2008 Tesla Roadster

In 2006, a new prototype was revealed at the San Francisco Auto Show that broke all barriers and would change the automotive industry for good. The company was Telsa and the car on display was called the Tesla Roadster. The thing is, the Roadster was something we have already seen before, at least from what we could see in magazine articles, it was just a Lotus Elise, right? No, the Tesla Roadster may look like an Elise but all similarities stop there, in fact, the Elise and Roadster only share 7% of components. An all-carbon fiber body, a fully electric motor with a staggering 244-mile range, and a 0-60 time in 3.7 seconds (well over a second faster than the Lotus) are just a couple of things that differentiate the two. Tesla began deliveries of the Roadster in 2008 and sold over 2,400 in 30 countries becoming the first mass-produced road-legal vehicle.

Fast forward to 2023, the automotive landscape is completely different than anyone could ever imagine in 2006. Almost all manufacturers are playing in the electric vehicle market and are putting combustion engines in the past, all because of the little EV that could from 2006. But how many manufacturers have logged 2.5 billion miles in space as the Roadster has? The point we are trying to make is the Telsa Roadster is the Model T of our time. A car that will be written books in history books (or blogs) for many years to come and is now on the radar of many young enthusiasts and collectors.

Now on to the example at hand. This 2008 Roadster has something quite unique which is rarely found on Roadsters – high mileage. The number stated next to the mileage on the website is not a typo and just might be the only example in existence with over 100,000 miles. The previous owner daily drove this car from Raleigh, NC to Burlington, NC for almost 10 years (kudos to him!). The car is fully wrapped in PPF and was serviced religiously by Tesla from 2012 until 2021 and Gruber Motors did a battery repair and PEM Rebuild in late 2022.