's like 2€ a liter of SP98 (your 93 i think), and in these 2€ it's like 65/70% is taxes :D
@@DanielRichards644 yes we do. Never been 75% tax on top we might of actually done something but very doubtful we just lay down and take it. £1.55 a litre and 75p ish goes to tax.
@@rubenrosales725 it’s not free we all have to pay for it and 20 30 years ago it was great. Not so great anymore. Waiting 8 month for chemotherapy 2 years for a basic operation. The last 14 years of are government have destroyed this country in every way and we get over charged for everything not just in taxes.
Tavarish the EV convert? I've had at least 1 ev in the household since 2016. I'm a full blown car guy but having an ev for a daily makes me appreciate my weekend toys more.
Elon dropped the price of the plad. From 135k to 85k new. Thats why all the used teslas are so cheap! I took advantage and love everything about my model 3 performance. Also have 4 years left of batterie warranty or 120k. Bought the car for 28k with 47k miles on it.
I have a model S, and love auto pilot. Clermont to Orlando airport every day without any issues. Yes at first I was doubting it but now, I find it to be more alert then me lol love it.
Do you charge it at the airport?
I could but despite the 86 miles round trip I still get home with 37-40% charge. So I just charge at home overnight when the electric rate is lower
@@Mayimbe yes that’s interesting, here in the U.K. when our big company employers were originally pushing us to have electric lease cars, they fitted “free charging points” in the staff car parks to encourage us all but about a year later after several employees had purchased based on that advantage, the company got a letter from The Revenue to say any employee using free charging will have to be declared and pay additional income tax on the valuation of the perk. They were not happy I can assure you! 😂🤣
@@philtucker1224oh no nothing like that, the airport has chargers that we must pay for. However when ever im flying for a couple of days I would park next to a 115v outlet and plug in for free. Not designed for that but they dont say anything.
Need to do video with Freddy driving somewhere using autopilot. Would be hilarious and totally freak him out!
That Tesla for $17 grand with less than 60k miles is a really good deal
Until you need a $17k replacement battery. They fail due to age moreso than mileage.
@@jruerph he addressed that at the end of he video
@@jruerph Is this your personal opinion or based on some statistics? Reports collected from owners show that the Tesla battery degrades about 1% a year and even a 10 year old has 90% of the capacity. In the US, the battery should last 200k and this car has only about 55k. I don’t think a catastrophic battery failure is more likely than a complete loss of an ICE. Furthermore, Tavarish said that there are companies that fix the batteries and it only costs a few grand. Would you replace your ICE when you have a broken oil pump, or just get it replaced?
@@jruerph you're just spreading FUD and disinformation here
How many times have you replaced your cell phone battery?
Got my 2022 Model 3 Performance with 18k miles for under 30k. With bumper to bumper warranty to 50k and battery warranty to 120k. I wanted something faster but cheap. This car is unbelievable fast.
I love how Rex doesn’t realise how wide the camera capture is and he keeps leaning in thinking he’s cut out of the shot 😂
The Japanese auto pilot was called a Kamikaze..
12:18 the second time ive heard this argument, regen braking is bad for the tires. Lol, braking is braking. Maybe it effects a little because of the rate of deceleration as opposed to cruising to a stop, but tires wear based on the driver mostly
Yeah the physics don't hold up for that argument. Whether the torque is coming from the break disk or the motor shaft won't make a difference.
The worst thing for tire wear would be hard braking, which generally regen wouldn't be doing at all...
I am glad i wasn't the only one thinking this.
Maybe we are completely missing something but it shouldn't matter if motor is providing the resistance or of the break pads are providing the resistance.
But from my understanding EVs do burn though tires. But I believe it is the weight of the car that burns up the tires not the regen breaks.
I hope the autopilot thing was a joke. Even Tesla says autopilot is a driver assist feature and the driver must remain in control.
Ive run my P85 S (so RWD) since new so now 147,000 miles. It helps I engineered in big auto 44 years and have always done some work on my cars. A 2.2ton car with monster torque, near 500 HP through the rear wheels its gonna torture the rubber bushings. Personally I just wait till I can get a pair of suspension links from Ebay for like 20% of Tesla cost and I fit them. The RWD cars are a joy to drive with sharp (as sharp as a 2.2 tone can be) steering. The point is 80% of the weight is below the wheel axels and you can really use these cars in the bends........but the stresses on the suspension bushes are big. Still love my spaceship its the best. Great video these machines are fun and low low cost to have fun
Best color. All Teslas look better in red. Old style Teslas look great with the silver trim too.
I love the hatch area compared to a model 3’s trunk. The frunk is cavernous too.
I love hearing the mechanic talk about how the floor pan and suspension is engineered.
Don't forget the $4,000 federal rebate for a used EV
The first autopilot was used in 1912 and is not defined as fully autonomous... Side note: are human drivers fully autonomous if they make errors while driving?😒
nd that drip every so often around the 15 min marks is hurting my soul XD
I really hope is only ac draining condense
Its condensation from the AC. Your soul is sensitive.
Great buy, Rex! Hope it continues to treat you well and give you many trouble-free miles!
From the title I was really expecting a super negative video. Refreshing to see a car guy giving a used Tesla a positive review!
Loving the P1 build bro❤
that car is the bomb!. Congrats my man!!!
@12:20 - Regenerative braking wears tires.
As opposed to what, regular braking, really how???
yeah, the math ain't mathin' on that...
Yeah, I don't think the tires care (or even know)
It's not the regenerative braking that wears the tires
It's actually the tires material that is not good enough to handle a car with this weight