How to build yourself a Tesla Model 3 on the Cheap!
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Imagine crashing your tesla and six months later you get a call from Rich Rebuilds asking for a spare key
Imagine crashing your tesla and six months later you get bil for supercharging ure rekt car.
Model 3 doesent have a key, you just link cards or phone
@@OlavAlexanderMjelde You can buy keyfobs for the Model 3.
You can buy key fobs until tesla decides to blacklist the vehicle on the speculation that your going to damage their charging equipment due to the damaged vehicle :(
If the new owner gives the car love...no problem...here take it...Godspeed
19K for car
including parts, it was $25,100 for a 2018 tesla long range AWD model 3
hopefully I saved people time.
Thank you for saving my time. If I had some land, for that money I could actually build a house and it would be ~80% complete... Add another 10k and and it would be good enough to live through the winter, I am not sure what is dirt cheap these days :))
@@S3l3ct1ve In my area, you can sometimes get free houses on Craigslist. They're "doublewide" and sometimes "triplewide" trailers. I remember one in pretty good condition. it was built in 1986 or something. about 160 square meters.
Our government, however, makes it too expensive to install for most people. The cost of the water meter, which they will not allow you to install yourself, costs over $30,000 to have the water company install. The government doesn't allow you to forgo a water meter, among the various other requirements.
Can that be financed though? 25k isant bad
the video was actually interesting! no need to skip stuff. The part when they talked about price diferences between tesla and ebay was really good
what about price for the work if you cant do it yourself?
4:20 'damn you're ugly', at the guy or the car? haha
nobody knows, nobody knows...
Okidoki23 🤣🤣
I was like wtf?
Okidoki23 4:20?
Lights a joint
came down here to read this comment
My only problem is getting the model 3 down into my basement.
Just remove a wall of the room above and the basements ceiling
@@BanditLeader Like the guy who rebuilt a Lambo in the basement and then deconstructed his house to get it out.
1st World problem, yo! I have to get mine upstairs!!
just tell it you have a supercharger installed in your basement that it can use for free, once it's in there, just lock the door and wait until it tires itself out before you go in to work on it.
Just demo any obstructing walls, floors and furniture in the way. The savings on the car will pay for itself.
Glad to see that Robert de Niro's cousin's model 3 runs and supercharges
17:52 "I have a B L A C K A S S"
That's all I heard!
@John Doe Same here!
Beat me to it
Heard it to
@@devenscience8894 he said i have a black S aka model s
Uncle Rich: Here's how to buy the cheapest Tesla
*Sam Cracc, Tavarish, and LegitStreetCars has joined the chat*
Hoover: Been there, done that.
@@normang3668 *Hoovie
Tavarish need to be the first person to swap an IC engine into a Tesla chassis.
@@MX304 Don't you steal this from me.
Its "TarFish"
Glad to see you back to the roots. The stuff that drew me to your channel from the beginning.
It's a huge shame that Rich didn't rebuild the Tesla himself whilst showing us the viewers how exactly it was repaired. After all, the channel is called 'Rich Rebuilds'...
@@PeteSimpson NO not Rick!!
Pete Simpson Rich can’t rebuild them all. Sharing is caring.
Rich, you're such a gem passing on the 3 @ cost. Lovely outcome, thanks for sharing : )
What a character. So genuinely stoked and that accent. Solid video, some of your best content!
IZAAK Kanzig I don’t even hear an accent 🤣
This is awesome. The excitement from this guy is contagious.
Buying the car that some body shop decided that it's not worth fixing is always a good idea. Especially if they didn't forget to make it look better before taking the pictures, so it reaches higher price. If it happened to also not drive then it's like hitting a jackpot.
The way charging is described in mph is really weird. I'm like damn that's fast.
Interesting concept, totally makes sense.
You are lucky in america, here in Europe you get scammed all the time you try to buy an tesla. A damaged one like your black one cost about 33.000 Euro, that should be about 37k in USD With repairs you would be like 40k (45k USD) Damn shame we cant get cheap evs here. Keep up the good work rich, greetings from germany.
Glad to hear it worked out for him. Glad to hear Tesla is working out the parts for salvage repair issues and keeping more of these cool cars on the road and affordable for those with initiative to own one with a little elbow grease. Very cool video.
Those scratches on the bottom may be from the forklifts the insurance yards use to move the cars around all the rows.
I'm surprised this guy actually got contact with Tesla and rich doesn't lol.
They are blackist it's quite obvious now
like @Nobody likes he said they probably saw his TH-cam videos.
White Privilege..lol
Tesla was at the opening of the Electrified Garage.
What are you talking about? Rich posted SEVERAL videos where he's on the phone with Elon Musk.
You are such a great story teller 👊
Damn Rich!! Help me find a good wrecked Tesla I can rebuild with plastic forks and knifes!🤣🤣👍🏼
dirt isn't as cheap as it used to be
If you can’t afford 26k on a car that costs 55k but still retains all of its superior traits over regular cars, you must be in a decent amount debt and/or don’t have a decent job. I’m 3 years out of high school and didn’t go to college and became an electrician, even I could afford this car and could flip it but would definitely keep.
Amen to that
@@jorahgarrison2594 You did it right though. People going into college now to apply for desk jobs that don't pay enough to repay the college loans. Being an electrician is awesome, good choice!
4:20
*Guy looks towards Rich/Camera*
Rich: "Damn youre ugly"
8:40 I love this guys hair line.
Blows my mind how cool the wheels under the wheel covers are they totally could have just done a steel wheel
KDcars. I'm guessing many people remove the aero trims around town. The range is not affected so much at low speeds. Only put them back on for longer trips.
Curmudgeon good point!
LOL a $60K car that has hub caps. LOLOLOLOL why did they not make the wheel already aerodynamic?
@@common_c3nts . Maybe so you have the choice. Aerodynamic, range-saving wheels often don't look that 'cool'. By having easily removable trims, you can decide if you want style or economy.
@@curmudgeon1933
Ironic that he doesn't have common sense despite his name.
As a native Minnesotan I smile everytime I go to riches main page and see Rich Rebuilds done in the Prince Purple Rain font, rest in peace Prince
Please do a video about what to do after an accident and your Tesla is totaled. What steps should you take if you are not going to keep it to better help the next owner.
A few things you might want to consider before you just think of $$$$ signs and getting a cheap Model 3 - or any damaged car.
1: Buying a car that an insurance company has decided is too expensive to fix is a precarious proposition for even a competent mechanic.
2: Replacing a $1:80 bumper clip is simple. Finding out that you have to replace wiring looms, AC lines and components, even one of those overly-complicated door handles...that is for a professional mechanic.
3: Tools tools tools. I cannot stress enough that if you are going to work on your own "cheap" Tesla, you are going to need many specialist tools. More $$$$$
4: We have not even spoken about the riskiest part yet - the body of the car. Doors that don't align anymore, creases in the roof, front panel gaps that are different all point to a vehicle that requires valuable time on a rack. A tin of Bondo is not going to fix any of these problems.
This legitimate gentleman claimed that he bought a $55K car for $25K - which sounds impressive. The truth, however, is slightly different. It was $55K once. A quick search and you can find an identical spec car undamaged for $46K. He also has a car with substantial accident history, a badly-repaired rear fender, so how many people who look at it if he tried to sell it for more than he spent? Which you know he would. I am not saying that you can't get a cheaper Tesla with cosmetic damage. As I said at the start though, unless you are a professional, cosmetic damage is all that you should buy. Otherwise, you may end up spending $5K less on a car that you could have purchased undamaged.
Written by a fully-qualified Commercial Aircraft Maintenance Engineer and self-confessed car lover.
That is very important information should have come from Rich rebuilds in the first place ,this while advertising for credit companies and used car web sites in my opinion does not shed a very good light on this website.I would not be surprised if his full time job is in sales.If it would only be about the technical side of repairing E- cars the representation should be more down to the point and less confusing.
@@planpitz4190 Thank you for your comment. The points that I brought up are the last thing "Rich Rebuilds" wants you to think about. These channels use the magic of editing, just like television vehicle restoration shows to make sure that everything ends up good.
They don't want you to even think about the fact that the damaged car you buy quite often costs way more to fix than you estimated. I agree that he encourages people to buy cars they cannot afford with credit from his sponsors. Oh, something that I forgot to mention in my original post. NEVER EVER buy a flood-damaged Tesla - even if it just up to the carpet. They are cactus even after a shallow swim.
@@timsmith854
1) I was able to view the car and inspect it before I bought it. First thing I look at are the body lines all around the vehicle and this particular vehicle all the parts that were damaged were taken off so I could really view what was going on. I actual own 5 cars now that I repaired, the trick is finding the right car with the right damage, If you have ever done this you would know how they wright these estimates up. Most people don't want the car back especially when its a late model and 3800 miles. You have to know what to look for on the car and the insurance report, in this case the battery was a big component of the estimate ($15000) and it had a few scratches on it so they still have to wright in a battery.
2) Its funny you mention ac lines because I did have to replace them. Just bolted on, very easy and so were the door handles
3) as far as tools, What specialty tools do you need? nothing fancy at all. sockets , wrenches , torque wrench and screw drivers, again knowing what to look for in the damage
4) Before you say " the truth is how ever slightly different" you really shouldn't speak about something you had nothing to do with as far as the repair. watch the video my lines are perfect. no shims at all again you have to know what your buying. I understand your point but not applicable on this vehicle Just bolted them on. I also did a quick search before I bought this I looked at compairable model 3 same year, same options and your estimate of 46K is a little light same specs and milage but even so so saving 20k is not good?. Also your comment on hours of time on the frame machine, have you ever used one? Have you ever paid someone that has worked on a frame machine? I have done both. I actually know the costs of frame work. I did put it on the rack and there was no work needed but if there was on a typical hit like this you're talking about $600.00. Again you have to know what you're buying. As far as " badly repaired fender " One there isn't a tin of bondo, I worked that area for about 4 hour getting the dents out before applying minimal filler, its not finished yet I just put it in primer for the inspection and its not badly repaired i have another couple of hours to get ready for paint but you can pay someone to hang a new quarter for $900 part cost and another $1000 to paint. And as far as my situation I do 50000 miles a year I will drive this thing to the end, I have a passion for working on vehicles and have no interest or plans of selling this car or having people speak for me as far as what im going to do and how much im going to sell it for. I know you're trying to make a point but really you should get all the facts before you speak on something or for someone else in such generality without having the knowledge of the specific vehicle we are talking about. This was One of the easiest vehicles I have ever worked on.
5) What does being a fully-qualified Commercial Aircraft Maintenance Engineer and self-confessed car lover have to do with repairing cars or having the knowledge to do so. You made some serious accusations that were totally wrong and had no substance to the how it really went.
17:55, gotta love TH-cam subtitles
"I have a black S" had to take 2. It would have been right either way.
yeah i thought he said "I have a black ass"
Boston lad with a northern Ireland jacket... love it.
First Rich Rebuilds I've watched all the way through in the last 6 months. I'm thankful for the return to basics, and the lack of story telling. Thanks for just sticking to the details.
Lately Ebay is the land of price gouging. There are fewer and fewer good deals there for anything.
Wow, "fewer"? That's a word I rarely see used in a sentence anymore if at all.
9:25 you can see Chad by the door peeping 😀😀.
Rich has a black what ??
Maybe I should start selling Tesla parts on ebay
Please do, the rest of the world (like me) needs it!
Wow Rich didn't make much of a profit selling the model 3 to him. Got the car for 17k + delivery and spending money getting the extra key. All for 19k. The guy spent another 6k on parts for a 56k car is a pretty good deal. Sure his labor and time didn't get included but those numbers are irrelavent to someone doing it with passion.
1 hour from now I will drive my S into a wall and send the wreck to Rich, new fan here :)
Who's credit card is getting charged for the model 3 charge?? lol
Exactly my thoughts, until it was mentioned near end at 22:00.
Is that dude wearing a Northern Ireland football team jacket?
yeap, was expecting the accent too when i first saw the jacket lol
Did Tesla allow him to add it to his account and get app access despite a salvage title?
Must have, otherwise you're just supercharging on somebody else's account / bill
He sent his MCU to a guy that retro fits the CPU with one from a non salvaged Tesla. So he gets Free Supercharging now since the majority of all Pre-Refresh Tesla’s had this perk and he now receives OTA updates. He interviewed the guy who does this swap and much more. Look for his video with “Hacker” in the title
Yup. And it supercharge. Total stress relief when it did.
seriously this might be the best Tesla video on youtube
The fun game with the Model 3 is finding one that has the B-pillar trim still attached to the B-pillar. They use an amazingly complex set of plastic mouldings but unlike Toyota's simple system - fails to stay put.
I had once a project car. Audi a4 allroad. It had that adabtive cruise contorl radar bustet totaly. I went to audi dealership and asked the price of that new radar, and guess what? 3 000€... Went to a scetchy Poland website and ordered the radar with a 250€ price tag. It was a gamble, but the radar was real and fitted the car! Only thing was that it went to component protection error code, witch is made for that you cant swap stolen parts...
You smokin and drinkin Rich? Your voice sounds like a over the road trucker from the 70’s.
So Sean Penn does you tube...🤨
that is his brother, I know they look similar, but there are differences
It's like Penn and DeNiro had a baby.
@@willdarling1 Who fell in love with that white powder.
That is awesome! Who says you can't repair your own Tesla? This guy Mark is totally legit.
Uncle Rich back at it buying the cheapest Tesla
As a model 3 owner I can honestly say it doesn't hold a candle to the S. I'd MUCH rather have a P85D than any model 3.
I'm handy... but not this handy. I need one that is wrecked but just needs a new 1-2 parts swapped out. I'd pay $25k for this but I'd never would have been able to finish it myself. Good rebuild though. Super interesting.
Uncle Rich!! It's a piece of what?!? Talking about the BMW I3...you said it was a piece of.... That's my car and I love it! Don't be coming for the I3.
Now, that's very, very interesting ! First, the eBay rip-offs, second, the supercharging availability. I'm not interested in the Model S, way too big and expensive, but in a totalled Model 3, I'm in !
Thanks Uncle Rich ! 👍
S is honestly much better. Battery has more modular construction, very easy to change modules without replacing the whole battery. Just find a flooded one like rich, replace some battery parts and interior, still much easier and safer than repairing heavily crashed model 3 with damaged battery.
Really awesome, another point for EVs, more on Teslas, that have less than 17k parts, compared to 38k on most of combustion cars, and more points, it's easier to repair.
Who has real Gatorade cups? Crazy!!! LOVE IT
Love this video Rich. I know you can’t always find awesome buyers like this guy. But this would be a cool series.
Great Video But watch out for ....
1. if you are buying dual motor, might as well get a car which has side damage. If single motor get front damage cars
2. Stay away if the car doesnt run becasue the motor or the battery could be bricked.
3. After the rebuild you have to go tesla to use supercharger and they charge about $1,000 USD.
4. Stay away from suspension damages or when the tires are pushed becasue that could damage the battery.
good luck!!!!
That was a good one! - even without the flute.
True, I miss that awesome flute too. : ))
Waaaaaaaaooooooo!!! 25k! OMG. The car is not mine and I am so happy for this man! Wao! Enjoy your car man, you deserve it.
Rich, not trying to be a fan boy. With that being said dude your videos are so informative. I luv the sarcasm and funnies of the videos. Also you're swaying me away from getting the model X. Leaning toward the model S.
Wicked video! Really enticing to fix up a wrecked Tesla...
You’re friend is fortunate to have found a good deal and have you as a friend, in life you win and lose some, that’s life, a gamble. I’ve ordered my performance model 3, it’s coming next month, in my country you get an interest free loan for 6 years and free unlimited charging (government pays for it), Europe is so lucky to have regulation.
eBay sellers have fees to pay and shipping costs so don’t be surprised for high prices.
Body repairs are not to make it like it rolled off the assembly line. It is to return it to pre accident condition.
True, but for the battery pack that means factory condition, since it just gets replaced.
Why is it that a battery will only charge to 80 miles? It's been sitting for a while and it's a model 3
Cool down to earth guy. Great ending.
You have to include need of a working garage place but still that's given. Awesome story
Hey Rich I see your buddy Mark has a Northern Ireland Football Team jacket. Tell him greetings from Northern Ireland and hope he enjoys his bargain Tesla.
Hey Peter Greeting's to you as well. Love Northern Island. We go every year to port Stewart, Port rush, Coleraine and stay at University of Ulster. My boys play in the Milk cup (now the super cup) and also the foyle cup. We love it there, and the green and white army as well. Sweet Caroline!
Awesome, small world. I live in Bangor. Hope to pick up a a Tesla or similar EV someday.
Good old Seabrook charging station
What i learnt from this video is that I need to become one of Rich's friends!! Also, I see a load of Teslas on iaa that have been messed with to make then look better than they are.
Are you going to start buying salvaged Tesla's, fixing them up, and selling them? I would definitely be interested
Should I feel bad for laughing at "I had a black S, I have a black S"?
I heard ass. I also laughed
I came here looking for this comment!
I heard ass too.
Took me a sec or two.
THE AUTO SUBS also say ASS ;)
Matte model S looks so good. Really brings out the shape.
I don’t get how these guys have the knowledge to fix these cars. I can’t imagine trying to do this myself.
Imagine if someone taught that guy =sum it’d blow his mind if he’s impressed by green font in excel
No man, hes impressed that the guy at Tesla put attention to detail while having to deal with many customers
Daniel Castillo yeah true whilst you’re at it you should sub to my Chanel big man
Even better Alt+=
@@domchapp Subbed big dawg. I'll watch your content later when i'm home from work
What no gum chewing? My pm3 is named Oreo as well. The pm3 were offered free unlimited supercharging as a end of quarter incentive. I got it on my double stuff.
Turn on the captions at 17:54 ...
The fact he took the time to color code them on your own design sketch pad thing is pretty neat he could have just wrote in stock or 5 to 10 business days in Black
Put a spoiler on Doloris
Most people don't realize how cheap tesla parts are new, they're even cheaper than Toyota parts. I wrote an estimate for a t-boned model 3 today it since it didn't get the battery it took a ton of parts for it to total loss.
In 2018 there was a 2 part performance package first part was dual motor plus performance, 2nd was 20" wheels and tires, performance brake, lowered springs, fiber rear spoiler and aluminum pedals, I believe the tire wheel package predates the staggered 20".
I live in Eastern CT and would love a model 3. Maybe in the future I will be able to afford one.
4:20 did you say damn your ugly to that guy or to the car😂😂😂
Hey don't hate on the i3. Of I could afford a model 3 I would have bought one. I could however afford a rebuilt model 3. Soo if you are going to open a used car lot that rebuilds wrecked Tesla's and sells them I'd be interested in seeing some pricing. Model X would be preferred.
So cool that you got Billy Baldwin on the channel. Was wondering what he was up to.
But have you ever thought about stealing the car instead its just free
If you can not supercharge, you can also use public charging or chademo with the adapter, and maybe in the future ccs when they come out with an adapter. Chademo and ccs are faster dc charging. Chademo is not as fast, but ccs can be. (If I am not mistaken)
Now the only problem is since he started talking about it the prices are going to go way up
I bought the standard rear wheel drive model 3 from Tesla directly tbh I don’t regret it I have warranty, clean title and didn’t have to deal with sourcing parts and spend time putting it together. sometimes it’s easier just to go through the dealers.
true. but I have an extra $25K in my bank account and I really enjoy working on cars. I used to do it when I was like 13 working at my brothers body shop and learned the skill set. All my vehicles I have are salvage. I have a bmw i8 and an i3, 2 jeep wranglers, and a porshe. would not be able to have all these vehicles if they were clean title with no work involved,
Uncle rich prob the best car TH-camr around right now
This is awesome, congrats to your friend! I luv this kind of stuff!
Great story. I wanted to do this as well, but didn't know if Tesla would ever open up parts to the public. I bought one new and also so I could get the full tax credit to get the price down.
Rich! You are the man! Changed his life.
My dude talked about his damn spreadsheet for like half the video
Like a proud dad
@@RichRebuilds 😂
For 25Gs I'd can get 8 to 25 used Honda Accords and have enough car to last a lifetime.
4:20 did he just say damn your ugly to that guy😂😂
No kitchen knifes used in rebuild process. Still not Yoda-Rich level.
Maaaan even tho your videos are long but i find myself watching till the end
Came across your mini documentary about Tesla, you absolutely rock bro 🙌🏿
so im in the same deal as this guy. i purchased a salvage model 3 and i need all the help i can get.. Rich i need your help
that guys hair is epic. I'm jealous
Uncle Rich has the smooth beats 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Had me freestyling
The whole parts thing on eBay is the same in the UK, always worth checking at the dealers before!