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Buying a 210 000 miles Tesla P85, good or bad idea ?
Hi,
I found a Tesla Model S P85 with 210 000 miles of 2015 that got a battery cell replacement last year.
Do you think it worth the buy ?
Supercharge and autopilot included.
Is there important think that I need to check ?
Regards,
Samir
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Check range when fully charged to judge battery.
Brakes and suspension also if car came from rust or salt belt.
Check approx capacity of replaced battery, as it has been rebuilt, not new. Divide RM by % remaining, by toggling Range/Energy on the Energy menu on the main screen.
Make sure airbag and steering gear recalls have been done. Check car fax for repairs and accidents.
Check screens for yellow border and damage, esp main screen for slow response.
If not buying from original owner you may loose FUSC.
Most all the above can be done by any competent mechanic, but if a Tesla service center will do a inspection that is best.
If you really getting it for peanuts then I say go for it. But if you paying a lot then not worth it. But again depends on the $$ you paying
I will check all of this. I also know that the upper right suspension triangle was changed last year.
The price is 34000€, what do you think ?
Most of us are owners who might have a vested interest in high resale value for our cars.
There are also a bunch of paid trolls here who want to discredit Tesla and love to give bad advice to unsuspecting posters.
Find a car which is becoming IMFAMOUS for unreliability and poor service...find one with > 200k miles ...
Is this a joke? Are you OUTTA YOUR MIND?
A gasoline car with those kind of miles will likely have head gasket leaks, valve cover gasket leaks, failing water pumps, alternators, transmission issues, engines burning oil.
The only similarity with ICE cars at that mile point would be suspension parts.
> fholley, "...just like any car with 200,000 miles...." Ummm, not quite.
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> A gasoline car with those kind of miles will likely have head gasket leaks, valve cover gasket leaks, failing water pumps, alternators, transmission issues, engines burning oil.
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> The only similarity with ICE cars at that mile point would be suspension parts.
Never had any of those problems until much later.
95 Integra, 463k miles.
Drivetrain and accessories all original, but leaking, burning oil and alt is going, and just failed smog.
My maint cost averages out for the Integra at 500/yr. Similar to other cars I have owned including a Lexus ES sedan.
A car with 200k (I have taken 4 beyond that) will need to have been made with a certain quality. If a inspection turns up no evidence of chronic problems, likely to go another 50-100k.
For example, a 200K mile ICE car that had all the maintenance done at the recommended service intervals will last far longer than a 200K mile ICE car where the owner skipped most maintenance and occasionally added oil when the low oil light came on. So without knowing the history, a high-mileage ICE car is risky for very expensive fixes.
A high-mileage EV has some risk depending on how the battery was treated. For example, an EV that is used as a taxi service for 200K miles and charged twice a day at Superchargers from 5% to 95% will not have as long a life as a 200K EV that was used primarily as a commuter car and occasional trips.
In general, there are so few wear items in an EV, a high-mileage EV seems far less risky than a high-mileage ICE car. That doesn't mean it will be problem-free, as it still has tires, suspension, and steering components that will age like all cars.
> fholley, "...just like any car with 200,000 miles...." Ummm, not quite.
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> A gasoline car with those kind of miles will likely have head gasket leaks, valve cover gasket leaks, failing water pumps, alternators, transmission issues, engines burning oil.
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> The only similarity with ICE cars at that mile point would be suspension parts.
I agree, but there are a lot of very expensive parts that need replacement on Tesla’s. To purchase one with that many miles and not account for those in the budget would be foolish.
Repeat: 200,000 miles? What could possibly go wrong?
Either that or it's Slovenian.
Loser.