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Roadster VIN list
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supersnoop
Tesla Roadster #334
Typing in VINs by hand, one at a time, and seeing if it says they have any records on file seems "fair game" to me...
Doing this as a non-registered, non-paying guest. They basically offer number of records returned as a "teaser" to let you know there is more info you could buy.
Also, I have never made any money in any way from any of this.
Carl W
2008, #311 thunder gray 1.5
Hi TEG. I just parked my gray #311 next to a blue validation prototype 31 at Top of the World in Laguna Beach. Went for a run with my daughter and when i got back, it was gone. Wanted to ask some questions about it. do you happen to know who the owner is? Perhaps they are on this board or you've run across them in the past? Thanks!
Stump the TEG:
OK, @TEG, here's another VIN for you to work on. This was my very first Roadster siting. August 26, 2008, 3pm, heading west toward Boulder, CO, on Highway 36. By the time it registered in my brain, and I got my phone going, it was quite a ways away.
It had to be one of the first in Colorado.
OK, @TEG, here's another VIN for you to work on. This was my very first Roadster siting. August 26, 2008, 3pm, heading west toward Boulder, CO, on Highway 36. By the time it registered in my brain, and I got my phone going, it was quite a ways away.
It had to be one of the first in Colorado.
Carl W
2008, #311 thunder gray 1.5
It's amazing that I asked you about a specific Roadster and you happen to have actually driven it and with lots of pictures. If it's still registered in Colorado as Mr RandyB said, it's interesting that it was in Laguna Beach, CA on Sunday.
Also, the VIN tag that you pictured shows that it was manufactured in January of 09, but that seems late to me for a validation prototype. That sounds later than some of actual production cars.
Anyway, thanks for turning up the info.
Many of the VPs were made after production had started. Sometimes they wanted to try out a new update, and sometimes they just needed another 'marketing car' to loan to press, etc.
There is a black Roadster "VP201" which I find somewhat of a mystery since the number is way out of the regular sequence... When was it made? For what purpose?
Anyways, I think it got sold to someone in the SF bay area...
Stump the TEG:
OK, @TEG, here's another VIN for you to work on. This was my very first Roadster siting. August 26, 2008, 3pm, heading west toward Boulder, CO, on Highway 36. By the time it registered in my brain, and I got my phone going, it was quite a ways away.
Was that Orange or Yellow? Surprisingly it can sometimes be hard to tell from distant pictures.
If it was Yellow, it might have been Kimbal's founders'... Perhaps the first in Colorado.
I (!@#$%^&*()(*&^%$#@) touched a Tesla Roadster yesterday.
That's amazing! It was indeed yellow, and heading toward Boulder fits the Kimbal theory. I'm guessing you are correct. Seeing my first roadster was as memorable as my first kiss, or the first time I held a girl's hand. My wife just rolls her eyes when I tell her things like that.
Well as of today I have paid a deposit on this car:
SFZRE2B19B3000510
2.5 Red with Carbon hard top, soft top never been used - runs beautifully. I should have it by next weekend
Would have rather had a less "look at me" colour but the car had been beautifully looked after by the first (original) owner... He had to trade up to an S as children were coming....
SFZRE2B19B3000510
2.5 Red with Carbon hard top, soft top never been used - runs beautifully. I should have it by next weekend
Would have rather had a less "look at me" colour but the car had been beautifully looked after by the first (original) owner... He had to trade up to an S as children were coming....
That VIN is before ours, and ours is a 2.0. In fact, 500/501 was the first 2.0. What makes you think it's a 2.5? (Note: it's possible to retrofit the 2.5 dashboard with half-moon vents.)Well as of today I have paid a deposit on this car:
SFZRE2B19B3000510
2.5 Red with Carbon hard top, soft top never been used - runs beautifully. I should have it by next weekend
Would have rather had a less "look at me" colour but the car had been beautifully looked after by the first (original) owner... He had to trade up to an S as children were coming....
Good question - it has been advertised as a 2.5...it does have the 2.5 dash with the half moon vents and Alpine Stereo with Nav etc...I just wonder if there is any difference with the VIN numbers between EU and US?
If it is a 2.0 its not the end of the world but maybe some discussion will be had on final payment....it is not yet done...
If it is a 2.0 its not the end of the world but maybe some discussion will be had on final payment....it is not yet done...
Trust the @TEG. I'm sure he'll sort it out.
Actually, even easier. I didn't realize you were in Europe (just hadn't looked), and also didn't realize that there were separate VIN sequences for different regions. Your VIN is from Europe, so it probably is a 2.5. There's a whole thread about Roadster VINs: Decoding Tesla Roadster VINs
supersnoop
Tesla Roadster #334
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