Quote Originally Posted by TRnCO View Post
there was a Tesla for sale on Craigslist recently that was a '13 model S with 74,000 miles. In the add the seller stated that the battery had just been changed at a cost of $22,000. Now in my mind, a 9 yr. old vehicle with only 74,000 miles shouldn't be needing a battery already and if that's an indication on how long the batteries last before needing swapped, well, that's not a very good selling point.
Could have been from accident damage. I saw a video on one that hit some debris and broke a coolant fitting off the battery. Tesla wouldn't fix it and wanted to replace the whole pack. Another shop tapped the hole and used a brass fitting.