I heard a similar story about this same car many years ago, if true, it would at least be the 3rd new battery this car has had...this story reeks of fish...So this guy got back to me this morning via CraigsList email. His ad says it has a new battery, but in his email he says it's currently AT Tesla getting a new battery. Hmmm....very fishy. I'll text this guy and see what he says...and report back to ya'll.
Mike