Tesla Ripped off the Previous Owner of my $7800 Model S and Offered ME $7500 to buy it Back! 

Tesla will resell that battery pack and scrap the car that’s why they can splurge to buy it back

Keeping the older Tesla and not paying out for a new one is one of the best decisions you could of made, what the car cost you and what it has had replaced already makes it a wise move to keep it .

I like your perspective on the older Tesla feeling more like a car than a brand new one.

I bet Rich Rebuilds could unlock that full battery for you.

Being a car guy it's neat when you find the previous owners and get thier story. With the condition of that car and the mileage you know someone cared for it. Same reason I took my time looking for months and just splurged on a 2014 535ix, one owner that still looks and smells new, plus has both key fobs. I've always been a Chevy, Ford, Jeep and Toyota owner but wanted something totally different but held out for the right luxury car that was taken care of it's whole life before me.

Randy you're the best storyteller I have ever heard. You speak from the heart no bullshit. I have learned so much from this Tesla experience. Keep up the good work!!

Car dealerships will do this…they will “try” to fix your car and all of its problems, meanwhile a guy in their sales department is sending you emails asking if you want to sell your car. That’s what happened with me and my Ford Focus RS. There were so many issues that were instigated by one of their lesser technicians. Took me over a year to diagnose all the problems myself, but finally got it back to perfect working condition. That’s the extent you’ll go to when you love a car.

Because of the buffer this car's battery will probably last twice the time the former battery has lasted.

Not an ‘umm’ or an ‘ah’ just a well spoken and enthusiastic story of his experience! Infectious! Credit to you fella, you’re talented 👍

Also remember he did have free supercharging for life, but when you trade them in Tesla will make you an offer and give you discounted supercharging or free supercharging on the new car for a period of time and then they turn off the free supercharging on the old car from what I understand. Makes me think that Tesla sales employees get a large commission by getting a old Tesla off the road that has free supercharging (Tesla hates free super charging), getting that turned off, and getting that person into a brand new Tesla versus just somebody coming in for a new Tesla. every Tesla that they get off the road that has free supercharging is a win/goal for Tesla

Your blower switch mod reminds me of what I did on an old Ford truck. The wiring harness fried, so I added switches to control the turn signals, and ran a new line back to the brake lights. It was all cobbled together. 😂

I have a Model S from 2016 and had the opportunity to sell it for a new Tesla but i kept it. It still is driving like i got it 7 years ago. Keep the 2013 Model S. They don't make them like this anymore 😎👍

Yeah alot of people in service lie to make money

I like this idea of keeping this and fixing things up. Tesla owners are probably leary about working on anything and you may save people some money by watching you work on your own.

The 2013 model actually had an unlimited mile warranty on the battery and the drive motor.

I am contemplating getting an older tesla just for the mileage deduction as well. 2024 new mileage deduction is up to $.67/mile. Even better than what you expected!.

😲 That's so shady!

This is why I say delayed EV adoption is just a math problem. Until people realize what you just said 24:03 (260 miles = $10), only those who get this math will try EVs.

Tesla has no problem offering you $1000 more than you paid because they're making $30,000 on the new Tesla you're buying.

That's a beautiful old Model S! You have a real gem there, don't ever trade it back in to Tesla! Most of it is as repairable as any other car, and Rock Auto carries more and more parts for it every day. They even have heater blower motors from your choice of three manufacturers AND a 'Blower Motor Control Module / Resistor' which might be exactly what you need. It's only $22! BTW, The EPAS error is because you have no auto-pilot. 'DAS' is 'driver assistance system', and it sounds like you don't really want that anyways (I agree!) Some KFC would be tasty, though! :) And I am SO jealous of that new battery!

You became my favorite car RU-vidr. Good work men..

Best car purchase yet. I wouldn't buy a new one when this one has a new battery and motor for $7,800. Makes me question the logic of those expensive new trucks you keep buying!

I wonder if the original owner had taken the car to a compentent 3-rd party shop they could have diagnosed and fixed the front suspension issue reasonably? The PTC heater would have been a drag however. You found/lucked into an amazing deal.

I think the style of the car looks better than the newer ones

The sum of it's parts is > than buying the whole car.

I'm hooked on this series so far. Great content!

I love how he talks about not being a parts cannon and then immediately says ehh let’s replace this computer deep in the dash it might work

Beautiful - nowadays unique - silver color, not available anymore.

I just bought a Model 3 four months ago. I don't know why I'm jealous of your 2013 Model S. :) I agree with you. I also feel that this Model S will take care of you for a long time. Great vlog. Thank you, sir.

The error code active aero just is correlated to the radiator flaps, dont worry about it

In my opinion, what makes keeping this Tesla a smart move is that you can enjoy it for a while, take care of the maintenance/small breakdowns it has yourself (generating content and money for the channel), and when it breaks down "serious" to sell it in copart or similar without losing too much money since most of the depreciation has already been borne by its previous owner... You know that one of the most expensive problems, which is the battery, is practically new, and for the rest you can surely fix things yourself, while as you say, if you buy a new Tesla, apart from having a lot of electronic toys that They take away your driving experience - and they can be prone to failure generating more expenses - you will have to deal with an extra cost in interest from a possible loan in addition to the initial depreciation, which is much higher in a new vehicle...

Good morning Randy. The 2013 Tesla Model S P85. Finding out the modes of the problems from putting the car in service mode.

A great video RandyI,m not surprised by the antics of Tesla looks like they got more than their pound of flesh from the previous owner. Keep the great video,s coming.

The transmission type torque transfer unit gets the oil and filter change every 100k miles.

I’ve been watching your videos since the Uber days. Great series of videos on Tesla cars that are definitely worth buying used.

Just subscribed, great video. Looking forward to ongoing videos as you complete yhe upgrades. 🙂

Randy you're the man the right thing to do is to keep this car I enjoy it

Being at one with the car really hits home. I have two older manual transmission cars in the garage and drive them with a smile on my face every time. Meanwhile, I needed to replace a 2008 sedan that is our big and 'practical' car and by chance a friend's dad was giving up his 2020 E450 wagon lease. Had to buy it. But oh my gosh all the electronics and high-tech is insane. First order of business when the title comes through is to turn off every nanny feature possible. Time will tell if I feel engaged with the car or that it's just over the top.

Randy, you got the hookup on this tesla!

I’m wondering if the previous owner took the car back to the same dealer that replaced the battery for the sway links. Sounds like they were trying to recoup their loss on the battery.

Loving the story time! Especially from original owner to you and pricing everything in between

Seems Tesla wanted to recoup that 3k they lost on that battery upgrade. I would keep that old one as well.

Good vid and great pushback on the negatives floating around on tesla's.

Keep it randy... great work on this channel

My 2012 MS85 had its battery replaced 2nd time due to main contactor failure (cells were fine both times). 3rd battery was the same "90kwh" that you got (as per sticker visible in passenger wheel well). Also on sticker is "350 volts" instead of 400v. Car is on 2nd motor and currently has 110k miles.

I'm rocking one of the new Mustang Mach E's and I love it from a charging stand point... you'll also love the fact that you can let it sit and charge and then warm up with departure times so it can sit in a closed garage and be warmed up or cooled when you're ready to get in it. I'm not sure we'll ever go back to only owning ICE vehicles.

"A parts cannon is not the proper solution..." Proceeds to aim the parts cannon based on one broad error code. I jest and am really enjoying the series! I hope the parts cannon works for you this time. 😀

Hey, I just watched your video. If you bring the car to California, I can get that battery software lock off your tesla 😎 I no longer take my tesla to a service center they lie about everything to get money out of your pockets.

Having this Tesla model car is the equivalent of owning an iPhone 6 plus with 64gb, it’s still usable as vintage and cost less to operate 😆 That’s great on the battery and motor being replaced, Randy!💯

Randy, Great Content and I agree I find it really interesting to see how long this Vehicle will last It’s Greener than buying a New one because the carbon footprint in building it is already done. It’s a Nice looking car and look forward to seeing you work on something left field like a Tesla, Bravo Sir 🇺🇸👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Hey Ho~! This writer understands the 'real car feel' you have with the old Tesla. And he has circa 05 decades of driving to his log books. Hence, my EV is the 2019 NIRO BEV which retains the feeling of control of the car with its environment. And yes, you made the correct choice to stay with the P85. Kyle Connor of "Out of Spec" channel commented-"The P85 is the Tesla for the car enthusiast, the new Tesla is more main stream.'

Request. Can the Toyota and that little japanese car be improved with better springs and maybe isolation underneath the carpet, to drop noise level. Are there aftermarket products to improve the ride quality on a long drive?

Sounds like you scored on that Tesla…fantastic maintenance history, indestructible door handles, new motor and a new larger battery. You can’t loose on that car…with the entry price I can understand your wanting to keep an EV in the fleet. I wonder why Tesla offered you more on trade than what they offered the original owner?

Great video😀🔥

I’m just curious to see how DIY friendly the car can be to work on. These videos have me thinking, should I get a cheap used Tesla.

Super interesting and exciting video. Love it when you get Lucky!

Love your videos. Can t wait for more : ) ....

you speak so passionately about this car

I’m not a big EV fan however, I dig the content. So I’m all for it 🤝🏼

I absolutely respect your decision on not trading in the tesla, It definitely still has some life and could go for more in the future. It will keep going for many more miles without a problem, just some regular maintenance and its as good as a new one😄

That's a nice car, I'm dying to by 16-18 p90d or p100d, love those year models.

This is a great video.

So I agree that this particular scenario is good considering the engine was replaced and the battery only having 20,000 miles on it no doubt that thing will last and be a great car for the channel. I will say their are issues with the new ones and you're better off with what you currently have lots of battery issues on the new models theres even a recall for it now. Got a great deal overall though Randy. If anything its cool to see that a tesla can be that reliable with such minor maintenance costs.

See if you have power into the blower motor fuse module. See if you have power out of the module. There may be a resistor on the resister module circuit board.

hope you keep this tesla its a good one. such a bummer tesla lied to him.

Smart idea Randy to keep the Tesla

Smart move to hang on to the old one , its a cool car .

Love the Tesla content

That cold was bad in south Colorado last week.

The trip with the tesla an the prius was awesome

Uhhhh that’s interesting. Supercharging also got ripped out. But yeah this is uh the best case 🤔. But yeah…keep up the great content randy! I hope your happy MWM bought a cybertruck!

90kwh? You got the steal of the decade! The only big expense left is air suspension and ac system, really. And all things considered those things are very reasonable expenses.

Enjoying the ongoing saga of the high mile S!

It’s pretty old and has not a lot of modern features so I think a Chevy Malibu would be a good comparison if it was newer and had lot of technology maybe a Mercedes-Benz

I injected grease (red something) into the upper link. Noises when away (noise started at 90k km)

You stole that Telsa Randy. Enjoy your ride 😎😎👍👍

Hey randy, love the content on your channel. been watching your videos on the tesla. It made me think, I don't know if you know this but hertz the rental car company is dumping 20,000 tesla models from there fleet. so my guess(and I could be wrong) is that used tesla models will be going down a little in value/ price once they hit the market. so it could be a good time for buying used tesla models. Seems like you got a very good deal since all of the stuff that was replaced!!!

regarding them wanting to buy it back for 300 bucks less than you paid... you can make way more than that 300 bucks just by charging the car (free charging at supercharger). that'll pay itself back really quickly

Looks nice in that color

I saw your video with Mike and the road trip yesterday. That led to seeking out this video . This video led to me subscribing. Keep up the good work.

Just for your an FYI: Tesla never installs a brand new battery for replacement, only uses refurbished or remanufactured one, whatever you call it.

I miss the obeche gloss wood from my P85D.

Auto Auction Rebuilds - Hi Randy ! Well , You got new motor in it , new battery-pack ! So , just sort these few issues with heating and suspension = and keep that car = especially , that You can run for very little cost . And as You going around a lot , that car is perfect to safe some money ! Regards !

I don’t think it’s the PTC-heater. I think the output (probably high side switch for the blower motor is broken in the ECU. If you know someone that can service electronics they might be able to fix the ECU. I don’t know how this error code works but since heater works only have difficulties regulating the heat in the car with full blower motor speed. Too much air going through. It will start cooling the cab when heat is too high.

you should have never said on your last Indianapolis trip that Monkey Wrench Mike`s videos sucked. You should apologies to him and your viewers weather you ment it or not

I knew there was no way this had the original battery and motor - turns out just about everything major had to be replaced before 269k. And then they ripped off the original owner. You got a great deal, though.

So they tried to charge him for the larger battery, which would have had the additional capacity locked out? Or they locked the additional capacity out because they came down on the price?

We have the same car, I got mine for $9k when my friend got the new Plaid

You have MCU2 now as MCU 1 would not have LTE connectivity and was limited to 4G

I'm watching this video thinking why in the hrll is the garage door open when its so cold outrandy close the garage door

Tesla tried to get the balance of the battery replacement when he needed the links replaced. That's what that was all about.

Dang thats a really old first gen Tesla without the cameras in the B-pillar and the ones in front of the driver and passenger doors where that triangle emblem is

I’m glad you like the Tesla but the more I know about them the more I don’t want one.

Agree. About keeping the Tesla S. The Nanny computers do compete with the driving experience to the detriment of all. Do get new tires before taking that trip which could involve snow and ice. That car will pay for itself.

Tesla tried to recoup the battery cost difference with that sway bar linkage.

Loved this video! Sad that Tesla tried to screw him over tho...

You should look into unlocking the battery I'm sure someone out there is going to know how to make that happen.

Since I did work for a nissan dealer, I started loving doing the service to my old cars, what I got from dealers was lies to customers in order to get money and so Tesla is not the excepcion 😂😂😂😂😂

I'm not into e cars but a lot of people like them. randy knows bout e cars more than i do.

ROCKAUTO has suspension parts listed.