Why man is calling category S write-off Tesla with 155,000 miles the one that just will not die
- This Tesla has been driven for 155,000 miles
- This is mightily impressive when you realize it only had one previous owner
- So what sort of condition was it in?
Published on Feb 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM (UTC+4)
by Ben Thompson
Last updated on Mar 03, 2025 at 9:17 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
This man believed he had found the Tesla that ‘would not die’ after it had previously racked up 155,000 miles.
Chris Hazell, the host of YouTube channel Hazell Nuts, took a closer look at a recently purchased Tesla Model S P85D.
The plan was to use this for a planned VW T5 van EV conversion.
But with so many miles on the clock, would this thing even be suitable for that?
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What sort of state was this Tesla in?
The first thing that Chris noted about the car was that one of the back pillars had caved in, and its door was dented.
Even before he got a chance to look underneath the car, another problem reared its head.
As he went to drive it onto a ramp, he noticed that one of the tire sensors wasn’t working.
Fortunately, the underside of the car wasn’t looking too bad besides some scuffing.
It certainly could have been worse, like this abandoned supercar which had been left to rot for five years.
Chris said: “It looks pretty good to be honest, considering it’s had 155,000 miles on it.
“I’m amazed, most others cars you’d get at this mileage would be in a lot worse condition.”
This was probably down to there only being one previous owner who bought it from new.
Chris reasoned that they looked after it properly for the ten years they owned it.
Is 155,000 miles so bad?
Tesla’s website indicates that 150,000 miles is the point at which Tesla’s warranty expires, so this car is just north of that.
Well, that or five years – whichever comes first.
But really, 155,000 miles is small fries compared to some of the other vehicles that are out there.
This BMW 325i ran for one million miles over the course of four years as part of an experiment.
A New York cab managed to rack up half a million, whilst another man drove his Tesla Model S 1.2 million miles, having to fit three new batteries to keep it running.
But there are some cars that truly are the reigning champs of the odometer olympics.
One of them is this Mercedes 240D which a Greek taxi driver drove for 2.8 million miles over the span of 23 years.
Gregorios Sachinidis stuck by his car for decades, so it’s no wonder that it ended up at the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
Chris’ Tesla has a way to go before it’ll be hitting numbers like that.
To see Chris’ examination of it for yourself, head over to Hazell Nutz’s YouTube channel.
