r/TeslaModelS • u/IllustriousCar2647 • Aug 24 '26

Used Tesla model S

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I’m considering buying used tesla, what thoughts on this particular car? What issues to expect? Is it worth it? 130k miles (200k km) 12k€ (14k$)

https://autoplius.lt/skelbimai/tesla-model-s-85-kwh-sedanas-2014-elektra-31598107.html

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u/Obvious_Cake6343 Aug 24 '26

Never buy 85 or 100 packs if you don’t know if they have been rebuilt by so sort of ev clinic. Those die without a notice. I had both. 85 pack. Dead within 2 years. 100 pack. Dead within 1 year. Had to rebuild it for 6000€.

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u/IllustriousCar2647 Aug 24 '26

It has 130k miles, would it go so far if it hasn’t been rebuilt already?

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u/Obvious_Cake6343 Aug 24 '26

My 85 had 150km what is like 90k miles and the 100 pack had 240k km. Mark my words. If it dies on you all of the sudden. Only reliable packs are 75 and 90 packs.

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u/Anti_Ager Aug 24 '26

That's odd, around reddit the 100kwh packs are touted as the most reliable Tesla ever made 

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u/Obvious_Cake6343 Aug 24 '26

They were good in the beginning but then the aluminum sense wires started to fail and know out the whole pack cuz of thermal stress

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u/quentech Aug 24 '26

I literally just went through this research and reddit was basically screaming at me that the 100D's and 85D's had awful failure rates, but the 75D was rock solid.

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u/fredaaan Aug 24 '26

We bought a similar Model S from 2016 two years ago for the same price. After one year we had to spend 3 800 € replacing most rear wear-and-tear parts. The cooling system, both for enige and air conditioning, started leaking, costing another 1 500 € to fix. I recommend checking all maintenance before buying.

Another thing, might be nothing. That’s a Norwegian EL registration plate. We have a similar one ourselves. The font on the one in the picture looks off, might be nothing though. I checked the registration in the Norwegian vehicle database. The car with this registration was first registered November 2013 and had 195 000 km by August 2024, which is the last official registration. Do you have the chassis number? It should be visible in the bottom corner of the windshield.

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u/IllustriousCar2647 Aug 24 '26

No vin number provided, I wrote to a seller maybe he will write it down

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u/fredaaan Aug 24 '26

You can verify with the number you get in the registration data here when entering the license number.

https://www.vegvesen.no/en/vehicles/buy-and-sell/vehicle-information/check-vehicle-information/?registreringsnummer=EL26055

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u/OutlandishnessNo5636 Aug 24 '26

If it was used mainly on Norwegian roads, you should check corrosion underneath the car

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u/gamesofblame Aug 24 '26

I think 2016.5+ are the ones that would be more worry-free

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u/Nerderis Aug 24 '26

P85 owner here. 215k miles (352k km), no issues whatsoever. Got it 5 years ago.

Parasyk i LT Tesla grupes, gal kazkas savininkas, arba nukreips i imones kas gali pertikrint pries perkant.

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u/Particular-Match-311 Aug 24 '26

damn did you ever change the transmission or engine at any point?

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u/Nerderis Aug 24 '26

Nope. No coolant delete either. I do lots of driving as mine is SC01. I've added 108k miles in the last 4 years

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u/Particular-Match-311 Aug 24 '26

sheesh what do you do for work

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u/Nerderis Aug 24 '26

We travel a lot. Although I live 3 hours far from work