bkp_duke
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The rails appear to be undamaged. If so, and there was no welding required on this car, this might be one of those "rare" birds that makes it through the re-certification process with a minimum of pain.
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P85D Ludicrous
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Yes the Re paint job on this tesla is horrible.
I use to wholesale cars for many years and always ran across the slvg guys often. So I wanted to chime in for those interested in any slvg for that matter. I have never, I mean never seen a slvg car fixed the way it should be. It is always Mickey Mouse and never as it should be.
I don’t care what or who fixed the car, you will always hear minimal damage, just a few cosmetics etc.
However, you are often getting a car for 10-30k less then if it was not slvg so you can take it for what it’s worth.
And banks won’t loan to slvg cars or rebuilt. You can get a private loan but often not for very much
I use to wholesale cars for many years and always ran across the slvg guys often. So I wanted to chime in for those interested in any slvg for that matter. I have never, I mean never seen a slvg car fixed the way it should be. It is always Mickey Mouse and never as it should be.
I don’t care what or who fixed the car, you will always hear minimal damage, just a few cosmetics etc.
However, you are often getting a car for 10-30k less then if it was not slvg so you can take it for what it’s worth.
And banks won’t loan to slvg cars or rebuilt. You can get a private loan but often not for very much
A $25000 discount from retail sounds like a great deal to me. Most common service items can be handled by anyone. They're are many resources on TMC, including myself, who can help with more advanced service issues.No service, and most banks (that I know of) won't do an auto loan on a salvage title... I'll give you $500 for it
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Yes autopilot works.
What's the point of recertifying? It doesn't reinstate the warranty.
bkp_duke
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It allows you to purchase parts, get software updates, and if you wanted to pay for service at Tesla then you could get them to do some repairs. Without recert, they won't sell you anything, and the car is blacklisted from software updates.
Welll yes and no. If they don't realize it's a Salvage you will only lose the ability to have them service it. Most rebuilds i have done all receive updates etc. You simply don't tell Tesla it's a rebuilt.
In taking it back to paint for the Fender and bumper. All else they've done well on.
I assure you this is a quality rebuild. I don't sell junk. I personally will never buy anything but a rebuilt after this. The huge discount is worth it.
Some banks will not give loans some will.
bkp_duke
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They know, even if they decide not to turn off updates. When a car is sold at auction as totaled, I've been told it is flagged in their system.
When you have time, can you please look at the questions above that I posted?
They don't know trust me. I have registered them with Tesla and used everything but service and roadside assistance.
Bheuring
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I would be interested but I think the price is to high. I have seen cpo start to go in the 70s with a warenty backed by tesla and seen even better deals on cargures.
I will watch this because if it does start to fall in price I would be interested.
I will watch this because if it does start to fall in price I would be interested.
One key
I haven't tested homelink
It is rooted and on latest version
I have not tried supercharging but am told it is enabled.
Fender bolts hooked were pulled upward on that side making Fender higher. Will adjust when i get fender repainted.
16/32 amp 120/220v charger included
Lots of people in here with no salvage experience passing on second hand knowledge as if it’s first hand info. The truth is sometimes a car will get flagged in Tesla’s system and sometimes it won’t. Sometimes it’ll get flagged and supercharging will be disabled but you’ll still have connectivity. It’s really a crapshoot. My salvage car had no supercharging but did have connectivity.
If there truly was no frame damage this would be a good candidate for recertification. My concern with some of the hacked salvage cars is that eventually Tesla is going to change the handshake for supercharging from being car side to supercharger side now that they’re charging for the supercharger. Perhaps they’re not changing the way the older cars access the network but it’s been a thought in the back of my head and if they do eventually change that then you’ll want to have a car that’s been recertified.
I’d be a potential buyer but the paint kills it for me. This car needs proper painting and more importantly proper prep. There’s a reason body shops blend into other panel and it’s because of cars like this. You don’t want your car looking like a patchwork of 6 similar colors.
If there truly was no frame damage this would be a good candidate for recertification. My concern with some of the hacked salvage cars is that eventually Tesla is going to change the handshake for supercharging from being car side to supercharger side now that they’re charging for the supercharger. Perhaps they’re not changing the way the older cars access the network but it’s been a thought in the back of my head and if they do eventually change that then you’ll want to have a car that’s been recertified.
I’d be a potential buyer but the paint kills it for me. This car needs proper painting and more importantly proper prep. There’s a reason body shops blend into other panel and it’s because of cars like this. You don’t want your car looking like a patchwork of 6 similar colors.
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