Not even Tesla knows what to do with this 500,000-mile Model S that was abandoned for six months

This man abandoned his 500,000-mile Tesla Model S for six months and not even Tesla knew what to do with it.

YouTuber autoalex was the owner of the cheapest high mileage Tesla in the UK.

Despite having secured the 2017 model for $17,659 [£13,700], Alex’s usage of the car soon declined.

And before long the battery died, leaving him locked out of the car.

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How this 500,000-mile Tesla Model S died after being abandoned for 6 months

Anyone who owns a EV knows how important the batteries are.

One of the first things that any prospective buyer wants to know is the range of the battery.

How far would a car go on a full charge? What was the battery’s use of energy like?

Tesla owners are no exception, and countless hours have been spent discussing various facets of the battery.

This includes driving in winter conditions, its range, and maintenance costs.

And included among the topics surrounding batteries is the question – What happens when it dies?

Unfortunately, for autoalex, he had to find this out the hard way.

Let’s start at the beginning.

Alex picked up the Tesla Model S and began making good use of the car, noting its good range.

However, some problems began popping up.

He lamented: “In the real world, it’s boring to drive. The cabin is dull, and there’s no wow factor.”

His lack of enthusiasm led to the car being used less and less, to the point where the battery died.

Not just the battery, but the accessory battery also met its demise.

And this unfortunately meant the car could no longer be opened.

As Alex himself put it, the car became a ‘very big, extremely heavy ornament that I can’t get into’.

So where did this leave him?

Was this YouTuber able to resolve his issue?

If you know Teslas, you might make a suggestion like ‘just pull on the release cables’.

Good thinking, but they were so rusty that they snapped when Alex attempted this.

This left him up a certain creek without a paddle, so to speak.

Alex’s pal Taylor rang up Tesla to ask for advice, and the customer services employee said taking the car to a body shop was the only way to resolution.

They decided to take another approach, and opted to wedge the hood open themselves with use of a screwdriver.

Once in there, they replaced the accessory battery.

That seemed to do the trick and the doors could open again.

Taylor may have been wishing they hadn’t, as he was greeted with mold that been developing on the inside of the car doors.

“This is disgusting! I don’t even want to go near it, it stinks!” he yelled.

But beyond the gross state of the interior, he wasn’t able to get the car into transport mode.

He needed to do this in order to get it over to a charger.

Believe it or not, the solution here was to getting the Model S onto some skates and wheeling it over.

That did the trick.

After leaving the car on charge overnight, things seemed to be back to normal – somewhat.

The car could move, but there were no display screens.

One step forward, two steps back, huh?

To see the process of restoring this abandoned Tesla for yourself, head over to autoalex v2’s YouTube channel.

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