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I'm putting up my 2008 1.5 (#311) for sale as is. If it sells within the next week, then great. If not, then I'll go ahead and get it fixed. I just don't want to wait for the repair to get done as this is my daily driver. The car still runs and drives fine. There are no error messages...

My wife was driving our 2008 1.5 today in Laguna Beach when an SUV pulled out in front of her. She hit the brakes, but you'll see the impact. An office across the street got it on their security video and attached here are pictures from that video. Hoping this is enough that our insurance...

Went out to my 2008 roadster this morning and there was a puddle of coolant as shown in the attached picture. I charged last night, FYI. I refilled the reservoir with coolant and found that it only drips when the pump is running. See other attached pictures. I can't tell if the leak is at...

Does anyone have a recommendation for the best wiper blades for our roadsters? With the curve of the windshield, I find that my blade doesn't contact my windshield near the blade tip until the wiper has moved some. Replacement blades I've bought can't follow the contour as well as I'd like.

At the recent 10th annual roadster gathering, someone gave me a plastic partition for my dash tray which was 3D printed and apparently modeled after a Lotus part. Thanks to that person (sorry, didn't catch your name). I ended up re-designing it a bit so that it fit tighter and also made a...

My 2008 roadster passenger side parking light that is within the headlight assembly is out and I don't know how to access the bulb. As you'll see in the pictures, I'm talking about the tiny light that is just above the high beam light. I wouldn't really care that it's out except I keep getting...

The key fob body for my 2008 1.5 cracked and gluing it back together didn't work. My ignition takes a bit more torque to twist than usual, and so I needed to either replace my key or to reinforce it. I don't know if anyone else has had this problem or not, but just in case, here's what I did...

I just noticed that the driver's side dash panel in my 1.5 roadster is out of position (the lip is completely exposed). I have no idea how long it has been like this or how it could have happened. Possibly it was this way when I bought the car almost 3 years ago, or maybe Gremlins pulled it...

I've had 2 different people in big SUV's try to back into my car in the past several weeks and I wish for a super loud horn in order to warn them to stop. Clearly, they simply can't see me being that the Roadster is so low to the ground. After a quick look under the hood, I don't see my horn...

I rarely range charge my 1.5 but a couple of days ago I range charged it and just before it was done, the range said 214 and the percentage bar was completely colored green indicating 100% charged. I went out to drive it about 30 minutes after it finished, and the miles showed 197, and the...

I went to the 2018 L.A. car show yesterday and there's a large room that has wild car modifications. There was a car that I was looking at without even realizing it was a modified Roadster until I saw the Placard. As you'll see, it's extensive. I don't know if it can actually drive or if...

Hi Fellow roadster owners. Not my usual post here. My 18 year old son and his buddy just released a song a couple days ago about Elon Musk that's a fun listen, particular for Tesla fans. It's called "Elon". I'm not personally into rap music, and my guess is most of you aren't either, but you...

My left trunk latch is stuck closed. When I press either the remote button or use my key, only the right latch releases. I had this problem once before, but it came open and I lubricated the mechanism with a lock-specific lubricant. However, this time it is really stuck. I can look through...

I've been wondering how many roadsters are still alive. Obviously, one was recently sent towards Mars, but I also occasionally read about roadsters destroyed in crashes and I think 3 or so burned up last year along with a Tzero. Anyone have a guess how many remain? I assume that there were...

I have a 1973 Porsche 914 that's converted to 100% electric power. It even has carpool (clean air) stickers for driving in California HOV lanes. It has a dual AC motor, which is two AC motors on one shaft and one housing, so it looks like one motor but is actually two. It's the AC-35 x 2 made by...

Sometimes people comment to me about how impractical my roadster is, but I disagree, especially as compared to many other sports cars. Recently, I came across the below review of the iconic Lamborghini Countach, which is pretty funny, and certainly makes our Roadsters extremely practical by...

How can 200kwh worth of batteries fit in this car? It seems like there's not enough room to fit two stacks of 100kwh packs under there without the car being wider and longer or at least taller. I'm assuming that the main reason for such a large capacity battery is in order to be able to pull...

My 1.5 Roadster driver's door release takes 3 or 4 pushes of the button to actually open the door. It makes the proper "click" sound with each push. This happened to me shortly after I bought the car about a year ago, and someone suggested squirting WD40 into the mechanism, which worked...

I have a 1973 Porsche 914 that's converted to 100% electric power. It even has carpool (clean air) stickers for driving in California HOV lanes. It has a dual AC motor, which is two AC motors on one shaft and one housing, so it looks like one motor but is actually two. It's the AC-35 x 2 made...

Here's a picture from this past Saturday at the Tesla Club of Orange County gathering of 4 Roadsters. All happened to be 1.5's and all are driven regularly.

Took this picture at an IKEA store in Costa Mesa, CA. Trying to decipher the meaning. Does it mean: EVs can park there AND people with handicapped placards with gas powered cars can park there or only people with handicapped placards driving an EV can park there or EVs can park there AND...

Took a quick picture of my #311 in the parking lot of Costco after shopping. A passer-by commented that it looked like I was playing Tetris in packing my trunk with goods. Anyone packed something ridiculous in their roadster?

Proud new owner of #311, a "thunder grey" 2008 Roadster. Got home and when I plug in my 240 volt wall charger (for my other electric car), it doesn't work. I'm using the short 1772 adapter that came with the car (I know it's not a Tesla adapter). Made sure the mode was standard and that I...