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- What's up everybody.
That's right, we're getting rid of our Tesla,
this great Tesla.
We've had it for almost two years and it is time
so I want to explain a little bit
why we're getting rid of it.
So to give you a little bit of history
we've been wanting a Tesla for probably,
I don't know ever since they ever came out
but realistically for the last four or five years
we've said "We're getting a Tesla."
But, we are very very thrifty and we save our money
and we try not to spend it on expensive things
and so when the first Teslas came out
we were like, that's really really expensive,
let's wait to get a used one and we should be able
to get a good deal on it.
I got brand new rims on it so those are like
really really good quality.
We painted the calipers red if you remember from that video.
I love the gray.
Inside the leather is also gray,
got a little laundry in there.
It is a Model S, the license plate even says inside.
P85 is the type.
In the back we have the bucket seats.
I don't know if you guys know there's bucket seats
in some of these Teslas.
It's an upgrade option.
We wanted it because we have three kids
and if we can get two of them in the back seat,
one in the very back, they're not touching each other
and they're happy or we could fit multiple kids in there.
It's like an SUV but a cool lookin' SUV.
We bought this car for around $60,000.
The sticker prices was $122,000
from the person that originally bought it
so basically I got half off for a car that's a few years old
and it's pretty dang nice.
So why are we getting rid of it,
what are some of the reasons?
And I hope this is helpful for all of you
that are thinking of buying a used Tesla,
you can learn from us and maybe not make the same mistakes
and then even if you paid a little bit more on your car
you'll be happy and safer with it
because honestly this car has gotten to the point
where it is not safe for our family to drive in.
I'm dead serious like it's not safe.
So here's what I mean by that.
Take a look at these tires.
We bought them nine months ago,
they're in good shape, they're pretty good.
Now if you look at the back tires,
not quite the same, see that white right there?
That is the actual treads so yes
the treads of the tire are showing on the back.
These tires are eight months old.
They should've lasted much much longer than that,
so a couple of reasons why that's happening.
One, our tire sensors went out for a little while
so the tires would spin a little bit more.
We went to the Tesla service station
about the spinning tires, about the tire sensors.
They said they know, it's a known recall.
It's something that is gonna take like
a couple of months for them to get in.
It did, it took about four months.
Finally we were able to get this in.
We got the sensors fixed but during that time
even when we weren't trying to drive super super fast
which yes, I do drive fast sometimes,
but we weren't trying to, it would spin the tires
and so the wear was really fast.
So here's the deal.
The 2012, 2013 Model S cars were rear-wheel drive.
This is a problem, like whenever we go on road trips
or whenever we're driving and it starts raining,
not just snow but whenever it starts raining,
the back end slips out and it's super scary.
We've almost crashed it into the wall
or another car so many times.
One time we were 30 minutes away from our home,
we had to pull over and get a hotel
and there was only about two inches of snow on the ground.
The risk of crashing, I know this is a very very safe car
but I've never actually been in a car accident before
and the risk of crashing with my family and my kids
in the car is just not something that's worth it.
So what I would say is if you're looking
for a Tesla Model S and you're looking for a discounted one
get one with all-wheel drive.
Stay away from the rear-wheel drive Teslas
because it's just not worth your safety.
Maybe if you live in like Arizona and it rarely rains
and when it does rain you're very very cautious
and you maybe don't drive in it, you'll be okay.
But if you live anywhere where there's ice or snow
this is not the car for you.
It is super super dangerous and scary
and I would imagine, I'm no Tesla expert,
but I would imagine that's why pretty much
all the cars these days for Tesla are all-wheel drive.
Not just 'cause it goes faster because all four tires
grip at the same time but because there is so much
torque and so much power that if you have that spread out
among four tires you're more likely to stay safe.
The second thing and this is something that
is super super small but something I didn't like about it.
This guy right here, this front fascia, they've changed it.
Now it's all the same color and they don't have this.
If you saw from one of our previous videos
where our Tesla battery died we had to take this off
and it was a pain to try to figure out how to take off.
The more and more of the newer cars that come out
that don't have this front plaque fascia,
the more outdated these older versions are going to look.
Let's talk about range on this car.
This car gets you pretty much everywhere you need to go.
We've taken it on a couple of road trips
all the way from Utah to Los Angeles
and we had to stop multiple times.
This Tesla's range with the battery
is around 258 miles per charge.
If I were to do it again I would get a newer car
with a bigger battery so I could get closer to 300 miles
on the range for the car because
what those extra 50 miles really make a difference
when you're on a road trip.
So I'm not 100% sure what we're gonna replace this with
but I do know that we need to get rid of it
and it's super sad.
My wife especially is really sad, it's her car.
She feels like a very cute Mom when she's driving this
and when there's no kids in the car
she doesn't even feel like a Mom,
she just feels like a cute girl that has her nice car.
So for all of you that are considering getting a Model S,
a used one, I hope this video is helpful
so that I'm not saying don't get the 2012, 2013.
I'm just saying have a pause.
Make sure that it's the right car for you
and you're ready to live with the rear-wheel drive
and the slower, the lower battery range.
If you're willing to deal with those things
go ahead and get it, but for us and our family
it's just not something worth considering
and I did not know that before about this car
so I thought that it'd be super helpful.
Hopefully somebody that's watching,
that's why we're getting rid of our Tesla.
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