Nine years after paying a deposit, a Tesla Roadster buyer finally sees the car do a barrel roll
Aiden_Tech_Ai · x · 2026-10-20
A viral Tesla story: a fan put down a deposit the night the new Roadster was unveiled in November 2017, expecting delivery by 2020. Years of slipped dates came and went until he stopped telling people. Last week Tesla finally showed the car — two seats, driving upside down, doing a barrel roll and jumping over a Cybertruck. He texted his wife one word: "finally."
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