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The Tesla I rejected last year which was subsequently sold again is now back for sale at the same place in Derby with little to no extra mileage put on it in the last year. Makes me think something was quite wrong with it if it has barely any extra mileage on it in a whole year.

hmmmmm....

I didn't really enjoy the dealerships practices and really makes me very skeptical of submitting a DSAR.
 
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Logsi said:
The Tesla I rejected last year which was subsequently sold again is now back for sale at the same place in Derby with little to no extra mileage put on it in the last year. Makes me think something was quite wrong with it if it has barely any extra mileage on it in a whole year.

hmmmmm....

I didn't really enjoy the dealerships practices and really makes me very skeptical of submitting a DSAR.
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Out of interest what was the problem with it ?
 
I seem to remember an american dealer on social media having an issue where he bought a Tesla at auction with a clean "title" and searches. Sold it on and when the chap who bought it wanted something simple like an error code sorting, Tesla said the telematics n the car had said it had been in a serious accident and they essentially wrote off the car and the dealer had little/no comeback on them. Disabled supercharging, disabled some other features and said he'd have to have something like $30k of repairs (new battery and other bits) and then have to pay on top of that for all the recertification to allow supercharging to be turned back on! Not sure of the final outcome but it seemed bizarre that the manufacturer could write the car off.
 
kefkef said:
Tesla said the telematics n the car had said it had been in a serious accident and they essentially wrote off the car and the dealer had little/no comeback on them. Disabled supercharging, disabled some other features and said he'd have to have something like $30k of repairs (new battery and other bits)
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TBF, if Tesla did have the telematics to show the extent of damage Inc battery I'd rather they say the car was not roadworthy than for me to drive and for it to spontaneously combust whilst I was in it.
Id definitely be salty I was sold an expensive lemon though. Hopefully the chap was refunded by the dealer
 
if Tesla got data from their car that due to the accident the battery had damage making it dangerous then it makes sense to block it from their system and essentially force proper repairs.

what doesn't seem fair or sensible is that Tesla didn't share this data with DVLA or whoever is responsible for writing the car off so that the car was properly taken off the road until proper repairs were completed
 
bigmike20vt said:
what doesn't seem fair or sensible is that Tesla didn't share this data with DVLA or whoever is responsible for writing the car off so that the car was properly taken off the road until proper repairs were completed
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I don't think Tesla knew about the damage until the car was brought in for the error codes

But yes the fact still stands that Tesla should share the information with DMV (can't tell from the post if this was done or not)
 
tamzzy said:
I don't think Tesla knew about the damage until the car was brought in for the error codes

But yes the fact still stands that Tesla should share the information with DMV (can't tell from the post if this was done or not)
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ahh ok.... I am surprised to be honest. Given the amount of OTA updates my mates Tesla seems to get I would have thought that sort of thing would have been picked up automatically really quicky
 
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This was the guy I was on about in the states. Article isn't quite right, it was this guy who sold the car to someone else and when his customer went to get the 12v battery sorted that's when it all kicked off, the dealer in the article refunded his customer in full and then started the wrangling with Tesla himself (I think he'd bought the car at auction so had no come back on the original seller). https://dailydot.com/tesla-salvage-repair-costs (Sorry about the ads!) @evautoalex
 
It’s well known Tesla disable supercharging on accident damaged vehicles which don’t go through official repair routes (e.g. via an insurance company repairer). It not a small love tap, it usually requires at least airbag deployment to trigger it.

The US is a bit more of the Wild West when it comes to accident damaged cars. Particularly where insurance isn’t mandatory. There are a hell of a lot ‘back street’ garages doing repairs on stuff which has some proper damage.

As with anything, if it does not go through an insurance company, it will have a clean registration.
 
Going through voluntary redundancy in the next few months and will be losing my company car.

I've been eyeing up a few things, but may have decided on an EV - I currently have an Audi Q5 50 hybrid, so have been toying with the idea of a an E-tron 55.

Anything I should be watching out for? Or alternatives? Budget is up to £25k.

Polestar 2 dual motor looks brutally quick but not sure I like the minimalist interior. BMW i4 maybe? But have got accustomed to the higher ride position.

Range is almost a none issue.
 
(I am biased) but if range and DC fast charging speed isn't a concern then the ipace is a lot of car for the cash....
£25k would get you a very nice example

(and still over £200 miles worst case scenario range)
 
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bigmike20vt said:
(I am biased) but if range and DC fast charging speed isn't a concern then the ipace is a lot of car for the cash....
£25k would get you a very nice example

(and still over £200 miles worst case scenario)
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Great shout, hadn't considered those. Had a quick look on AutoTrader and the prices look very reasonable. Added to the shortlist, cheers.

I should've said I'd be almost definitely buying via a main dealer too.
 
What electricity tariffs are people favouring for electric car ownership? We are about to take the plunge and have just fallen onto our providers standard tarrif after a fixed period ended. We don’t have solar so that isn’t a concern, I work from home so we do use some day time power as well. Any recommendations? Octopus seem to be popular and will likely be doing our charger install!
 
wingman said:
Great shout, hadn't considered those. Had a quick look on AutoTrader and the prices look very reasonable. Added to the shortlist, cheers.

I should've said I'd be almost definitely buying via a main dealer too.
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Mine was horrifically unreliable so just take a look at owner reviews before you put the money down. Obviously not everyone has had the same experience but it does seem to be more than most other brands ime
 
a1ex2001 said:
What electricity tariffs are people favouring for electric car ownership? We are about to take the plunge and have just fallen onto our providers standard tarrif after a fixed period ended. We don’t have solar so that isn’t a concern, I work from home so we do use some day time power as well. Any recommendations? Octopus seem to be popular and will likely be doing our charger install!
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I’m with Eon. They’re numpties though.


They were cheapest by a reasonable margin when I signed up with them.
 
a1ex2001 said:
What electricity tariffs are people favouring for electric car ownership? We are about to take the plunge and have just fallen onto our providers standard tarrif after a fixed period ended. We don’t have solar so that isn’t a concern, I work from home so we do use some day time power as well. Any recommendations? Octopus seem to be popular and will likely be doing our charger install!
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i.am using intelligent octopus but contemplating changing to EDF
 
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