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Thanks to all in advance for any wisdom and guidance for a newbie. I am contemplating purchasing a used model S that apparently hasn’t been driven for over a year and was sitting in storage during this time period until now. My concern is that I don’t want to buy a car that may require a major unexpected investment...like a new HV battery. Any thoughts on the possibility of damage and what I need to do to vet this out and protect myself? Are there other things I should be concerned about as well?

It’s worth mentioning that the car is no longer within the 4 year bumper to bumper warranty. It is, however, within the 8 year battery and drivetrain warranty. I’m not sure if the actions of the current owner would possibly void the warranty either.

By the way, I don’t yet know if it was left unplugged (not charging) the whole time...or if it was plugged in and charging. Also, the owner just recently took it into have it serviced at the service center and they replaced the MCU (remanufactured version 1), performed some recalls, and replaced the 12v battery.

I would like to get a pre purchase inspection, or at least speak with a Tesla technician about this, but the service center won’t call me back.

Many thanks again for any advice.

All the best,
Future Tesla owner