YouTuber bought Fisker Ocean for $10k to fix it for $100

This YouTuber picked up a brand new Fisker Ocean at 70% off, just to fix it for $100.

When the Fisker Ocean was brought to the market, it was touted as a rival to the Tesla Model Y.

However, thanks to some unfinished software, it received a lot of bad reviews.

With a price tag of $60,000 and the company going bankrupt in early 2024, it’s safe to say sales weren’t great.

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How did this Fisker Ocean end up getting broken?

Rich Benoit, who hosts Rich Rebuilds on YouTube, purchased a Fisker Ocean for $10,000.

That’s a whole $50k cheaper than it would have gone for originally.

Getting cars for a knocked off price always feels great, like in the case of this Tesla Model S Plaid which was purchased for $59,000 instead of the usual $130,000.

This particular car had an interesting backstory to it.

It was given back to the dealership after its owner grew tired of it – after only driving it for 300 miles.

Unfortunately it ended up sitting in the lot for so long that the battery depleted.

Unsurprisingly, this rendered the car unusable.

The dealer called up Fisker for support and a technician was sent over to fix it, but he ultimately ended up getting fired.

To make a long story short, the car remained unfixed.

And that’s where Rich Benoit comes into the story.

How Rich Rebuilds brought this car back to life

With the car remaining broken, it’s no wonder that Rich was able to secure it for such a cheap price.

First thing to tick off the list was getting some electricity into the low-voltage battery.

However, the high-voltage pack wouldn’t charge due to a faulty charge port sensor.

Upon further inspection, it became apparent that corrosion on the inside had rendered it unusable.

After doing some searching on eBay, Rich had the sensor replaced for $100.

There you have it – the Fisker could now be charged.

There’s still work left to be done – namely updating the software and replacing the door handles and cabin electric water pump.

These additional fixes will require new parts and a trip to a service center, which would be tricky given that the manufacturer went bust.

Here’s hoping that Rich manages to pull it off.

We all love a car getting a second lease of life, just like when this YouTuber repaired a Lamborghini Urus because his girlfriend liked it.

To see him at work, head over to Rich Rebuilds‘ YouTube channel.