When searching car Any buyer usually studies its characteristics as much as possible depending on their needs and the uses they are going to give it. The objective is to minimize any future problems as well as adapt everything that is required.
Beyond the more conventional brands, other types of cars such as those of the Tesla brand They also tend to arouse curiosity among motor lovers due to their technical characteristics. In this sense, Lawrence, a driver of this brand of car, showed on the YouTube channel ‘Tesla Joy’ what the state of his car is five years later. The video was uploaded a year ago, so now this model is on its way to six.
It is a Tesla Model 3 September 2018. This driver has driven the car about 155,000 miles, which equivalent to 250,000 kilometers.
The battery status of a five-year-old Tesla
One of the concerns about electric cars is battery life. In your case, you notice that you have lost between 8% and 10% of capacity, although the Tesla Tessie application brand that has lost around 11%. In this sense, Lawrence explains that he expected the new models to “lose less, although it does more or less the same.”
In this case, this driver explains that he has no option to use trickle charging for what uses the superfast. «People say that supercharging batteries are bad or worse, but I wanted to measure it and check with other people who do trickle charging, but there doesn’t seem to be much difference. Maybe one or two percent,” he highlights.
This Tesla user points out that after five years he has not changed the original battery: “I haven’t done much maintenance until 233,000 kilometers”. Thus he assures that his intention was to see how far the car could go with basic or minimal maintenance.
Repairs on a five-year-old Tesla
During almost three years of using this car, Lawrence comments that it has had few problems and explains the total cost of the repairs he has had to carry out.
The first of them, which had to do precisely with the battery, was the charging plug replacement which cost him about 600 dollars. It also changed the 12 volt battery for about $125 and replaced the upper control arms because they squeaked for a few hundred dollars. “The total expense was about $1,000,” says the driver.
As for the tires, the car had original Michelin 4S tires, but, in his case, they did not seem so necessary and he replaced them with other cheaper brands.
This driver affirms that, after five years, he still “loves” driving the vehicle. After this time, «everything is still 99%» similar to when he released it. The wear and tear of the car is almost the same, it is very easy to clean, a little worn but very good and you don’t really notice the age of the car,” he concludes.
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