[Caevlist] Used Tesla Experience

[Alex Bessinger]

Yeah, no such thing as a "P70D", so yes, it is just a "70D". Being a dual
motor, non-performance model, it won't have the Large Drive Unit or the
issues that come along with it (coolant intrusion being chief among them).
On the note of checking battery state of health, if you can download the
ScanMyTesla app, you'll also be able to see the brick voltages to determine
if there are any significant imbalances (doesn't tell the whole story, but
is useful nonetheless). With the beta version of the app, it's even
possible to view the Ah of the bricks, though that feature tends to be a
bit buggy...

Obviously the charge port issue will need to be taken care of at some
point, but that is certainly doable DIY, or if you're not that mechanically
inclined, someone with a shop (like myself) could do that work for you. On
the hatch, I'm guessing the actuators are having some sort of issue? If you
look at the car in person, you can view the faults yourself by putting the
car into service mode. Simply go to the Software tab, then press and hold
on the screen where it says "Model S" for ~5-10sec, and when you release, a
text box will pop up. Simply type in "service" and hit enter, and that will
bring up service mode. There should be a menu in there for "service
alerts".

My personal daily driver is actually a 2015 70D, which has 456k miles on it
(purchased from the original owner 3 1/2 years ago with 408k on it). It's
certainly had some work done to keep it on the road, but overall it has
held up exceedingly well. For the price, I think the car sounds like a
pretty good deal if you are specifically looking to get an S. Personally if
I were in the market these days, in the $15-20k range I would probably be
looking at a SR Model 3, which has much faster charging and more range than
a 70D, but the older Model S certainly has other advantages over a 3
depending on your use case.

Alex Bessinger
QC Charge #2
8750 NE Emerson St.
Portland OR, 97220
Call: 971-444-5064
Text: 503-847-9345

On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 10:26 PM Otmar Lists Account <forum at evcl.com> wrote:

> 2016 is not a bad year. New enough that the motors are reliable.
> Just to verify that Tesla doesn’t think it’s had enough damage to disable
> supercharging, you can enter a far away destination in the navigation. If
> it routes you to superchargers then it’s available. If it has a red bar
> that says “not enough energy to get to destination” then supercharging is
> disabled and a possibly expensive inspection would be needed to reenable
> it. (I’ve heard $800 to $2500)
>
> I’d probably check the battery state of health. One way to do that is the
> plug the car in and in the app slide the slider to full charge while range
> is set to display in miles. As you slide it the miles should be shown. Or
> you can use miles remaining and percent to figure out what 100% would be.
> You can then compare the predicted miles with the original miles rated for
> the car.
>
> I’d also sit down with the service screen (many videos online on how to
> activate service mode) and review dignostic codes myself, and check the HV
> battery page to look for any possible issues.
>
> It does sound like a good deal!
>
> Otmar Ebenhoech
>
> 2255 SE Crystal Lake Dr.
> Corvallis, OR 97333
> cafe.electric at gmail.com
> Shop Voice and TXT 541-862-1606
>
> On Mar 10, 2024, at 2:13 PM, Stephen Hodges <stephen at bosonhub.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I have the opportunity to buy a 2016 Tesla Model S - they say it’s a P70D,
> I think it’s actually a S70D, with 76k miles on it for around $15k. Seems
> like a stellar deal. It was rear ended, but not reported to the insurance,
> and is being sold by a trustworthy individual.
>
> Tesla ran a scan of the vehicle remotely, and there are faults for the
> charge port, and the automatic hatch opening. The hatch will open, but only
> manually, and it will charge still.
>
> Beyond the usual inspection for a vehicle like this, I’ve purchase
> vehicles in the past that have been an accidents, is there anything in
> particular I should be looking out for?
>
> I wanted to ask if anyone here has any input on this year of the model S.
> Etc. thanks all!
>
> Stephen Hodges
> Managing Director
>
>
> *https://bosonhub.com <https://bosonhub.com/>*
> _______________________________________________
> Caevlist mailing list
> Caevlist at caevclub.org
> http://maillist.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/caevlist
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Caevlist mailing list
> Caevlist at caevclub.org
> http://maillist.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/caevlist



-- 
Alex Bessinger
(541) 254-1618
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://maillist.rdrop.com/pipermail/caevlist/attachments/20240311/dbb15ed7/attachment.html>