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    Considering Model S Salvage Business

    Ok - fair enough. I'll check w/Copart as to whether all their Tesla cars are salvage titled, or it is case by case. But, eve n if it comes down to just cannibalizing the worse/cheaper cars down for repair parts so that others may live, so to speak, and not putting the Copart cars back on the...
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    Considering Model S Salvage Business

    So, the warranty does not extend to the second owner? I see cars on Copart with <10K miles, that look repairable. Certainly so if one had a parts car. If there is no 2nd owner warranty, you may be right.:scared:
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    Considering Model S Salvage Business

    Thanks. I'm more looking to dismantle and sell the parts, and let someone else repair them. Not ruling that out, though, given what the used ones sell for.
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    Considering Model S Salvage Business

    I get calls and emails nearly every day from people looking to buy ready-made conversion kits so they can turn one or another vehicle into an EV. By the time the discussion includes the cost and trouble of buying all the parts and batteries separately, the discussion always ends with "just go...
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    Looking for wrecked 2010 Roadster

    Sure, that's plan B, but if I can find one that all the EV parts are still intact (even the batteries aren't any big deal), and shuck all the Lotus parts off and sell what I can, it's probably better/cheaper than gutting an otherwise perfectly good car. Gotta try, right?
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    Looking for wrecked 2010 Roadster

    Prefer totaled/parts car - as long as EV parts are all OK. Prefer 2010 model. Want to use EV parts on prewar hot rod kit car, and don't necessarily want/need all the Lotus components. Vehicle need not drive - I can send flatbed. Prefer southwest US, but anywhere in US can be done, price...