Scotty said: “In the pandemic the prices of used electric cars were insane. People were selling used Tesla’s for more than new ones. But that’s not the way it always has been.”
The top car mechanic revealed that five years ago a customer in Houston purchased a second-hand Tesla Model S for £35,500 ($45,000).
However, the vehicle was priced at over £96,000 ($122,000) when it was brand new just years before.
Scotty admitted the model was priced at just one-third of its original value despite having just 15,000 miles on the clock.
Scotty added: “Now prices are all over the place. Generally, the price of vehicles classically is the ones that are good and last a long time like Toyota’s, have high resale value
“But the prices of unproven electrical cars, they’re starting to come down. They might go right back to where they were five years ago.
“You can pay one-third of what you pay for a new one. So just what you need more in electric cars, more uncertainty. Which makes me think most people should be rather uncertain whether they should buy an electric car or not.”
Fellow motorists quickly took to the comments to praise Scotty for the advice with some suggesting they had been caught out.
Others even pledge to never own an electric vehicle with many highlighting their allegiance to combustion fuels.
YouTube viewer @TeijoKhanfan said: “Gee I wonder why? It’s almost like people want a car they can take on long road trips and not have to worry about not only finding a charging station but how long they’re gonna have to wait to even get into that station.
“And then taking a half hour to an hour just to charge it back up so they can drive another couple hours.”
@AmericanMan2000 added: “I will never own another EV…ever!”
@edwardb5501 commented: “Definitely don’t buy an electric car. You’ll regret it later on.”
Another YouTube viewer wrote: “I’m not ready for a 100 percent electric car, unless I build it.”
