Current stage: I'm driving it

I bought a Tesla from America. Is it worth it?

It's on the road now. Everything that happened is here. YouTube is for the longer version.

Nothing is hidden. Everything I go through is here.

Kilometers driven

3,959 km

Since entering service

Days on the road

75 days

Active use

Total investment

€25,356

Purchase + transport + repair

Project days

204 days

Since project start

Cost / 100 km

€4.8

Charging costs only

I just added

What changed, what it cost, what is still unclear.

Charging stations and US imports: steps to registration
Update29.10.2026
PurchaseIn use

Charging stations and US imports: steps to registration

Plan a US Tesla Model Y import from auction to registration: budget, documents, repairs, charging compatibility and charging stations in Bulgaria.

From the auction hit
to driving in Bulgaria

Before repair
After repair
BEFORE
AFTER

This is how it looked at auction. I still don't have the after photos here.

The stages I went through

From purchase to driving

Current stage · I'm driving it
1
I bought it at auction
13.04.2026 → 17.04.2026
4 days
2
To the port
18.04.2026 → 13.05.2026
25 days
3
Across the ocean
13.05.2026 → 10.06.2026
28 days
4
To Bulgaria
10.06.2026 → 18.06.2026
8 days
5
The repair
18.06.2026 → 20.08.2026
63 days
6
Registration
20.08.2026 → 21.08.2026
1 days
7
Software conversion and clearing the errors
25.08.2026 → 15.09.2026
21 days
8
I'm driving it
Started 15.09.2026
50 days+

What did I pay?

In the last 30 days, 3 expenses totaling €361 were added. The biggest recent category is Import repair.

Diary

DC charging — 2026-10

category:Chargingtimeline step:In use · 31.10.2026

€18

AC charging — 2026-10

category:Chargingtimeline step:In use · 31.10.2026

€43

EU modem installation at Avtokompleks Yanev

category:Import repairtimeline step:Software conversion · 16.10.2026

€300

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