Harley Perkins, who shares advice on cars and vans, was left astonished when he took his Tesla for a valuation check. The price of the car was a lot dropped than he was expecting.
A driver took his one-year-old Tesla car for a valuation to find out how much it’s worth. He became shocked to know how much the car was valued at. He was having the car for not so much longer a period at all.
Most drivers are aware that cars depreciate the value as soon as they come off the showroom floor. There are some exceptions for rare future classics, but many car owners face steep depreciation after just a few years.
One content creator thought to take his Tesla to the value test.
famous YouTuber Harley Perkins, who posts videos and shares ideas regarding cars, vans, and bikes. He decided to find out what his Tesla Model Y would fetch at WebuyAnycar valuation. In a short video, he was seen documenting the entire process. The video becomes viral on social media.
Harley explained that following spending 52,000 pounds on the electric SUV a year earlier, and moving less than 15,000 miles, he was eager to check what the car buying service would offer him for the car.
Before revealing the surprising offer, he noted that similar Teslas were listed for around 36,000 to 37,000 pounds on AutoTrader. In the video, the inspector of the car buying service told him that the car was only valued at 27,132 pounds. The amount seemed to be half of the original price of the American-built EV.
When the YouTuber asked the employee to justify the valuation, the employee explained that the car was graded as a ‘Grade 2’ car. Only a ‘Grade 1’ vehicle is considered to be perfect as in showroom condition, so this means the YouTuber’s car had some blemishes or chips.
Commenters become stunned by hearing the valuation of the Tesla so soon after purchase. The car buying service, WeBuyAnyCar, was contacted later for a response.
One spectator commented that over 2K a month loss, great way to lose money. While another added, “F**k mate, that’s horrendous.
Some viewers expressed their doubts over the valuation software utilised by the purchasers. Some viewers put their suggestions that this significant drop in valuation might be linked to the electric motor.
