Buying a used Tesla? The number 1 thing you need to know!

hi I'm Joy recently I shared that my 15-year-old daughter is starting to learn how to drive and I've been teaching her in my 2018 Tesla Model 3 I asked her what kind of car she would like to have when she gets her driver's license and her immediate response was a Tesla that was such a proud moment for me while I am not sure if my ex-husband is willing to buy a Tesla for her she told me that she has started looking for a used Tesla online and she saw a few model 3s coming in at around $20,000 this got me curious so I went up to Tesla's website and checked out their used inventory sure enough the cheapest model 3 standard range plus is selling on Tesla's website for a little over $220,000 which is not bad for an entry-level Tesla additionally herdz Renda car recently decided to offload about a third of their EV rental Fleet that includes 20,000 used Tesla so I went up to their website as well on Herz website the cheapest base model 3 is selling for under $199,000 which is even more affordable while used EV Market is seeing a price drop this year compared to a couple of years ago and EV haters are casting doubt on the viability of EVS this is actually a great time for those who have always wanted to own a Tesla but have not been able to afford one to finally purchase one as their starter EV I've had friends who did not do much research on used EV and Tesla and purchased a used Tesla from a traditional car dealership only to call me in a frantic because they did not know how to use the technology that Tesla offers and they didn't know how to best maintain their Tesla battery I've also had friends asking about buying a used Tesla and they always use how many miles does this Tesla have as the main Factor on whether a Tesla is worth the price that's offered unfortunately most used car Shoppers do not know that mileage is no longer a valid metric when determining if a used EV is a limit or not if mileage is not important when it comes to used Tesla and EV then how can buyers know if a used Tesla they've been eyeing is almost good as new well for used EVS the most important thing to consider before buying is the health of the main battery traditionally when you shop for a used car you would check out the car's upgraded packages options and past history by using services like Edmund's Kelly Blue Book and Carfax to determine its value and see if the car has been in an accident with major repair however ever these Services currently do not offer information on a used ev's main battery condition which is vital to the true value of an electric car thankfully there is now a service that is bridging this Gap and this service is being offered by a company called recurrent recurrent mission is to provide more transparency in the pre-owned EV Market by providing insights into an ev's battery health armed with the knowledge of a used EV battery condition you can negotiate for a better price when selling or buying a used ev even if you're not selling your EV or in the market for a pre-owned EV at the moment recurrent can provide you the EV owner insights into your battery health that you may not be aware of before you can connect your car in my case my Tesla Model 3 to recurrence platform once my car is connected I can now monitor the health of my 2018 model 3 battery and how much my Tesla is going for in the current used car market if I choose to sell it according to my recurrent report my 2018 model 3 battery is still in an excellent condition with a range score of 97 out of 100 that is very good I can also expect that my model 3 battery will degrade to about 286 miles in the next 3 years judging by the trend of my battery condition which is pretty impressive considering that my model 3 will be about 9 years old by then and I can now monitor how much my model 3 can be sold for at any given time with insights into used car market changes these are all provided in a simple and easy to read report on recurrence platform and these are all free that's right it costs you nothing for you to get an in-depth look into your Tesla battery and the most upto-date value of your Tesla now the benefits I've learned from using recurrence When shopping for pre-owned EVS are number one recurrent uses vehicle specific data about one car and Compares it to similar cars to predict what the range should be this is especially helpful before a test drive because you can compare what the seller is telling you about the car to what the recurrent report says to look for in red flags as especially if the car is older number two recurrent actually partners with various dealerships and auction places so this adds an extra level of assurance When shopping for a used EV additionally they can point you to dealerships that work with recurrent who can verify the range of the used EVS they sell so you don't have to rely on what a used car salesperson is telling you about the car's battery health number three as I mentioned before you gain insights into your EV battery health by connecting your car to the recurrent platform the more data points recurrent collects about your car the more accurate your seller report will be which can help you negotiate for the best price when you are ready to sell your car I know when I mentioned that you get your car battery health report by connecting your Tesla to recurrent which is a third-party platform you might be concerned with unnecessary battery drain when recurrent is pinging your car for data points this is always the first concern I have with thirdparty platform since I don't have a home charger and am very sensitive to Phantom drain well I am happy to report that since I've connected my model 3 to recurrence I've seen little to no impact at all to my battery drain so you don't have to worry about potential Phantom drain with recurrent collecting data from your car now when my daughter is ready to buy a used Tesla I can rest assured that she won't get an EV lemon with a bad battery armed with a report from recurrent if you're curious about the health of your Tesla battery and how much your Tesla can be sold for in the pre-owned Market connect your car to recurrent after watching this video and there won't be any more guessing work needed to do so simply log on to recurrent auto.com to get your free report I will see you in the next video and God bless you

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Length: 9min 6sec (546 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 20 2024