Today's Roadster Orphan

[Roadster]

Gruber shows a new $2M “bid”...

 

[mgrisham]

Original-Owner 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport R80 3.0

Bid for the chance to own a Original-Owner 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport R80 3.0 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #109,842.

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[mgrisham]

Original-Owner 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport R80 3.0

Bid for the chance to own a Original-Owner 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport R80 3.0 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #109,842.

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Sold for $119,450 (not including fee)

 

[mgrisham]

12k-Mile 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport

Bid for the chance to own a 12k-Mile 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #113,856.

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SCAC

Sold for $110.000; CAC 155

 

[eHorses]

12k-Mile 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport

Bid for the chance to own a 12k-Mile 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #113,856.

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SCAC

Sold for $110.000; CAC 155

Thanks for sharing.
That’s a steal! I’m sorry to have missed that.

 

[hcsharp]

12k-Mile 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport

Bid for the chance to own a 12k-Mile 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #113,856.

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SCAC

Sold for $110.000; CAC 155

You almost have to wonder if there wasn't something wrong with that car that nobody knew about. The battery is old but in excellent condition, only 12k miles, pretty good configuration. The buyer already has a Roadster. He bought it for the low price and I won't be surprised to see it up for sale again when he flips it.

 

[mgrisham]

16k-Mile 2008 Tesla Roadster

Bid for the chance to own a 16k-Mile 2008 Tesla Roadster at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #115,093.

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[mgrisham]

16k-Mile 2008 Tesla Roadster

Bid for the chance to own a 16k-Mile 2008 Tesla Roadster at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #115,093.

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RNM at $71,420.

 

[backmost]

RNM at $71,420.

That’s concerning

 

[mgrisham]

And right away, another one:

15k-Mile 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport

Bid for the chance to own a 15k-Mile 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #116,077.

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[hanknum]

That’s concerning

I guess prices have softened...

 

[Roadster]

2008 Tesla Roadster
VIN: 5YJRE11B481000222
Mileage: 105,072 mi
Price: US $85,000
2-owner Fusion Red 1.5 for sale by K. Watts & Co. in Raleigh, NC USA. Base cast rims, painted CF top, Premium Black / Red Rally One int., aftermarket Blaupunkt, SMC. "Recent Battery Repair & PEM Rebuild" by GMC noted.

 

[eHorses]

good time to buy on the dips and enjoy the ride after.

 

[mgrisham]

And right away, another one:

15k-Mile 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport

Bid for the chance to own a 15k-Mile 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #116,077.

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Sold for $114,000.

 

[mgrisham]

2010 Tesla Roadster 2.0

Bid for the chance to own a 2010 Tesla Roadster 2.0 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #116,881.

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Latest BAT.

 

[hcsharp]

Sold for $114,000.

This one's coming to Vermont! My neighbor bought it!

 

[mgrisham]

And another!

2008 Tesla Roadster R80 3.0

Bid for the chance to own a 2008 Tesla Roadster R80 3.0 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #116,963.

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[backmost]

And another!

2008 Tesla Roadster R80 3.0

Bid for the chance to own a 2008 Tesla Roadster R80 3.0 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #116,963.

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Sad to wave goodbye to VIN #209, but at this point I've sunk way too much $$$ into her to justify spending another $30k on a new battery. I'm very disappointed these R80 batteries are failing.

 

[n2mb_racing]

Sad to wave goodbye to VIN #209, but at this point I've sunk way too much $$$ into her to justify spending another $30k on a new battery. I'm very disappointed these R80 batteries are failing.

That's a huge bummer. How did Tesla screw up the 3.0 battery so badly? It seems like it shouldn't have been hard to grab the 18650s from the Model S and slap them in. Unless you got the bad cells from the P90D or the BMS is failing.

 

[TEG]

That's a huge bummer. How did Tesla screw up the 3.0 battery so badly? It seems like it shouldn't have been hard to grab the 18650s from the Model S and slap them in. Unless you got the bad cells from the P90D or the BMS is failing.

The Model S cells don't have the right voltage characteristics to match up with the old Roadster PEMs. They had to use some 3rd party cells for the r80 pack.