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Title: Resale value with no battery warranty
Post by: church on May 26, 2020, 11:23:52 PM
How much does the resale value go down when the battery warranty is up?

Lets say a 2016 DS with 13khw and 18k miles. Once the battery warranty it up will it just tank in value?
Title: Re: Resale value with no battery warranty
Post by: BrianTRice@gmail.com on May 27, 2020, 01:47:15 AM
TL;DR: we don't know.

The scope of this question means sampling all Zeros sold that are over 5 years in age (without having replaced their battery under warranty). There are not enough known sales in this set to report on.

There's also the perceptual problem with value - most people do not know how to appraise a used electric motorcycle, so the question is how well the battery risk can be quantified. Let's assume the battery replacement cost at $3k-$6k (half brick vs monolith).
Title: Re: Resale value with no battery warranty
Post by: Crissa on May 27, 2020, 03:26:00 AM
I spent $6K (cash) on a five year old Zero S.

-Crissa
Title: Re: Resale value with no battery warranty
Post by: church on May 27, 2020, 10:00:39 AM
I spent $6K (cash) on a five year old Zero S.

Hi Crissa. Did yours come with any battery warranty left?

Did it come with any upgrades?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Resale value with no battery warranty
Post by: Crissa on May 27, 2020, 12:19:26 PM
No.  Just a windscreen, the free jacket, a pile of plastics (from the dealership it had sat at before the previous owner) and a couple extra belts. I suppose the plastics are worth a little, but I've only managed to sell the belts so far ^-^

Oh, and the Givi side cases, but the mounts were missing the crossing piece.

-Crissa
Title: Re: Resale value with no battery warranty
Post by: Moto7575 on June 06, 2020, 08:53:12 PM
Check how much a new battery is worth on AF1racing - it will give you some idea about the minimal price you can get.