u/Some_Awesome_dude

CANT EDIT TITTLE, ITS 2019, NOT FROM THE FUTURE!!!

My co worker has a 2019 SV plus that is broken and is willing to sell it for $3500.

The issue is that it stopped charging. It connects to charger, it is recognized by charger, but doesn't draw any power (only 0.3amps).

He took it to the dealership and they said is the PDM. Needs replacement.

I have seen them on eBay for $500ish. I'm experienced mechanic and studied electronics, currently work in industrial robotics. I'm very sure that I could follow the steps safely and do it myself.

He is not so confident and more or less ready to move on. If the insurance doesn't pay him for the repair $2-5.5k, then he will sell it as is, for scrap.

Let us assume nothing else is wrong with the car, and it has lived all it's life in the PNW so relatively cool climate, batteries should be ok. He only uses it for 50 mile commute, no supercharging if ever.

The car 62k miles .

Is this a good deal? Assuming batteries are in "very good" condition.

Thanks for the input.

Currently I have a 2012 Mitsubishi Miev, and is an ok electric car, but I desire more.

In Puerto Rico, a large civil waterworks project known as the "Super Aqueduct" was installed 25 years ago to transfer water from one side of the island to the other.

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It has been left with little to no maintenance and recently a large leak erupted and emergency repairs are being done. Some other leaks were also found in branches of the Aqueduct.

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I have posted a link below with the instagram account of the Water Service Authority in PR and you can see the various videos they posted about the issue.

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Looking at the crack it seems the metal inside the concrete has corroded and became thin enough to burst. They have since welded several metal bars, into some sort of round clamp/seal, and now they will fill the entire dug out cavity with "some" rebar, and concrete.

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My concern is that the welding job was improper, they should've welded a new piece of pipe, and surrounded the pipe with proper mesh tied rebar. I suspect the massive block of concrete will create uneven weight and cause it to slowly sink into the saturated, disturbed ground and break again in a not so distant future.

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However I'm not knowledgeable in civil infrastructure and or water utilities to know better.

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Please advise with your opinion.

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZyVOzFtZfW/?igsh=MW0zZmNwaG03dDN0cw==

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https://www.instagram.com/acueductospr?igsh=MWd3NW9mYTZiZmY0bg==