The Wrecked Roadster Registry

[docdailey]

Common. Negative camber for cornering. The car is back-heavy and has quite a lot of torque. You have to keep an eye on the insides of your rear tires.

my Model S does exactly the same thing. It can actually be more severe because I have an air suspension that lowers at whatever speed I set which make the camber more negative yet. My S is heavier albeit more well balanced front to back but has more torque. I haven’t seen it in the front.

they are roasted for sure.

 

[Peter.h]

@Roadster @Peter.h #1171 is on it's way to see Peter Gruber for a charge (or more), then @docdailey and I will try to restore it along with #994, we can't let these cars die, they are too amazing

That's so good to hear. #1171 has been a great car and I wish I had the time and capability to fix her up.

Let me know if I can be helpful with any info on the car.

Btw, I don't think those bad tires in the photo are mine - I had just put on new ones a couple months before the accident ... But then, I've been doing a lot of driving with TC off

 

[RebelRoadster]

Awesome, thanks @Peter.h those bad tires are on #994, so they are definitely not from your car. #994 has had it rough lately, need to find a hood and windshield, and misc. parts. I am hoping the batteries are still good in #1171, but it's been a while since it's had a charge. I am really hoping it arrives at Peter Gruber's place this week, I hate to see it dying without a charge. I will keep you updated for sure on our progress. We (@docdailey and I) have the body panels to fix it, but I need to check for frame damage before we can clear it for body work. Of course the batteries are our top priority right now...

 

[Peter.h]

Good luck with the batteries!

 

[Gremlin]

Here's another one sadly. I posted this under the Tesla Orphan program until I learned of this site.

Salvage Title 2011 Tesla Roadster U U NX For Sale in Fredericksburg VA - 25480648 - SCA™. 5YJRE1A37B1001297. I would have bought it and had Carl work on it if Tesla had the 3.0 program up and running.

 

[Roadster]

Aw man, I thought #1297 would have been back on the road by now FYI, I believe that's one of the first QCP JdeMO cars (if not the first) @TonyWilliams installed as shown in her last pre-wreck listing here. A couple other previous discussions here and here as well as pre-JdeMO listing here. Adding photos and details below for posterity's sake. Thx for listing it @Gremlin!

VIN: #1297 (US)
Odometer: 34.967 miles
Last Seen: Aug 2019 in Fredericksburg, VA.
Status: Up for auction (1 day left); dead 12V, ESS state unknown but probably bricked.

 

[TEG]

^^^ I think that was in "Club Sportiva" in San Jose a long while back.

Here was a pic when it was CHAdeMO charging:

News of it being wrecked and abandoned in Virginia has been out there for a while.

 

[Sig72]

@TEG you've kept super accurate records of Roadster VINs- do you have a list of confirmed totaled/parts cars?

 

[TEG]

I had put what I know in this thread already.

I am sure it is very incomplete.

 

[Roadster]

VIN: #548 (US)
Odometer: 28,595 miles
Last Seen: Oct 2019 in Martinez, CA
Status: Lot sold at auction with ~5/8 charge on ESS. Previously listed as an orphan here.

 

[Roadster]

VIN: #153 (US)
Odometer: 23,921 miles
Last Seen: Nov 2019 in Phoenix, AZ
Status: Scheduled for auction

 

[Roadster]

VIN: #468 (US)
Odometer: 133,903 miles
Last Seen: Nov 2019 in Washington DC
Status: Scheduled for auction. Listed as "Runs and Drives" with "MINOR DENT/SCRATCHES" but color is also listed as "GREEN" so caveat emptor.

 

[Roadster]

VIN: #284 (US)
Odometer: N/A
Last Seen: Nov 2019 in Minneapolis, MN
Status: Scheduled for auction. Damage listed as "MECHANICAL" with "MINOR DENT/SCRATCHES"

 

[TEG]

^^^ #284 had been at salvage auction before in worse looking shape last time.
I wonder how much repair went between before and now. And if something new happened to it.

 

[DeedWest]

VIN: #468 (US)
Odometer: 133,903 miles
Last Seen: Nov 2019 in Washington DC
Status: Scheduled for auction. Listed as "Runs and Drives" with "MINOR DENT/SCRATCHES" but color is also listed as "GREEN" so caveat emptor.

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133K miles is up there. Shame this one isn’t still going. Only person I know with higher in the US would be @bolosky.

 

[Bill_Baron]

133K miles is up there. Shame this one isn’t still going. Only person I know with higher in the US would be @bolosky.

I think this one is still going. That pic of the odometer shows a well charged battery. I bet the range isn't much at this point given the mileage. I wonder how it ended up in an auction pit, the pics don't show any obvious problems.

 

[CAR3NUT]

I am new to the Roadster Community, in process of buying 673 should be final this week. Was wondering if there is a site which carries used parts from all these cars that had terrible endings?

 

[TEG]

^^^ urp, gulp... Good luck...

May want to make friends with Gruber & Medlock...

 

[CAR3NUT]

I'm not really needing anything, was just wondering. I've already been in contact with with Gruber since they are just up the road from from me here in Tucson. He thinks he might have worked on the car in the past.

 

[Roadster]

VIN: #1374 (US)
Odometer: N/A
Last Seen: Dec 2019 in Tampa, FL.
Status: Listed as "Not Ready for Sale".