Man bought the ‘world’s cheapest Tesla’ and experts were stunned after learning why it was so cheap

This guy bought the world’s cheapest Tesla, a Tesla Model S, for a hair over $11,000.

If you think there must be a catch – for once, there isn’t one.

This Model S was cheap because of its mileage.

But, other than that, it was in relatively good shape.

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The reason why the world’s cheapest Tesla was so cheap

Alex Kersten, the Tesla owner who also happens to be a YouTuber, took to his channel to explain why the car was so cheap.

The 2017 Tesla Model S was originally listed for £13,700 ($17,750), but Kersten managed to get it for just £8,900 – or $11,500.

This Model S, formerly used as a taxi, came in with 450,000 miles on the clock.

With that many miles under its belt – a figure of speech, as this car doesn’t have one – you can expect trouble with the engine and the battery.

For reference, another Tesla Model S owner who’s done 1.2 million miles with his said he’d already replaced the engine 13 times.

Amazingly, Kersten was only half right, because while the car’s battery was indeed not in great shape, the world’s cheapest Tesla was somehow still under warranty.

Outstanding.

What’s going on with the Tesla Model S?

The Model S was the first all-new Tesla ever unveiled.

Before the Model S came along, Tesla had already made one model, the original Roadster (the one that Musk sent into space), which was based on a heavily modified Lotus Elise.

But with the Model S, Tesla built everything from scratch.

It was also the first Tesla to adopt the design language that the automaker has since used for the Model 3, Y and Model X.

It now looks like Tesla might be transitioning away from that design language to start again with a newer, more disruptive one.

The new Cybercab follows the same design theme as the Cybertruck and it seems this is the way forward, according to Musk and Tesla.