Buying a USED Hertz Tesla Model 3 EV: Is it worth it?

I just bought a tesla model 3 sr, from carvana for $24,250 + 4k tax credit, $20,250 with 51k miles, and it was from hertz as well, the car is very clean 👌

I just bought a 2023 with 50k miles for like $24,500 from Hertz. It doesn't qualify for the used EV tax credit because it's too new, but I wanted a newer model to take advantage of the Ryzen MCU and the 100k mile/8 year battery warranty. I barely drive since I work from home (I'll probably put like, 5k miles on it annually) so the high mileage doesn't really bother me and the battery is still healthy. Est. range is around 258 as opposed to 270 brand new according the website recurrent. So it worked out for me. Car looks clean inside and out. Came with brand new tires, so I'm happy.

As a former Hertz employee, buying a Tesla from Hertz isn't a good idea. Hertz when out out of other vehicle forces rentals on others, including EV "haters" Many of these vehicles are only supercharged, and many return with 1-15% battery left. Plus many of the vehicles have been abused by young drivers who want a fast car, they put on fast acceleration on.

We’re over 90k on our 2022 LFP (bought new). We did purchase the factory extended warranty to 120k for $2,500 So far it’s the most reliable and economical car we’ve owned. At 25k I would jump on the one in this video.

2:50 - my ten-year-old Model S has been nearly exclusively been supercharged during its lifespan, and still retains 90% of its original capacity. With 159k miles and still going strong, I don’t think there’s much to worry about with regards to being supercharged a lot.. especially on a car that is barely a couple years old and one that is designed with a better battery design than my first generation. Many online reports state owners like myself are seeing the same longevity, with only an average of 12% degradation at the 200k mile mark. I’m gonna keep driving my Tesla another decade, and if/when it finally needs a battery, I will have easily more than than paid for it several times over with what I’ve saved not buying gas or doing other ICE related maintenance.

I enjoy the technical service mode information and information along that line of thought so I can understand the software on the Tesla

There was buzz about cheap Teslas from Hertz at first because they were going for $17k. You can’t find those now. For $17k, I could overlook paint swirl and curb rash on the wheels. If they’re $30K? I would just look at Tesla’s used inventory.

If i were to take one of those rental teslas, it would have to be the base tesla. Primarily because of that LFP battery pack. Its way more durable and can withstand way more abuse than the normal nca counter part. I would not risk it with the other nca battery types. Realistically i would look at those base models with with less than 60k miles.

You did an honest and fair review. People need to hear more guys like you (an ICE vehicle mechanic) talk about EVs, because the average person sees an EV as being the unknown. I own a Tesla and you basically explained every thing that the average person needed to know about an EV. What impressed me most is you essentially told us that this is still a car and that is how we should evaluate it's worth. GOOD JOB 👍🏾

Super informative, I’m in the market to buy one of these. 😊

I’m looking at 2021 Model 3 Standard Range Plus Sedan with about 58,000 miles on it from a rental company by me with all the government credits and money saved. Puts it in my price range. This video was really informative. I can’t wait till they say it’s officially for sale. So I can check the service on the screen.

Great review of this issue. 🤗

Thanks for the review

I like to know that technical aspects of service mode, and that type of diagnostic terms in order to maintain the Tesla and understand it

I'm halfway through this presentation and I still don't know how much it will cost. Without that price one has no idea if this EV' is good, bad or fair deal. Hopefully we will find out the price soon!

what does Hertz charge you to rent a Tesla? ande do you rent it from a hertz location in Canada? can you drive it back and forth over the Canada/US border with no problem from hertz?

What was the source of the knocking sound?

I have a 2021 Tesla Model 3. I bought it brand new a few years back. I can definitely recommend the car. I wouldn’t recommend it used. There is a reason why these cars are very cheap used. I bought mine new and noticed that the car eats through tires, but that’s due to the vehicle being so heavy. I drive this car like its a performance car. Yes. I bought the Performance version, so I do a lot of pulls at the light whenever I see scats or any other performance car that tries me at the light. I bought the car to drive it, not drive like a grandma. That also comes at a price. I had to replace the lower control arms myself. Now you may be thinking why would I do that and its under warranty? Tesla is backed up when it comes to servicing. To me, time is money, and I don’t like waiting. When Tesla told me that it was going to take 2 months for a lower ball joint to come in and another 2 weeks to fix it, I quickly went online and ordered both front control arms. It took 2 days for the part to be shipped and I fixed it the same day. So if you are mechanically inclined, just know you are going to be repairing the suspension non-stop. The shocks leak more than new iPhone releases so you better know how to do them yourself. Just know, if you buy this car used, from a rental company, just know that there is probably someone that drives harder than me. Despite the flaws that this car has (And trust me, there are quite a few) I love the car. I have not experienced a battery problem as of yet, but that is probably due to the fact that I purchased this brand new. I cannot speak much on a used Tesla, but I can only imagine the upkeep will be more to own used than it is new. There’s a reason why a rich man sells his BMW before the warranty expires. I’m sure it’s the same with a Tesla. I hope this helps anyone looking for a Tesla Model 3.

Model 3 Y eat through control arm? What else they eat through?

Locally they aren’t cheap enough for the mileage. If there were 17k cars I would buy one