Uncle Rich is the ultimate car (new or used) salesman. He has the ability to confuse the buyer to the point that they will buy anything, at any price, regardless of evidence to the contrary.
battery is approching 8 years old, but if non performance model AWD, drive unit(s) should last 250k miles. With free supercharging its a deal. Out in CA we pay 38-42c per kwh for just home charging off-peak, so occasionally supercharging up to 80% saves some dinero when I do this on my model s. I personally would top the battery off to 90% every other week to keep the re-balancing algo running as it only does this when you hit 90% from feedback. I know of one tesla model S owner who did this every night and has 350k miles on the original battery and it's now over 8 years old.
Yup, SDUs for the win. My 2014 was actually an LDU failure, not the battery. I have it set to 80% right now but I'll make sure to hit 90% once in awhile! 🍻
meh, my 2012 Model S still charges to 240 miles, drove it July of 2022 rountrip across the country 7,000 miles using only SuperChargers over a 3 week trip.. was fine, and, “Free SuperCharging” for life, so cost nothing, other than time. most of the SuperChargers where at places to eat/bathroom breaks as well.
@@WatchJRGoI didn’t think it would, when I heard that comment. Depending on route, a Chademo adapter with stops at Parsons or Bartlesville to charge and hope the Chargepoint or Francis chargers are working. 😮
Here in Europe Vredestein is not an unknown brand, I think they are from the Netherlands so no surprise their presence in the US is weak. While they are not associated with premium quality like Michelin and Continental they do make a decent selection of tires with good performance for their price point. I think they are perfect if you want something cheap but still safe.
Stopping for meals, bathroom breaks and stretching your legs, can lessen the "wasted time" charging. On long, cross country road trips, it's not like stopping for gasoline just takes five minutes.
Driving home from Boston on interstate highways will be a piece of cake. Going from Wichita to the lake will be a pain because there are NO superchargers on the direct route.
I SuperCharged my ancient 2012 Model S on a 7,000 mile cross country and back trip last summer, in many cases hotels & restaurants are nearby, so it works out.. however with all of that said, you are going to average no more than 50mph, even if you drive 70-80mph, because of all of the time used to charge, its just how it is.
Whatever her agenda may be... 😂 Another Telsa would be cool and helping Rich and you at the same time. They have been hacking features back into them lately so It could be something fun to play with.
Just be sure you have all of your charging stops planned out in advance when you drive that thing back to Kansas. And stick with the main roads! A couple of weeks ago I passed a stranded Tesla on a non-interstate in rural Virginia. Don’t be that guy!
Love sports cars and classics but have owned a couple teslas. Owned a 90D X that I bought in Arizona and drove back to CO. Great suv overall imo. Not spending money on gas really adds up
JR, Where I live in Southern OR (Klamath Falls), and when I lived in Mt. Shasta, Ca just off of I5 Exit 738, there were about 12 Tesla Supercharges & up in Medford which is 70 miles north of Mt Shasta on I5 is 10 Tesla Supercharges right off on I5 & SR 62. if you go south to Redding, CA (about 48 miles South of Mt Shasta there are about the same amount of Tesla Supercharges near the Mall.
I watched the 2nd video first then this one. i missed the part on the 2nd one where you were saying how great the car was and the stops were not bad. I just remember Rich made a video on his channel where he helped a guy with a a new Tesla that was not paid for - the guy had a battery problem and Tesla told him he needed to replace the whole battery for $15,000 - Rich and crew fixed it for $2000.000.
@@WatchJRGo lol. Most people probably won’t notice but I have the same issue sometimes with my GoPro. Drives me nuts because the screen is to small to see when your recording.
So most 2016 models have free supercharging unless it’s exchanged back to Tesla or sold by an auto auction? Any other reasons for it not to have it? And how to be able to look for if it does have it?? Please inform?
Rich Rebuilds and Heavy D sparks must have good video editors to edit out their adhd on their own channels, I wish I could afford an editor like that for my channel if I ever start uploading in the future.
$5000/yr in maintenance is horrible!!! That’s $50K per decade. $5000=10($50) oil changes. Another though is during regular driving how often do we actually accelerate to 60 in under four seconds. Only AH drive like that. At least you can hear a hellcat and likewise at least the Tesla is quiet
Rich is thee laughs 😂😂😂 but you know what? He’s right about the theory on not getting stopped in a “nice” car. I will not tell you which vehicle in my fleet I have extensively tested this theory on 😂
Rich is the best bull$ltt3r ever but JR knows how to dish it back. And yeah, go ahead and sleep in the car while it's charging. You won't even know you're dead.🤣(LMAO face because it's funny)
I’m a big fan of Rich’s reverse comedy however this video was a little overload…. Rich’s shop is only 50 min away I always wanted to stop and say hi but don’t want to be “that guy”
Hi J.R. It's Great to see you Relaxing around Cars again. Jesus Rich is in the wrong job. He would be a great Financial Adviser lol 😅. That's a very nice Car I think. You dont see any of them over here in Ireland. There are a few other Tesla's here obviously. Will we find out how much you actually bought it for. And how much is it really worth. I couldn't imagine what that's worth. In Euro's as well. A fortune lol 😅. Good luck with getting home J.R. Stay Safe. That will be a good video. Chat later so 😅😅
yeah sure you don’t have to change oil . save money with an EV. except when the battery goes away for good it will cost you more than tune ups and oil changes. someone said like at least $16000? not to mention ALL the money to charge every 300 or so miles.
