- What's up everybody.

That's right, we're getting rid of our Tesla,

this great Tesla.

We've had it for almost two years and it is time

so I want to explain a little bit

why we're getting rid of it.

So to give you a little bit of history

we've been wanting a Tesla for probably,

I don't know ever since they ever came out

but realistically for the last four or five years

we've said "We're getting a Tesla."

But, we are very very thrifty and we save our money

and we try not to spend it on expensive things

and so when the first Teslas came out

we were like, that's really really expensive,

let's wait to get a used one and we should be able

to get a good deal on it.

I got brand new rims on it so those are like

really really good quality.

We painted the calipers red if you remember from that video.

I love the gray.

Inside the leather is also gray,

got a little laundry in there.

It is a Model S, the license plate even says inside.

P85 is the type.

In the back we have the bucket seats.

I don't know if you guys know there's bucket seats

in some of these Teslas.

It's an upgrade option.

We wanted it because we have three kids

and if we can get two of them in the back seat,

one in the very back, they're not touching each other

and they're happy or we could fit multiple kids in there.

It's like an SUV but a cool lookin' SUV.

We bought this car for around $60,000.

The sticker prices was $122,000

from the person that originally bought it

so basically I got half off for a car that's a few years old

and it's pretty dang nice.

So why are we getting rid of it,

what are some of the reasons?

And I hope this is helpful for all of you

that are thinking of buying a used Tesla,

you can learn from us and maybe not make the same mistakes

and then even if you paid a little bit more on your car

you'll be happy and safer with it

because honestly this car has gotten to the point

where it is not safe for our family to drive in.

I'm dead serious like it's not safe.

So here's what I mean by that.

Take a look at these tires.

We bought them nine months ago,

they're in good shape, they're pretty good.

Now if you look at the back tires,

not quite the same, see that white right there?

That is the actual treads so yes

the treads of the tire are showing on the back.

These tires are eight months old.

They should've lasted much much longer than that,

so a couple of reasons why that's happening.

One, our tire sensors went out for a little while

so the tires would spin a little bit more.

We went to the Tesla service station

about the spinning tires, about the tire sensors.

They said they know, it's a known recall.

It's something that is gonna take like

a couple of months for them to get in.

It did, it took about four months.

Finally we were able to get this in.

We got the sensors fixed but during that time

even when we weren't trying to drive super super fast

which yes, I do drive fast sometimes,

but we weren't trying to, it would spin the tires

and so the wear was really fast.

So here's the deal.

The 2012, 2013 Model S cars were rear-wheel drive.

This is a problem, like whenever we go on road trips

or whenever we're driving and it starts raining,

not just snow but whenever it starts raining,

the back end slips out and it's super scary.

We've almost crashed it into the wall

or another car so many times.

One time we were 30 minutes away from our home,

we had to pull over and get a hotel

and there was only about two inches of snow on the ground.

The risk of crashing, I know this is a very very safe car

but I've never actually been in a car accident before

and the risk of crashing with my family and my kids

in the car is just not something that's worth it.

So what I would say is if you're looking

for a Tesla Model S and you're looking for a discounted one

get one with all-wheel drive.

Stay away from the rear-wheel drive Teslas

because it's just not worth your safety.

Maybe if you live in like Arizona and it rarely rains

and when it does rain you're very very cautious

and you maybe don't drive in it, you'll be okay.

But if you live anywhere where there's ice or snow

this is not the car for you.

It is super super dangerous and scary

and I would imagine, I'm no Tesla expert,

but I would imagine that's why pretty much

all the cars these days for Tesla are all-wheel drive.

Not just 'cause it goes faster because all four tires

grip at the same time but because there is so much

torque and so much power that if you have that spread out

among four tires you're more likely to stay safe.

The second thing and this is something that

is super super small but something I didn't like about it.

This guy right here, this front fascia, they've changed it.

Now it's all the same color and they don't have this.

If you saw from one of our previous videos

where our Tesla battery died we had to take this off

and it was a pain to try to figure out how to take off.

The more and more of the newer cars that come out

that don't have this front plaque fascia,

the more outdated these older versions are going to look.

Let's talk about range on this car.

This car gets you pretty much everywhere you need to go.

We've taken it on a couple of road trips

all the way from Utah to Los Angeles

and we had to stop multiple times.

This Tesla's range with the battery

is around 258 miles per charge.

If I were to do it again I would get a newer car

with a bigger battery so I could get closer to 300 miles

on the range for the car because

what those extra 50 miles really make a difference

when you're on a road trip.

So I'm not 100% sure what we're gonna replace this with

but I do know that we need to get rid of it

and it's super sad.

My wife especially is really sad, it's her car.

She feels like a very cute Mom when she's driving this

and when there's no kids in the car

she doesn't even feel like a Mom,

she just feels like a cute girl that has her nice car.

So for all of you that are considering getting a Model S,

a used one, I hope this video is helpful

so that I'm not saying don't get the 2012, 2013.

I'm just saying have a pause.

Make sure that it's the right car for you

and you're ready to live with the rear-wheel drive

and the slower, the lower battery range.

If you're willing to deal with those things

go ahead and get it, but for us and our family

it's just not something worth considering

and I did not know that before about this car

so I thought that it'd be super helpful.

Hopefully somebody that's watching,

that's why we're getting rid of our Tesla.

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