Used MY buying advice - undercarriage condition

[ljm42]

Hi all - first time posting after lots of lurking.

Here's the situation - I'm looking at buying a '23 MY LR with 7k miles. The car, however is in Idaho, and I am in Oregon. I've been trying to find a mechanic who is willing to look at the car, but no one is comfortable with inspecting an EV. After talking with a Tesla service mechanic - the advice was to inspect the undercarriage for any signs of impact that would damage the battery, and to put the car in service mode and run both Thermal and HVAC tests.

I had the owner send pics from under the car, and did spot what looks like *some* degree of impact. I've highlighted the area below. So, my question is - how concerned should I be? Is this something that obviously needs to be looked at by Tesla, and/or would it potentially void the battery warranty?

Any advice on next steps? I can imagine asking the owner to make an appointment with Tesla Serivice to check out the highlighted area, but I'm not sure what is typical wear and tear etc. If all turns out okay - I'll be flying to pick up the car next week, but want to do as much due diligence as possible before then.

Thanks in advance!! I've been reading this forum for years, and finally ready to pull the trigger on my 1st EV.

 

[evrepair]

Most likely not an issue of concern. But hard to say from pictures, theoretically there could be more damage on the other side of that hole through the plastic aeroshield, but unlikely.

 

[ljm42]

Most likely not an issue of concern. But hard to say from pictures, theoretically there could be more damage on the other side of that hole through the plastic aeroshield, but unlikely.

Really appreciate the response. That sounds encouraging, and at least worth continuing along the process to find out for sure.

Thanks again!

 

[howardnj]

Don't buy used.
Buying new comes with all new parts and a warranty

 

[ljm42]

Don't buy used.
Buying new comes with all new parts and a warranty

Believe me, I have thought a lot about this. It's a 16month old car, saves over 20k vs. buying new, and the warranty does transfer... so, for my situation, I feel like it is an okay tradeoff.

 

[Owner4523]

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Don't buy used.
Buying new comes with all new parts and a warranty

This is a silly comment. I bought used and got a great car.