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#6 Signature Roadster for sale
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20 minutes work. They are the same stickers as the yellow stickers that hybrids used to have. When they expired (end of 2012, I think), the San Jose Mercury News had a big sticker peeling party and we all pulled them off. A few detailers came to show us how. Hair dryer helped to get them to peel off and some orange oil cleaner or other adhesive remover got the goo off. 30 seconds of spot waxing and all was good as new.
The current eBay listing still has the details wrong:
Tesla Roadster | eBay
They call it "Racing Green" (Lotus name) not "Signature Green" (Tesla name) and call the car a 2006 (not a 2008).
Tesla Roadster | eBay
They call it "Racing Green" (Lotus name) not "Signature Green" (Tesla name) and call the car a 2006 (not a 2008).
TEG is more expert than I, but I think you have answered your question: the "value" is "what someone will pay for it". Speaking only for myself; I would not pay an extra dollar for a Signature Roadster compared to all the 1.5 cars that came after the Signatures. But some people might pay more. Clearly sellers of Signature Roadsters try to maximize the selling price by hyping the car as if it was worth more.
Signature Model Ss are not selling with a premium over other early non-sigs. I drive Roadster #105 and can't imagine paying much more for a car 6 places earlier.
It's all about the miles, battery health (range) and sport v non-sport...
At least it was for us... And color, so Sig for the Sig Green.
Generally speaking, I think year of model is the biggest indicator of price...
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2008=~$60K
2010=~$70K
2011=~$80K
(That is just really rough range, and options and condition do matter.)
But, from what I have seen, the really early cars are not fetching premiums as special collectors calls.
With all that said, it is all about what the right buyer is willing to pay. Maybe there is someone out there willing to pay a premium for one of the very early cars.
To get close to $100K, I would think it would need to be a low mileage 2011 Sport with all options including carbon fiber accents.
This is mostly right but it's not sorted by year of model. It's sorted by version number which is the biggest factor influencing price (all else being equal). I think this only mattered in 2010 when half way through the year they switched to v.2.5 but the model year was still 2010 for the 2.5s that were made in 2010.
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TEG, do you have a place where I can signup to get an email or text notification when you start seeing roadsters in the $40k range that are in good working order, decent condition, and less than 50k miles? 
I figure you're tracking it anyway. You could charge a small subscription fee....
I figure you're tracking it anyway. You could charge a small subscription fee....TEG, do you have a place where I can signup to get an email or text notification when you start seeing roadsters in the $40k range that are in good working order, decent condition, and less than 50k miles?
You will be on that list behind me...
~$60K VIN 1-500 ("1.5" 2008)
~$70K VIN 501-~964 ("2.0" 2010)
~$80K VIN ~965-1459 ("2.5" 2010/2011)
~$90K VIN 1460-1464 ("Final 5" 2011)
Don't hold me to any of this. These are very rough rounded estimates, and prices do change, and the conditions + color/options combinations cause a big difference in ranges.
Also, the high 900 VINs started to get some 2.5 pieces but not all at once. So you have some Roadsters that are part 2.0 and part 2.5... In some cases they would add 2.5 bits to a 2.0 and call it a 2.25...
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Here's sig green next to one of the other greens -- but at night. It's at the :32 second mark.
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They just keep relisting it with lower and lower price. Maybe it will finally sell:
Tesla Roadster | eBay
Tesla Roadster | eBay
rdstr
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Ebay #6 for sale
saw this signature roadster for sale, says vin#6. He has a letter from Tesla in the ad implying, or at least to me it did, that the car is eligible for a battery upgrade 3.0. I sent him a nice FYI that the 1.0, 1.5 Roadster was not eligible for the upgrade, but he has relisted the item for sale again with the enclosed 'letter from Tesla'. It seems sad to me someone wants to sell their roadster so bad that they resort to misrepresenting the car when they want to sell....
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saw this signature roadster for sale, says vin#6. He has a letter from Tesla in the ad implying, or at least to me it did, that the car is eligible for a battery upgrade 3.0. I sent him a nice FYI that the 1.0, 1.5 Roadster was not eligible for the upgrade, but he has relisted the item for sale again with the enclosed 'letter from Tesla'. It seems sad to me someone wants to sell their roadster so bad that they resort to misrepresenting the car when they want to sell....
Rdstr #521
