Best Roadster deal ever?

That is generally how depreciation works.

Looks like someone got quite a good deal. The car is just like mine, so my biased opinion is it sold for too low a price. I am hoping the 3.0 kits will raise the resale values.

There have been a few 1.5 Roadsters sold in the high 40's during the CPO glut about 1.5 years ago. These were not wrecked.

My CPO 1.5 was $56k with 17k mi and full warranty on vehicle and battery. I feel pretty good about it

It does seem like below market - but it is a 6+ year old car now. For comparison a 2008 911 Carrera 4S Cabrio blue books at about $60K.

Hey... That's the roadster I just bought! I'd like to think it was the best deal ever I was just outside installing OVMS and the iOttie phone holder.

The battery is in great shape (I think). I charge to 187 ideal in standard. The CAC is at 150.25 using VMSParser. The owner sold it with the HPWC and 110 & 220 chargers. He also threw in another cable that he didn't know what it was -- turned out to be a never used Tesla J1772 adapter. Too bad it's not Henry's CAN Jr. Tesla's adapter is equal parts weapon and adapter.

It arrived mid December and since then, I think it's snowed more in Colorado in December than the previous 4 years combined. I cannot wait for the roads to be nice & dry. I'm pretty sick of seeing the Frost Warning Indicator on.

I think PokerBroker might have me beat for deals, though. $56K with warranty is fantastic. I would have paid the extra $1600 and taken 5000 more miles for the warranty.

Congrats!

Damn! I was second on that auction!

I thought I had won it and was watching the seconds tick down, but my phone didn't update and show that you outbid me in the last few seconds!

Well, good deal for you. I'm still looking!

JRP3 said:

This seems as if someone got a great deal on a Roadster, $54,300 for a 2008 with under 12K miles.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Tesla-Roadster-265-/271680305397
Anyone see a non wrecked Roadster go for less?

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You should have bought it! Has a hard top, too. That same car would sell for more now. The 400 mi upgrade announcement gave prices a bump.

JRP3 said:

Probably, but didn't see it until it was sold, plus it would have been bid higher of course. Besides, my DIY imperative requires me to find one for less money with just enough damage and/or bad pack that I can fix myself. (Probably spending more in the long run too.) It's a curse :biggrin:

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I know about that curse, friend!

Congratulations to the several new Roadster owners chiming in here. A question:

is there a consensus on whether the new battery announcement has reduced the desirability differential amongst 1.5s, 2.0s and 2.5s? And thus, of course, in the likely price differentials?

AudubonB said:

Congratulations to the several new Roadster owners chiming in here. A question:

is there a consensus on whether the new battery announcement has reduced the desirability differential amongst 1.5s, 2.0s and 2.5s? And thus, of course, in the likely price differentials?

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I always assumed the announcement (back in the summer of 2014) was just going to jack up or at least prop up the prices of used Roadsters. But since I had more time to think about it -- I think we won't know until pricing is announced. If the Roadster 3.0 upgrade is reasonably priced, it will certainly jack up the price of used Roadsters. If, however, it is perceived as too expensive/not worth it, the opposite could be true. There is/was a Roadster on Ebay with <3,000 miles going for a buy-it-now price of $63k. If I didn't already have one, I'd have checked out the CAC and gone to get it.

There are 7 other people with Roadsters where I live (defined as by serviced at the same SC), so I e-mailed most of them to find out who was most anxious to upgrade. I don't want to be first. One said definitely, one said probably, and one said, "I can't see coughing up however much money to take my Roadster from 100% more miles than I need to 300% more miles than I need." I'm pretty sure he's a member here, so I'll let him take credit for that if he wants.

AudubonB said:

is there a consensus on whether the new battery announcement has reduced the desirability differential amongst 1.5s, 2.0s and 2.5s? And thus, of course, in the likely price differentials?

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Since the upgrade can be applied to all Roadster versions I think it will positively effect market prices and desirability for all Roadsters.

ecarfan said:

Since the upgrade can be applied to all Roadster versions I think it will positively effect market prices and desirability for all Roadsters.

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Has that officially been confirmed yet? In particular, for the aero package?

Thanks for the responses so far, but the operative portion of my question was the differential amongst the various releases.....

AudubonB said:

is there a consensus on whether the new battery announcement has reduced the desirability differential amongst 1.5s, 2.0s and 2.5s? And thus, of course, in the likely price differentials?

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Okay, now I get it. My answer: "Yes, desirability differential will be reduced" since all versions can get the same upgrades.

AudubonB said:

Thanks for the responses so far, but the operative portion of my question was the differential amongst the various releases.....

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Too early to tell. All of this is pure speculation.

And I do think the price of the upgrade will have a huge impact. For two CRAZY examples.

If the upgrade is priced at $5,000 then MANY will want a Roadster and have a nice 400 mile EV. But if priced at $75K then most will pass on a very high priced upgrade that would more than double the cost of the car.