Hello. First time caller, long time listener. In other words, I've been lurking for some time and now have reason to post.
For some time I have been looking to obtain a Roadster, waiting until the right car came along, lurking here and observing elsewhere (eBay, Yahoo, AOL, Craigslist, mycarsite...). I've driven a 2.5 Sport at the LA dealer and a 1.5 that my friend in the Bay Area owns (#69, methinks it is). The purpose of this posting is to share what I know and inquire of others.
I have been in some form of dialogue with the sellers of cars 31, 34, and a silver 1.5 with a VIN I don't yet know (will be on the market next week). I have also talked with the Tesla dealer in LA and I understand that the plan was to ship the remaining 2.5 Sports in the US to Europe in early October. They were selling those cars for retail less $1 per mile for the demos. If anyone wants details on the cars to which I referred above, PM me.
As I mentioned, I am looking for a Roadster. I prefer these exterior colors:
Best:
Yellow
Good:
Twilight Blue
Silver
OK:
Black
Fusion Red
Would repaint:
All others
In terms of model # and Sport, I am open to ideas and willing to pay for a better car, but the market for 1.5s with few miles and still strong batteries is good for buyers and likely to improve for buyers (IMHO) when Model S owners sell their cars. I believe that that also impacts the market for 2.0s and 2.5s (and 2.25s). In other words, I agree that cars like 868 are overpriced (the orange 2.0 Sport), as well as some of the others that are sitting out there but have owners that don't seem to be in much of a hurry to sell the cars (e.g., 422). Of course, who can blame them for wanting to keep the cars rather than selling them for a low price?!
I happened upon the silver "not-on-the-market" car when I was inquiring about #314 and the seller told me he had sold it but he knew about another. So I'm asking whether anyone has either 1) a desire to sell their car, or 2) knows of someone who doesn't really drive their car or otherwise might want to sell it. As I indicated, I'm particularly fond of yellow, but I'm flexible. I'm also flexible on the options and somewhat on mileage - but that interior on car 32 is a no for me. Blech. Also, I'd prefer to have less mileage than 25K (like car #52).
I'm in the LA area, but I'm flexible on location as well, as evidenced by my interest in #31 (in Denver), #34 (in Indiana), and the silver car (in South Carolina). I'm looking to pay a market price, and all else equal I'd prefer not to pay a middle man like eBay or a broker/dealer for a service that is potentially unnecessary.
- Chris
For some time I have been looking to obtain a Roadster, waiting until the right car came along, lurking here and observing elsewhere (eBay, Yahoo, AOL, Craigslist, mycarsite...). I've driven a 2.5 Sport at the LA dealer and a 1.5 that my friend in the Bay Area owns (#69, methinks it is). The purpose of this posting is to share what I know and inquire of others.
I have been in some form of dialogue with the sellers of cars 31, 34, and a silver 1.5 with a VIN I don't yet know (will be on the market next week). I have also talked with the Tesla dealer in LA and I understand that the plan was to ship the remaining 2.5 Sports in the US to Europe in early October. They were selling those cars for retail less $1 per mile for the demos. If anyone wants details on the cars to which I referred above, PM me.
As I mentioned, I am looking for a Roadster. I prefer these exterior colors:
Best:
Yellow
Good:
Twilight Blue
Silver
OK:
Black
Fusion Red
Would repaint:
All others
In terms of model # and Sport, I am open to ideas and willing to pay for a better car, but the market for 1.5s with few miles and still strong batteries is good for buyers and likely to improve for buyers (IMHO) when Model S owners sell their cars. I believe that that also impacts the market for 2.0s and 2.5s (and 2.25s). In other words, I agree that cars like 868 are overpriced (the orange 2.0 Sport), as well as some of the others that are sitting out there but have owners that don't seem to be in much of a hurry to sell the cars (e.g., 422). Of course, who can blame them for wanting to keep the cars rather than selling them for a low price?!
I happened upon the silver "not-on-the-market" car when I was inquiring about #314 and the seller told me he had sold it but he knew about another. So I'm asking whether anyone has either 1) a desire to sell their car, or 2) knows of someone who doesn't really drive their car or otherwise might want to sell it. As I indicated, I'm particularly fond of yellow, but I'm flexible. I'm also flexible on the options and somewhat on mileage - but that interior on car 32 is a no for me. Blech. Also, I'd prefer to have less mileage than 25K (like car #52).
I'm in the LA area, but I'm flexible on location as well, as evidenced by my interest in #31 (in Denver), #34 (in Indiana), and the silver car (in South Carolina). I'm looking to pay a market price, and all else equal I'd prefer not to pay a middle man like eBay or a broker/dealer for a service that is potentially unnecessary.
- Chris