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The very one. I didn't know about the orphan thread. Interesting find.

Thanks for the replies. It was showing 180 miles, fully charged, when I sat in it. I assumed that was standard mode. Haha -- I should ask! I'll call the tech who last serviced it on Monday and see if they have the CAC. I read the latest service report and it was pretty benign. I...

Tires looked good.

This Roadster has 77k miles on it and is a "Sport" model. If I bought this it would be a daily driver. I did an extended test drive and noted two things and would appreciate feedback. This particular Roadster has a slight shimmy at about 35 MPH. It could have been as low as 20 MPH, I'm...

Hi -- I'm kinda new to the TMC forum and a bit unfamiliar with the culture. I'm looking at a specific Roadster and wanted to ask the local brain trust about anything specific to watch out for, general trends on Roadster prices and so forth. I didn't think it a good idea to start a new thread...

Coming late to the party.... is this car still available?

SF Bay Area. I'm an easy bike ride from the Deer Creek headquarters. Next question, if anyone knows. Does Tesla ever CPO the Roadster? There isn't a link for it on their webpage.... is that just because of lack of inventory? Maybe I should just get my a** down to the local store and ask to...

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. IN the BMW "i" groups the range gauge is derisively referred to as the GOM or guess-o-meter.

I too am considering a Roadster and this thread seemed as good as any other to ask a couple of questions. Thanks in advance. 1- In researching differences between the various models I saw a reference to the "VDS was moved to the center console." No clue with the VDS is. Yes, I searched the...

Brake "fail" was a warning not related to the climb; likely related to a known issue on the 12V system. Here's a theoretical top speed of the i3 when the battery has become depleted, per my calculations. Assumptions of the calculation are documented here. One of the assumption is sea level...

For me, it was the lack of a 12V battery on the early cars. I can't recall if it was added with the 2.0...? I've heard of other issues, but this is the one that stood out in my mind that I cared about, so, its the only one I remember without doing research. If I was in the market for a new...

Personally, I think the Roadster 2.5 is the only version that has the most potential of rising with time. I say that only because some of the earlier models had some Gremlins. But as others have noted, yeah, buying any car thinking the price may rise is not a good strategy. If you love the...

You may want to change the thread title to "Still available." Just saying. geosynch

'Tis a lot of liters! And it's sitting at a dealer who has about 100 pounds of cluelessness on what they have parked in their lot. $79k is a good price on an 85 and I'm willing to bet that it could be had for less, since the dealer probably just wants it off their hands. Unfortunately for me...

Here's an 85 "liter" electric motor at a Honda dealer in North Carolina -- $79k 2013 Tesla Model S geosynch

Note this thread is ~6 months old and the OP said the car is no longer for sale. geosynch

Really? I did not know that! That's an unusual design, but I still wondered before I made the post and found references (via Google) that said the Roadster did have a 12V battery. So, I take it all back! There is no way in hell I would tie an amp directly to the DCDC converter! Ok, I'm done...

Peace -- I don't own a Roadster and don't know the details of its 12V system. But I do know about 12V systems in general, and also know the Roadster has a 12V battery. Ergo, it follows you could draw the 100 or so amps that most aftermarket amps require directly from the 12V battery. This is...

I can give you a little perspective on this. I have a Miata conversion I did myself. I recently added a 600W amplifier to the car's 12V electrical bus. and measured the current draw out of DCDC converter as well as out of the car's 12V battery with the audio system off, at low volume and at...

I've been wondering if this swap could be done for purposes of a road trip. For example, I buy a 60 but want an 85 for a road trip. I "rent" the bigger battery for the duration of the trip, and then return it at the end of same. Thoughts? geosynch

I'd like to see the AWD go back to being an option. I don't need AWD and don't want to pay for it. That and class 1 hitch for a rack, but that's been mentioned a lot... geosynch

Hi -- Pardon the questions from the n00b. I've been looking at the Model X off and on for about a year now and am getting more serious about reserving one. I thought the dual motors (front & rear) was an option...? Perhaps it was in the not too distant past and was changed? Or has it always...

Both Hammond and May gushed about the Fisker. May on the telly and Hammond on the interweb. Richard on: the Fisker Karma - BBC Top Gear geosynch

$45k is what I was thinking too based on the following: $76,370 original MSRP, less $3800 for wheels I care nothing about is $72.6k new. Less the $10k the owner got in incentives ($7.5k federal + $2.5k state) less an additional $1/mi based on Tesla practice for inventory cars brings it to...

I agree with the assessment on this thread: you're asking price is unrealistic especially considering that the crowd you're pitching to is highly educated on the topic. But if you're serious about selling, PM me and we can talk about what is realistic. geosynch