An IT worker from Boston - who could not afford a Model 3 - is buying salvaged Teslas and fitting them out.

Rich Benoit, 36, has become a YouTube sensation for his videos documenting how he fixes up Teslas using parts donated from other cars.

Elon Musk's cars are prohibitively expensive for most and also shrouded in mystery - you can only have them repaired at a Tesla garage.

Now Benoit wants his own repair shop devoted to electric vehicles so that he can help others to achieve their dream of owning the electric car.

Rich Benoit, 35, a father-of-three from Boston stands outside a repair shop - he is hoping to set up his own electric car garage in New Hampshire

In this episode some of Benoit's friends can be seen working on a Tesla Model X which was caught in a flood - Model X cars start at $132,000

Benoit's Model S he fondly refers to as Delores in his driveway in Boston, Massachusetts

Benoit says the motors are the perfect fusion of his two loves - tech and cars.

The father-of-three had his first foray into repairing beaten up Teslas with a Model S he calls Delores, which was left in a scrapheap after a New Jersey flood, the Boston Globe reported.

One of Musk's Model S cars starts at $76,000 for the entry level model, rising to $133,000 - Benoit bought Delores for $14,000.

Benoit began his journey by hauling the mysterious - and extremely powerful - 1,300lbs battery from the hood.

He told the Globe: 'It was like a laptop on wheels.'

Elon Musk has become a cult figure with his bold but highly successful ideas

The tech wiz had to persevere with no help from Tesla - who Benoit claims skirt around the Right to Repair Initiative which says manufacturers should allow owners access to information about repairing their car.

He says that because Tesla does not have dealerships - you buy your car online - they can avoid the problem.

Not only that but they would not sell Benoit any parts, so he had to gather what he needed from another wreck.

He managed to get hold of another Model S which had been smashed to pieces in an accident, but with electrics in full working order.

After nearly a year and a few hundred thousand views he was able to fully restore the car and Delores passed state inspection.

He garnered millions of views and became a sensation with his 'World's Cheapest Tesla' video - the final cost of the car was a mere $6,500.

After selling off duplicate parts he claims to have built the Model S back to life for the price of a used Prius.

Benoit told the Globe he is preparing to build his first chop-shop in Seabrook, New Hampshire, and has recruited two former Tesla mechanics to help him.

He told Business Insider: 'Consistency isn't really Tesla's strong point.'

Tesla repair shops have patchy reviews, and Benoit said: 'Every car I've taken apart has been different, very different.

A Tesla car at a shopping mall showroom, in Los Angeles - the cars are bought online

A white Tesla with stylish gull-wing doors is seen at a showroom in Los Angeles, California

Benoit has had a stratospheric rise by revealing that the common man can afford a Tesla if he is brave enough to open the hood

'They may use different screws on one car, different sound deadening in another car.

'Some cars will have no sound deadening. Some cars might be missing a blatant panel, but that's definitely not their strong suit.'

He is unsure how long the fun will last as he knows he is breaking Tesla rules, but says demand is high with many owners and few garages to go to.