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Gruber shows a new $2M “bid” on the three “zero-mile” Chinese Roadsters; the “deadline” for “bidding” has been extended to “midnight” (no time zone given…) June 2nd, 2023. Meanwhile, in regular-land: #552 (5YJRE1A19A1000522) listed on Gruber in Santa Barbara, CA, asking $135k. Twilight Blue...

If it seems too good to be true… it’s probably a [listing error or scam]. Photos and description of the Electric Blue one, (supposedly #68) are lifted from the sale of #203 on BaT in 2020: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-tesla-roadster-4/ Thunder Grey says in its description it’s sig100...

Oh, come on: PA to SR is 50 miles - you can have AAA tow it there and back for free if you can’t be bothered to drive! (Way to perpetuate the stereotype of the soft, spoiled, entitled Californian. 😝) The distance and drive time are less of an issue than Tesla not adequately provisioning their...

#721 on BaT: 6k-Mile 2010 Tesla Roadster 2.0 Sport 5YJRE1A32A1000721 Radiant Red over Tan 53-kWh Battery Pack (CAC: 152.96) Color-matched Hard Top & Soft Top Clean CarFax Last seen here in Nov 2020 asking $59,999

Small update after speaking with Daniel, the new Service Advisor at the San Rafael SC (who is, by the by, a super awesome and helpful guy). Tl;dr: San Rafael is now the only first-party NorCal Tesla Service Center with a Roadster technician. They’re a bit overwhelmed/under-resourced, but still...

@TEG My bad! #691, not #651. (I tried! Even downloaded Copart’s highest-res photos - still, even with those, it was pretty hard to read; see below. Squinting at it now, it’s definitely, probably, maybe 691.)

Don’t know the story (fire AND flood damage), but #651 (5YJRE1A1XA1000651) popped up three days ago on Copart in Florida: https://www.copart.com/lot/61960422/2010-tesla-roadster-fl-punta-gorda-south

Google Maps says the San Rafael service center has been permanently closed. :-(

It’s coming together! I definitely jumped the gun a bit by starting the conversation in April(!), but I’ve heard from a ton of Roadster owners - more than I suspected were still active in CA - over the last few months, and I’m excited. It’s time now to get a bit more precise of a headcount and...

Congratulations to you @chrisro - and to the whole community that stands to benefit from your work. I can’t imagine a more welcome third-party contribution to the future of these cars! Can you go into some more detail on your packs? - How many do you expect to make, and what will the...

First owned by Michael Balzary - better known as Flea, the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Not sure that added much to the selling price, but it’s a unique provenance. Other than that, mostly unremarkable: non-R80, moderate CAC (142.81), moderate mileage (20k mi), 3 owners, minor scuffs...

Extrapolating from the Plug In America survey data, should be around 150 ideal miles in standard; 175-200 in range mode. Not bad!

Lots of fun anecdotes in this, but the lede was a *bit* buried: MEDLOCK AND SONS OPENING A SECOND LOCATION IN SF BAY AREA! Excited for Carl and his family! (also, selfishly!) (Carl, I’m sure you’ve had a fair bit of this already, but if there’s anything I can do to help you get open - having...

Well, that was quick! - The Takeover will now have a special showcase area just for Roadsters! They've made a google form for those who are interested in participating, so they can allocate space accordingly: Original Tesla Roadster Showcase Note that separate registration for TOCT will still...

Had the idea this morning and emailed the event organizers with an outline of the above. They’re already advertising the presence of “Original Roadsters” as a main attraction, so I’m sure if there’s a good number of us there, they’ll find a way to feature us - especially if we have a good handle...