A man has bought a ‘dead’ Tesla and doubled its value after noticing an insanely easy fix.
The broken vehicle was purchased for just $10,100 after it was considered to be dead.
And one YouTuber snapped up the deal, using his expertise to bring it back to life.
Sam, known online as Samcrac, documented his experience fixing the car for his YouTube channel where he explained exactly what was wrong with the Tesla.
In the video description, Sam said: “I gambled on a Tesla at the Junk Car Auction that was listed as Completely Dead! This car sat in a lot filled with other junk cars, but the sellers didn't do their research, and I just hit the jackpot…”
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As the car was ‘dead’, Sam couldn’t even open the door as the handle needed to pop open in order to let him in.
But the YouTuber explained that the auctioneers hadn’t checked the car carefully enough and simply double clicked the key instead of a single click.
As a result, he gained access into the car.
From there, he quickly realized that the vehicle was stuck in ‘valet mode’.
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Valet mode limits the car’s speed and restricts the user from a lot of the features available in the Tesla. It also locks the front trunk and glove compartment.
Pairing the car with the Tesla app on his phone, Sam was able to disable ‘valet mode’ and gained full access to the vehicle.
And just like that, his ‘dead’ car was suddenly very much alive, thus doubling its value.
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Viewers were shocked by how easily the car was fixed, with many taking to the YouTube comment section to share their reactions.
One user wrote: “That’s the easiest 10 grand you’ll ever make. Congrats and great work. He who dares, wins.”
Another said: “Awesome gamble! Enjoy it for another 100K miles.”
A third person commented: “When I saw it listed as ‘dead’ I figured it would be a dead 12v battery. Nope, they just couldn't figure out how to unlock it.”
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A fourth wrote: “Even if the battery is degraded in mileage capacity the average driver drives 40 miles a day and charging at home at night will net you that back.
“EV batteries are recovered and put into home battery backup system or commercial ones. That’s why he had some scrap value if it was truly dead.”
And a fifth added: “When a car can be remotely controlled by the company and lock you out I want nothing to do with it.”