I thought I'd better explain this story a little bit more too. Rich Benoit: It was cheap. I would, see, now I got this whole Porsche thing stuck in my head. Born on in Unknown, Rich Benoit started his career as YouTuber . But I mean, as far as making the door gaps, all three millimeters. Yup. The Corvette a lot smaller than a standard Tesla sedan, so I have to figure out, How do I reconfigure the batteries in the car where I still have reasonable storage space? You drive a car now that does not get five hundred miles of the range. So Elon Musk. Rich Benoit: Hot hatchback. I'm Guy Kawasaki, and this is Remarkable People. Well, there you have it. I have questions for you. So it was more to like, kind of like tongue in cheek and prove a point to say, "Hey, listen, if you won't help me fix this car, I'm going to find someone else that will." In 1996, Pillman had left the Horsemen, but they added Steve McMichael and his wife Debra in June,[3] which didn't sit well with Woman. Let me get my headphones. This is a funny episode with Rich Benoit of Rich Rebuilds on my favorite podcast, Remarkable People. Yeah. But no, it's, it's, it's. Rich Benoit: People are funny. Rich Benoit: Yeah, no. Rich Benoit: it's more likely now because the cars are different price point, and people might be more likely to work on them themselves. I have my own show now. Rich Benoit: What do you mean, convert to electric? Guy Kawasaki: Okay. It's just showing that like there's no, there were hardly at the time of the recording, there were hardly any black Tesla owners. Estimated earnings. But Teslas were a hundred thousand dollars new and seventy thousand dollars used. Don't get me wrong. Thank you. Kanye said, Hey bro. So what? As long as they allow me to retain most of the creative control, I would do it. So Rich Benoit: Yeah. I keep telling you, Rich is a funny guy. I didn't stroke listen I'm not an ego stroker. What can I do with the Tesla that hasn't been done? Rich Benoit: Honestly, this is, you always remember your first. And then the last thing I have to tell you, Email And I swear if, if Apple made an electric car, it would not work with the standard charger unless you bought a $2,000 dongle, right? Guy Kawasaki: Your videos are very well done. If you're a Tesla owner or a TEDx speaker, you're probably offended. Yeah, that's true. Guy Kawasaki: Okay, so settle for two and a half. And, and what kind of car do you drive? The -born YouTuber expert is arguably the worlds most influential Rich Benoit is expert, with a wide-ranging social media outreach. It grew into those things. He creates content for YouTube channel called Rich Rebuilds. Rich Benoit: Whenever I see someone that that's done a TED talk, I'm like, Wow, I need to listen to this person. But honestly, now that I know full disclosure, that it's really only like TEDx, I'm probably going to cut this short, Rich Benoit is an American car enthusiast known for his YouTube car vlog Co-founded by Rich Benoit & Carl Hewitt, where he and members of his crew rebuild Teslas, create electric vehicles, and rebuild custom cars, called Rich Rebuilds. You know what? You have to think about the fuel tank, the fuel pump, where to put the fuel tank, and you also have to think about how to get rid of the gases, the poisonous gases. So everyone is different. So the steering rack, that's Mercedes and Land Rover. Rich Benoit: Okay, so you're about looking the part? Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Why did you, how were you recommended? And after you hear it for a while, you're kind of desensitized. Rich Benoit: What do you mean, convert to electric? You can get a Taycan faster from coast to coast that you can the Tesla, which is the supercharging king. It's been all over the world. Converting a car from gas to electric is very easy. Guy Kawasaki: On the back of a truck. Click here to listen , Guy Kawasaki's Podcast Remarkable People Podcast. That's how hard it was, and is, to buy a part for a Tesla. It's the most bizarre looking thing that Because there's a lot, there's competition now. I own a military Humvee, a hummer, you know, like a military one with a thing. I wanted a nice car. I'm going to go into a rant now. It was damaged by salt water, which is a terrible condition for any car, much less an electric one. FIR Number. Cause I know you're, you're, you're a venture capital. Rich Benoit: What is it general, how do you cut it? What really blew my mind. Guy Kawasaki: Right. Few fans knew about Nancy's divorce attempt until years after the crime, and the few friends that had knowledge of it kept it quiet. Guy Kawasaki: Its like the NBA G league or whatever, the B league. It's a great positioning statement. I, it, there's very few cars that I leave as is. Rich Benoit: Do you like stories? Rich Benoit: Ukraine. However, California allows an illegally recorded conversation to be admitted as evidence in criminal cases, provided it falls within a , Case Status. In reality, the cars have no problem blowing up on their own off the showroom floor, but they're like, "Hey, listen, we're trying to protect you." Rich Benoit: Yeah, well, uh. Rich Benoit: Yeah, I'm on a budget. I have an earlier car from 2012, and the build quality was a lot different back then. Of course. I'm not buying a Tesla. He was too cheap to buy one. Then I won't tell you. So I, I have varying ideas about, about Tesla now. I'll send it out this weekend. I thought I could just go on twisty back roads. To put it mildly, he has a love-hate relationship with Tesla because of Teslas, shall I say, reluctance to embrace any right-to-repair sensibilities. An electric Mini Cooper. And I could say, "I need these parts for my engine," and they will happily sell me anything. Guy Kawasaki: So, you arguably may be the best qualified person in the world to objectively discuss the quality of Tesla manufacturing and parts cause you've taken apart more than anybody else in the world, probably. So I think you could love Apple's products, but hate the company. Guy Kawasaki: You and Marques are going to get the first two in America, I promise. Guy Kawasaki: I really do. Pretty much like Marquez Guy Kawasaki: Okay. "Consistency isn't really Tesla's strong point," he said. I just want independent confirmation. Guy Kawasaki: What if you wanted to buy the little plastic thing that covered the bolt? Never mind. You know, the battery pack in the Tesla Model S is damn near eleven, twelve hundred pounds by itself, just for the battery. Because if you think about it, I have data that'll have a listing of all of the prior wrecked Teslas that were ever sold on insurance. I'm going to start convincing people to come on my show by offering them gifts. Guy Kawasaki: Are you just going to wait for one that gets flooded and? So, what if there was a manufacturer that would sell me parts, and that manufacturer is General Motors? Rich Benoit: You know, what, if they sold me parts, my sentiment toward them would be better, but I think I'd still be in a similar position because I'd still be working on them. At this point, let me tell you a small detail: he had no training in car repair. I got my gas. The Alfa Romeo 4C. Formerly, he was an advisor to the Motorola business unit of Google and chief evangelist of Apple. This could blow up at any time, just drive electric. Rich Benoit: What would I talk about? So they're almost like sticking their hands in various parts bins to assemble their own vehicle. This means that when assets are divided during the divorce process, the other spouse is legally entitled to half of the value , Admissibility of Recorded Conversations in California Typically, recorded conversations are inadmissible in court as hearsay. From electric back to gas is extraordinarily difficult. Enter your name and email address below and I'll send you periodic updates about the podcast. Like, Oh, I want five-hundred-miles range. It was like, but you know what? You know what I mean? Guy Kawasaki: No, I think, if you did care, I would tell you because Yeah, yeah they're great. How do you, how do you make your money? Rich Benoit: No! I think eighty, yeah eighty something like that, so, which is, which is enticing, but at the same time, it is also $80,000. I dont know if you know what a SHERP is or not. So one of the questions we'd like to ask our guests is, is so where do you do your best and deepest thinking? They're just like, Hey, I just bought this a $100,000 car, and I want to go to my yacht club and show off to my friends a little bit and then take my model wife back home, and then I'm going to go see my model girlfriend later on. They don't realize that in order for that Corvette to have the kind of acceleration and the overall crazy experience that Teslas have, you have to spend $50,000, $75,000, $100,000, and people aren't willing to do that. So, but other than that, no, it's, it's not that serious. Guy Kawasaki: Well, I'm, I'm proud to have interviewed you. Rich Benoit: Do you like stories? GM first developed the LS engine in 1997, and its debut revolutionized the world of V8 engines. The Basic Vehicle Limited Warranty covers your vehicle for 4 years or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first. I would do it in a heartbeat, but what's the difference between that and what I do now? Guy Kawasaki: Really? God forbid, what if he had to buy a truck? And then when they do get a thousand miles of range, they'll be like, "Well, I don't want to pay that kind of money for it." Guy Kawasaki: Okay. So quick question, let's for the sake of this discussion saying, you know, money and that kind of stuff, doesn't matter. This features his adventures rebuilding and repairing cars. Rich Benoit: No it was at awhere was it? [11] The feud between Benoit and Sullivan saw Woman clashing with Sullivan's then-valet Jacquelyn at ringside. And then you have some Tesla owners that are saying to themselves, "I don't care what the build quality. God really, forbid minivan. Because, because its a hybrid? Guy Kawasaki: What if you wanted to buy the little plastic thing that covered the bolt? I'm, I'm used to being called the, the Dr. Frankenstein of Teslas, which I do not like that. So it's unclear how long their tinkering will continue. Speaking of remarkable and funny people, my thanks to Jeff Sieh and Peg Fitzpatrick. And you know, what's funny? So when you go to a Tesla car show, you will see three of the same exact car. Rich Benoit: They came. Rich Rebuilds on YouTube. Rich Benoit: In the morning, in bed. Rich Benoit: Yeah exactly, right? So, so you were on a TED talk and I, TED talks always inspire me because I feel like that's the best of the best and the smartest of the smartest and the brightest of the brightest people, as well as people that can articulate themselves very well. I really like these cars. I'm, I'm used to being called the, the Dr. Frankenstein of Teslas, which I do not like that. All you can do is buy more dongles. Okay. I mean that's, right? You'll have door alignment issues. Sorry off the assembly line, you'll have minor paint issues. A lot of the Tesla cars would have got sent back if they were sold through Mercedes. If by chance you work for Netflix, you really should make a Netflix series with Rich. Rich Benoit: No, no. last 90 days. It's like the flood gates have opened. You know? Thank you for telling me that. Rich Benoit: I'm joking. They're absolutely great cars. Guy Kawasaki: I could draw a parallel with Apple. I thought that's what they were about. Converting a car from gas to electric is very easy. The kind of three very basic and simple components and they're easy to package and configure. And frankly, you should send me a Taycan too. So I have that number. So the TEDx talk happens all over theI mean there could be TEDx of, Framingham, there could be TEDx of, whatever, Milpitas, and then there's TED. Rich Benoit: Everyone keeps saying that. And when there were, they'd reach out to me and they say, "Hey, someone thought I was you." I mean, yeah, it's just true. Rich Benoit: Love it. It has tens of millions of monthly active users. Rich Benoit: When I was doing an interview, someone was saying I think it would be fantastic. Okay Twelve? There's people that actually do that for a living. Guy Kawasaki: Is it made in Russia? They don't realize that in order for that Corvette to have the kind of acceleration and the overall crazy experience that Teslas have, you have to spend $50,000, $75,000, $100,000, and people aren't willing to do that. But now with the Model 3 advent it's He creates content for a YouTube channel called Rich Rebuilds. $ 2.02K. Rich Benoit: This is how funny he is, I love Elon Musk. Let's just say, the source of power. Ive had a One of my best friends, but I've had many black women. And they brought a whole bunch of cars too, for people to test drive. And I swear if, if Apple made an electric car, it would not work with the standard charger unless you bought a $2,000 dongle, right? Oh, he did? Guy Kawasaki: And what's it like? TEDx. Despite the heavy tension, the two managers never had a physical altercation. Rich Benoit, of the Rich Rebuilds YouTube channel, and Steven Salowsky, a former Tesla employee, both always had a passion for building cars since they were young and have been continually teaching themselves about how to design and engineer cars as a hobby on the side. So this podcast has had two sets of guests that, I'll tell you who they are first. Concurrently, she started an on-screen relationship with Benoit, who at the time was involved in a feud with her real-life husband, Kevin Sullivan. So I stopped, so I stopped driving one. Rich Benoit: That's, that's what it is. Guy Kawasaki: Okay. No, we, uh, he's like, Oh yeah, you consider yourself, dare I say, "The Dr. Frankenstein of Teslas." Let's try that again. But yeah, it's funny. Have you tried rebooting your computer?" Rich Benoit: There's a huge business there, but people think that they want electric stuff. I mean, Apple, the only reason why Apple is like, I want to get a piece of this pie is because they have endless money, and they know electric cars are hot, so they want to get into the mix too. Guy Kawasaki: Okay. In the beginning when Tesla first started, I swear some of those cars were held today with wood screws from Home Depot cause I have an earlier vehicle. When I, when I wake up in the morning, all of the ideas that I had the night before manifest, and I immediately grab my phone and I just start writing different ideas down. [3] He was too cheap to buy one. Guy Kawasaki: I really do. Guy Kawasaki: Well, but Porsche has been making cars for a lot longer than Tesla. Yeah. Rich Benoit, 36, salvaged a Model S and brought it back to life for $6,500 . Rich Rebuilds shows you how to have a good time by occasionally rebuilding cool cars and other general shenanigans. I'm going to go into a rant now. Rich Benoit: You know, my first impression of Tesla was that they were very green company focused on sustainability. Net Worth in 2022. According to Elon Musk, Tesla batteries last between 300,000 to 500,000 miles. So when some rough around the edges, random black guy, that, that claims to know what he's talking about, starts talking slick about their, their commander and chief, they don't like it. You have this, electrification, cars, lots of people love cars. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. It's been all over the world. It was damaged by salt waterwhich is a terrible condition for any car much less an electric one. It comes from the LS series of Chevy engines. And ever since I said, "Yeah, you can say that." You're right. A Nissan Leaf has like four miles of range, unless it's four miles near your house downhill. How are these cars being delivered? And if I wanted to fix that car, Tesla's not going to sell me a single part. Only Sprinters for your homeless assistant? I have no idea if they must just emerge. But so, yeah, as much as they hate, as much as they hate what I'm doing, as much as they hate the V8 Tesla, if a V8 Tesla shows up to a Tesla car show, it's the only thing they're going to be talking about. Join Facebook to connect with Rich Benot and others you may know. Guy Kawasaki: Right for like $85,000 or something, right? What's your VISA number?" Rich Benoit: It has, I think this all wheel, I think it has an all-wheel drive option, which I like. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. And you know, what's funny? We could get to the United States, across United States in, in, in a matter of no time at all. Guy Kawasaki: No, seriously. Guy Kawasaki: Thank you so much. Guy Kawasaki: So this is like Morgan Freeman called you? Guy Kawasaki: So, so what were you doing at the time in your day job? I mean, Apple, the only reason why Apple is like, I want to get a piece of this pie is because they have endless money, and they know electric cars are hot, so they want to get into the mix too. Oh gosh, no, no, no, no. He was an IT support guy. Guy Kawasaki: What? What is v8 Tesla? If we, exactly, unless you're being towed, all the Nissan Leafs are towed there. Ryan Benoit Wife, Kids, Parents. Did you get that joke? Guy Kawasaki: Nope. Pending. Guy Kawasaki: Another interjection of a bit of information. A Mercedes full size van. I love that show. No one ever talks to me. Guy Kawasaki: No, Metris. Stay up to date with what you want to know. That's what it was. So I have that number. Learn How much net worth Rich is in this year and how he spend his expenses? He bought it for fourteen thousand dollars and planned to rebuild it in his garage. You can't say it anything bad about the Tesla because it's, everything about them is perfect. And, and what kind of car do you drive? Guy Kawasaki: No. The engine is mated to a sequentially shifted manual gearbox, which is nestled neatly inside a custom-fabricated gear tunnel that spans the length of the car. Guy Kawasaki: Civic R. There's a Golf GTI and Golf R. Don't you care about your children? . Guy Kawasaki: I figure I'll start with you, and then I'll call up Barack and say Barack listen, Richard was on so It's a great positioning statement. So, what if there was a manufacturer that would sell me parts, and that manufacturer is General Motors? Guy Kawasaki: I didn't know who you were. The only difference with those cars is the color of the skin of the owner. Rich Benoit: More than half? Then he ran down the Teslas he and his family have. Rich Benoit: Is this the two-way conversation? So I, Im really your first, like African-American male guest? Guy Kawasaki: I'm saying money doesn't matter. It has tens of millions of monthly active users. Tesla, corporate it's a little bit different. Yeah. Yeah. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 80+ Richard Ovila Benoit Jacksonville, FL (Southeast Jacksonville) Aliases Rich Ovila Benoit Richard Beniot View Full Report Addresses And I think one day I exploded, and I said, "Guys, shut up. Guy Kawasaki: Yeah? Rich Benoit: I think a Sienna. That's an MX3 or MX4, right? It's the best company in the world. People want all the range in the world, not realizing that the cars they drive now don't have the same range that they're looking for in a car. Guy Kawasaki: I'm going to send you one. I changed my mind officially from the Plaid to the Taycan because I have a Model S now, and it's a pretty quick car. Guy Kawasaki: Oh really? Because there's a lot, there's competition now.
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