Today's Roadster Orphan

mgrisham · Apr 24, 2023

eHorses said:
Technically sold for $161,420(156,420 + 5,000- BaT fees). That‘s good news since it sold Over MSRP!

Act II on BaT now:

8k-Mile 2008 Tesla Roadster

Bid for the chance to own a 8k-Mile 2008 Tesla Roadster at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #105,030.

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Sold for $115,000 (not including BAT fees)

MCroadster · Apr 28, 2023

3,100-Mile 2010 Tesla Roadster 2.0

No CAC value provided.
Location: Emeryville, California 94608
Listing Details
Chassis: 5YJRE1A14A1000606
53-kWh Battery Pack
Radiant Red Metallic Paint
Black Leather Upholstery
Body-Color Removable Hardtop
Soft Top
Integrated Rear Spoiler
Optional Solar Guard Windshield
Staggered-Diameter Forged Wheels
Regenerative Braking System
Electronics Group
Heated Seats
JVC Bluetooth Stereo w/Nav
Aftermarket Xenon Headlight Bulbs
Window Sticker Copy
Service Records
Car Cover
Hardtop Storage Bag
Clean Carfax Report

3,100-Mile 2010 Tesla Roadster 2.0

Bid for the chance to own a 3,100-Mile 2010 Tesla Roadster 2.0 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #106,166.

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DRM · Apr 29, 2023

MCroadster said:
Single-Family-Owned 2010 Tesla Roadster 2.0-(two owner)

Listing Details
Chassis: 5YJRE1A16A1000512
69k Miles
53-kWh Battery Pack
Twilight Blue Paint
Custom Blue Leather Upholstery
Removable Roof Panel & Soft Top
Aftermarket Pioneer Stereo w/Subwoofer
Backup Camera
220V & 110V Charging Cables

Single-Family-Owned 2010 Tesla Roadster 2.0

Bid for the chance to own a Single-Family-Owned 2010 Tesla Roadster 2.0 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #95,482.

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I haven't been on this forum for years, but this was my old car before handing it off to my brother. If the new owner is on the forum they can feel free to DM me if they've got any questions on the history / etc. It was a great car and my daily driver for years in San Diego, but eventually had to move to the model 3 for kid-hauling reasons.

Sig72 · May 1, 2023

One-Owner 2008 Tesla Roadster

Bid for the chance to own a One-Owner 2008 Tesla Roadster at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #106,512.

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mongo · May 2, 2023

How does zero miles sound?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1653446711564435467

mgrisham · May 5, 2023

MCroadster said:
3,100-Mile 2010 Tesla Roadster 2.0

No CAC value provided.
Location: Emeryville, California 94608
Listing Details
Chassis: 5YJRE1A14A1000606

Sold for $106,000 on BAT (not incliuding fee)

Sig72 · May 11, 2023

6 months later, VIN 322 is back up for sale:

2008 Tesla Roadster

Bid for the chance to own a 2008 Tesla Roadster at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #107,342.

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mgrisham · May 18, 2023

Sig72 said:
6 months later, VIN 322 is back up for sale:

2008 Tesla Roadster

Bid for the chance to own a 2008 Tesla Roadster at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #107,342.

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RNM at $75,000.

smorgasbord · May 20, 2023

mongo said:
How does zero miles sound?

Sounds suspicious to me.
I bought my 2011 Roadster new from the Menlo Park assembly/showroom. It had 25 miles on the Odometer.
Zero sounds like someone reset the odometer.

And if they've been sitting that long, the batteries are probably long since bricked. May be recoverable, I don't know.

mongo · May 20, 2023

smorgasbord said:
Sounds suspicious to me.
I bought my 2011 Roadster new from the Menlo Park assembly/showroom. It had 25 miles on the Odometer.
Zero sounds like someone reset the odometer.

And if they've been sitting that long, the batteries are probably long since bricked. May be recoverable, I don't know.

Ok, zero was presumptuous/ hyperbole. Odometer hadn't been read yet. Supposedly, they went straight from factory to containers.

hanknum · May 21, 2023

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hanknum · May 21, 2023

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WTF...
$20,000. Says it is a signature 100, but the listed VIN says different.

The one above says it is listed for $22,500

carrotted · May 21, 2023

hanknum said:
Autotrader - page unavailable

WTF...
$20,000. Says it is a signature 100, but the listed VIN says different.

The one above says it is listed for $22,500

If it seems too good to be true… it’s probably a [listing error or scam].

Photos and description of the Electric Blue one, (supposedly #68) are lifted from the sale of #203 on BaT in 2020: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-tesla-roadster-4/

Thunder Grey says in its description it’s sig100 #71 - photos are indeed of #71, but were copied along with the description from its BaT listing in May 2022: 2008 Tesla Roadster Signature 100 Edition

Couple that with the fact that the new owner of #71 went to the trouble of shipping it to Amsterdam, and it’s rather improbable that both cars made their way to Utah to be listed on the same day at the same dealer for peanuts.

I’m guessing it’s a contact info harvesting trick, but that’s just a hunch.

Sig72 · May 22, 2023

hanknum said:
Autotrader - page unavailable

WTF...
$20,000. Says it is a signature 100, but the listed VIN says different.

The one above says it is listed for $22,500

Probably just forgot to add an extra 0....... $200k+ is give or take the going rate for really special roadsters (Founders, Signatures, Final Fives, etc.....)

hanknum · May 22, 2023

Probably some sort of scam... they have since been removed.

CarsAndGuitars · May 25, 2023

mongo said:
How does zero miles sound?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1653446711564435467

As of yesterday the auction is at $800k (for all 3). It ends tomorrow 5/26.

Here's some interesting new information to go along with the story:

The two crates that come with the cars are starting to be examined. Some of the bubble wrapped items reference the missing VIN 1185, which was suspected to be part of this shipment of Roadsters in 2010, and has not been located. (See the additional pictures posted this morning)

Discovered were a lot of large parts such as 4 wheels and tires, a complete door assy., headlight assemblies, and many other small body trim parts not yet unwrapped. If these parts were shipped along with the three intact Roadsters, why these extra parts were shipped separately is still a mystery. Based on labels on parts referencing VIN 1185, is it possible VIN 1185 was to be assembled in China, and if so, where is the chassis?

The keys for the three intact Roadsters were supposed to be in one of the port offices, and when the current owners attempted to retrieve them to open the cars, it was discovered the Manager who held them had passed away, and they cannot currently be found. The sellers will replace them if necessary.

The current sellers had planned to use these keys to open the cars and trunks, to take more detailed pictures but were unable to until keys are either found or replaced.

We have just become aware that some ancient shipping info, viewed by a reliable source many years ago, indicated all 4 Roadsters were going to the same firm in China: VINs 1107, 1120, 1146, & 1185.

The original purchaser was an R&D center for a Chinese auto company, that subsequently went bankrupt, and the assumption is these were purchased for reverse engineering to be disassembled. In 2010, the Tesla Roadster was after all a state-of-the-art EV, before the Model S even came out, and would have been of enormous value to an emerging EV company.

Instead of being disassembled, and rendered into a pile parts in an R&D lab, at least three of these Roadsters survived, intact, to live on in someone’s collection.

Sig72 · May 30, 2023

Signature Green Roadster for sale:

4,500-Mile 2008 Tesla Roadster Signature 100 Edition

Bid for the chance to own a 4,500-Mile 2008 Tesla Roadster Signature 100 Edition at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #109,010.

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mgrisham · May 31, 2023

Sig72 said:
Signature Green Roadster for sale:

4,500-Mile 2008 Tesla Roadster Signature 100 Edition

Bid for the chance to own a 4,500-Mile 2008 Tesla Roadster Signature 100 Edition at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #109,010.

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Sold for $210,000 (not including fee).

MCroadster · May 31, 2023

mgrisham said:
Sold for $210,000 (not including fee).

That was quite a run!

carrotted · May 31, 2023

Gruber shows a new $2M “bid” on the three “zero-mile” Chinese Roadsters; the “deadline” for “bidding” has been extended to “midnight” (no time zone given…) June 2nd, 2023.

Meanwhile, in regular-land:

#552 (5YJRE1A19A1000522) listed on Gruber in Santa Barbara, CA, asking $135k. Twilight Blue over [gray? no interior pictures…] MY2010 2.0, 53kw pack, CAC 126.43, 19,800mi. Original owner; owner believes PEM (replaced in 2017) may be that removed from 686.

#659 on BaT; Radiant Red over Gray MY2010 3.0 (80kw pack, replaced 2023), 27k mi, original owner.

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