Random Roadster Sightings

[Zorba]

Indeed, but according to Autogespot - Exclusieve auto's gespot door jullie! (http://www.autogespot.com) it seems to be driving around here quite a lot.

[TEG]

Saw a Roadster parked here, but I was on the 5th floor. Lucky we use binoculars at work :p
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4521&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1330689965

I remember seeing a photo of that same Roadster in front of the Benelux store.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6458616097_4ca8bb8a59_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45499144@N08/6458616097/sizes/l/in/set-72157628287214367/)

[dpeilow]

Good spot. The Orange has British 2011 plates too (but is LHD). Must be demo cars.

[Zorba]

Could it be Gert-Jan Geerinckx his car? He is involved in the Eindhoven store, but lives in the UK I think.

Or not, could be demo cars as dpeilow mentioned. :tongue:

[Adm]

They are demo cars.... I test drove a LHD 2.0 model more than a year ago and it also had UK plates. Maybe for tax reasons...

[Zorba]

Thank you for the clarification!

[TEG]

One more of the car in question:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6794799286_b061df5f18_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45499144@N08/6794799286/in/photostream)

[dpeilow]

There's an Ampera next to it...


Oh, it's an EVent.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6940905971_ab911bea45.jpg


Funny they've got that DAF truck there - Kevin, remember the DAF guys at Lands End?

[vfx]

Saw a Roadster parked here, but I was on the 5th floor. Lucky we use binoculars at work :p Worked out perfectly well, taken with my iPhone!

Longest lens pix of a Roadster ever!

Looks odd. :)

[augkuo]

Someone else got a shot of this on the road - they edited the picture and made a comment that the woman forgot to "charg up" her car ;)

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[Doug_G]

That's just mean.

[bonnie1194]

Haters gonna hate.

[dsm363]

EVin' ain't easy.

[EV_de]

Today on his way to munich ....

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47046710/pics/TM_Roadster_Muc.png

[rolosrevenge]

Saw someone in a light blue Roadster this morning on the WA-520 leaving Redmond heading toward Bellevue with his son in the passenger seat. I pulled up along side them in the company LEAF and waved, and then followed behind until they took a Bellevue exit.

[raumgleiter]

i don't understand, why everyone says, there are no electric cars... look at this (a regular friday in bern)... ;-)

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[raumgleiter]

and another one... it's so nice to meet roadster drivers... (thanks oli for the picture)...

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[raumgleiter]

and the photographer...

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[vfx]

and another one... it's so nice to meet roadster drivers... (thanks oli for the picture)...

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Absolutely beautiful blur!

[sprediletto]

I've been collecting these from Twitter for some time. I love the comments.

This is my girlfriend heading to the farm:
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This is Sparrow in Atlanta:
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[ryanjm]

If this is anyone on the board (it's vin #1278), then I live right near the spot where this picture was taken in Bernal Heights (SF) yesterday. PM me and say hello! :-) Interesting about the red hard top on the black car! (FWIW the seats are black with red too)
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[augkuo]

I think it's "+5 Vorpal" as in a fantasy game reference


"5 Volt Ripple" ?
5 Volt Riple Protection (http://www.gadgetgangster.com/find-a-project/56?projectnum=155)

[sprediletto]

I really like the red hardtop.

[Slackjaw]

I sighted a dark colored Roadster Christmas Eve at about 9:30 to 10:00 PM possibly black with a black roof parked on Union Ave in Cresskill NJ by the Hudson Bank across from the borough hall. I wanted to make a U turn to look at it but did not sight a place to do so. :smile:

As discussed in PM - this was almost certainly me... Just shows how busy I've been to miss that on the forum!

In other news, a guy I gave a ride to at work (actually, the Chief Engineer of our building) had previously googled my license plate and found this:

quattroworld.com Forums: P2F: NOCO24U (http://forums.quattroworld.com/tristate/msgs/212707.phtml)

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The funny part is that he/she nailed my driving style so succinctly:
Once on 95, he didn't open it up. Oh well. ... yup, that's me. :rolleyes:

[bonnie1194]

Love the license plate, slackjaw :)

[sprediletto]

I found number 1043 in Greenwich, CT on 10 April outside of my hotel (Delamar Greenwich Harbor / 500 Steamboat RD). Apologies for the horrible picture of such a beautiful car; I had a few too many Manhattan's in me. I didn't have a chance to meet the owner, but was told he is a regular at the L'Escale Restaurant & Bar.

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[shark2k]

The funny part is that he/she nailed my driving style so succinctly: ... yup, that's me. :rolleyes:

If I was in the driver seat with ya, I would have :biggrin:.

-Shark2k

[dadaleus]

Always fun to happen upon another Roadster while in the Roadster. :-)

Last Wed (April 4) around 7pm I happened upon this Roadster while driving south on I5 through Camp Pendleton. Was in sight of it for about 20 miles. Sorry for the grainy pic... I was stalking it with my iphone in near dark. Whoever you are--hello neighbor!

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[TEG]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7091/6862065262_ca52f84777_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45499144@N08/6870900720/)

[TEG]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/7004336315_130499aebf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/austinmcraig/7004336315/)

[jcstp]

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/538804_432163336799396_164339760248423_90527141_1875894162_n.jpg

Incompatible Browser | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=432163336799396&set=a.432159953466401.116860.164339760248423&type=3&theater)

http://a.yfrog.com/img861/9244/9ptfq.jpg

yfrog Fullsize - http://yfrog.com/nx9ptfqj (http://yfrog.com/z/nx9ptfqj)

[vfx]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/7004336315_130499aebf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/austinmcraig/7004336315/)


AAAHHGG!, My eyes!

[bonnie1194]

AAAHHGG!, My eyes!

Tender flower.

[NigelM]

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[jcstp]

the blue one has an oil-leak :biggrin:

[NigelM]

the blue one has an oil-leak :biggrin:

Haha, I was musing over who would be the first to say that....:biggrin:

[MDR]

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2.5 Sport today in Mill Valley, CA
Anyone here?

[dadaleus]

Seen by my wife the UTC area of San Diego today...
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#1340: Another local Roadster whose owner I don't know!

[Robert.Boston]

At Santana Row today:5683

[benji4]

Two black Roadsters -- my car and Penpen's car so not exactly random. We drove around Tokyo on Earth Day, had lots of people checking out the cars!

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[TEG]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7105108023_f4fe5bf015_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalx/7105108023/)

[NigelM]

@TEG, those are Tesla factory plates?....

[TEG]

Yes... MFG ("Manufacturer")


(Photo was in San Francisco)

[ElSupreme]

My dad took this picture of a Roadster at Georgia Tech on their Earth Day event, last Friday.

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I do now know who that is in the picture.

[Sparrow]

That's my Roadster and I recognize my shoe and leg in the upper right hand corner. We also had a black 2.5 Roadster there too.

[sprediletto]

Another angle. I wish I could have been there. My Roadster has been lent out a lot recently. It will be in another parade this weekend driven by a member of the EV Club of the South.

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[Lloyd]

Nice Wax Job!! Do you use Zaino??

I'd keep that squirrel away from my car though!

[dsm363]

Yeah, nice job. My car was that clean once....

[MrSimpson202]

I saw this Roadster on a trip somewhere near Valencia.


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6975402824_895fcf7b9a_b.jpg

[TEG]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7280/7120996347_1f6790715a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/raneko/7120996347/sizes/o/in/photostream/)
Hawaii plates, but in Japan...

[NigelM]

Well I know this is my car, but I didn't know where else to post it. This is Robert Darbelnet, President of AAA, taking his first ride in an EV:

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He now knows what the "Tesla grin" is......:biggrin:

[vfx]

http://www.thewrap.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale_width_640/main_image/SyncBigFrame.png (http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/youtube-stars-align-their-caa-digital-set-37371)

[TEG]

I don't think anyone will be leaving fingerprints on that one!

Is he there to keep that cats off? :tongue:

[jcstp]

http://www.thewrap.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale_width_640/main_image/SyncBigFrame.png (http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/youtube-stars-align-their-caa-digital-set-37371)

Is this the new fast stealthy interception vehicle of the army?

[bolosky]

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Sorry about the poor quality picture, all I had was my phone and the light wasn't great.

This was in the parking garage near Soda Hall on the UC Berkeley campus this afternoon. If I remember correctly it was VIN 213.

[vfx]

Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/pnut/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2FYfMV3YH)

http://p.twimg.com/AZAuCRcCEAAUvN8.jpg:large


Was told that Aaron Willis (P-Nut), bass player for 311 still loves his Roadster so much he follows the tour bus in it. His pages are scattered with Tesla related entries.

Don't know the story behind this image.

[DrComputer]

Don't know the story behind this image.

You should know this image as you were there.... This is from last year's Rally. That's my car right in front after it overheated and wouldn't move another foot (the shop forgot to plug the cooling fans back in after removing a feather from them).

[jory]

sent/seen by a friend attending a conference at ASU:

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[vfx]

You should know this image as you were there.... This is from last year's Rally. That's my car right in front after it overheated and wouldn't move another foot (the shop forgot to plug the cooling fans back in after removing a feather from them).

So that must have been the staging area. I never left the corral (except for food :)

[Dragon]

You should know this image as you were there.... This is from last year's Rally. That's my car right in front after it overheated and wouldn't move another foot (the shop forgot to plug the cooling fans back in after removing a feather from them).

WTF!?

[mcornwell]

While eating lunch in Carlsbad today, I saw a greyish blue Roadster drive by. It was on Carlsbad Blvd (Coast Highway) at Carlsbad Village Drive. No personalized plates, hard top was on, not sure if it's anyone here. Dadaleus probably knows the North County Roadsters, perhaps he knows who it was.

[dadaleus]

While eating lunch in Carlsbad today, I saw a greyish blue Roadster drive by. It was on Carlsbad Blvd (Coast Highway) at Carlsbad Village Drive. No personalized plates, hard top was on, not sure if it's anyone here. Dadaleus probably knows the North County Roadsters, perhaps he knows who it was.

Hmm... Don't know that one I'm afraid.

[smoothoperator]

While eating lunch in Carlsbad today, I saw a greyish blue Roadster drive by. It was on Carlsbad Blvd (Coast Highway) at Carlsbad Village Drive. No personalized plates, hard top was on, not sure if it's anyone here. Dadaleus probably knows the North County Roadsters, perhaps he knows who it was.

Did it have a bunch of White Carpool stickers all over the rear and front of it? Was it a sport? If so I know that car

[mcornwell]

smoothoperator, I didn't get a good look at it, it was in the lane furthest from me, and it was blocked by another car going just about the same speed. :-(

I believe it had the darker OEM wheels. Does that make it a Sport (sorry, I'm a Model S reservation holder and I'm not as versed on the Roadsters).

[jcstp]

Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/elsieMaes/status/198260531000385537)

http://distilleryimage7.instagram.com/89e000c0959d11e1a9f71231382044a1_7.jpg

[VolkerP]

nice color contrast! Having encountered difficulties climbing in and out of a Roadster, I have a hard time to believe this Roadster is parked legally at a disabled person slot.

[vfx]

...I have a hard time to believe this Roadster is parked legally at a disabled person slot.

I'm not sure but I think you can get a Handicapped placard (which I don't see) for a hand injury. Still not easy to get in/out, but do-able.


XTL TWOT?

[TEG]

XTL TWOT?

Looks to me like KILIWOT

[Bradleybang]

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An underwriter in my office was researching a property and found this on google maps.

Go down to street view
1511 Montana Santa Monica CA - Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1511+Montana+Santa+Monica+CA&hl=en&ll=34.033287,-118.49388&spn=0.000411,0.000345&sll=34.033355,-118.493915&gl=us&hnear=1511+Montana+Ave,+Santa+Monica,+California+90403&t=h&z=21)

[TEG]

Looks like Jason C...
Jason Calacanis Tesla Roadster Photo Gallery - AutoblogGreen (http://www.green.autoblog.com/photos/jason-calacanis-tesla-roadster-1/)
AutoblogGreen visits our founder to try out his Tesla Roadster [w/VIDEO] (http://green.autoblog.com/2008/11/24/autobloggreen-visits-our-founder-to-try-out-his-tesla-roadster/)
Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis giving away his Tesla Model S (you know, when he gets it) (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/01/mahalo-ceo-jason-calacanis-giving-away-his-tesla-model-s-you-kn/)

[jaanton]

Some disabilities don't really show. My wife has about 50% lung capacity so she has a disabled placard. She gets around but runs out of energy quickly. Loves the roadster. No gas fumes are a good thing for her.


nice color contrast! Having encountered difficulties climbing in and out of a Roadster, I have a hard time to believe this Roadster is parked legally at a disabled person slot.

[augkuo]

Vin #559 in Millbrae this morning:

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[ElSupreme]

Vin #559 in Millbrae this morning:

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What happened to your mirror?

[augkuo]

What happened to your mirror?

got smacked ;( Getting it replaced as we speak though...

[NigelM]

Wins the prize for the worst license plate holder (http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/5860/tesla-roadster-electric-sports-car-review):

http://cdn.pocket-lint.com/images/4Lfm/tesla-roadster-electric-sports-car-review-0.jpg?20120514-091745

I'm guessing that the holder is sized for French plates but the car has Monaco plates.

[Dragon]

The plate on my car is similar, just as small. Tesla has only this "big" size. At the rear we bolted the plate directly on the plastic of the car, cause the plate holder was ugly and sticking out 1-2 cm at the bottom.

[vfx]

Looks like Jason C...
Jason Calacanis Tesla Roadster Photo Gallery - AutoblogGreen (http://www.green.autoblog.com/photos/jason-calacanis-tesla-roadster-1/)
AutoblogGreen visits our founder to try out his Tesla Roadster [w/VIDEO] (http://green.autoblog.com/2008/11/24/autobloggreen-visits-our-founder-to-try-out-his-tesla-roadster/)
Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis giving away his Tesla Model S (you know, when he gets it) (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/01/mahalo-ceo-jason-calacanis-giving-away-his-tesla-model-s-you-kn/)

I would guess jason knew full well what he was doing. ;-)

[vfx]

...
Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis giving away his Tesla Model S (you know, when he gets it) (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/01/mahalo-ceo-jason-calacanis-giving-away-his-tesla-model-s-you-kn/)

So what's the deal with this giveaway? (could not find a TMC thread on it).

They wanted to be the biggest twitter account ever but maxed out at 8K+. Far from the millions some celbrities have. I guess giving away a car no one has heard of (relatively) is not a good incentive.

Still though, Can I win it?

[bonnie1194]

Still though, Can I win it?

It's unlikely that you will - because I'm going to win it.

[bonnie1194]

But if you insist on entering ... follow these instructions. (https://twitter.com/#!/auto/status/7276776848)

(I considered rickrolling you, but it would be too easy.)

[ElSupreme]

But if you insist on entering ... follow these instructions. (https://twitter.com/#!/auto/status/7276776848)

(I considered rickrolling you, but it would be too easy.)

I now know some twitter accounts! :-)

[NigelM]

They wanted to be the biggest twitter account ever but maxed out at 8K+. Far from the millions some celbrities have. I guess giving away a car no one has heard of (relatively) is not a good incentive.

Still though, Can I win it?

I'm guessing that nobody wins the car if he's still 4.492million followers short of the goal....


But if you insist on entering ...

You'll have to put up with endless petrol-head tweets for the next few years....

(P.S. I guess "petrol-head" = "gearhead" in the U.S.)

[bonnie1194]

I now know some twitter accounts! :-)

so do I :)

[vfx]

Thanx B,

I'll pass. Odds and effort too Twitty.

[hcsharp]

(P.S. I guess "petrol-head" = "gearhead" in the U.S.)

No. I'm a gearhead but not a petrol-head. No way. Pls don't let them do that to us.:scared:

[vfx]

Maker Faire 2012

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uOY5KJNez8Q/T7lPgFDkDyI/AAAAAAACVkk/AKunrccvuXY/s443/MakerFaire+(59+of+70).jpg (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uOY5KJNez8Q/T7lPgFDkDyI/AAAAAAACVkk/AKunrccvuXY/s443/MakerFaire+%2859+of+70%29.jpg)

[dhrivnak]

Well I finally after 14 months of driving my Tesla I met another owner.
richard from Charlotte need a high speed charge and dropped by in NE Tennessee. And I had a chance to drive a Sport Model, sweet! 6451

[mcornwell]

Is this anyone in Virginia? Silver with custom plates "NO GA5", aftermarket wheels?

Link (http://www.businessinsider.com/spotted-teslas-electric-take-on-the-supercar-2012-5)

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[markwj]

Drove with a black roadster license plate "MACH V" on the dragon's back, Hong Kong, today. I was the thunder gray EVxxx. If you're on this forum, nice to meet you ;-)

Seeing more and more Roadsters I don't recognise recently in Hong Kong. I guess the local sales office has been doing a good job clearing the final inventory.

[vfx]

..., aftermarket wheels?





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[TEG]

Drove with a black roadster license plate "MACH V"...

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6053/6287616820_6089372c3e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darylchapman/6287616820/)
http://www.modelcars.com/model-kit/polar-lights-kits-speed-racer-mach-5.jpg

[mcornwell]

?????

Sorry, not all knowing when it comes to Roadsters. Were these an option?

[markwj]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6053/6287616820_6089372c3e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darylchapman/6287616820/)

That's him. But, what about the gunman on the grassy knoll?

[strider]

Sorry, not all knowing when it comes to Roadsters. Were these an option?
Those are the "standard" cast wheels.

[eeenmachine]

While eating lunch in Carlsbad today, I saw a greyish blue Roadster drive by. It was on Carlsbad Blvd (Coast Highway) at Carlsbad Village Drive. No personalized plates, hard top was on, not sure if it's anyone here. Dadaleus probably knows the North County Roadsters, perhaps he knows who it was.

Anyone in San Diego eat at Fidel's Mexican frequently? I've seen a roadster parked out front a few times (I think it might have been dark blue).

[mcornwell]

Anyone in San Diego eat at Fidel's Mexican frequently? I've seen a roadster parked out front a few times (I think it might have been dark blue).

That may be dadaleus, he has a dark blue roadster and is in Solana Beach.

[dadaleus]

That may be dadaleus, he has a dark blue roadster and is in Solana Beach.

Could be. I've certainly been there but I haven't been in a while, although I drive around SB quite a bit. And I don't know any other twilight blue Roadsters in the area. I'll be at the Beach Grass Cafe around 9:45 this morning if you want to "sight" it. :-)

[ggr]

Anyone in San Diego eat at Fidel's Mexican frequently? I've seen a roadster parked out front a few times (I think it might have been dark blue).

My Racing Green one was there for the first time ummm... about ten days ago.

[NigelM]

Not seen this one (http://www.trust.org/alertnet/multimedia/pictures/detail.dot?mediaInode=ce3e72da-34d2-4ff5-89fb-dbba0e401f33) before, but TEG may prove me wrong....

http://www.trust.org/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/8ac10f59-00b5-448a-9611-363e51d8cad3.jpg&w=649


A Tesla Roadster runs on a road during an electric car rally from Tallinn to Monte-Carlo, near Tallinn June 1, 2012. The rally lasts for 10 days, during which electric cars will cross 10 countries and cover a distance of more than 3300 km (2050 miles)

[Eric from NE]

My friends have begun playing a variation of the traveling gnome with my Tesla. I'm being tagged in Facebook photos of the car as they stop to pose when they see it randomly about town.

The best part is the commentary from other people that don't realize I can see their commentary.

[jory]

have run across this orange 2.5 sport (no license plate) on the bay bridge a couple times in the past week

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[NigelM]

Found both of these ono Twitter today:

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[Lloyd]

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Spotted yesteday, San Luis Obispo, CA (yes thats a chip in my windshield under the left rear tire)

[sprediletto]

The vanity plate is SOLDVSI. Any ideas as to the meaning? VSI is the ticker symbol for Vitamin Shoppe; maybe he sold a franchise and/or the stock.

[TEG]

VSI could be a lot of different things. Hard to know if your guess is right.
Esker Boosts Market Presence Through Acquisition of VSI. - Free Online Library (http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Esker+Boosts+Market+Presence+Through+Acquisition+of+VSI.-a063362940)
Esker to Buy VSI (http://www.gartner.com/id=308657)

[Lloyd]

The vanity plate is SOLDVSI. Any ideas as to the meaning? VSI is the ticker symbol for Vitamin Shoppe; maybe he sold a franchise and/or the stock.

Not sure but that's a good guess. There is a Store started here a couple of years ago.

[W.Petefish]

Apparently someone found out a store that I frequent.

Tesla Roadster spotted in Dallas, Texas on 01/16/2012, photo 2 (http://www.exoticspotter.com/tesla-roadster-dallas-texas-58417)

[markwj]

Tried a 'vanity' google search for EV915, and came up with this one from last year:

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I really like the Hong Kong street shot.

P.S. Full story at Hong Kong Tesla Roadster Rally | Motoring | Asia Tatler (http://www.asiatatler.com/hong-kong/motoring/hong-kong-tesla-roadster-rally)

[Doug_G]

Apparently someone found out a store that I frequent.

Tesla Roadster spotted in Dallas, Texas on 01/16/2012, photo 2 (http://www.exoticspotter.com/tesla-roadster-dallas-texas-58417)

Found two on that site of my car.

Tesla Roadster spotted in Ottawa, Canada on 03/31/2012 (http://www.exoticspotter.com/tesla-roadster-ottawa-canada-64409)
Tesla Roadster spotted in Ottawa, Canada on 03/31/2012, photo 2 (http://www.exoticspotter.com/tesla-roadster-ottawa-canada-64410)

Strangely all three images (yours and mine) have 15 or 16 "likes" and 1 "dislike". I smell a hater...

Edit: No, I checked out other cars and all of them had MORE "dislikes"...

[ElSupreme]

Apparently someone found out a store that I frequent.

Tesla Roadster spotted in Dallas, Texas on 01/16/2012, photo 2 (http://www.exoticspotter.com/tesla-roadster-dallas-texas-58417)


Is that a Fry's? The ones in Atlanta look pretty much exactly like that.

[TEG]

Apparently someone found out a store that I frequent.
Tesla Roadster spotted in Dallas, Texas on 01/16/2012, photo 2 (http://www.exoticspotter.com/tesla-roadster-dallas-texas-58417)

Man, there is a lot of oil spill on that parking space. Clearly not a dedicated EV spot!

[vfx]

Not represented.

Wonder where this is?
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[TEG]

Wonder where this is?

Greenwich, Connecticut

[W.Petefish]

Man, there is a lot of oil spill on that parking space. Clearly not a dedicated EV spot!

Some people ignore the "EV ONLY" signs as the most that can happen is they be towed.

[Coach1452]

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2.5 Sport today in Mill Valley, CA
Anyone here?

Hi, My name is Patrick. I just joined this forum and got a chuckle in seeing my car here. Good thing it was clean.

[TEG]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7453661274_5aed84465b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/oggiefinci/7453661274/)

[Doug_G]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7453661274_5aed84465b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/oggiefinci/7453661274/)

Photo obviously taken in Toronto. I think I might know the owner.

[Jaff]

First time I've seen "green plate" number 004...

I'm 005...

[Doug_G]

First time I've seen "green plate" number 004...

I'm 005...

That's why I wasn't sure about whose car that is. I've heard there's "another" orange Roadster in the Toronto area, in addition to the one owner I met.

(I'm 001...)

Edit: Yes, the one we met had 006.

[Jaff]

Prime Mover is 007...(at least I hear that's what his wife calls him) :wink::biggrin:

[raymond]

Greenwich, Connecticut

Obvious, from the brickwork. :confused:

[TEG]

Obvious, from the brickwork. :confused:

Saw the ExoticSpotter logo in the lower right.
Went to that site, searched Tesla and found this:
Tesla Roadster spotted in Greenwich, Connecticut on 06/06/2009 (http://www.exoticspotter.com/tesla-roadster-greenwich-connecticut-17722)

By the way, anyone know which Roadster this one is/was?:
Tesla Roadster spotted in Huntington Beach, California on 09/23/2011 (http://www.exoticspotter.com/tesla-roadster-huntington-beach-california-51373)
I could never quite make out the license plate from the photo.

[vfx]

By the way, anyone know which Roadster this one is/was?:
Tesla Roadster spotted in Huntington Beach, California on 09/23/2011 (http://www.exoticspotter.com/tesla-roadster-huntington-beach-california-51373)
I could never quite make out the license plate from the photo.

For a while there was only 1 yellow in CA and it was in the OC.

I think it's the guy who had the Tesla Solar in Vegas. (and I think moved there)

Recargo Barstow gives a thanks to (I assume) the installer there. Not sure if there is a connection.

[rolosrevenge]

Saw a Roadster parked at the baseball fields on Education Hill in Redmond yesterday. License plate 'EV NV' I was so happy because I was wearing my Tesla shirt at the time and biking.

[ChadS]

Saw a Roadster parked at the baseball fields on Education Hill in Redmond yesterday. License plate 'EV NV' I was so happy because I was wearing my Tesla shirt at the time and biking.

That's THIS (http://www.teslamotors.com/enthusiasts/blog/3827) car. I don't think the owners are on these forums, but they are active in the local community. Their son works at the Tesla store, and they have a Model S reservation in the low 30's--it should be the first one in WA.

That obsidian black car was the first Roadster I saw in the wild; we were both at an Model T/EV event in Seattle back in 2009 (the second picture in the blog). I ordered my Roadster two weeks later.

[sp4rk]

Ok, spotted a LIME GREEN Roadster today westbound Euclid in Arlington Heights, IL.

[Jolt]

Guilty as charged, finally a nice evening for a drive this week. First night out with the new headlights, love'em

[rolosrevenge]

That's THIS (http://www.teslamotors.com/enthusiasts/blog/3827) car. I don't think the owners are on these forums, but they are active in the local community. Their son works at the Tesla store, and they have a Model S reservation in the low 30's--it should be the first one in WA.

That obsidian black car was the first Roadster I saw in the wild; we were both at an Model T/EV event in Seattle back in 2009 (the second picture in the blog). I ordered my Roadster two weeks later.
Now I really wish I had waited around to meet them.

[ChadS]

Now I really wish I had waited around to meet them.

They are really nice. They will be at the Redmond Eco-Fair (http://redmondderbydays.com/) in downtown Redmond from 11-6 on July 14. (It probably doesn't count as a random sighting if you know they will be there). There is a chance they will have their Model S by then.

They said they would leave the car(s) all day, although they would only be there part of the time. Note that there's a parade before the Eco Fair, and TomSax's red roadster will be in the parade, although he's not able to do the Eco Fair. DaveD's yellow Roadster should be at both. I can't do either event this year, but yellow is already represented so that's OK.

[TEG]

South Africa?:
http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/6fc76c1ebab411e1a92a1231381b6f02_7.jpg (http://statigr.am/p/217784780910012593_28547089)

[dpeilow]

Did he get that plate after the bricking hoopla?

[sp4rk]

Ok, I had dinner at McRae Memorial Golf Course in Barrington, IL Saturday.

Parked next to me was a Blue Roadster number plate COLLAR.

Curious ... if the owner is here, PM me?

[TEG]

Q&A With a Tesla Owner - KickingTires (http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2009/09/tesla-interview.html)
Palatine man leading high-voltage life with Tesla Roadster - DailyHerald.com (http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20100706/business/307069830/photos/B3/)

[sp4rk]

DOH ... I had not put two and 2 together ... he was all over the old Tesla site and I'd completely overlooked him!

Thanks for the wake up call.

[TEG]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/7619699252_27291003ee_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vin1000/7619699252/)

[brianman]

"OMG, the panel seams are awful in white" ;)

Back to sanity...

Nice picture, TEG. Feels like a vacation just looking at it.

[jerry33]

"OMG, the panel seams are awful in white" ;)

Best chuckle I've had today. Thanks!

[jordanthompson]

TEG - Wow - I love the white wheels!! I don't think I've seen white on white before - very nice!

[NigelM]

TEG - Wow - I love the white wheels!! I don't think I've seen white on white before - very nice!

There was a thread on this before: White-Roadster-Wheels (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/8022-White-Roadster-Wheels)

One of our local FL group members has white wheels. You might see it next weekend Jordan.

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5218&d=1333132276

[TEG]

By the way, that white Roadster photo I posted was of "VIN #1000", which is on some sort of road trip past Mt. Shasta, having come from Texas...

[dadaleus]

DrComputer: Looking at your familiar BLU TSLA in the LA store right now while I get some new rear tires! Remembering how it charged at my place down in Solana Beach way back when. 8163

[TEG]

I guess his license plate is designed as a visual aid for colorblind Roadster fans.


( some sidebar discussion about ways to jack up a roadster went here: Jacking up a Roadster (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/9474-Jacking-up-a-Roadster) )

[dwegmull]

Not truly random, as I took these at the Menlo Park store this morning:
This is a mat black wrap over blue paint.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qroJDNm_abk/UBLJwCsOgbI/AAAAAAAAIMU/TLl8IOtep04/s905/IMG_20120727_090239.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-u5rwQjgDa7M/UBLJwLywTXI/AAAAAAAAIMU/ld_n0GPXan0/s1207/IMG_20120727_090258.jpg
This engineering prototype is in for "refurbishment"...
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LQgvWt9ANuc/UBLJwCP327I/AAAAAAAAIMU/Jd8_Rqyu7w8/s1207/IMG_20120727_090306.jpg
I don't know what's the story with this one...
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ODSjEiJlyT0/UBLJwAFC1TI/AAAAAAAAIMU/ZdULDyKwjko/s1207/IMG_20120727_090536.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R-Nu92Ix--Q/UBLJwO_pcII/AAAAAAAAIMU/UO0stDu_MqA/s905/IMG_20120727_090544.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sm8a7otHKBE/UBLJwIobRwI/AAAAAAAAIMU/-E3ssUGX20E/s905/IMG_20120727_090552.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ICs2gei7Uu8/UBLJwI7ISWI/AAAAAAAAIMU/gV43xYUjvNs/s1207/IMG_20120727_090604.jpg
Also present was Model S serial number 10.

[ElSupreme]

Not truly random, as I took these at the Menlo Park store this morning:
This is a mat black wrap over blue paint.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qroJDNm_abk/UBLJwCsOgbI/AAAAAAAAIMU/TLl8IOtep04/s905/IMG_20120727_090239.jpg

And it appears 10 other Roadsters! :wink:

[Andrew Wolfe]

And it appears 10 other Roadsters! :wink:

Actually more than 20 as of yesterday - including Elon's. (The black matte is mine - just bought VIN 472.)


1052 (the light blue one) was purchased salvage. It is being used as an experiment to see how best to perform repairs and if they can be done to Tesla's safety standards.

[wiztecy]

The green roadster there is an engineering car, pretty used and abused... especially the outside and inside. However its still running which I like to see :)

Those finger marks across on the back that wiped some of the dust were from me! The paint job on the back felt and looked like it was done with a spray can. Would be nice to just do that and not care. Pure test and utility.

[wiztecy]

"The black matte is mine - just bought VIN 472."

Andrew, why'd you put that hideous California front plate on that beautiful roadster ? ;) It looks screwed into the front bumper which I hope its not. The roadster has a screw in the front grill that comes out, there's a license mounting plate (mine was stainless steel) that was formed and fit so that no bumper drilling was needed.

That was the 1st thing I removed off the roadster, never been hassled with it or any of my other cars..... plus that stupid plate is blocking over 1/3 of the air that passes through the front radiator that's used for the AC/Cooling condenser.

[Andrew Wolfe]

"The black matte is mine - just bought VIN 472."

Andrew, why'd you put that hideous California front plate on that beautiful roadster ? ;) It looks screwed into the front bumper which I hope its not. The roadster has a screw in the front grill that comes out, there's a license mounting plate (mine was stainless steel) that was formed and fit so that no bumper drilling was needed.

That was the 1st thing I removed off the roadster, never been hassled with it or any of my other cars..... plus that stupid plate is blocking over 1/3 of the air that passes through the front radiator that's used for the AC/Cooling condenser.



I'm somehow very paranoid about getting pulled over in this car :crying:

I sold my 13-yr. old Honda S2000 to make room in the garage, and I must admit, I never put the front plates on it. Couldn't bring myself to drill the holes. Never got hassled - even one time when I was pulled over for a warning for something else.

In any case, there is no damage. I used a bracket that came with the car. Bolts into 2 existing prefab mount holes under the lip - no drilling. I may adulterate it with carpool stickers though. I've become disturbingly law abiding in my old age....

[wiztecy]

"I used a bracket that came with the car. Bolts into 2 existing prefab mount holes under the lip - no drilling."

YaY! That's good to hear :)

I only have the one carpool sticker on my Roadster as well, its on the lower right corner. No issues with that.

One thing that you may want to ask Tesla for is for the Body Armor that's shaped like the car-pool sticker. This protects your paint or your 3M covering whenever you need to remove the carpool sticker. I heard one person removed part of the paint when they pulled the sticker off.

Love the Matte Black look! I'm sure I'll pass you one of these days, my roadster is my daily driver and I commute from Santa Cruz to Cupertino (passing Los Gatos) during the week.

[vfx]

"The black matte is mine - just bought VIN 472."

Andrew, why'd you put that hideous California front plate on that beautiful roadster ?...

I agree that plate ruins the look cool of the matte black. A HOV sticker can go on the back window.

BTW I wanted a matte black Roadster. Tesla/Lotus would not paint it. I'm happy with my Lotus painted copper now, but it's nice to know a wrap is possible.

[vfx]

Air suspension?
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[drees]

Air suspension?
No, that reservoir down there is just a remote oil reservoir for the shocks. Air suspension would have that spring visible under the upper a-arm replaced with an air-bag.

Looks like they're working with that wire and cable and had to disassemble the dash to work on it.

[wiztecy]

Andrew, I also think you need the "Gun Metal Black" rims! You can try mine on for looks if you like. that'll really make your look complete. Any bright reflection, which the rims are doing now, throws off the effect the matte finish makes.

[sp4rk]

Spotted today ... wine red ... Illinois, Schaumburg, Eastbound Golf Road at Meacham. About 2:30pm.

[jory]

seen yesterday on the bay bridge:

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[bonnie1194]

I think pics taken FROM a Roadster of Roadsters randomly encountered in the wild might deserve a special category. :). Nice!

[norty]

I played around with wrapping too, adding some electric blue to my 2010 Roadster, as I thought I needed to turn more heads! :wink:

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[sp4rk]

I played around with wrapping too, adding some electric blue to my 2010 Roadster, as I thought I needed to turn more heads! :wink:

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Now that's a cool number plate.

It is so difficult to get good ones in the UK.

My car there has my initials and two unnecessary digits (like your T23) ... did you try for that? ... at least the government "released" these inexpensive ones.

I'd paint the 2 white. Think how fast you could then go past average speed cameras!?

Now what I'd love to see is a two tone with red and black. But "wine" red.

[Jaff]

Looks great norty!

Please give us an update in a few months and let us know how the wrap holds up (with a few miles on it)...I might add some red to mine if it holds up well...is that wrap supposed to be as durable as the paint armour?


I played around with wrapping too, adding some electric blue to my 2010 Roadster, as I thought I needed to turn more heads! :wink:

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[norty]

if you don't wish to pay a big premium, the UK system of letters & numbers can be fun to play around with. Of course T3 SLA had been bought by a lucky punter already.

Jaff, I will let you know how the wrap holds up after some real world wear. It is supposed to last 3-5 years but that is a vulnerable panel. BTW, I had to remove the splitter and rear diffuser for the wrap to be applied, so I know my way around the undertray bolts now! Paint armour is less flexible and a thicker material I believe.

[TEG]

#1000 still out and about:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7656857786_39c2907b97_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vin1000/7656857786/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7656839492_bc8d0ce3cf_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vin1000/7656839492/)

[clmason]

My son spotted a Roadster this afternoon at this school in La Jolla, Ca. So cool!
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[TEG]

I played around with wrapping too, adding some electric blue to my 2010 Roadster, as I thought I needed to turn more heads! :wink:
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Reminded me of this:
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[jcstp]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5I0eP5QKlU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4miGGJEbNr8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQgTyLNc_78


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebmk0UtYx4U


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUmEXvlI-J4

is this the place to post them?

[W.Petefish]

I played around with wrapping too, adding some electric blue to my 2010 Roadster, as I thought I needed to turn more heads! :wink:

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Thanks for the inspiration. I just checked into getting some of the details done.

[vfx]

Thanks for the inspiration. I just checked into getting some of the details done.


Coloring the front piece is just asking for ugly black paint chips.

[W.Petefish]

Some work I had done today:
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[VolkerP]

Looks great, but IMO it calls for the blue lip like norty's Roadster. Random Roadster Sightings (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/1290-Random-Roadster-Sightings?p=171256&viewfull=1#post171256)

[NEWDL]

That is a bit tougher to pull off on a 2.0 than it is on the 1.5 front end...

Vinyl or paint?

It is meant to match company colors or is it just a color scheme that was dreamt up?

[W.Petefish]

Something that I thought up. It is vinyl.

[bonnie1194]

Imagine my surprise when looking out my office window to spot a Roadster (CA plate "LEKTREK") parked outside. (sorry for the poor quality) Anyone know who this belongs to?

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[NigelM]

Not on TEG's list (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/2380-Tesla-Roadster-vanity-license-plates/page26?p=118410&viewfull=1#post118410).....ooooh, did he miss one? :wink:

[bonnie1194]

Not on TEG's list (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/2380-Tesla-Roadster-vanity-license-plates/page26?p=118410&viewfull=1#post118410).....ooooh, did he miss one? :wink:

If I hadn't been in a meeting, I would have gotten the VIN. By the time it ended, the Roadster had silently driven off into the day.

[Vger]

Beauty and the Beast

This our own Roadster, with a strange bedfellow that snuggled up to her in a Vancouver parking garage!

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[vfx]

Your's is winning the race!

[NigelM]

Beauty and the Beast

This our own Roadster, with a strange bedfellow that snuggled up to her in a Vancouver parking garage!

Great pic! But It should be in the What-did-you-park-next-to.... (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/6983-What-did-you-park-next-to-(Or-what-makes-the-Roadster-look-tiny-)) thread.

[MemDave]

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In Amsterdam. My wife had broken her foot and accused me of letting her go rolling down toward the canal when I spotted the Roadster! Might have happened.

[dadaleus]

I happen to be in Amsterdam on vacation with the family too! And I saw a different Roadster! Amsterdam must be big on Roadsters. My son just so happened to be wearing his Tesla shirt for the occasion.9009

[Adm]

Amsterdam must be big on Roadsters.

The Netherlands has some very interesting tax advantages for EV's and Amsterdam added some extra: €15k (about $18k) subsidy on the buying price (half of the extra cost of an EV with a maximum of €15k), free parking and free charging. Amsterdam has taken all these advantages away now and is focusing on electric taxi´s.

[TEG]

Yes, EV adoption in Amsterdam is high.
I think the blue Roadster a few posts back may be a rental.

[bonnie1194]

I think the blue Roadster a few posts back may be a rental.

I'll watch for it - people at the office tell me they've seen it multiple times since we moved in earlier this year. Not daily, maybe once every two/three weeks or so.

[TEG]

I'll watch for it - people at the office tell me they've seen it multiple times since we moved in earlier this year. Not daily, maybe once every two/three weeks or so.

Not the one you saw in CA. The one in Amsterdam that MemDave showed.

[Adm]

Nope, it belongs to a company called The New Motion. They help people get EV's, get government stimulus. They are working on a CHAdeMO network in the Netherlands, but also cooperate with Opel to promote their own 230V/16A charger in the Netherlands.

[TEG]

From all the Dutch Roadsters with corporate graphics on the sides, I gather the incentives for corporations to buy (or lease?) them is more attractive than other places.
It seems in Holland and Germany the ratio of corporate owned (compared to private owned) is high.

[vfx]

From all the Dutch Roadsters with corporate graphics on the sides, I gather the incentives for corporations to buy (or lease?) them is more attractive than other places.
It seems in Holland and Germany the ratio of corporate owned (compared to private owned) is high.

I just thought that Europeans were not a "precious" about their cars and paint as we are in CA. :)

[jerry33]

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that the tax structure in many European countries made the personal income tax rate very high for a monetary increase but no tax for a company car, so many companies purchase expensive cars for their employees to use rather than raise their pay (which would mostly get taxed away).

[NigelM]

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that the tax structure in many European countries made the personal income tax rate very high for a monetary increase but no tax for a company car, so many companies purchase expensive cars for their employees to use rather than raise their pay (which would mostly get taxed away).

Generalizing about EU tax rates is difficult....but, in general(!) the private mileage incurred in a company car is taxed as a benefit in kind. Some countries have beneficial rates for EV's. The reason that company cars become quite common in some countries is partly tradition (it has always been a part of the remuneration package) and partly because it enables the employee to have a better car than they would probably otherwise have been able or willing to afford. (I once had a McLaren SLR as a company car, but I would never have purchased it for myself). BTW, some countries also require minimum amounts of business travel using the car.

[raymond]

From all the Dutch Roadsters with corporate graphics on the sides, I gather the incentives for corporations to buy (or lease?) them is more attractive than other places.

You gathered correct. :smile: Corporately bought, a Roadster comes down to 40-50k or something. It saves a buyer:
- 19% VAT
- 35-50% (income) tax
- €15-20k environmental subsidies
- in the early years the city of Amsterdam had an additional €15k tax incentive

Also, when you (your company) normally buys a corporate car and you drive it for private purposes you are taxed 14-25% of the sticker price of the car, giving a net cost of around 5-12% of the sticker price (yearly!). Not so for EVs.

[chmod a+wrx]

Which one of you owns this one?????

(Courtesy of Rich Kids of Instagram)

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[herbvdh]

Someone I work with told me he saw a White Roadster Rte 17 South between Maywood and Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey on August 21 at about 4:30 PM. He actually saw you did the question Tesla or not then let you pass him and saw the rear TESLA. I wonder are you in the area or what???

[NigelM]

Which one of you owns this one?????

(Courtesy of Rich Kids of Instagram)

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That's Roadster #750: Where-is-it-now-The-famous-Roadster-750 (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/4273-Where-is-it-now-The-famous-Roadster-750?p=170988#post170988)

[NuclearPowered]

Spotted on Reddit:

Saw this today while working with my dad. : pics (http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/ypm0f/saw_this_today_while_working_with_my_dad/)

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9125&d=1345779614&thumb=1


I was just coming here to see if anyone had posted that. :smile:

[ipdamages]

9162

I parked in a parking lot in my normal position, on the end, edge of the space, backed in, and I came back to find a friendly Fusion Red Roadster alongside. VIN SFZRE11B681000005. TEG, which car is this? I was in Torrance.

[NigelM]

^^^ One of those odd wheel orientations. Stands out when you see 2 Roadsters side by side.

It's Signature 100 #5 (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/1128-Decoding-Tesla-Roadster-VINs?p=7731&viewfull=1#post7731). Maybe TEG has some info on it.

[wiztecy]

Was downtown at Santana Row on Friday and took advantage of Tesla's free charging stations and spotted this silver roadster with a light blue mismatched color hardtop. When I was pulling out, two model S's were pulling in (Tesla Employees) and the silver roadster moved to allow them in the charging stations. Was an older guy in the roadster with a beard, possibly a Tesla worker... don't know. Really don't like the planter boxes there, someone's going to do some good damage to their Tesla with those things there... way to low and hard to see when pulling in / out of the charging stations. While I was leaving I swapped out my soft-top for the Taylor Mesh Top and the Telsa Employee took notice and had a big smile on his face giving compliments :)


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[vfx]

which car is this? I was in Torrance.

http://sunpoweredevs.com/

[vfx]

- - -
I think he may have gotten an early car someone else ordered, but canceled after it was already built....

Died, actually.

[augkuo]

The owner had crashed his old Tesla and got the new silver one - he kept the roof of his old car so that's why the color is mismatched.


Was downtown at Santana Row on Friday and took advantage of Tesla's free charging stations and spotted this silver roadster with a light blue mismatched color hardtop. When I was pulling out, two model S's were pulling in (Tesla Employees) and the silver roadster moved to allow them in the charging stations. Was an older guy in the roadster with a beard, possibly a Tesla worker... don't know. Really don't like the planter boxes there, someone's going to do some good damage to their Tesla with those things there... way to low and hard to see when pulling in / out of the charging stations. While I was leaving I swapped out my soft-top for the Taylor Mesh Top and the Telsa Employee took notice and had a big smile on his face giving compliments :)


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[brianman]

Kinda cool, kinda depressing.

[goyogi]

Saw today at McAfee in Santa Clara
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[sp4rk]

In Amsterdam ...

[Adm]

In Amsterdam ...

Pretty sure that's the same one Memdave saw in post 927

[augkuo]

Seen near Kentfield last Thursday -

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[TEG]

Seen near Kentfield last Thursday...

The Brand-New All-Electric Tesla Roadster of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom San Francisco Citizen (http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/05/01/the-brand-new-all-electric-tesla-roadster-of-san-francisco-mayor-gavin-newsom/)

[augkuo]

Today in Berkeley -

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[TEG]

Today in Berkeley...

It had been sold recently: #112 - Black - San Carlos, CA [SOLD] (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/9075-112-Black-San-Carlos-CA-SOLD)

[TEG]

In Japan with a CHAdeMO in the background:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8311/7937009766_67326629d7_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/7936906670_e52f8b43af_c.jpg

[bmek]

Absolutely spotless in Los Gatos, California ...9669

[TEG]

Absolutely spotless in Los Gatos, California ...

I think that has a custom (non Tesla) "blackberry" (red sparkles under black) paintjob.
I think the owner may own a bodyshop...

I took this picture of it once long ago:
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Most of the time it just looks black, but when the sun hits it just right...

[raumgleiter]

...last weekend in switzerland near davos... the future is electric...

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- - - Updated - - -

zuerich seems to be complete electric... the iMiev is my favorit! :-)
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[jbini1]

Today in Berkeley -

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That's me ! Haha. Thanks for the charge I owe you big time!!

[W.Petefish]

This one truly qualifies as random... although nothing is listed when you click on the photo.

Rockford Fosgate® - Mobile Factory Installed Systems (http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_series.aspx?catid=366)

Look at the last image.

[TEG]

This one truly qualifies as random... although nothing is listed when you click on the photo.

Rockford Fosgate® - Mobile Factory Installed Systems (http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_series.aspx?catid=366)

Look at the last image.

Embedded to save the trouble of clicking through:

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/images/sliders/product_image_header_factory_installed_systems_tesla.jpg

I think it might be a "stock image". I recall seeing it other places, like here:
View Tesla Roadster at Daskalos this Saturday - Diablo Style - September 2011 (http://www.diablomag.com/D-blog/Diablo-Style/September-2011/Cutting-Edge-Style-Forward-thinking-Engineering/)

[Doug_G]

A friend of mine on vacation stumbled across a Roadster outside the Royal Albert Hall the other day.

[mt2]

This afternoon, while heading south out of Barrington, IL, I noticed a Twilight Blue Roadster stopped at a light heading west on Dundee Road. "That's a Tesla!", I exclaimed to my wife. We made a U-turn headed back up, made the corner and stopped in traffic so I could gawk and holler, "Nice Roadster!" The driver gave me a thumbs-up (at least I hope it was a thumbs-up) and said something that sounded like, "Thanks".

Was that anyone from around these parts? I was the guy in the red Sonata badly in need of a trip to Fast Eddie's.

[doug]

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Spotted near San Antonio and El Camino.

[PRJIM]

This one truly qualifies as random... although nothing is listed when you click on the photo.

Rockford Fosgate® - Mobile Factory Installed Systems (http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_series.aspx?catid=366)

Look at the last image.

All Tesla Roadsters have a Rockford Fosgate Amp under the dash

[dsm363]

Spotted near San Antonio and El Camino.

They don't have the TX registration and inspection stickers in the driver front window and looks new. Wonder where this was exactly. I like the color though.

[TEG]

They don't have the TX registration and inspection stickers...
By "San Antonio" he meant "San Antonio Rd." in Palo Alto, CA near Tesla HQ.

[dsm363]

By "San Antonio" he meant "San Antonio Rd." in Palo Alto, CA near Tesla HQ.

Ahhh. Thanks TEG. That makes so much more sense.

[mnx]

Spotted by a buddy last week (I think) on Main Street in Hamilton ON. I've seen it a few times in Ancaster/Dundas over the last few months but was always moving too quick to take a picture...

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[wiztecy]

Spotted today around 10:30am on Northbound Highway 85 heading into work... he got off the same exit I did, DeAnza Blvd.1036710368

[TEG]

Notice that the Roadster is next to a LEAF in the 2nd photo.

http://files.multicastdns.org/draft-cheshire-dnsext-multicastdns.txt

[wiztecy]

Notice that the Roadster is next to a LEAF in the 2nd photo.

http://files.multicastdns.org/draft-cheshire-dnsext-multicastdns.txt

Was a tall driver too, in the second photo you can see the driver's head sticking above the windshield about 2".

[augkuo]

It was crowded at the Santana Row chargers today!
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[wiztecy]

Augie, what's the white paper on your dash for? Is it a message that says unplug me at such and such time or charge?

[augkuo]

Augie, what's the white paper on your dash for? Is it a message that says unplug me at such and such time or charge? just a phone number if someone needs me to move it or they want to use the charger ;)

[TEG]

Was a tall driver too, in the second photo you can see the driver's head sticking above the windshield about 2".

Yup...
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[wiztecy]

Yup...
You truly amaze me TEG! That's the car with the gunmetal rims and the driver, I do remember that hair getting blown all around as well as that huge smile!

[jcstp]

a roadster charging in central hong-kong

Brammo Enertia_ Kowloon Bay to Central Hong Kong - YouTube (http://youtu.be/Iaj4k9rNiP4?t=20m19s)

[jcstp]

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Twitter / vitaemobility: E-experience @Abb_benelux! ... (https://twitter.com/vitaemobility/status/254902518457450496)

[mt2]

Dang, I wish I could have taken a photo. Saw a red and black Roadster Sport with it's ragtop on this afternoon around Gurnee, IL. I was heading into Waukegan when I spotted the Roadster coming off Ruth Wilcox Ave, turning west onto Route 120 toward Grayslake. I turned around and headed back to see if I could catch it at a light. Sure enough, it was one car length ahead at O'Plane Road. Odd thing was the driver seemed to ease on the accelerator and never exceeded 45 MPH in a 55 zone. Then the driver pulled over at Hanlon Road as if they were going to turn left. I passed and circled back at River Road, but they had pulled back onto 120 and were now in the right lane driving cautiously again. Made me think this was a test drive or they were lost.

Strange that I should spot two different Roadsters less than a month apart from each other. A friend of mine had also reported seeing a red Roaster up around Gurnee several months back, and I wonder if this was the same one.

[wiztecy]

Double Vision - Stopped by off of Stevens Creek AT&T on Friday to purchase a data plan and sim for my new OVMS module and came across the same exact Roadster as mine, 1.5 Radiant Red with the gunmetal rims. Its number #400 where mine is #268. The interior was different, gray seats, plus it had the CF package inside. The owner came out since she never seen a match like her car and had to take a photo op. She's also awaiting delivery of her Model-S as well :)


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[Raffy.Roma]

Very nice pic also if I prefer the white Roadster :-)

[wiztecy]

One nice thing of the white on the roadsters is that you don't have to really have paint armor, from what I've seen, the primer / undercoat of the CF panels is white. No touch up paint nor armor really necessary. All my road chips show a white undermask of the paint.

[TEG]

http://img4.auto-motor-und-sport.de/Tesla-Roadster-Sport-19-fotoshowImageNew-c8a681cc-350608.jpg

[PV4EV]

Photos hastily taken on the M25 London orbital motorway, 15th Oct 2012.

This might seem insignificant to folks in the USA, but there are only a dozen or two RHD Tesla's in the entire UK, so passing one whilst driving another is a very rare occurrence over here ! Its also the first time I've ever seen another in the wild in the UK.

I didn’t recognise the car, registration or owner though, and as far as I know he is not active on the forum.


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d183/diginut/M25encounter.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d183/diginut/M25encounter2.jpg

[tennis_trs]

.. there are only a dozen or two RHD Tesla's in the entire UK...

What am I misunderstanding?
Aren't most/all of the Tesla's in the UK RHD, and aren't there many more than a couple dozen Tesla's in the UK?

[PV4EV]

What am I misunderstanding?
Aren't most/all of the Tesla's in the UK RHD, and aren't there many more than a couple dozen Tesla's in the UK?

I can't be certain of the exact split between LHD / RHD, but last time I discussed it with anyone at Tesla UK, I think they said there's about 75 UK registered Roadsters from 2008 onwards.

I've got a folder on my PC full of photos / webshots of various UK cars, and loosely speaking about 2/3 rds show LHD cars with 2008/9/10 year plates on them.

I think RHD cars only became available in mid 2010 or thereabouts, for the UK, Hong Kong, Japan and Oz markets.

[jbini1]

One nice thing of the white on the roadsters is that you don't have to really have paint armor, from what I've seen, the primer / undercoat of the CF panels is white. No touch up paint nor armor really necessary. All my road chips show a white undermask of the paint.


White cars are the best

[Raffy.Roma]

White cars are the best

I agree with you. That's why I am considering a white Roadster :-)

[raumgleiter]

last saturday near luzern:

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...25 raodster... verkehrshaus luzern... this was the first swiss teslaclub event... more pictures and infos you will find under www.teslaclub.ch ...

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[augkuo]

White cars are the best

Plus the California clean air carpool stickers blend well with the car - too well that the CHP don't notice them sometimes! ;)

[wiztecy]

Hey, check out those racing seats in the Roadster to the right, the one wiht he BB TS536 plate. They look like the full race harness seats, look pretty nice. Wish there was a close up pic of that. As for that big European plate, I'd definitely swap it for a smaller one like the one on the left Roadster to add more air-flow through the radiator.

[djp]

Hey, check out those racing seats in the Roadster to the right, the one wiht he BB TS536 plate. They look like the full race harness seats, look pretty nice. Wish there was a close up pic of that.

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[TEG]

Looks like they opted for the double-din emergency stop button!

[jory]

in a parking garage adjacent to the federal building in SF (my rental car is parked next to the roadster... of course the only time i see a roadster in this parking structure -- and am able to park next to it -- my own roadster is at tesla being serviced!)

[for some reason i am unable to upload files... did something change in terms of file size limits or is something broken? any ETA on fixing?]

[doug]

Hey, check out those racing seats in the Roadster to the right, the one wiht he BB TS536 plate. They look like the full race harness seats, look pretty nice. Wish there was a close up pic of that.
You can see pics and a bunch of vids of it here: Sebastian Vettel Formula F1 Champ drives Tesla at Race of Champions! (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/4730-Sebastian-Vettel-Formula-F1-Champ-drives-Tesla-at-Race-of-Champions)!

[smorgasbord]

Yesterday, I parked at Santana Row. When I came back, the test drive Model S car was also there, and there was a small crowd of about a dozen people, but surprisingly enough, they weren't gathered around the Model S, but around my Roadster. I had a little bit of Tesla time there, but when I mentioned that Model S was the car being sold, not Roadsters, one of them said: "Yeah, we've all seen and sat in the car in the showroom, but this is cooler."

I know, no pictures so it didn't happen. But, it did.

[augkuo]

#1365 in Berkeley
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