“Most expensive Tesla ever” sold for over $250,000

The Roadster was Tesla’s first car, a small two-seat sports car based on the Lotus Elise. A copy of it has now changed hands for more than 250,000 US dollars (about 224,000 euros).

According to purely economic standards, the Tesla Roadster series was far from a successful vehicle program, as the specialist portal said “Electrek” summarizes the history of the car brand. It came out relatively late compared to other similar models from other car manufacturers and from the start it faced many production problems that led to constant changes. Therefore, during the four-year production period between 2008 and 2012, just 2,400 units of the roadster were made, of which around 2,000 are said to be roadworthy.

Tesla with a range of 393 kilometers

But the vehicles have been successful for Tesla for marketing reasons: The Roadster has changed people’s perceptions of what electric cars can be. He has helped launch or accelerate several other electric vehicle programs by various major and small car companies, such as “Electrek” explained.

With a range of 393 kilometers with the first lithium-ion battery pack in a production car, acceleration from 0 to (almost) 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 201 km/h, it set new standards in its vehicle class . In the future, when all new cars are electric, the Tesla Roadster will likely be looked back to as the vehicle, how “Electrek” conjectures that triggered the electric revolution in the automotive industry.

The specialist portal conducted an interview with Pete Gruber from the Gruber Motor Company, which, among other things, operates a used car portal. In the last three months alone, six Tesla Roadsters have been sold there and the sales revenue shows that prices are rising.

Mileage of only 1350 kilometers

A supplier has now listed a very early 2008 Roadster with a very low mileage of only 1350 kilometers on this portal. Gruber suspected in conversation with “Electrek”that the combination of mileage and low VIN would attract a lot of interest and suggested the owner set a high reserve price of $250,000.

Within days of its release, the owner received multiple over-price offers, eventually selling it for well over $250,000 — the exact price was not released. With the new prices from 2008, which were between 50,000 and 70,000 dollars, one can clearly speak of a juicy increase in value. According to the current state of knowledge, a higher price has never been paid for such a model.

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