Hello the 70D is the best , low degradation battery....small efficient engines. Just have to change oil in drive unit every 5 years,also coolant liquid end brake oil ... That's all Eric S70D 2015 430.000 km battery 59.8 kWh thanks to scan my Tesla from Belgium 😉👍
Have been watching quite a few videos of high mileage electric cars, everyone of them has at least once changed the battery pack which means they are far from cheap to own as everyone like to talk about and in reality do not last that long at all Saying you have to look after the battery, it can't get too hot, can't get too cold, park in the shade, don't fast charge, only charge to 80%, only use the battery between 20-80%, don't charge every day is impractical and even impossible for most drivers.
I only did one or two videos on the Red truck, I actually sold it earlier this year. Still have the white one though, hope to get it up and running in the not too distant future...
It's had one battery pack replacement (done under warranty at ~250k mi). As far as insurance goes, my premium on this car is ~$120/mo for full coverage with a $1,500 deductible.
I actually just sold the Ranger actually... It will actually be getting exported to Germany! It was a bit of a tough decision, but I have just been way to busy with work to get to it, and I never really got to a point where I was ready to spend any real money on it. I'd rather spend the money on some other projects I've got in mind. As far as the Tesla goes, I'm pretty much just driving it as is for now (actually leaving tomorrow morning to drive 850mi up to Oregon for the Holidays). Its been pretty flawless so far, and I think my only complaint is that it doesnt charge particularly quickly (but that's to be expected given the way it's been driven). I think I would like to upgrade the battery to a 90 one of these days, but that's dependent on a few other factors. I've also been playing with the idea of repainting it as it appears the previous owner did not take the greatest care of the paint, and a lot of it is way beyond correction. Since the car is just basic black, the paint itself would be pretty cheap, so its really just a LOT of labor to get it all prepped. If I do decide to respray it, I may install a refreshed front end as well while I'm at it.
Hmmm curious, I'm hoping to get the new refreshed model s and drive it with the same battery and motor for at least 250,000 miles Think it is possible?
I think that that is totally possible. My car is 2-3 generations behind in terms of the battery tech, and even under extreme use, the original battery was able to last about 250k miles (at which point, it was replaced under warranty). The front drive unit was replaced under warranty about a year ago at 375k miles, and the rear drive unit is still original at now almost 418k miles.
When it was sold new, this car came with an 8 year, unlimited mileage powertrain warranty (which will be expiring in July). Tesla no longer offers such a warranty on any of their cars.
I’m tempted to get a model 3 at some point, but I just don’t know how reliable they can be. I hear from consumer reports and other they are the most unreliable cars sold
As someone who repairs these cars for a living, I'd say the Model 3 is one of the most reliable cars that I know of. My boss's son drives one that they purchased new right when they came out at the end of 2017. I think it's got close to 60k miles on it with zero issues over nearly 4 years (apart from some cosmetic damage). Almost every other person I know of who has a Model 3 has had similar things to say. That's not to say that there aren't some occasional build quality issues (which I'm sure you've heard about), some common ones include condensation in the taillights and misalignment in body panels. These may seem like minor issues that shouldn't play into reliability, but because of the way Tesla deals with them it hurts their reliability score. For most brands, these types of problems are taken care of at a dealership level before sale/delivery ever takes place, which is also why it's uncommon to hear of complaints for such issues from other brands. Tesla does it differently in that these types of problems are usually fixed (free of charge) post delivery via a service center visit (or even a mobile technician), but then they are considered "repairs", that affect their "reliability score" based on the way that CR and other publications calculate it.
@@AlexEVRepair does it concern you at all that we don’t see a lot of Tesla’s past 200,000 miles? I see Honda’s and Toyota’s all the time hitting 300,000 miles and even more. Maybe tesla just hasn’t had enough time in the market? Idk
According to the previous owner, the original battery pack was replaced under warranty at around 250k miles. When I filmed this video, the car had 408k miles total so this pack had somewhere in the neighborhood of 160k miles. As of now, I've put almost 8k more miles on the car, and I'm up to almost 416k miles on the odometer.
@@AlexEVRepair Did it ever have the drive motor replaced? I know that was a common issue in some of the earlier models. I know you said you had autopilot so I'm assuming it's a 2015 or newer? I kind of wonder if these higher mileage cars are actually a pretty good buy. I watch Brandon Flasche he's got a 2015 with 190,000 I believe. And he road trips massively so almost all of his charging is done with supercharging. He's done some degradation tests and honestly the battery hasn't lost that much capacity. Of course he's not going to 100% all of the time. But he's does tend to run it pretty low. You should do a charging speed test sometime from one or 2% to 80% or full or whatever is convenient be interesting to see how fast it can charge.
Yes, the car is a 2015 70D. I've done a couple road trips as well, both to Oregon and back (about 1,600mi round trip). I did save the data from a few of my charging sessions using Tezlab, and it takes about 50min for me to charge from 10%-80%. The front drive unit was replaced once, last April, which I estimate would have been at around 375k mi. These dual motor cars have pretty bulletproof drive trains. However, the earlier cars with the Large Drive Unit in the rear are prone to a LOT more issues. I actually work at a 3rd party shop repairing Tesla powered cars for a living, and I couldn't tell you how many drive units I've rebuilt due to failed coolant seals or noisy bearings (or both). I’ve seen some fail with under 20k mi, and others last beyond 140k.
@@SuperV8driver definitely, even more so than a Model S. The whole drivetrain in that car is a whole generation newer than mine, not to mention signifigantly more efficient due to the permanent magnet motor in the rear, as well as other efficiency enhancements.
Some of that is just the outer layer of leather wearing away from use, but some of it kinda looks like maybe the previous owner picked at it with his fingernails? Not really sure, but unlike most things it actually looks worse on camera than in person. I've been on the lookout for another used steering wheel, but just haven't gotten around to replacing it yet.
I have one of those 70D 2015, original batteri and DU’s driven 360.000 km, still a great car and only lost on average 1 % per year of battery.
Hello the 70D is the best , low degradation battery....small efficient engines.
Just have to change oil in drive unit every 5 years,also coolant liquid end brake oil ...
That's all
Eric S70D 2015 430.000 km battery 59.8 kWh thanks to scan my Tesla from Belgium 😉👍
Love your channel 😀
That cars not doing to bad , especially with the amount of supercharging it's done.
Have been watching quite a few videos of high mileage electric cars, everyone of them has at least once changed the battery pack which means they are far from cheap to own as everyone like to talk about and in reality do not last that long at all
Saying you have to look after the battery, it can't get too hot, can't get too cold, park in the shade, don't fast charge, only charge to 80%, only use the battery between 20-80%, don't charge every day is impractical and even impossible for most drivers.
U got bad intel ,stick with yer prius we dont need anymore weirdo tesla owners
167/0.89 = 187.6 miles. Do the same test at 55mph and you'd see a lot more miles and kWh out
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love your videos man! too bad i can't find older videos about the red electric pickup on your channel anymore... have you deleted them or?
I only did one or two videos on the Red truck, I actually sold it earlier this year. Still have the white one though, hope to get it up and running in the not too distant future...
How much did the car cost? Just wondering if you don’t mind me asking
I paid $15k for this car. To date, it's the cheapest (non-wrecked and fully functional) Model S I have ever come across.
How many batteries has it gone through in its 400k mile journey. Also what's the cost of insurance on a tesla .?
It's had one battery pack replacement (done under warranty at ~250k mi).
As far as insurance goes, my premium on this car is ~$120/mo for full coverage with a $1,500 deductible.
nice job grabbing that, hows the ford coming along? Any plans to mess with the tesla in the future or just gonna keep using it?
I actually just sold the Ranger actually... It will actually be getting exported to Germany! It was a bit of a tough decision, but I have just been way to busy with work to get to it, and I never really got to a point where I was ready to spend any real money on it. I'd rather spend the money on some other projects I've got in mind.
As far as the Tesla goes, I'm pretty much just driving it as is for now (actually leaving tomorrow morning to drive 850mi up to Oregon for the Holidays). Its been pretty flawless so far, and I think my only complaint is that it doesnt charge particularly quickly (but that's to be expected given the way it's been driven).
I think I would like to upgrade the battery to a 90 one of these days, but that's dependent on a few other factors. I've also been playing with the idea of repainting it as it appears the previous owner did not take the greatest care of the paint, and a lot of it is way beyond correction. Since the car is just basic black, the paint itself would be pretty cheap, so its really just a LOT of labor to get it all prepped. If I do decide to respray it, I may install a refreshed front end as well while I'm at it.
Hmmm curious, I'm hoping to get the new refreshed model s and drive it with the same battery and motor for at least 250,000 miles
Think it is possible?
I think that that is totally possible. My car is 2-3 generations behind in terms of the battery tech, and even under extreme use, the original battery was able to last about 250k miles (at which point, it was replaced under warranty). The front drive unit was replaced under warranty about a year ago at 375k miles, and the rear drive unit is still original at now almost 418k miles.
@@AlexEVRepair thanks for the reply Alex!
These cars are not cheap but man do they scream this is the future.
@@AlexEVRepair replaced at 250k under warranty? What kind of warranty is that
When it was sold new, this car came with an 8 year, unlimited mileage powertrain warranty (which will be expiring in July). Tesla no longer offers such a warranty on any of their cars.
Supercharging speed video would be awesome
Thanks for the tip, I'll see what I can do!
And do you have the CCS retrofit? Please let me know if you come across the under seat chip from a wrecked car as well!
I’m tempted to get a model 3 at some point, but I just don’t know how reliable they can be. I hear from consumer reports and other they are the most unreliable cars sold
As someone who repairs these cars for a living, I'd say the Model 3 is one of the most reliable cars that I know of. My boss's son drives one that they purchased new right when they came out at the end of 2017. I think it's got close to 60k miles on it with zero issues over nearly 4 years (apart from some cosmetic damage). Almost every other person I know of who has a Model 3 has had similar things to say.
That's not to say that there aren't some occasional build quality issues (which I'm sure you've heard about), some common ones include condensation in the taillights and misalignment in body panels. These may seem like minor issues that shouldn't play into reliability, but because of the way Tesla deals with them it hurts their reliability score.
For most brands, these types of problems are taken care of at a dealership level before sale/delivery ever takes place, which is also why it's uncommon to hear of complaints for such issues from other brands. Tesla does it differently in that these types of problems are usually fixed (free of charge) post delivery via a service center visit (or even a mobile technician), but then they are considered "repairs", that affect their "reliability score" based on the way that CR and other publications calculate it.
@@AlexEVRepair does it concern you at all that we don’t see a lot of Tesla’s past 200,000 miles? I see Honda’s and Toyota’s all the time hitting 300,000 miles and even more. Maybe tesla just hasn’t had enough time in the market? Idk
@@Ghost-jy9hk well, as of right now the oldest Tesla Model S isn't even 10 years old yet. It's not common for
I've had my model 3 Performance for quite some time...zero problems 😎👽
Consumer Report has become a joke. They have been going negative on Tesla but the rebuttals are correct. CR doesn’t do enough homework.
Where did you find this car if you don’t mind me asking?
If I recall correctly, I think I found it for sale on cars.com
Is it the first battery pack?
According to the previous owner, the original battery pack was replaced under warranty at around 250k miles. When I filmed this video, the car had 408k miles total so this pack had somewhere in the neighborhood of 160k miles.
As of now, I've put almost 8k more miles on the car, and I'm up to almost 416k miles on the odometer.
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Did it ever have the drive motor replaced? I know that was a common issue in some of the earlier models. I know you said you had autopilot so I'm assuming it's a 2015 or newer? I kind of wonder if these higher mileage cars are actually a pretty good buy. I watch Brandon Flasche he's got a 2015 with 190,000 I believe. And he road trips massively so almost all of his charging is done with supercharging. He's done some degradation tests and honestly the battery hasn't lost that much capacity. Of course he's not going to 100% all of the time. But he's does tend to run it pretty low. You should do a charging speed test sometime from one or 2% to 80% or full or whatever is convenient be interesting to see how fast it can charge.
Yes, the car is a 2015 70D. I've done a couple road trips as well, both to Oregon and back (about 1,600mi round trip). I did save the data from a few of my charging sessions using Tezlab, and it takes about 50min for me to charge from 10%-80%.
The front drive unit was replaced once, last April, which I estimate would have been at around 375k mi. These dual motor cars have pretty bulletproof drive trains. However, the earlier cars with the Large Drive Unit in the rear are prone to a LOT more issues.
I actually work at a 3rd party shop repairing Tesla powered cars for a living, and I couldn't tell you how many drive units I've rebuilt due to failed coolant seals or noisy bearings (or both). I’ve seen some fail with under 20k mi, and others last beyond 140k.
@@AlexEVRepair so what do you think bout the resla m3s with awd, would you consider them to be reliable?
@@SuperV8driver definitely, even more so than a Model S. The whole drivetrain in that car is a whole generation newer than mine, not to mention signifigantly more efficient due to the permanent magnet motor in the rear, as well as other efficiency enhancements.
Dude.... what happened to the steering wheel???? Looks like someone’s dog was chewing on it....
Some of that is just the outer layer of leather wearing away from use, but some of it kinda looks like maybe the previous owner picked at it with his fingernails? Not really sure, but unlike most things it actually looks worse on camera than in person.
I've been on the lookout for another used steering wheel, but just haven't gotten around to replacing it yet.
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