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Today's Roadster Orphan

Discussion in 'Roadster 2008-2012' started by Roadster, Jan 14, 2017.

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  1. DeedWest

    DeedWest 2008 VP & 2011 2.5 Sport

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    I'm giggling.

    I know for a fact that Electric Blue is number 506...last seen selling at Phillips in CA for $64,980. I'm pretty sure one of our own here on TMC is the current owner. @jbadger? Did your car suddenly lose 40,000+ miles? ;)

    I've seen several of these other ones too.
    I should go to their "location" in Garland and "check them out".
     
  2. supersnoop

    supersnoop Tesla Roadster #334

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    Scammers hack a legitimate dealer site and port out their phone number to make it look legit. Each photo set is in a different location. That should set off the alarms right away. If you go to the location, you'll probably find a small-town dealership wondering why their phone isn't ringing.
     
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  3. TEG

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  4. TEG

    TEG Teslafanatic

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    #64 TEG, Feb 5, 2017
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    VIN's inline below:

    VIN: n/a <<<=== ?? #875 ?? ( Photo at Tesla Showroom? )

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    VIN: n/a <<<=== #663

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    VIN: n/a <<<=== #287

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    VIN: #301 (US)

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    VIN: n/a <<<=== #255

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    VIN: n/a <<<==== #506

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    VIN: n/a <<=== #259? #326?

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    This is like Deja-Vu... I think I went through these same pix some time back from a different scammer site.
     
  5. TEG

    TEG Teslafanatic

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  8. Roadster

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    Thx for the debunking @DeedWest and @supersnoop and huge props for the exhaustive VIN cross refs, @TEG! Sneaky how the carsforsale.com site mixes legit ads with scam reposts. TEG's 5-steps to Successful Roadster Scamming can be found here.

    This is the C/list "Extremely-mobile" that was discussed here.

    @moezilla's #801 2.0 Sport for sale on TMC here. Photos reused from the original eBay auction here.

    #1351 2.5 Base that sold back in Dec '16 for $66.5K. Photos reused from the original eBay auction here.
     
  9. DeedWest

    DeedWest 2008 VP & 2011 2.5 Sport

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    LOL...thanks @TEG. I had a healthy giggle on the Radiant Red Roadster #562 (Phillips) that says "2010 Tesla Roadster Model S"

    Do those supercharge? Where can I get one of THOSE?
     
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    Are you guys saying that website showing Theresa's gray Roadster is a scam site? What can she do about it if so?
     
  11. TEG

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    Getting rid of those web sites is like 'whack-a-mole'. You get one outed/shut-down and another just pops up soon after with a different domain.

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  12. supersnoop

    supersnoop Tesla Roadster #334

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    Not necessarily a scam site, but often a real site that's been hacked.
     
  13. Roadster

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    2008 Tesla Roadster
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    #138 (US)
    Mileage: 14,896
    Price: $69,500
    2008 1.5 for sale near San Francisco, CA with full service history. Hardtop + case, NVH noise reduction kit, manuals, UMC, J1772 adapter, spare connector.

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  14. Roadster

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    #75 Roadster, Feb 10, 2017
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    As we all know, some of the Private Seller listings on AutoTrader are woefully out of date: just ask @Carl W about #311. Some of these cars have been listed there for months so, out of curiosity, I reached out to a few of the sellers to see if their Roadsters were actually still available. To my surprise, a couple were and both hail from Chicago.

    2010 Roadster Base
    VIN:
    #563 (US)
    Mileage: 1,800
    Price: $89,000
    Very Orange 2.0 Base for sale in Chicago, IL. Vehicle has been stored in an underground heated garage. Factory ESS & PEM swaps completed under warranty.

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    2011 Roadster Sport
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    Mileage: 14,500
    Price: $89,900
    1-owner Sterling Silver 2.5 Sport for sale in Chicago, IL. Factory warrantied through Aug '17! Premium gray seats, Infotainment group, two sets of forged alloys (black AND silver), 240 UMC, 110 Spare charger.

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  15. Carl W

    Carl W 2008, #311 thunder gray 1.5

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    Yes, apparently my #311 still appears to be for sale. I assume it's a mistake rather than a scam, but I can't be sure. I have grown quite attached to it so it will NOT be for sale for real for a long time!
     
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  16. Roadster

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    Looks like the AutoTrader link I provided for Carl's 1.5 is suffering from linkrot. Try this one instead.

    @TEG/mods - feel free to edit my original post with the working link and delete this post once done, thx.
     
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    2008 Tesla Roadster
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    Mileage: 14,804
    Price: $60,000 (starting bid, reserve not met)
    Jet Black 1.5 up for auction on eBay. Painted CF hardtop + bag. "0" rated seller ("lacav-cathe") and no description other than "Good condition. Maintained in garage. Carefully driven." Failed attempt to redact the rear license plate.

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  18. Roadster

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    2010 Roadster Sport
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    #961 (US)
    Mileage: 32,419
    Price: $57,000
    Radiant Red 2.0 Sport(?) for sale in Los Gatos, CA. Hardtop, J1772 MC, UMC(?), Xenons(?), Infotainment group, Base seats. Also hitch + bike rack! Per seller, "Couple dings in the paint, some curb rash on rims."

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