I'm not finding 2012's but going to 2013, I'm finding pages of them for sale from $9k to $12k. Perhaps their batteries are near end of life. I don't know. It does sound like you got a good deal. Both Hoovies Garage and Rich Rebuilds did videos on replacement model S batteries a couple years ago and they quoted $22,500 from Tesla. I assume you used another source of battery packs.With all due respect the term “senseless” may be an overstatement. We replaced the battery in our 2012 Tesla Model S last year, after 11 years and over 90,000 miles. Cost was $15K all in, and got a 4 year 50,000 mile warranty on new battery. The car drives like new, it was like getting new vehicle for $15K. We plan to replace the battery in our 8 year old Telsa Model X now with 60K miles in next few years when needed. Both vehicles look great and are low maintenance. Good luck.
Especially with Tesla price reductions and the ability to get both federal and state money when buying a new EV, it makes a battery replacement senseless out of warranty. My own thought would be to do a "Rich Rebuilds" swap, putting an LS engine in at end of life, although I know that's a lot of work and fabrication required.
Statistics: Posted by Jack FFR1846 — Sat Jun 08, 2024 5:27 pm