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Yep. Picking up tomorrow. Going to miss that car

2008 Tesla Roadster | eBay Did not sell last time so I lowered price significantly. Heartbreaking but necessary.

Love this car but need to sell. Many extras including airbag switch for car seat. I’m at [email protected]. 2nd owner - 1st was Red Hot Chili Peppers singer

Diagnosis: high voltage controller. 1600 installed. This car is so much fun, but so fragile

'Knew' that is. So the rebuild is sitting in Seattle now

Unfortunately yes ... 9k is approx what I paid for a new motor. I was having some sort of internal short in the motor wiring that a few owners experienced. Out of warranty of course. I got to keep the old core, so I sent it to a fellow in Seattle to have it restrung. I didn't ask tesla if they...

Thanks. I'll post when I find out the damage done

Thanks. Strange - it didn't get hot on the 15 mile trip back to the service center. I thought it could be just a software glitch, but the fans have always come on when I plug in to 240v/70a at rabobank in Salinas.

Received this error after taking it in to Monterey Tesla for annual service. Fans don't come on - driving or charging. Worried that it's a PEM issue ... but 1428 doesn't appear in forum threads (usually 1144?). Any ideas?

Ben. I have a rebuilt motor from my 1.5. Tesla Palo Alto replaced it last year with a new one and I had the old core rebuilt in Seattle. Let me know if you're interested

Thank you Strider; called them and will have it installed soon

I'm looking for someone to install one in my 2008 Roadster - preferable bay area or SoCal no further South than LA. I'm near Monterey. Lotus dealership in Bay Area has never done it. Any help would be appreciated.

Point of contact for 1.5 complaints Thanks Dave. I agree. I'll write today if we can figure out an email address. I posted in the company forum as well - - - Updated - - -

I just had mine replaced at Tesla Burlingame and was informed 12 mos. 2008 1.5 at around 23K. the repair total was about 9.5K. I'm having the motor rebuilt by a private party if you're interested.

Red Hot Chili Pepper 1.5 contraband Good point. My search for drugs and cash was fruitless ... but I did find a book called 'When I was 5 I killed myself' - odd but good read. Would have preferred the charge cable though

I have your 'backup' roadster. Message me if you don't get one; I have black 1.5 (Anthony Kiedis old car), but I'm about 3 hours south. Sol

Interesting because it sounds very similar to my Roadster motor failure last month.

Total for motor w install: $9554.83.

New motor is in. I'm looking to sell the old one for $3750 -(1/2 the cost of new once at 7.5k) - or 3k if someone is interested in repairing themselves. Unfortunately it's a mystery box; sounds like it needs coils rewound since it was still working and would only quit at high 'rev', but could be...

They said they wouldn't take it apart so hard to say. 1 year warranty on the motor, so I'll plan to sell it before the end. Yeah, I was tempted to look into shipping it to a knowledgable repairman ... But need it back for now, and covered shipping is pretty expensive even though the final total...

Update 2: Decided to repair Roadster at Tesla Burlingame. Shop foreman has seen this roadster motor problem about 6 times in last 6 years. Don't know if it's more common in 1.5 v. 2.0. New, uninstalled motor itself is $7525. I'm working on saving the core in case this happens to another roadster...

Update: spoke to shop foreman. Definitely internal motor issue - only happens at hard acceleration for now. Asked if it was something I did wrong ... he said probably not, just 'happens' sometimes. Don't have much choice but to fix it for 9K. Wondering if any roadster owners would be interested...

Hmm didn't try that. Tesla Burlingame made it sound like the only option was new motor replacement, so I'll ask about the encoder and harness. Thanks for the tip

Approximately $9,500 w install

I bought it several years ago at 9K miles. More bad news. Was just informed that Tesla will no longer remanufacture roadster motors ... only new replacements will be offered

Sorry - yes it's #124 and it is a motor not an engine - no IC retrofit. Happened all of a sudden - 2 quick jerking movements like I was 'rear ended' ... then it was fine. Drove it 160 miles north with no problem. Thought it might be a loose cable, but they really don't know what it is - just...

Looking for new engine after Tesla Burlingame informed of intermittent internal fault in engine. Out of warranty, so looking at 9-10k unless can find used. Obviously my trade-in plan is lost.

Sorry Tony; I won't be there until next Friday (28th)

(*POTENTIALLY SOLD) $900 obo. Located near King City, CA. Pick up or prepay UPS shipping. Message me through forum.

$900 (less than half price via Tesla shop). Buyer pick up. Located near King City, CA - about midway between San Jose and Santa Barbara on Hwy 101. [email protected]

Any recommendations on well fitting seat covers is much appreciated

Ahh thank you. I was wondering why he sold it

Anthony is what I am told

I did,