Original Tesla Roadsters are selling in the 50s

Kinja'd!!! "JCAlan" (jcalan)
08/01/2018 at 11:23 • Filed to: None

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NPOCP?

I cannot imagine these cars not becoming future classics, regardless what happens with the future of Tesla. I say buy them up, speculators!

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https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=482926305&zip=45850&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D45850%26startYear%3D1981%26sortBy%3DyearASC%26incremental%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26endYear%3D2019%26makeCodeList%3DTESLA%26searchRadius%3D0&startYear=1981&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&endYear=2019&makeCodeList=TESLA&searchRadius=0&makeCode1=TESLA&modelCode1=ROADSTER


DISCUSSION (16)


Kinja'd!!! Party-vi > JCAlan
08/01/2018 at 11:30

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I wonder how their batteries are holding up.


Kinja'd!!! Arrivederci > JCAlan
08/01/2018 at 11:30

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CP - rather have an Elise and save some coin.


Kinja'd!!! Eric @ opposite-lock.com > JCAlan
08/01/2018 at 11:30

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Nooooo. Speculators stay away! I need them to get cheap enough that I can buy one as a project/track car.


Kinja'd!!! Tapas > JCAlan
08/01/2018 at 11:35

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NP.

Bargain 911 competitor for people who don’t care about the infotainment crap.


Kinja'd!!! Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Party-vi
08/01/2018 at 11:40

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Surprisingly well, exceeding expectations rather dramatically. I’m sure the fact most live in temperature-controlled garages helps.


Kinja'd!!! E92M3 > Arrivederci
08/01/2018 at 11:42

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Yeah, the $15,000 in savings buys  A LOT  of gas.


Kinja'd!!! Arrivederci > E92M3
08/01/2018 at 11:51

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And wheels/tires and HPDE fees :).


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > JCAlan
08/01/2018 at 11:57

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Are they selling for a $10k deposit with delivery in 2-5 years? It would be awesome if the used market mirrored the new market.


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Party-vi
08/01/2018 at 11:58

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If they fail, you can always go on ebay and snatch up a couple hundred used IBM thinkpads or Gateway laptops for cheap.


Kinja'd!!! TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > JCAlan
08/01/2018 at 12:13

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CP

Tesla sucks


Kinja'd!!! JCAlan > Party-vi
08/01/2018 at 12:23

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Basically, these were high end test mules for their batteries, which we know went into production. So I’d guess they hold up pretty well.


Kinja'd!!! marshknute > JCAlan
08/01/2018 at 12:23

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Am I just unlucky, or are these things extremely rare? I’ve seen twice as many Veneno coupes IRL as I’ve seen Tesla Roadsters.

And I hadn’t to go all the way to Turin Italy to see my first/only Roadster.

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Kinja'd!!! Party-vi > JCAlan
08/01/2018 at 12:41

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Neato. Did not look at it that way before.


Kinja'd!!! JCAlan > marshknute
08/01/2018 at 12:42

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I’ve never seen one in the wild. I would assume they are almost all in California.


Kinja'd!!! Mid Engine > JCAlan
08/01/2018 at 13:40

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Dealer is 10 miles from me.. I betcha that’s the same roadster I’ve seen multiple times tooling around the Microsoft campus in Re dmond.


Kinja'd!!! Mercedes Streeter > marshknute
08/10/2018 at 14:12

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I’ve seen maybe a total of three or four, only two of which were in the wild. They make me do a harder double take than any new Tesla product. lol