I got stuck with a FAILING Tesla Model S Performance (shows how WASTEFUL electric cars can be) 

hi can i have free car

No

@@poornatejasvi8236 :(

Excellent resource for cars! Thanks

Tesla's are no known for their reliability, and Tesla is known for not being very friendly to owners who are out of warranty. I will buy an EV (probably a model S), but it will be a lease and I will get rid of it before the warranty ends.

Uncle Rich to the rescue

Lol... kick looked kinda weak haha

Ah the tides have turned!

That would make a great episode.

Put a 2jz in it

LOL

That'd be funny! Make it slower!

Please God, yes.

@@buggerlugz6753 It'd be more reliable and easier to fix.

thats the only tesla i would drive

Rub it really fast

Lmfao Nintendo games

When in doubt just kick it.

Thank you for doing what less than excellent performers could do, provide a timeline or a text version of the presentation.

Thanks

Thanks

Ty Gods work 🙏

Took me 7 minutes to search for this comment.

Now we’re actually gonna be able to modify EV

It’s not gonna be a thing just like my apple phone. Especially when it comes to software the gov says it’s Tesla’s not yours

@@jonnyg9330 Software is a different beast -- it's under copyright & licensing, versus patent for a mechanical device. Just like you don't own the software on your PC, you paid a license to use it (unless it's open source software, which has its own licensing), the same goes for the software that runs the vehicle.

@@AndrewAMartin I’m aware of what you’re saying but they use that as a shield to also apply it to hardware

@@jonnyg9330 When the software is so tightly coupled to the hardware, it makes for a difficult situation. And the litigious nature of our society does not help - companies do not want to open themselves up to suits when people make mods and break unforseen bits and get hurt or even killed. Maybe they need something like Microsoft's Hardware Certification Lab but in reverse - a way for modders to submit software mods to the full system regression testing that the manufacturer does. But that takes time and effort and money - who is going to pay for it? Who controls it?

just don't get distracted by the do nothing executive order that doesn't require anything but a report to happen, and even that isn't set in stone, really. pretty sure that was done to pacify some of the less inclined to stay the course advocates. which of course, means they're not getting rid of louis for anything.

I am not from the US but didn’t Louis say that automotive right too repair has already been passed in a lot of state as law.

Yeah, and your plumber should not be banned from brain surgery. Extend your logic, that’s where you will be.

This sounds like a backwards step?

Ahh, sounds similar to their attempt to make it illegal to sell cars on the secondary markets due to you not owning the software and it'd be a breach of tos. Similar to what the video game and media industry tries to do on a regular basis. Non transferable software in the tos is a brutal way to really screw over consumers.

Thanks for saving me time lmao

Hahaha!

@@therealbill45 😂😂😂

It has every available option until Tesla realizes the car has been sold, and shuts them off forcing the new owner to rebuy them.

@@kickblake do they do that? Boy that is highly illegal here in our country.

@@Luca_Natoli any option that is software like nav and autopilot, yes.

Exactly what i was thinking, but i checked the comments first, well done Paul.

Came here for this comment. This seems like a decent example of right to repair.

"Apple left the chat"

Time to link up Hoovie, Rich and Louis Rossman

Tesla isn't necessarily preventing him from repairing this. It's one thing to suggest that manufacturers shouldn't be able to prevent *you* or someone else from fixing it. It's another entirely to demand they do it. Obviously, with EVs, this will become a much larger issue because the average person is even less qualified to work on these than ICE cars.

@@Evan-McM When they block your ability to buy replacement parts and companies from manufacturing replacement parts it is an issue. Last I checked this was property. Imagine if Homedepot couldnt get the parts to replace a water heater in your home or appliance. If you feel its ok to make a disposable car just so they can make more money off you because you are forced to buy a new one they I fell very sorry for the people with this mindset as they have become accustomed to items you never really own.

@@ergosteur Louis the man

Especially considering it was just because she was too lazy to plug it in

Maximum stupidity

Range Rovers are notorious for terrible reliability.

Yeah, went full 180 degrees the other way to a total gas hog SUV. She may as well have got an H3 at that rate.

Well...back then Hoovie didn't REALLY had enough room for the tesla soooo

Jeff Goldblum jr

Or tried watching his videos…

A bit similar to Tom Scott

Thanks for noticing man, it's a weird cadence not easy to follow

@@abikelife1481 He's not always like this, it's really bad in this video. Some are better than others.

Yep, I was recently crunching those numbers in my head since I am seeing more and more on the road. I came to same conclusion

Novel idea 💡, right to repair is still illusive in the Tesla ecosystem.

Right to Repair!

@@iMishortsiMi Biden just signed a right to repair bill.Only good thing he has done!

@@jasons7044 if you don't fast charge every time a battery pack can last over 20 years.

So so so wrong!!!... only had 3 of those calls this month. 😂

They won’t call about an EV. 🔥

🤣

If you tell them you want to get their warranty for a tesla they hang up on you.

@@barackblows1942 so that's how I can get them to stop calling? Lol

Not true just dont be a crap car 5o begin with like Tesla lol

That’s EXACTLY why I’m not buying anything electric anytime soon! I will stick to my tried and true GASOLINE vehicles that have TOYOTA or LEXUS written all over them. When TOYOTA / LEXUS makes an electric vehicle you can give me a call. And even then, I will be hugely skeptical for several decades!!

@@747-pilot infinite makes a top car also I have a Lexus rx350 and love it

Right, but maybe not for Toyota products…

And with today's used car prices for low mileage examples, you might as well buy new! Get yourself in a virgin car lol.

Believe it or not, “right to repair” does not mean “right to repair”, read the bill, you wouldn’t support it

Declan loves the throw it away and new buy new life and always being it in debt

All the best to Rossmann and the right to repair movement. I've supported him and its movement for ages. BUT guess what guys, there's a HUGE difference between a circuit board and a Tesla HV battery pack. The reason Tesla "wouldn't wan't that" is because the high risk of some future "authorised" unofficial Tesla SC unsuccessfully replacing a Tesla battery pack. Therefore they are unable to escalate the the service visit internally to investigate what went wrong and how to prevent this from happening. It's not about making a few extra bucks for Tesla. It's regards to the safety for the customer the safety for the company. Just the logistics behind a battery replacement, e.g load, ship and store a Tesla HV battery pack requires immense and specific knowledge. And it requires proper consequences if something goes wrong or isn't done properly. People can be seriously injured, or even worse, thus allowing the risk of external companies dealing with this isn't for the best for anyone, except greedy customers and workshops.

next time: my tesla wont charge at supercharger anymore because they blocked my car

@@jiikz0r the moment u send yr car to a third party to repair or u DIY.. u, yrself are responsible for it since its yr choice of repair.. its the same as ICE cars... the thing about tesla is that, they dont sell u the parts u needed to repair it.. unlike the other car manufacturer(some parts actually do sell as a whole unit instead)

He is so right. The manufactors pretends to be eco-friendly but it's still all about the money.

@@henrikcarlsen1881 Youre right, the resources it takes to mine the metal & then put it on container ships to battery factories is massive & only to end up with the issues Hoovie shows here. Not eco friendly at all once you know the facts

Tesla and Elon ought to become charter members of the #RightToRepair network.

When a cell fails, you can take apart the pack and replace it, but what about the 6999 other cells? How long until one more goes bunk? My guess is that manufactures can’t guarantee such a repair and thus need to provide new packs.

@@TheSteinbitt I would bet it's more about the time to replace the whole pack vs. finding and replacing an individual cell or ten or whatever. Replacing the whole pack gets the customer back on the road faster, and the bad pack can then go through diagnostics and either be fixed or used as parts for other packs. We don't have any insight into what happens to the bad packs that Tesla replaces, but I'm pretty sure they're not just dumping them...

How?

Laughing and playing the flute!

@@misterfeedback202 And getting ready to take Hoovie’s wife out for a night on the town...

Which video was it where Hoovie "kicked" Uncle Rich

I thought the same thing and did a search on these comments to see if anyone else thought so. Took me a few minutes to figure out who he was imitating.

Must go faster...

Definitely for small kids only...

@@AndrewAMartin Small kids who also don't have cranial and limb related protrusions?

Looks like it's basically a kids car seat and most likely who it's made for

Mercedes have been doing that for years In their estate/station wagons with a lot more leg room.

I had the same prediction but the Rimac is going to be a flood Rimac

Correction : Ed will get Hammond's Rimac C1

Or maybe an SLS AMG Electric Drive for Ed

Ed with a Fisker Karma.

@@chucksherron this I like

Yes, but the mechanic's shop is also full of trained Monkeys that have no idea what their doing in regards to spark plugs. All they know is "engine no work, add new engine." Truth is, most mechanics and technicians are just not trained to deal with batteries, and most dealers aren't going to spend the money to buy the necessary equipment and train them when they make more money just selling new batteries, and get a massive tax write off (In some states) for sending the old batteries back to the manufacture to be recycled. Tesla was smart. The only way electric cars and namely batteries can be handled properly is when you cut out the middle man. As long as dealerships are a thing, until the manufactures or the government or both put a gun to their head, they aren't going to handle this right. And even once they do. look at what happened to Cadillac. Dealerships left, right, and center dropped them like a rock in the ocean once they heard about their electrification plans...

No it is not. First, Hoovie has not made move one to resolve with Tesla, he is only going by what he hears on the totally reliable internet. That is bs. The charge could be curtailed just for instance by a coolant pump or logic problem. His battery may be just fine.

@@dylanhale7300 Tesla hasnt handled it right either. The dealerships arent the problem.

@@davidvicari5139 Rich and others have documented how incompetent and otherwise awful Tesla customer service is, and how exspensive parts are.

And also: We'll keep your engine and use them in another product (power walls).

Sorry Hoover, I’m on my yacht.

@@barryrhoads2206 And I drove my restored Ferrari 308 to the dock

"Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiich!"

🤔

You would need quite a big freezer for that

@@zen4realfightman426 find someone with a restaurant

@@nov23gbe That he wants burned down for insurance purposes.

@@zen4realfightman426 welcome to Minnesota...

I'm having a waffle

Great advice

big facts

some say thats what actually fucked the battery

I really wanna see how bad that makes the headlights

@@ITFxXDJDawgXx it is awful. I had a buddy in my car club do it. Few months later he was regretting it massively

Uhg...or the cheap aftermarket battery for my aging Android LG G5...it won't even fast charge with a new battery!? Wtf?

That’s basically what Tesla is...the Apple of cars. Updates that ruin the product on purpose. Refusal to repair anything. Throw it out and buy a new one mentality. Elon can go screw.

@@powersurge001 Could not agree more

Actually its not only apple but you’re kind of right

Updates which remove functionality are to help me, the consumer, from having to use old products when I could just a brand new model.

Hey your 2018 lease starting to have issues? Trade in for this newer 2021 C-class for 399 a month

That is also typical German dealership policy. Loose cable? Lets change the whole module + Ecu

Which is why I'll never own either, an apple product, not an electric car(the non-repairable version). Could you imagine paying 30k for a used car and it's totaled mechanically in a month. Is set fire to it and run it into their corporate headquarters.

Ooooo yea

Apple and Tesla are not everything.

They have to be related.haha

I was thinking the same lmao

Life, uh, finds a way

Yeah. There is always a pause after every word he says sometimes it gets irritating. But great videos, though.

Lighting tints are ridiculous, as are black vehicles in general. I'll never buy another. Always hot and always filthy looking.

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH learn to wash your car then

@@richardjameswellingtoniv9682 it’s a fact that black absorbs more sunlight and therefore gets hotter.

@@sohamghosh4815 and it's a fact that cars never look their best in black and if they do, they lack some design

@@richardjameswellingtoniv9682 wait until you live in a dirty area. Town I live in has so much dust in the air, I swear my car looks like it was abandoned after a week of sitting in my driveway.

Trickles down, like what you did there

Nice way to go Ford...kinda.

Technically, they're all serviceable. But if you fix one, the clock's still ticking on the rest. Piecemeal doesn't solve the problem, but that's how cheapskates like me roll ✌

@@luislongoria6621 OK OP, do you want to travel this road? Then try this; if you fix just 'part A' on your Holy and Sacred gas engine, the clock is still ticking on the rest of the parts, all circa 30K of them.

winga dinga

Mr. Regular is a 🤡👎

@@DctorSkillz1 not argue that, he went way downhill in quality of his content.

@@MrZachgonz i think he's more just mellowed out over the years

200 iq idea

Oh, we can call that a "hybrid". Great idea.

Repairing the pack is not a structural issue. The entire pack was designed to be removable in minutes. Since it is sealed, it takes time to get the covers off, since they are bolted on and then sealed with silicon glue to make them absolutely waterproof. Once they are fixed, which can be relatively simple once you get inside, you just reverse the process. Seal and bolt the covers back on. Install the pack, plug it in, good to go. If you want to see what this looks like, Gruber Motors has videos on RU-vid where they do this from start to finish.

Congrats on your 44 yo T-bird. Wonder how many 44 yo Teslas will still be around, Or 24 yo. Or 14 yo.

That’s nice

@@ozzierabbit587 0

@@tamarab8972 The silver lining is that nobody is gonna cry about them because they're bad at everything but going fast.

Lol

I’m sure whoever owned it before was also “tinted”

"I blackened out my headlights so they don't work!"

The black headlights make the front end look derpy

"I tint my headlights so they work less"

Yeah and most electricity produced by coal burning anyways, so it's all a bunch of virtue signaling. All the materials necessary to make a new car.

Mileage is still a factor... Batteries are commonly rated on charge cycles (when you discharge and charge) which is basically a way to describe mileage. But you're right that time is also a big factor that largely isn't an issue with ICE cars other than for things like rust or rubber degradation (especially tires on heavier cars).

@@justhecuke "on heavier cars" speaking of electric vehicles.... Crash ratings are going to have to improve drastically considering *just how much extra weight* a Tesla, or any electric vehicle is carrying around. Weight that's low to the ground and may not make the car feel sluggish in the corners. Weight that can easily be countered by the blistering torque of electricity to make the car never feel slow. But also weight that will kill a family of four in a 97 dodge caravan with horrifying efficiency should they get into more than just a 25 mph fender bender. Newer cars with their disposable, shock absorbing body panels that are designed to be absolutely demolished in a crash and absorb the impact, so that the family of four's bodies don't, are likely going to fare just fine, if not a bit diminished in their effectiveness... But that still leaves tens of thousands of cars on the roads, in every country, that are basically going to be rendered obsolete, death traps, to drive. As the heavy freight train electric vehicles, and primarily SUVs and trucks, become more common as electric becomes more prevalent. Once again, being poor is going to be ever further a death sentence, as some rich asshole comes barreling over you, in your 2500 lb 95 civic. Him in his 11,000 pound, lifted, full sized electric truck, likely on his phone (he's important afterall), and all without a care or a thought to your safety or well being. Full autonomy is a ways away (secretly I hope it gets sabotaged and never comes into fruition anyway, eff the good of mankind, I wanna drive damnit!). Big, heavy, electric SUVs and trucks, are not.

@@danielnelson4881 In many ways, those smaller cars are safer in head on collisions because the bigger vehicles will go up and over. There's been a few high profile examples of this with a recent one happening to a baseball player, if memory serves. Then there's also the added maneuverability and handling of a smaller car vs. a bigger one that makes it less likely to lose control or simply tip over. But, you're right that bigger, heavier cars pose safety issues for other cars. However, our society usually doesn't require that you look out for the safety of others beyond normal care. We don't make a fuss about bicyclists killing pedestrians or fruit-bearing trees killing pedestrians and car windshields (unripe pine cones being a common example in the California Bay Area). Just not something that we normally do.

@@justhecuke I was referring specifically to the weight, not necessarily the size, although the two are usually connected. The cars affected by this won't all be small, and definitely won't all be able to go under the freight train of electric vehicle stampeding toward it. I'm referring simply to older vehicles that weren't designed with crumple zones in mind. Also I never said anyone was going to make a fuss out of it, just that if you drive one of these pre crumple-zone vehicles, crashes are going to be many times more deadly for you with the rising numbers of heavy electric vehicles, and the higher possibility that the car you just got in a head on collision with is one of them. Old collector cars are going to become much more dangerous to drive than they already are, with the kinetic energy of a 10,000 pound electric car to keep in mind when taking them for a cruise.

Yup that is what they call buisnes...

But you also could take it to a 3rd party shop and they might be able to actually fix it. Tesla is pretty anti repair

That is a crap shoot for sure.

I'm still waiting to see a cheapo early gtr at all.

2009 GTR yee yee!

It’ll end up being the most expensive R35 GTR by the time he fixes like a basket case repo car or something

Pretty sure that window closed two or three years ago already, even trashed out gtrs are getting over 45k

A full electric one😛

@@weets69 tow truck for your tow truck, tow truck sception!

I have seen the Prius battery pack rebuild. For some reason Toyota used brass hardware to connect the cells which corrodes and causes connection issues. The rebuild kits contain nickel plated hardware to fix that issue. Seems like a design flaw from Toyota when they made the packs...

It isn't just cars, it's appliances too. I know someone who was quoted $3000 for a new air conditioning system when they managed to fix it by replacing a couple of components costing a few dollars. I was told I needed a new aircon and I fixed it by soldering a wire across a corroded track. Same with fridges, washers, phones, all kind of stuff. This sort of thing is why the right to repair movement exists.

@@nicholasvinen if the company has to analyse, prepare, repare or replace it takes them time and money because a technician has to do it. That's why we need lower taxes, so more people can make a living on reparing with reasonable taxes other people stuff

This is a scaled up version of what apple is doing... Small crack in the screen? Replace the whole OLED including the frame

@@jumpspace7414 no, it isnt. The glass of the screen is not replaceable because the technology is not that way. It sometimes is, and sometimes the glass, even with visible signs also breaks the screen

no question about it

In fairness I've never heard him use that for one of his more ridiculous purchases, only the practical ones. SUVs, Sedans, Vans...

"lots of other cars I can use" Hoovie's understatement of the year.

Well, this is the same man who picked his daughter up from school in a Maybach that looked like it lost a fight against Wolverine.

Two trips at 160 mph?

Jay Leno has a cool story about driving some lying ass kid to school in his lamborghini!

@@benchoflemons398 a step in the right direction, but definitely not the end of the road

@@benchoflemons398 from my knowledge he instructed the FTC to look into it, still a great way forward

@@benchoflemons398 false. His proposed bill will affect phones, car manufacturers and everything of the sort but all it's doing is forcing the manufacturers to release the tech information and guides needed. The issue is that a lot of parts might not be serviceable from the OEM. I'm unsure about Tesla but from the Crosstrek hybrids, a lot of the battery components are non-serviceable items

@@benchoflemons398 I really hope there's gonna be meaningful end results of it. R2R is one of the last bipartisan political issues and it makes me so happy to see it finally get some big time momentum

@@benchoflemons398 hahahah you think Biden is solving something it’s a bill for mouth breathers like you to not notice the WATER IS STARTING TO BOIL

YES. Everything is better with an LS swap

Rich: No Hoovie, don't try it I have the high ground! Hoovie: aaaahhhh! (Jumps towards uncle Rich and Rich cuts his arms and legs off and screams) I hate you but so gotta help me. Rich: I loved you Hoovie, you were my brother from another mother so of course I'll help, I'll let you burn in the lava pit and call your Emperor just in time to save your life so you can suffer horribly and live the rest of your life inside of a body suit with only 50 miles of range and then I'll be there only one who can increase it! Hoovie: thanks brother/uncle Rich (kneels in fear) I acknowledge that Tesla's force is strong with you! Rich: (grabs a bucket of chicken while laughing maniacally)!

Who knows what the Wizard would do. I think the Wizard likes to fix anything. I think the Wizard would enjoy the challenge. Also if the Wizard can fix Tesla cars he will get more business.

It's OK, as the Wizard keeps a state-of-the-art 11' pole in his shop just for such circumstances.

I thought he bought a Nissan Leaf wth a battery issue with plans to upgrade it.

And still polluting just as bad as ever. How much has the internal combustion engine evolved, vs. battery tech?

@@AndrewAMartin I would argue that replacing an electric car every 10 years wouldve polluted far more. By the way combustion engine has evolved way more than battery tech has.

@@AndrewAMartin you dont call a twin turbo 2l hatchback making 421hp factory evolved? These EV fanboys man

@@metie10 exactly my point - the ICE has been evolving for over a century, while battery technology has been stagnant for most of that time. It's only in the last 20 years that significant gains have been made, so expecting every wrinkle to be solved overnight is unrealistic. I first got involved with EVs 35+ years ago, and deep cycle lead-acid batteries were basically it. Significant progress has been made, there's still a long way to go, but it is farther along than the ICE was at a similar time in its development. PS: I have 3 vehicles, none of which are an EV. If wanting the tech to succeed makes me fanboy, then so be it. I like being able to breathe...

yea, after 3 complete overhauls and replacing every suspension component 5 times lol

That man is always angry.

Hoovie is not having a problem with right to repair. He is having the car repaired there just isn’t anyone close to him that will or can do the repair. He has to ship it to Florida to get it repaired.

@@DctorSkillz1 it’s the autism

Or, as a prospective employer once asked me, "Are you married at all?"

@@ozzierabbit587 let's be fair - there are degrees of being married. Too much commentary on my own life?

I know quite a few people who are slightly dead

Just like the vaccine, one says "its perfectly safe", another says "are you kidding me!"

A repair bill like that would indeed crush a lot of people.

Honestly thought when I first heard his voice that they must be related;-]

Agreed

What's the story behind this, if you don't mind?

Yeah seriously ^

@@semintzel6809 I think it's a running joke that they all set up just to make it look like nobody loves rich.

@@tonebonebgky2 I thought the Guy they tossed out from their photo wasn't even Rich, but for some reason they thought he was.

When you're here, you're family.

That's one hell of a euphemism.

Exactly. this dude is so wealthy, he's just another jeff goldblum.

yea never understood this, same with brake lights. Lets make it harder for other people to see me braking and for me to see out front!

@@ForTehNguyen Same here. I wouldn't put tint on any auto lights but brake lights have to be the dumbest thing to tint. I once told a Corvette driver at a stoplight that it was really hard to see his brake lights because of that. His reply? "It came that way." In other words, either he thinks it looks "cool" or is too lazy to remove it. SMH

ALL appliances, which a car is, are made this way, its not news. Read Mr. Vance Packard's old book, "The Waste Makers"

Brilliant!

Hmm! I se the undercurrent here, so let me turn this to OPs favorite a gas car. OP just replaced 02 valves, which will taken the engine down. Then repair the two, with the potential for another fail at any time. Hey OP, its a mechanical device, it does happen, things break, wear out and the like. Your holy gas car is no exception- think Yugo for example

Rich: No Hoovie, don't try it I have the high ground! Hoovie: aaaahhhh! (Jumps towards uncle Rich and Rich cuts his arms and legs off and screams) I hate you but so gotta help me. Rich: I loved you Hoovie, you were my brother from another mother so of course I'll help, I'll let you burn in the lava pit and call your Emperor just in time to save your life so you can suffer horribly and live the rest of your life inside of a body suit with only 50 miles of range and then I'll be there only one who can increase it! Hoovie: thanks brother/uncle Rich (kneels in fear) I acknowledge that Tesla's force is strong with you! Rich: (grabs a bucket of chicken while laughing maniacally)!

lots of cars in good condition are going to sit in dealerships cause it‘s not worth swapping the battery.

And how many BMWs on this channel are big piles of eWaste. Batteries will become cheaper and cheaper and can be swapped in a few hours.

Of course but nobody cares about the damage it's all about short term "solutions"

@@iamwritingrightnow8217 My son had an S that was totaled out for the estimated suspension repair costs after a minor fender bender, the batteries are a concern but if you can't fix the cars and get the parts to fix them then the insurance companies just total them out and they wind up at a CoPart site. Rich's videos show the trials and tribulations of somebody trying to keep them on the road which isn't easy.

@@johnh8268 So I'm supposed to rely on the manufacturer to allow me to swap batteries and shops that I choose? That's a great notion but we used to be able to swap batteries in our cell phones, while you still can it's an involved process and unless you do it through the manufacturer they'll probably have some software logic that will brick it in case a third party battery is used. Don't get me wrong, BMWs are junk but in the case of any Tesla, a lease is your friend.