Update on vp 21. I had a deposit on vp21 for about 2 months. The weather finally broke and was ready for my roadster. Called Ryan Kennedy and told him I was ready.Got a call the day before pickup. Upon final inspection, they found some damage to the frame (they refered to the "tub") on the car. They told me that they would not be able to fix the frame due to the extreme repairs neccesary. I heard from Ryan a few weeks later. He informed me that they are doing what they can to repair the car and maybe use it as a test mule for future roadster upgrades.
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Where are they now? The first 100 Roadsters
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I thought VP33 was the last... Well, there is a mysterious VP201 but it was something different.
VP32:
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... I had some old pictures of VP21:
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I know Silver VP19 had been sold. First in the UK, then brought to California.
I think Orange VP6 was on display in the Lotus factory for a long time, then finally sold in California.
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Yes, he has a black Model S too...
Probably wants to forget about this:
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A blog about #40 & #78:
Welcome home Tesla Roadster #40 | My ActiveE made me Accidentally Environmental
Welcome home Tesla Roadster #40 | My ActiveE made me Accidentally Environmental
The car's a blast to drive (when my wife let's me drive it...). Currently trying to see if there is a an issue with declining CAC values/ideal mile range (Trying to see if our CPO Roadster ideal mile range loss/CAC value decrease is real...) or on my blog (Rebalancing the Telsa Roadster battery pack | My ActiveE made me Accidentally Environmental starts it and with subsequent follow up posts.)
We picked I up with about 186-187 ideal miles and it was as low as 171 ideal miles until we started to do some of the rebalancing exercises. My wife's almost has done 4x the mileage from the original owner's miles (11,000 ish vs. 2220 when we bought it) since September.
The Roadster is so much more fun to drive than the S, though the S is definitely more "tech"
New update: Roadster production model 0076 has been damaged and here's a link:http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/41700-VIN-76-crushed-by-a-distracted-driver-this-morning
Update*****
As per a recent thread, several of the first 100 Roadsters have gone up for sale. Follow this link
I would like to invite all owners of a Roadster with a VIN number lower than ***101 to share their experience.
As per a recent thread, several of the first 100 Roadsters have gone up for sale. Follow this link
I would like to invite all owners of a Roadster with a VIN number lower than ***101 to share their experience.
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Just a quick update... I really need to do a post, the past few months, since we've stopped plugging the car in every night, the CAC's gone back up to as high as 149.92 and has bounced between 147 and 149.92. Ideal miles have been as high as 179.
We're around 15,600 now and still having fun.
I've posted here before regarding our #33, delivered on Halloween 2008, so now 6+ years old, 35K miles (due to short commute). Still running fine, and (knock wood) no battery or drivetrain repairs other than the line input fuses in the PEM blowing at the celebration of the Roadster HPC installation at Harris Ranch years ago. Said fuses were swapped on-site by JB Straubel using the ones from the car he had driven to the event!
Longest drive: Vancouver, BC, last year. Planning a drive to Idaho and Montana this year.
Longest drive: Vancouver, BC, last year. Planning a drive to Idaho and Montana this year.
You should make up a plaque to put on your car stating: "Personally repaired by JB".
Good idea! For some reason my PEM did not have a "warranty void if seal is broken" tag on it, but I guess JB could have authorized replacement of the tag in any case. It was neat to get a chance to see inside the PEM, although there were other layers still blocking the view of some of the interesting components.
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