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Thanks for the help and advice, Carl. I know you guys would do an excellent job. After two months, I finally took it away from the ‘Tesla Certified’ shop (who were less than useless on this) and took it to a guy here locally who has done outstanding work for us on other vehicles. I’ll keep...

Needed - 2.5 front bumper to replace crunched front end of VIN 1422. Damage was cosmetic mostly, but would be great to get hands on an undamaged 2.5 front end! Is there any hope?

Can anyone recommend a good bodyshop in the NVA /WDC area for work on a Roadster? VIN 1422 had a bit of a fender bender this week (front bumper crunched but otherwise fine). Thanks! Ted

Pardon my ignorance, but who is Carl Medlock, does his opinion carry any weight, and is there any validity to the assertion that post-500 PEMs are of lower quality?

Thanks @slcasner. Will do!

Ach... guess I’m getting old... where are my car keys? Get those kids offa my lawn!

I suppose all’s well that ends well. My Roadster is back home and seems to be none the worse for it’s trip to “the doctor.” plus, they gave me a Tesla coffee mug and pen to say “Thanks for being a loyal owner...., and please don’t trash us on the review.” So I guess that’s something. @Steve...

@TEG Just in case you didn’t already have the data: 5YJRE1A36B1001422 August 31, 2011 Menlo Park, CA

Well, it looks as if I’ve joined the Time Traveler club as well, though I am not sure exactly when it happened. I’ve been sadly negligent in keeping up with Forum activity, so I only heard about the problem this week, but sure as heck, Roadster 1422 (a 2.5 Sport), thinks it is 2001! Is that...

Just got the SMS notification that they have completed the annual service and my Roadster is ready for pickup. The great news is that they now also want me to PAY via the App! Should I let them know that I will be paying them via the App just as soon as I can? :rolleyes:

Thanks @unixphone and @slcasner! I’ll add Mike V and the [email protected] addy to my contacts list, and hope for the best, I suppose. Maybe now that Elon is the richest person on earth, he can afford to hire a developer clever enough to figure out a way to at least give us access...

I don’t know if I am the only Roadster owner having this problem, but now that Tesla has essentially moved all customer service and communications onto the “Tesla App,” I’ve basically found myself out in the cold. Of course, I can download the App and even log in, but since the App doesn’t...

I got mine in July 2017 and fell in love with it immediately. I have a factory Tesla hardtop, but rarely use it or the cloth top at all anymore. Then just a few weeks ago, I saw this... it appears that the UV/scratch resistant clear coat is pealing off the outside. The photo below is that...

Do the current rumors include anything on specs?

UPDATE!! Wow..what a difference! Per the attached screenshots (now labeled with dates for easy of decypherment), my weak brick (#4) has improved from 3.97v to 4.04v between July 17 and August 2. The strong brick (#27) has remained steady at 4.08v. Meanwhile, the SOC MIN/MAX split has gone...

On July 17, it was showing SOC MIN 75%, MAX 88% On July 30, SOC MIN 82%, MAX 88% This morning, August 1, I noticed that the Ideal Range was back above 170 for the first time since I don’t know when. I didn’t check the logs this morning, but things do seem to be getting better. I’ll leave it...

Hey gang, Sorry to have been out of the loop for a while, but life does have away of interceding at times. An update: I took PowerSource’s advice and tried leaving for extended periods on the 110 charger to see if that would help improve the balancing. Turns out, it helped! Still not back...

Thanks for all the info and tips, guys! I knew I could count on you all. Here is what it looked like this morning after charging it back up on Standard using my 30/240 Clipper Creek Wall charge yesterday evening, then leaving on the 110 overnight for balancing. I will keep trying, and try to...

Thanks guys! So how do I access the service menu and DIAG screens?

Hey Gang, My 2011 2.5 Sport Held steady for years at around 185 to 190 miles on a Standard charge. Suddenly a month or two back, I noticed a sudden drop to around 165, and it has been creeping downward ever since. Now it is sitting at an estimated 148 Ideal range off a Standard charge. I...

Maybe it didn't make the Roadster look all that tiny, but I was totally digging being right next to this Meyers Motors one-seater EV!

I was able to secure the factory front plate bracket to my 2.5's grill by feed a couple of zip ties through the back. I was thus able to avoid the horror of drilling holes in the front of the car

Hey guys! Just got my Roadster back from the Tysons service center, and they were good enough to replace my pealing originals with some very nice new HIDs. I was wise enough to buy the ESA, so it was covered as well. BTW... WOW! What a difference! With our days getting shorter, the first...

Got hit with the 283/286 BSM Isolation Fault double whammy on my drive home yesterday. So excited to be able to join the party. Ugh. This is the first time I have seen this error on my 2.5. Circumstances: the car sat out in a decent amount of rain yesterday while I was at work, but the...

LOL! Happy belated birthday to you as well, shrink! The orange looks awesome too! Don't knock it. But I do think I'll keep Nik (yes, I call it Nik) Interestingly, I picked up 1422 in Scottsdale before shipping back here to VA

I feel your pain, brother! I'll let you guys know how it goes with my hoped for replacements when 1422 goes in for his annual next month.

That's him! Ah... Look at those lovely, not-yet-pealing headlights.. Those were the good ole days! Lol

Great info from everyone. Thanks! Sounds like the only real "extras" you get with the Premium Version (other than the 1kg weight reduction) is a coat of scratch protectant on the inside, a pretty lame cloth storage bag and a cleaning kit. Definitely agree that doesn't seem worth an additional...

So cool!

Ah. Posts crossed in transit. Any idea what makes the weight difference? Or more importantly, why we should care to the tune of $700 ?

Thanks EcarFan. $700 cloth bag... Nah Has to be something else to it. Surely

#1422. August 31, 2011 Damn! Just missed his birthday... Don't tell! Lol

Love the transparent top, and thinking of placing an order. Just curious, based on actual owner experience, what's the difference between the Premium and Basic versions, other than $700?

Here we go again, as they say. You guys will not be surprised to learn that earlier this week I discovered that, basically overnight, both my headlights are starting to peal. Now some of the discussion early in this thread seemed to indicate that the pealing problem was something symptomatic...

You're probably right, Jeff. Makes me at once glad that more people are brought into to e-vehicle fold, and sad that it takes this kind of almost cynical marketing trickery to help them find their way. Also doesn't explain why this "mistake in their comms" as Bonnie puts it (and I honestly...

And has anyone pointed out that Telsa's claimed marketing strategy, as pointed out by Bonnie above, makes no sense what so ever? To encourage prospective Model 3 owners to buy an S or X just to move up on the priority list? Seriously? Let's think about this. Prospective Model 3 buyers who...

Sorry... Typo... I meant "without conventional advertising" My bad

Point well taken, John, though I agree with the other members who felt that it would be remarkably petty for the company to bias "original" owners against those who had bought Teslas later, particularly in the case of Roadsters, which have not been in production for some years. Tesla...

I hope you are right, Bonnie, because it certainly made no sense to me, especially considering all the praise given by Elon and other regarding the Roadster owners having "saved" the company and so forth. But what bugged me was - why make the official email from the company specifically state...

Okay, so maybe I am the only person in the world in this position, but I can't imagine that is possible. I'm a dedicated Tesla stock holder and Roaster owner who has never bought a Model S or X, not because they aren't great cars or because of price (I have a Roadster for Gods sake!), but...

Yeeee Haw! Is that tiny rear window too small for a Rebel Flag and gun rack?

New plates just arrived today. what do you guys think?

So the service guys in Tysons have had it for a week now, and apparently still have NO IDEA what is wrong with it! Has anyone seen or had this problem before?

Thanks for all the help and advice, guys. They came and picked 1422 up yesterday afternoon and took him to the Service Center. It was so sad.... Thank God they have finally opened the center in Tysons just around the corner. No more painful trips up to Rockville and the terrors of 270...

Crud... Tried both. When I put it Tow mode, it still wouldn't roll, so it seems the parking stops are not retracting even when Tow Mode is selected. Turned Tow Mode off, and the error remained unchanged. Flipped the charge door open and closed numerous times... No effect...

Help guys, I have a problem with #1422 that I have not seen before. As soon as you open the door and the car comes 'alive', the FAULT light on the dash illuminates and I get the error message pictured below on the display. "Parking Lock Problem Vehicle May Be Free Rolling. ID: 100." The shift...

Curt, i concur with all of our friends and colleagues above. Heartbreaking to see, but glad you are OK. I hope you can get your baby restored and make that SUV driving moron learn what I am sure will be very expensive lesson about paying attention while driving. i know I dread the trip up...

So while my Roadster was in for its annual check-up (the first since I purchased it in early August), they discovered that some nasty little varmint had tried to make its home "near one of the high voltage components!" :cursing: Below are pics of the nest they removed and of the high volt...

I concur. I'm not overly large or small (5'11" and slim) and the Roadster is one of the most comfortable cars I have driven ONCE YOU ARE IN IT. Getting in and out, of course, is something of and acquired skill! I can easily see that climbing in and out regularly, especially for a larger...