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@Roadster - :) The orange one I helped sell just arrived (last week) in California. I was happy to hear it made it there without a scratch and a bit sad that I didn't have the motivation to purchase it myself. There are still a handful of Roadster's over here sitting and waiting for a loving...

Thanks @Roadster :) Yes, the LOG file confirms that the battery was very low when this message was displayed. And, like the other Roadster I was looking at here in Japan, it hasn't been in for its service check for a while as evidenced by the "Service required" message and subsequent regular...

@DeedWest - I visited the dealer that has 865 a couple of days ago and got the drive log file. The car looks quite nice. Back tires have zero tread...I haven't seen a tire with so little tread in a long time. Digging through the logs there are a few issues with zero charge and some temperature...

Thank you very much for the comments and information. And, yes, there is a mixture of 50hz and 60hz here. I had completely forgotten about that. I don't see anything in the Japanese PDF that references that fact though so I'm guessing it is something that is dealt with by the car's internal...

Sorry to bump this but....just wanted to check and make sure those values I listed above: Between 102 ~ 104 volts & somewhere between 1 & 10 amps of 15 amps (most are around 3 or 4 amps but there are a few random 9s and 10s). The "energy" column is all 0 Kwh which I guess makes sense as that...

@TEG --> If you are searching for photos, blog entries, etc. about Tesla Roadsters in Japan, the following in a Google search will provide a wealth of returns. テスラ ロードスター In the Japanese alphabet, used for foreign words, that is "Tesla Roadster" :-) Maybe that is what you have already been doing?

@gregd --> Thanks, the voltage and current for those short events was: Between 102 ~ 104 volts & somewhere between 1 & 10 amps of 15 amps (most are around 3 or 4 amps but there are a few random 9s and 10s). The "energy" column is all 0 Kwh which I guess makes sense as that is the amount of...

Actually, I've been using the terminal via my Mac with vmsparser. No allergy to command line but I can't seem to get my head around all the data the way I want to. I was/am working toward trying to figure out exactly what's been pointed out here....that is, did the car simply run out of charge...

Thanks - I wasn't aware of a Mac version. I'll search that out briefly as the Windows troubleshooting looks like it's going to be a bit time consuming....time that I don't unfortunately have. :-)

Thanks - I'm planning on that but I'm primarily a Mac user. I do have Windows installed via Bootcamp and hadn't used it for months. Tried to restart into Windows for that purpose and found that a recent Mac OS update has temporarily tanked by Windows install. It's fixable though...I just haven't...

Thanks, that is reassuring to know. Also, I forgot to note that the drop around the end of March in 2012 coincides with information I have about a battery change at that time. I thought a battery change would result in a sudden CAC spike upwards but I guess that is not the case. The gradual...

I'm still digging through the logs and wanted to ask, again, for opinions, comments etc. related to something that is bugging me. When looking at the charge log I see that the battery has been allowed to drop to 0% on multiple occasions. :-( It appears that there is a gradual drop in CAC each...

Hmm, I guess so...I was confused....or being willfully ignorant. I thought I had found information about adapters for CHAdeMO to Tesla Roadster on the web but clearly I was looking at the Tesla CHAdeMO adapter that is NOT compatible with the Roadster. :-( It is scary how one can see and read...

Thanks again for your helpful comments and information. I've been digging around in the log files some via command line and some via a text editor and direct peeking at the files. "Painful birth" might be the best explanation :-) Regarding charging here in Japan, yes, with an adaptor it would...

I'll take a guess that it's the third one in the row there. I just need to make sure I've culled all the important information from the log file and then make an offer. :-)

Thanks - yes, -p brings up records back to 4/29/11. Also, I probably don't fully understand how to parse and analyze the log files yet but using the -p flag and exporting to a text file that I then import into Excel for easier sorting, the first odometer reading I can find is 4187.7 miles on the...

There is an interesting 0 in the CAC column row on the date the battery was said to have been changed but the CAC the line before and after that zero are the same which seems odd if the battery was really changed out. I would think the new battery would have a higher CAC than the old one...

Update on my search for information: 1. I went to the dealer today with USB in hand to download the log files. I had prepared a small USB stick (256 MB) with the directory required, formatting (or so I thought), etc. However, I found out, after fiddling for almost 30 minutes, that my USB was...

I stand corrected. :-) It's definitely 4・86

The plate is from 'Shinagawa' (品川) which is part of Tokyo so, unless it's been reregistered elsewhere since then it should be somewhere around that area. Isn't the number on that one in the snow 4-36? (品川３０１　る・４・３６）I think... P.S. I'm pretty sure that snow shot is Photoshop superimposed...no? :)

Although this is old, it's fairly accurate even today. As stated, the actual inspection is relatively cheap (it's about $15 today). There is a system called "User Shaken", referred to at the bottom of the piece, that allows the car owner to take the vehicle through the inspection line...

@wiztecy and @dgh --> Yes, the car has been lowered. The suspension was changed along with calipers, wheels and tires. It is adjustable and is about as low as it will go now. To pass the required safety inspection (every two years) I'm pretty sure it would need to be raised a bit as I can't see...

I can't be for sure but that red one in the back left looks like the one I rode in the other day. The article says "a dozen right hand drive Tesla Roadsters" but if the VIN numbers provided the other day are this dozen then "right hand drive" doesn't apply to all of them. Regardless, hopefully...

@Roadster - Actually, there are more than that. I only looked for cars on the list posted by TEG. If you want to search for Teslas for sale here in Japan, here's a quick and easy guide: 1. Go to Carsensor.net - At the top right of the screen is a search box that looks like this: 2. Enter the...

That one at the top is the one I posted about here (Request for advice on buying a used Roadster). On the second page of that thread there is a list of 4 more cars from a lot referenced by TEG but those are not the only Roadsters for sale here in Japan. If there is interest, I'm happy to post...

865 is for sale here: ロードスター テスラ　ロードスターS 正規D車　本革 日本語取説 100V充電器(埼玉)の中古車詳細 | 中古車なら【カーセンサーnet】 And here is 881 ロードスター テスラ ロードスター(大阪)の中古車詳細 | 中古車なら【カーセンサーnet】 And 886 ロードスター ディーラー車　左ハンドル　ガレージ保管 100Vケーブル有(愛知)の中古車詳細 | 中古車なら【カーセンサーnet】 And 806 ロードスター ロードスター　シグネチャースポーツPKG...

Correction --> Not "biannual" --> "biennial" (once every two years would have been easier) ;-)

Wow! You all are awesome. :-) Here is the full VIN in case it might help. 5YJRE1A37A1000830 As for shipping to the U.S., that is something I considered. Thought maybe I would purchase it, drive it for a year or so, and then ship it to the U.S. to sell. The estimates I was able to search out...

Thanks - I haven't asked about the original equipment (wheels, etc.). You never know, they may be sitting in his garage. :-) The test drive I took felt pretty good...but I wasn't focusing on the braking so much. :-)

@gregd - In addition to the updated suspension, calipers, wheels, and tires, the previous owner installed some underbody blue LED lighting. The two switches are for the lights. It's just a little over the top (as is the lowering of the chassis) but pretty cool.

Thanks - I guess I was composing my message while you posted this one. The dealer said it was more of the "electric car" issue than the left hand drive. Left hand drives aren't as 'fashionable' as they used to but some people still think they are cool. Tesla just doesn't have the name...

Thanks, I thought that might be the case. I guess I'm not Roadster knowledgable enough to be able to tell from the online add that it's a single DIN...unless you found some photos I'm not aware of. The advertisement I know of is on Carsensor.net (中古車・中古車情報なら【カーセンサーnet】) and the photo that might...

It is a single DIN Alpine radio. How did you know? Maybe I should head that way this weekend...I'm just not impulsive enough to commit that amount of money without solid information.

Couldn't edit so I'm replying to myself here. Adding a photo for fun.

Thank you all very much for the helpful advice and information. I will contact the dealer and see if I can: 1. Get the logs (this will be fun for me even if I don't end up buying the car) :-) 2. See if I can get the car checked by the Tesla service center (I'm willing to pay) I forgot to...

Hello all, I am new to the forums and did a search and found some information but felt motivated to ask this question in the hopes of gathering more info. My apologies, in advance, if I've overlooked a valuable post. I have been a Tesla fan from the beginning (actually pre-tesla (tZero & AC...