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Tesla Roadster "found" in shipping container on TV show "Storage Hunters"

Discussion in 'Roadster 2008-2012' started by FalconNinetyD, Feb 15, 2012.

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  1. TEG

    TEG Teslafanatic

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    I think the show was probably done here:
    Martin Container: U LOAD WE STORE

    Ironically they are surround by oil refineries, and the solar powered refrigeration center.
     
  2. NigelM

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    I just looked at the TV program on my 52" screen. There was no barcode sticker that you normally see on rental cars. It has a CF hardtop...didn't notice if the Hertz or Club Sportiva Roadsters had one?
     
  3. TEG

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    #43 TEG, Feb 20, 2012
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    New theory:
    Maybe it _IS_ the Hertz Rental #1005, but they covered the barcode with black tape for the show?
    Time to get out the Esper machine and see if there is a black spot where the Hertz barcode sticker should be.
     
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    #44 TEG, Feb 20, 2012
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    It does kind of look like there is black spot where the Hertz barcode could be:
    truroadster.jpg

    Compared to a Hertz rental Roadster as seen at a Malibu charge spot unveiling:
    hertz1005b.jpg
     
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    I just watched the episode, the Tesla had a rear license plate, they blurred out the numbers but thats odd that it would even have plates if its being shipped out of country. It might have been movie magic but it wasn't tied down, there is no way they would load a car in a container without tying it down...
     
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    #46 TEG, Feb 20, 2012
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    I am even more convinced it is the Hertz rental... The video of the show Roadster and the pictures of the Malibu Hertz rental both seem to have the same replacement wiper blade insert:
    WIPER-INSERTS.jpg

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    Even though the license plate is blurred for the show, you can still make out that it is a blue on white (California) plate with a pale green (2012) expiration year sticker.
    (Further consistent with the Hertz rental.)
     
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    Damn u r good Sherlock TEG!!!
     
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    Interesting fact: Second only to the main page, this thread is the most common page people reach our site via a Google search.

    The search terms? "storage hunters fake"
     
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    I'd say the thermal imager ads are more because it's a sports car and you want to know the tire temperatures.
     
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    Interesting marketing lesson.
     
  12. FalconNinetyD

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    Glad I could start a thread and help increase TMC's page views!
     
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    I know this is pretty OT, but you never know what you might find in a storage container! This from yesterday's news:

    Gruesome discovery in Florida expert's storage unit

    Hmmm, I'd rather find a Roadster!
     
  14. TEG

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    #54 TEG, Aug 30, 2012
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    true1.jpg
    true4.jpg
    true2.jpg
    true3.jpg

    Same? :
    hertzent.jpg

    Mandatory text
     
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    Hey all, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I purchased the Tesla, in January 2012, it was my understanding that the Tesla was won in the container the previous year approx November, there was undercarriage damage, which I assume is why it was deemed salvage by the iunsurance company, in any event, I purchased it for $81,500. The car does indeed exist and I can assure everyone that I did indeed do the transaction with 1 of the 2 featured on the show.
     
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    Gotta chuckle at "tru TV" in this instance. I guess "tru" != "true".
     
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    Wow, congrats on your purchase. Would you mind sharing the last 4 digits of your VIN? I'm sure the amateur detectives here would love to have another data point...
     
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    Doug said this is the number one most accessed thread in this TMC forum website.

    Having a resolution is great. Please post pictures of your car and any more details on your Roadster like the damage and what you learned from the purchase.
     
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    It might be, but isn't that because there is no way to set a thread to "read". Right now you have to go into every single thread (including the ones in languages I can't read) in order to mark them as read.
     
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    Outside searches.
     

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