Still winning with 3 hours to go... nail biter. I've been staring at this Max Bid Screen all week... So many variables on this thing going back together right...
jbadger
TR#506, 3#1206
If that were here in California I would buy it. There are so many pieces on their that I would like to have.
I am probably out of the race.The batterie will be most likely dead after the long storage, because the fuse/switch is still in there. You can see it in the picture.
wiztecy
Active Member
If nobody here won this car for $12k I wouldn't d be surprised to see someone trying to flip it to some sucker for $25-30k on eBay like they usually do and sit there forever with rejected offers rotting away. Hope it gets rebuilt.
I was hoping Adam Solar would get it. He was going to rebuild it. I got a quote from Tesla. Replacement fiber and suspension was about $9,000. Whoever got it got a good deal.
Photos of #34 at the World of Wheels Custom Car show in January at the David L. Lawrence convention center. With it is SP85 #238 and Eaton's Chevy Volt.
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I think paying $12k to part it out might be a good deal. Paying $12k to rebuild it seems like a bad deal to me though.
$12,000 for car with salvage title + $9,000 for panels and suspension + $38,000 for battery + ? = $59,000 + ?
For the same money you could get a CPO Roadster with a 3 year warranty with a real title (not a salvage one)
Of course, the whole equation changes if the battery wasn't bricked.
$12,000 for car with salvage title + $9,000 for panels and suspension + $38,000 for battery + ? = $59,000 + ?
For the same money you could get a CPO Roadster with a 3 year warranty with a real title (not a salvage one)
Of course, the whole equation changes if the battery wasn't bricked.
I don't think it was bricked. It had half a charge when it was wrecked, and the auction lot parked it in a building. Would it lose that much power in a month?
wiztecy
Active Member
I think TOP GEAR has no association with the show, however it does imply a petro-head for the most part.
wiztecy
Active Member
I also don't see from accident to insurance company to salvage company to auction being as quick as a month, March timeframe sounds right.
The auction lot had it for a month. It went live last week.
I stopped and looked at it. The screen was lit up, saying preparing to charge, and had a 1/4 charge left.
I stopped and looked at it. The screen was lit up, saying preparing to charge, and had a 1/4 charge left.
@PV1
That's really interesting^^
did you buy it? I'm pretty sure, that it didn't go for 12k, because there should have been a live bidding session after the public bidding.
That's really interesting^^
did you buy it? I'm pretty sure, that it didn't go for 12k, because there should have been a live bidding session after the public bidding.
Unfortunately, no. I know Adam Solar on here, and I also know the former owner of this Roadster (not Leo). It was live bidding that it went for $12,000. They usually do preliminary bidding, then live bidding. We found it right before it went live and have been following it.
Hey PV1 who are you!? (I assumed we'd have to know each other if you're a solar guy in the Burgh') And I was there at 5 min til auction close about to hit enter for $10k and it jumped to $12k. What an emotional roller coaster. It took a lot of restraint to keep from continuing playing the game, and who knows Top Gear might have gone for $15k+. And yes the battery was good with 67 miles of charge as of Wednesday. But there could have been problems still from an impact like that. Model X dreaming now... but it would have been fun to rebuild it and blog it. I'm sure I'll have $20k in this CRX conversion soon and it just won't ever be the same as an original Tesla... The plan was to sell the TSLA stock to pay for the deal too which would have been really cool. Keep this thread posted or start a new one if anyone sees what happens to #34. Cheers.
wiztecy
Active Member
Lets try to get people organized for the next time something like this comes up where its not able to be restored... rather see them restored for sure.
Possibly a new thread/section can be created, somehow a moderator / organizer / and divide the states up where its feasible with resources. I personally have a car hauler if its around my area so keep that in mind.
I think since the Roadsters are now going out of warranty this will be a valuable thing to keep them going for some time at a reasonable price.
Possibly a new thread/section can be created, somehow a moderator / organizer / and divide the states up where its feasible with resources. I personally have a car hauler if its around my area so keep that in mind.
I think since the Roadsters are now going out of warranty this will be a valuable thing to keep them going for some time at a reasonable price.