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stopcrazypp
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I would expect the black version to cost more anyways since they have to paint it black (originally it was silver before they offered the black version).
Wow, what a fun week driving the car.
@tdelta1000 - I think the web site does default to black wheels for the Roadster sport, but I really wanted the silver wheels (I didn't like how the black went with Twilight blue) so I changed it.
@MPT - I put more pictures up at:
Jonathan Taylor's Photos - Tesla | Facebook
@Nichen - one hell of an xmas present indeed.
I'm extremely impressed. I have a small list of issues to fix, including: condensation in the headlight enclosure, crackling noises in the front right speakers when going over any bumps, and the charge port light intermittently coming on. Really minor stuff for such an exotic car.
Most people in Orlando have no idea what it is--one guy said "nice Lotus" the other night. Except Target... strangely everyone at the Target parking lot new exactly what it was and swarmed me with questions
@tdelta1000 - I think the web site does default to black wheels for the Roadster sport, but I really wanted the silver wheels (I didn't like how the black went with Twilight blue) so I changed it.
@MPT - I put more pictures up at:
Jonathan Taylor's Photos - Tesla | Facebook
@Nichen - one hell of an xmas present indeed.
I'm extremely impressed. I have a small list of issues to fix, including: condensation in the headlight enclosure, crackling noises in the front right speakers when going over any bumps, and the charge port light intermittently coming on. Really minor stuff for such an exotic car.
Most people in Orlando have no idea what it is--one guy said "nice Lotus" the other night. Except Target... strangely everyone at the Target parking lot new exactly what it was and swarmed me with questions
This has happened to others. Does anyone have a fix?
I think it can happen when the car is moved from a warm / humid area to a cold area. Such as from a warm garage into a cold morning drive. A little sunlight tends to fix it quickly though.
Tesla Motors - Press Releases
They say it's the 1000th production vehicle, which I assume includes Europeans as well as US cars, but then they say it has VIN1000. Did they just skip ahead in the US VIN sequence?
They say it's the 1000th production vehicle, which I assume includes Europeans as well as US cars, but then they say it has VIN1000. Did they just skip ahead in the US VIN sequence?
The VIN sequence should represent worldwide production ... independent of where they are sold.
DrTaras
R254->R725->S->X->M3->M3P-->R2020?
PeterW
Member
Funny you should mention that - Doug and I were just discussing it a few hours before you posted...
Funny^2 because I came in here to ask about that. There was a NYTimes story today about the MiniE that said "more than 1,000 Tesla Roadsters have been sold". Did I miss that milestone? I know that they'd passed building 1000, but not selling 1000. Although I'm sure its imminent if not gone by already.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/automobiles/28ELECTRIC.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/automobiles/28ELECTRIC.html
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PeterW
Member
I believe that Tesla have been consistant when talking production numbers they
talk in terms of delivered to customers.
It has been over 2 months since number 1000 so I was just wondering where
they were at now.
talk in terms of delivered to customers.
It has been over 2 months since number 1000 so I was just wondering where
they were at now.
PeterW
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more than 50..........3 Nov '08
more than 150......11 Jan '09
more than 200........3 March '09
nearly 300.............26 March '09
about 320...............2 April '09
more than 400......12 May '09
500.........................2 June '09
nearly 600.............29 July '09
700.......................15 Sept '09
just over 850........22 Oct '09
about/nearly 900..22 Oct '09-7 Jan '10
1000.....................12 Jan '10
more than 1000....12 April '10
more than 150......11 Jan '09
more than 200........3 March '09
nearly 300.............26 March '09
about 320...............2 April '09
more than 400......12 May '09
500.........................2 June '09
nearly 600.............29 July '09
700.......................15 Sept '09
just over 850........22 Oct '09
about/nearly 900..22 Oct '09-7 Jan '10
1000.....................12 Jan '10
more than 1000....12 April '10
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1000?
If that's the case, why isn't the VIN number for the Roaster they are about to ship to me over 1000? Or do they have different series?
If that's the case, why isn't the VIN number for the Roaster they are about to ship to me over 1000? Or do they have different series?
As you guessed, they have different VIN series.
Engineering Prototypes
Validation Prototypes (many of which were marketing cars later sold)
Founders Series
Production for US (included the Signature 100 Series)
Production for Europe (includes a Signature 250)
This ABG article suggests Asia will get their own VIN sequence and Signature series. Also total production by the time they stop in 2012 will likely be about 2000 instead of the 2000/year they had hoped to sell.
I'm assuming Canadian cars are in the same VIN sequence as the US cars. What number did you get, if I may ask?
A data point: I got VIN 222 of the EU Signature 250, delivered late March 2010. I was also told when I confirmed my order in early March that they were pretty much sold out of EU Signature edition cars. It may be that by now they are fully allocated or even delivered on the EU Sig series. Certainly someone had already bagged 250 of 250 (but I think it was allocated out of sequence).
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