I Bought a Bricked Fisker Ocean from a Bankrupt Company and Fixed it for $100!

[@RichRebuilds]

Next episode here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6vcaGCLjbGXfpYsi=L74qQjAj-62d4b3T

[@farainyika2365]

Not sure why this channel has only 1.5m subscribers. Keep the excellent content going man

[@kh9242]

Why can't you just get a normal car like normal people? How much money to you waste on stuff like this?

[@JPs-q1o]

@RichRebuilds So basically it's the "devalue my car by 80%" pulley over by the driver's side mirror there...nice design, Fisker! 🙄

[@JPs-q1o]

​@@kh9242 I do the same sh!t with old tech and computer parts so I get it. Not sure I can explain it to a normie, though.

[@Nebbia_affaraccimiei]

ok but wtf is the first episode

[@benbennit]

Fisker tech reporting for duty. Ahhh ok that's an easy fi... YOU'RE FIRED.

[@igormac88]

That was just wild

[@Crypto_Circus]

I would have just given him $200 cash to fix it

[@RyanEglitis]

Given what Rich went through, I doubt it was an "easy" fix. Just that they knew the 20 steps to do it.

[@bobi6191]

@@RyanEglitis I mean, it did just boil down to a bad charging sensor. Most of the other problems they encountered were while trying to open, move and revive the car after both batteries had completely died. Ether way, this shows EV manufacturers have a lot to learn when it comes their planning/designs for this eventuality. It should not be this hard to open, move or revive a vehicle which has lost power for whatever reason.

[@Th3OmegaPoint]

"He's trying to fix cars, he has to go!"

[@jeffarto8340]

No, it's not from TEMU!! Was so funny, your kids are funny!!

[@RockTouching]

he's a good teacher

[@roger38888]

Lmao, love those kids. TEMU

[@adamz8276]

Translation: It is a piece of cheap crap

[@SuperBANDIT68]

shein?

[@Rom3_29]

That original charging lid (self destruction) switch doohickey looks like it’s from TEMU

[@lDaniOkl]

To be fair to Fisker, it's worth noting that this charging port actuator is also used in other EVs made by Jaguar/Land Rover. Since they are built at the same Magna plant, I believe some electrical parts from the I-Pace might be compatible with Fisker.

[@mactep1]

Of course Jaguar-Land Rover would be behind something like this...

[@Richie-C]

@@mactep1so true

[@F06M6]

@@mactep1 JLR has really nothing much to do with the Ocean, besides that the JLR EVs are built at the Magna Steyr plant as was the Ocean.

[@JaakkoIsWatching]

Don't say it's a Lucas part?

[@ronblack7870]

@@mactep1 no it's Magna they are a huge tier1 supplier. they design and build all the detail stuff and more

[@nkosikhonadube241]

23:03 "Is it from temu?" That really cracked me up

[@renegadezen7841]

Saw one of these on the freeway the other day here in Utah and was amazed and impressed that it was working, and that some human was driving it. It was quite the spot.

[@carrioncrow8191]

The Fisker needs a community built wiki for information like diagrams, etc.

[@UndercoverPirate69]

Messing around at home with electrical cars by random uneducated people is usually a bad idea if you don't want to burn your house or workshop down. When a car brand ceases to exist all the safety regulation circus goes down the abyss with it. It depends on the country if a car like this can be roadworthy again. These can be an amazing vehicle to drive or turn into a serious explosion by human stupidity. There's a real reason why brand have brand education for their mechanics. That does not exist anymore

[@IcECreAm-sv2qv]

@@UndercoverPirate69🤓🤓🤓

[@renesanchez2210]

​@UndercoverPirate69 nothing you said was true.....

[@HoloScope]

@@UndercoverPirate69nobody cares, information should be accessible to regular people.

[@3ffrige]

I don’t see why the technical documents couldn’t be released to the public. That’s the least this company could do after fucking everyone over.

[@RichRebuilds]

If this post gets 1000 likes I will put my kids in a private school. I hear there are no bullies there.

[@stevelozano9523]

Oh no not there. I heard they kick you in our privates, hence private school.😂

[@AmosDohms]

None at all.....😂

[@moneymikeslickwill8749]

Naw if they anything like your oldest they are good😊

[@alexsam2630]

Let your kids suffer.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

I heard they just bully more efficiently and at a higher level of traumatic distress.

[@VoicyZA]

One small issue with Fiskers now is that if you get into a fender bender, your insurance has to scrap the vehicle because there are no replacement parts available even if the damage is just cosmetic. It happened to a lady in Norway this year.

[@faisalleeds]

I hope Rich sells this when has fixed it up - definitely a potential money pit. Anyone who bought these brand new were crazy!! All the other mainstream cars you could have had for the same price.

[@diegosilang4823]

Only buy insurace for hospital and third party liability. You opt not to insure your car or buy out the car from your insurance provider and fix it yourself, may require state inspection to make it street legal again.

[@silvanlupas7031]

Not true, Insurance companies nowadays use Ebay for replacement parts. Pretty crazy to me

[@RogueCylon]

@@faisalleedsit’s not a money pit, it’s a money earner. He will be ne of the only folks fixing and maintaining them.

[@DIYglenn]

The fact that someone purchases such an expensive car from an unknown brand is just crazy.

[@MaxKoschuh]

My company MAGNA has built the FISKER in Graz / Austria. We were looking forward complete the development. It was a shock when we had to stop the production, research & development. If we only had the chance to complete it, it would have become an awesome car. My plant has built the engines in a large production line with dozens of robots and manpower. I even did sunday shifts as an service technician. It was very exciting to be part of Fisker. I'm still at that plant, but we do different products now. The production line is still there, ready to continue the motor production.

[@calsonic1]

I don't even know where to begin with this.

[@ThorD4602]

Magna got screwed like we all did. Fisker is a visionary but obviously a terrible business man. These couldve been great.

[@zaidonthemoon144]

You bankrupted the company having too many bigmacs on the company

[@NGC1433]

Why would you work as a service technician in your own company? On sundays...

[@ThorD4602]

@@NGC1433 to help? And get paid overtime. What a weird question.

[@franknedobity2757]

Great video. Glad to see it’s a possible software fix. Gasoline is still getting me 425 miles plus per tank. Sometimes over 500 and when time is a crutch it is needed. The fisker is a wise choice for someone tech savvy.

[@templerea5262]

The half a tesla pulling a dead fisker reminds me of Toy Story with all the messed up toys.

[@geoffreygulley7635]

"did you get it off Temu?" 🤣 Kids are great.

[@twixmcraider2720]

No, i dont think so. It seems they are spoiled.

[@jarifhossain7624]

@@twixmcraider2720 na

[@TheZincgriffin]

That was funny!

[@EmDub215]

His kids are hilarious. 😂😂😂

[@TheBlaze267]

@@EmDub215 what you call hilarious others will see it and call them spoiled little brats. There is nothing wrong with the design of the car just the branding/company behind it. Those kids are spoiled.

[@makingtechsense126]

I gotta say, you are very brave buying that pile. What I got from your video is, "Stay away from Fisker at all costs... unless you are a master EV mechanic and tinkerer at heart."

[@Boris_V]

Buying this car for $10k to then make a bunch of hugely popular KZbin videos out of it is nothing brave. It's an easy choice, anyone who knows this car, given its backstory, knows it will attract a ton of views. The car already payed itself back and will gain him huge profits.

[@thomaswalton9089]

​@@Boris_Vfor real it's a no brainer id pay 10k rn for one with 300 miles

[@dannyjuarez1969]

@@Boris_Vso true. I don’t even watch ev videos or have never watched anything about fisker but I clocked and watched the whole thing 😂

[@rayRay-pw6gz]

I see a insurance problem here. If company is out of business and parts are astronomical.

[@charlesm.1638]

The founder/CEO of the company on the screen reminds me of a scene from the TV show, Silicon Valley, where the CEO’s signature was put on a computer.

[@justarandomhandlewithnomeaning]

The Gavin Belson Signature Edition?

[@charlesm.1638]

@@justarandomhandlewithnomeaning yup

[@SteveMorton]

I saw a Fisker Ocean here in rural France yesterday, the same colour as yours too!

[@TheRealSykx]

Only in Rich's garage will you see a chopped up tesla towing a Fisker

[@Ultravore]

10.000$ is so cheap for that car. the battery is probably worth twice as much. you've got a real winner here Rich

[@Hellsong89]

How many you got in stock, you want to unload?

[@L0rdS1rius]

Its an rc car builders dream shop.. haha. The break down and resell value selling it part by part should fare well.. IJS!

[@trumpeldorf]

the battery is probably worth more than the entire car.

[@philipmasie]

Fisker should open source everything, their wiring diagrams, schematics and software 😊

[@udance4ever]

this is most responsible thing to do post-CSR!

[@Space.]

They should community would prob build a way better software but not everyone should work on it since it's a high voltage car

[@Boris_V]

They're probably hoping some company will buy the diagrams, software etc. to then offer maintenance service to all the unfortunate people who bought a Fisker.

[@hassaanahmed5784]

nah, they are too greedy and arrogant. if their board members had even a lick of common sense they wouldn't have turned the company into the clown of the car world

[@swing8]

He won't because he 100% will try another comeback.

[@scottcol23]

The lady who dumped the car when it was still worth $50k was the real winner. lol

[@DallasTaylor]

There's nothing I love more than seeing these protypes at bargain basement prices... Your channel rocks dude!!

[@leonardolimagusmao6494]

Dude... you are amazing... I'm a PhDr in Mechanical Engineering and NOTHING I've studied makes me as interested as watching you try to fix this car... I hope you can keep doing this for a long time... greetings from Brasil!

[@richieduck67]

"It's not from Temu" lol that cracked me up

[@HometownUnicorn]

Haha

[@tawesssoabbox]

I mean.... Is it not tho... if you think about it... It is cheap, poorly designed and only works when it wants to. =P

[@HometownUnicorn]

@@tawesssoabbox dude you know the kid was like joking. It was funny. Like a joke,You do know what those are?

[@phgodts]

Add another wire to reset the shit mechanism without disassemble the charging port

[@ronblack7870]

that's a really good idea even if it has to go under the hood or in the wheelwell

[@coopercovelo]

drill a small hole to insert a tweaker screwdriver or paperclip to reset it.

[@dash8brj]

@@coopercovelo even better, 3d print something to go in said hole to actuate the reset mechanism. Although I'm sure Rich has a toolkit where ever he goes :)

[@markmuir7338]

Or even even better: cut the stupid release cable so the problem never happens.

[@accordv6er]

Came to say this. Or return springs of some sort.

[@carlgarrett5142]

I totally love the kids! "I don't wanna go in this car, we're gonna get bullied." 😄😄

[@toms7280]

One by one each Fisker will eventually breakdown and be sold cheaply, as we see Rich open a Fisker junkyard to have backup spares.😊

[@curranhouse]

Please change the badge from Fisker to Fister... To celebrate how many people Fisker Fisted...

[@BFT88]

Wasn’t Fister a car brand in GTA?

[@graphicsgod]

I say change it to Fisher Price.

[@susskinsgamer]

I was going to suggest changing it to Ringling Bros, but Fisher Price is way funnier.

[@casey360360]

Not once, but twice. Fisker pulled this shit, TWICE.

[@beeswax7825]

@curranhouse 😂😂😂 perfect name for the car ahahaha

[@sonofagun1037]

with the advent of 3D printing and services like PCB way it would be cool if when a company goes full defunct like this they are forced to unveil all of their schematics and blueprints so for those willing to keep the vehicles on the road they could import the 3D file to their printer and send the chippy bits to PCB way and make their own "factory" parts

[@manuelvpr]

Dude, you are a legend, and your kids, they are just so lucky to have you as a dad, you rule man!, you are the best.

[@Staubsaugerization]

Damn a few months ago I worked at Magna (factory that builds them) and saw those cars beeing tested and driven all around the area. There was also a big box full of spare parts (going to be disposed). And we joked around about how this box and the Notebook (for flashing the software) would be worth gold in a few months. Furthermore there where boxes with working batteries form test vehicles (going to be disposed) and so on...

[@tonn333]

They are going to destroy spare parts??

[@Staubsaugerization]

@@tonn333 All the parts are not owned by Magna. Don't know whats going to happen now with all the stuff. But initially they had the order to destroy/scrap everything after they were done with testing. There were also lots of Ocean One car bodies, windshields etc.

[@rp9674]

Pure evil

[@arcanondrum6543]

Capitalism: It’s absurd that people work so hard to create very few billionaires while we’re all told that capitalism equals freedom, not waste.

[@arcanondrum6543]

It’s because “they’re ain’t nothing’ better than capitalism”. An environment that isn’t in danger of collapse isn’t better, a good work/personal life isn’t better…. Ridiculous wealth inequality IS better, just ask the billionaires

[@TheEVAddict]

Hey brother!! Thank you for the shout out!! Awesome job fixing her! Do you suspect it was the release cable on the first solenoid? Are you on 2.2 yet?

[@greystripe3737]

@RichRebuilds

[@darkshadowsx5949]

@RichRebuilds

[@Cassinspace]

J&J Auto Wrecking is awesome. I picked up a donor transmission from a '94 Land Cruiser for under $400, tested and functional with a video of the car moving. It had the parts i needed to complete the rebuild for my Toyota Century.

[@Gilmore74]

Love the sense of humour you and the kids have. Looking forward to seeing more!

[@bfranklyn610]

awesome work Rich, love the video, hopefully Fisker themselves can recall the part based on this video

[@KutWrite]

Actually, this weird experiment got me re-interested in your channel. I still like your humor, too, esp. involving the "bullied" kids. Their faux-embarrassed faces were precious!

[@TomCarltonLUFC]

LOL I bought a cheap one but now have a cracked windscreen that I can’t replace 😅

[@shekharmoona544]

Call Safelite. 😂😂😂

[@tf5pZ9H5vcAdBp]

Call no name local companies. You'd be surprised how hurting for business some of them are. I needed a windshield for a 93 Dakota, big name quotes were insane.

[@JM-mn4ph]

Chat up some old school hot rodders to find out who can make you a "custom" windshield

[@madeintexas3d442]

​@@unnamed47Did you see he mentions they are listed on there for 5k?

[@volvo09]

​@@tf5pZ9H5vcAdBp 93 Dakota windshields exist, somewhere.... There aren't spare parts for these things, the company didn't even make enough cars for aftermarket companies to jump on with making parts.

[@crashweekly7925]

Ugh the Rivian, I spent 2 years working on the R1S and R1T and what a hunk of junk. I don't miss that thing at all, we had so many thermal events at the plant it was never a dull moment .

[@L0rdS1rius]

this is an rc car builders dream... The numerous modifications that can be made to still get some proper usage from it..

[@Cakebattered]

The kids reaction was the best.

[@ericaugust1501]

his kids know their dads sense of humour. and are going to inherit it :)

[@surfside75]

Ewwww, what is this? It's so gross and stupid😝

[@henryfoxreviews]

@@unnamed47 i already get picked up in a toasted honda civic, these kids are so entitled

[@fbshiloh777]

the kids roasting the fisker was so classic

[@Wheagg]

One of the good things with Fisker is that the death of the manufacturer is really teaching us how to keep these modern cars on the road without the company's help (which isn't permanent)

[@wayneaclarke6781]

Nice Job Rich! I'm glad to see that you got it on the road. God Bless.

[@sophiegrisom]

Same deal dropping my middle schooler and friend when driving my M-B diesel. I don't recall ever caring what other kids thought when I was their age.

[@NeverWokeNotASoiBoy]

Rich, I have watched you for years I know nothing about cars but what i do know is you are one of the funniest people on youtube. Your segways are amazing, and im not talking about the electric type!!! Lives in a storage unit, you are killing me

[@fierymongoose9945]

I agree. Respectfully, if it's not the electric type it's a "segue."

[@vanvino4074]

"No it's not from Temu" 🤣 Kids are savage

[@andyw8558]

This car is perfect for horror movies, the ones where a group of college kids find themselves stranded on an empty, lonely back road in the middle of nowhere... The scene where their car breaks down would be the most realistic part of the movie... 😅

[@richardhobbs7107]

@andyw8558 - The scene where once the car breaks down they run to a nearby shed and hide behind the curtain of chainsaws hanging in the back . . . . . . . . . ? take care, rh

[@kingtnaughty189]

Chainsaw my cack off right buddy ​@richardhobbs7107

[@JohnP-4k]

I can't wait for the next fisker video. Great job getting it back on the road.

[@manofthehour6856]

Interesting, Rich! I knew about Fiskers two attempts, but didn't know the "current" (most recent) company failed.

[@markbradl8651]

I feel sorry for the people that bought these at full price. I have seen some around and they are not bad looking, but what a disaster

[@yvesstocky9936]

Actually its really sad, becaus ethe design is prettyunique and cool compared to the "normal" brands

[@WhiteWolfos]

​@@yvesstocky9936 idk it personally looks like a Chinese roverXJaguar crossing and with both of their problems lol

[@Umski]

“I’m gonna get bullied” 😂😳😬

[@jhardy0786]

Your kids are great did you buy it on temu

[@stevelozano9523]

​@@jhardy0786no, wish. 😅

[@Get_yotted]

@@jhardy0786those kids aren’t Chinese

[@strubbleler]

all i could think was '' wow, being brought by car to school and you still complain, soo spoiled!'' go get a bicycle or something smh

[@ifitsrusteditsmine]

If one of my boys had ever complain about the car they were driven to school, they would have walked to school the rest of the term.

[@goobfilmcast4239]

Having one of these is like owning an "antique" audio amplifier.....you use it occasionally and love love love the warmth it brings to your music...but someday in the not so distant future....you wont be able to get the tubes you need to keep it going........

[@rp9674]

That's beautiful

[@pistonsjem]

This is modern tech tho... Solid state amps are arguably worst cus if the DSP IC or the power amp IC dies that thing is cooked.

[@lesliefranklin1870]

You can still get tubes. However, the cheap tubes came from Russia, so...

[@a64738]

Tubes is not a problem to get hold of, you can even make them yourself with a minimum of tools...

[@SweBeach2023]

The battery alone must be worth at least 10k as a battery for residential use. That's like 100 dollar/kWh.

[@hbharucha6612]

Saying he’s going to get bullied was a classic 😂😂😂😂

[@JayDee-b5u]

the kids are brats ... or really good actors

[@theantipope4354]

I love the way you & your kids mess with other.

[@SouthFloridaNatureLover]

I pulled the pin to release the charging door lock manually on my first charge of my FOU. I was at a fast charger and the port door light went red. I gently pulled the pin until I was able to disengage the fast charger. I then gently pushed the pin back in place. I have had no issues since, did not need a technician. Be gentle if you need to use the pin release method.

[@jontessmer6674]

Glad we could help you get the parts you needed rich !

[@kerrylewis2581]

Your kids have a great personality. I wonder where they got that from?

[@YesIcan23]

Please, Please do full segments on FISKER since they recently discovered more issues like suddenly loosing power related with the water pump and breaking issues as well. It's gonna be very helpful for Fisker owners

[@SuperMannyMTB]

The kids roasting you and car is hilarious!

[@Vhicken]

bruh the whole scene with his kids at the end got me laughing out loud

[@sid.h]

It got me sad.

[@DaddyJustinEj1]

JandJautowrecking are awesome people. Helped me out so much. I bought a complete rear end for a nissan xterra from them with all the sensors breaks everything with only 60k miles for only $600. And the shipping and everything threw them was awesome. Really good people

[@WilliamArrington-m7d]

I wil probably buy a wrecked one in a few years for the battery pack. 73kwh battery pack for a home solar system sounds awesome.

[@mainiac4pats]

22:56 favorite comment ever, “what is it from TEMU”. The children know, they are smart…👍🏾

[@jooei2810]

That Fisker has found a good home, well done Rich!

[@Kardall]

All the electric vehicles have so many 'smart things' in them... but if any one part fails it seems like the car gets an IQ of 10 and can't operate.

[@antoinedoinell]

you gotta be smarter than the car

[@Menon9767]

every modern vehicle works like that, but established manufacturers prevent that better obviously

[@CGGS_0]

@@antoinedoinellYeah…, buy getting anything pre-95’

[@imnotarob0t1984]

It's by design or incompetence . Planned obsolescence... They have the technology to make the most reliable cars with engines that will last a million miles but they won't out of greed. If your computer or car lasted a lifetime, there would not be a need to buy a new one. They are steering everyone towards a disposable economy.

[@NoLongo]

On purpose. Car manufacturers want to sell new cars. Can’t sell new cars unless the old ones are plagued by dozens of small annoyances our outright disabled features.

[@richardberesford3993]

This was a very interesting video on a subject I should not care about. Well filmed well narrated. Well Done.

[@WatchRichRebuildsChannel]

❤At the end of Hendrix Fisher dashboard video of himself he should now say “ I’ll see you on the SIDE of the road “ 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@marjon1703]

One of the funniest and most informative videos I've seen in ages 🤣Thank you !

[@slythecatproductions]

Some owners are getting the latest update 2.2. Depending on your vehicle. With all the problems still love it. Try the app next. Issues with that too( log in and out).

[@dublindave5795]

The beautiful thing about a car from a defunct company is there will be no recalls. Don't worry be happy:)

[@GBooth]

No, no. There are recalls on the Fisker, all right.

[@a64738]

There will still be "recalls" but the difference is you have to fix the problems yourself and pay for it yourself...

[@rkan2]

The company being bankrupt doesn't prevent the NHTSA from launching recalls. Fortunately in the US you don't really need to inspect your car so that recalls have been done... 😅

[@echtogammut]

What is insurance like for this car, if the window replacement is $5k? Do they just total the car out if you get a window crack?

[@jamesphillips2285]

@@watchanything-c7r They did that already for one with a broken hinge.

[@nick.100]

To them it’s no different than insuring a vintage cars or small batch super cars

[@simonbutler377]

appreciate your content man, i know loads of car chyannels who would make this simple buy, fix drive journey into a 4 part video.

[@thissorthosesofthesesguys133]

I work at a manufacturing plant in U.S. and we are making EV's. I agree with you 100%! The design of that charging port release cable is horrible. The VCU is a pretty common go to reset module for many functionalities of the car. There are some tips and tricks to each car on how to do a quick reset of some of the modules like the center display screen reset. I'm not sure if they list that in the owners manual, if not may be worth asking your friend that worked at Fisker. The screens like to go blank sometimes and even the speedometer, and most of the times a reset like that will do the trick.

[@Hwkman4]

21:54 his kids flaming him is honestly the best part. His kids are so funny it make me feel like I'm missing out ❤. Thanks for the video man. You have made me very happy I don't have a Fisker😂

[@kamaallowen5824]

Them kids spoiled by McLarens, Porches and other hypercars.😂

[@sensnowy]

Fisker ocean is such a beautiful car. Sad the software has issues at launch.

[@GSP-76]

They've actually addressed majority of the issues with current level updates...the problem is they have to be done in person by a technician...and there are no technicians around to do this anymore so there's a lot of people who are just left in the wind. They need to at least give people access to the updates and a way to perform them on their own.

[@sensnowy]

@@GSP-76ye. He talks about it at the end. If the current software was the launch software the company would props still be alive

[@jiminauburn5073]

@@GSP-76 I just saw some video where they were talking about the recalls, and how Fisker was going to address several via software. Must have been an old one.

[@CGGS_0]

Calling it “beautiful” is such an overstatement that it’s not even true. It’s mostlikely just an over-priced BHV (or however it’s spelt) cheap chinese vehicle.

[@rp9674]

I think the first few reviews killed it

[@anonnonen694]

I’m really surprised no other company bought out fisker

[@GBooth]

I'm not.

[@andyl9766]

Ya and Rivian got lucky

[@eden20111]

​@@GBoothyes you will bch

[@Yudofuuu]

Watching your work for a while and recently subscribed! A goldmine of information. Great work

[@slangofagespodcast]

The kid's comments are priceless. Great video

[@muhammadhamza1331]

Seeing your video notifications gives me soo much joy

[@Foxtrot_Foxtrot_Lima]

In 2003 I bought a 1998 chevy suburban 2500 from a Ford dealership for $400. They though it had a bad transmission, turned out the shift sensor was loose. Cost me nothing to fix it.

[@gusc6785]

Wouldn't they made more money scrapping the metal , definitely more in parting it out too. Good come up tho

[@CGGS_0]

@@gusc6785I don’t think dealerships are allowed to part-out/scrap-out used vehicles, even if it’s not originally from them…

[@pumpuppthevolume]

what do u mean 400 ....even if u need a transmission that's still a free car ...did u know the people at the dealership

[@longjohn77]

What are you on about? What law prohibits dealerships from selling to a wrecking yard/ dismantler?😅😂​@Carl-Gunderson

[@a64738]

My automatic transmission on my 1993 1,6L Opel Astra stopped working stuck in 3rd gear... The mechanics said it needed a new tranny that cost 1/3 of the price of the car. So I did a transmission oil flush and put in new oil and the transmission was fine for the next 3 years until I sold the car.

[@tymanot]

Please more on Fisker. People have really lost money with these EV. Still dealers in Germany want around 30k Euro for these... Who would be these nowadays?

[@vladventura1928]

9:55 that sounds sick, cool for sampling

[@razvanon]

2:26 is this young and out of shape Muhammad Ali ?

[@wanyekest42069]

always a good day when uncle rich uploads

[@suecobandito8954]

You've got the knack for good scandinavian humor; dry with a touch of gallows.

[@tjnucnuc]

I had that same blue light charger issue for several days. What fixed it for me was something with the proximity key and the lock unlocking of the doors. When I went through several cycles of locking and unlocking the doors I finally got it to start charging.

[@tjnucnuc]

Just be aware every time you send a lock/unlock command to wait 60 seconds between each “command” also fumble around using the key’s NFC chip on the door handle to lock the vehicle that way. If you wig out the car with too many lock/unlock commands it will blue light for potentially a very long time.

[@resresres1]

i don't understand why modern cars need to check for proximity of the key or even need a locking mechanism on the charger in the charging port.... makes no sense to me. Is it to prevent other people from coming by and just unplugging it? If so they could have easily gotten rid of all that and made it completely mechanical by designing it so you can close the charging door and physically locking it with a key, then you don't need all that junk that will make it not work.

[@tjnucnuc]

@@resresres1 I know. Utterly ridiculous.

[@ats-3693]

​@@resresres1 Yes and what if someone other than you needs to unplug the charger in some kind of emergency situation...

[@resresres1]

@@ats-3693 with their design no one else could do it in an emergency either. Either don't make the charging cable door/cable lock at all or do it mechanically. Further more, let's just get rid of some other sensors that end up causing more headaches than they are worth.... Such as, the tire pressure sensor, sensor for when air bags go off, sensor for the seats, I'm sure the number of sensors for the engine itself could be reduced as well, also make the whole anti-theft sensor and mechanisms optional because they end up causing huge problems when trying to repair.

[@vladventura1928]

Yo the bit with your kids was amazing 😂 "Solar panel? Now we're eco friendly?"

[@brainywindow2816]

23:10 "Yooo check out this newww whipp, those kids look soo cool in that Fisker!!"

[@richardtaylor7199]

Great job, let them walk to school soon come running for a lift.

[@Eatongee]

What? No butter knives used in this repair?

[@juanmanueldelia3538]

and no rice, i’m unsubscribing.

[@PaulDriverPlus]

For real!

[@Miguel_Macias1]

"i got a call that my kids are being severely bullied and i have to go pick them up" LMAO

[@politicallysavvy]

Hey Rich, have you thought about scrapping the entire car? You could easily get at least $250k just from the parts alone-sounds like a great profit opportunity!

[@yvesstocky9936]

250k?! not really!

[@al73r]

Fisker being another example of why right to repair is needed. Jfc im so glad i bought my gv60 over this. That chatge cable issue requiring a tech is such a fuck you to owners. They fired that tech while on the job?!? I hope fisker disappears forever

[@gubbernl]

Please remind me, what did Elon do with 80% of the staff after purchasing Twitter?

[@al73r]

@@gubbernl I guess if the company has no money they got no choice. Who cares about Elon

[@jamesphillips2285]

@@gubbernl Many EV enthusiasts refuse to drive a Tesla.

[@FLPhotoCatcher]

@@jamesphillips2285 Many, as in less than 2%. LOL

[@jamesphillips2285]

@@FLPhotoCatcher My EV has physical buttons!

[@MichaelCho69420]

Damn they went bankrupt twice

[@CGGS_0]

tbh, I saw this coming. Considering their previous records.

[@ronblack7870]

henry fisker is an unscrupulous person who screwed over tesla in the early day by designing shitty looking cars then leaving and marketing his own in competition.

[@USUG0]

still one bankruptcy shorter than Trump, so....

[@shawn7889]

​@USUG0 thats so misleading. It not the same business like fisker, nor the same bankruptcy laws. And he didn't go bankrupt, he declared it for I believe 2 of his vegas businesses. Just repeating big Corp cries with that too. A lot of people were taking advantage of the bankruptcy laws, they're just mad he also did. If you want to blame anyone, blame Bush. Or just actually look into it instead or regurgitating legacy media stretched truths.

[@rp9674]

2x so far

[@volvo09]

Holy sh1t, all the sensors in new cars... Imagine being stuck somewhere because a sensor doesn't think you are in a seat...

[@nicholaslandolina]

Your not stuck get in the seat

[@richardhobbs7107]

@volvo09 - I bought a Segway E110A electric scooter last year on the 'souper - cheap' out-the-door price 'cause they were not selling and the company had discontinued the line. It had a seat - sensor switch so it would not run unless someone was sitting on the seat . . . far forward in just the right spot ! I immediately found the wiring, wired - in a toggle switch to bypass (OR enable it as a theft deterrent). All else about this 'scooter' is flawless including it's cruise control! Yup, cruise - control on a scooter ! ! ! OUCH ! Love the super efficient little transportation solution for local errand / grocery shopping ! take care, rh

[@volvo09]

@@nicholaslandolina I'm talking about if the sensor fails.

[@bluephreakr]

@@nicholaslandolina You're in the seat. The car doesn't think so. _What now?_

[@zeron3699]

The quick release is pretty normal, problem is just that they decided to put it in a easily accessible spot with no warnings. The locking pin is there mainly to protect the car and the person if they were trying to unplug it without stopping the charging process, it's subfunction is prevent karens. I don't know about Fisker but Geely, BYD and VW group EVs can be accessed through OBD with existing diagnostic tools in my region, just with limited functions and sometimes gibberish diagnosis codes, but it's something to start with in to maintaining these cars.

[@sabinj6031]

I wish you got the Fisker Karma. So beautiful and no one can service it.

[@theblubus]

Uncle Rich on the Fisker: "No it's not from Temu" LOLOLOL

[@jeffhokit5046]

All the charging difficulties are just like a typical visit to Electrify America.