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Makes And Models => Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2012 and older => Topic started by: Richard230 on March 13, 2014, 04:01:13 AM
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Here is what my dealer is asking for a used ZF9 2012 DS.
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Here is what my dealer is asking for a used ZF9 2012 DS.
I'd guess the seller got ~$7,500 from the dealer cash, or $7,000 trade-in. The 50% depreciation in 2 years on > $10K spend (2014 dollars) reminds me of early Apple days.
The 2014 RS may hold value better. Maybe.
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What is an e-filing fee?
I estimate my 2012 S ZF9 is virtually worthless. I would probably have to advertise it for moped level money to get it to sell.
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Like anything, it is worth whatever a willing buyer will pay for it.
The things that hurt the value of the 2012 and lower year model Zeros are that the 13 and 14 models are much better. They are also low volume so there are not huge numbers of sales to set a solid price point.
I think that is probably a fairly reasonable price. You can tell if it is by how long it sits there before a willing buyer comes along and picks it up.
I am guessing that the 13 and 14 models Zeros will hold up better on the used market until a new model comes out with more range from a new battery technology and that is likely 2-5 years?? from now.
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What is an e-filing fee?
I estimate my 2012 S ZF9 is virtually worthless. I would probably have to advertise it for moped level money to get it to sell.
An e-filing fee pays for a new way of registering motor vehicles in CA. Our DMV doesn't like to deal directly with the public, especially those creepy people who buy and sell vehicles. So they have contracted with a private company, gave them a pile of license plates from the local prison license plate manufacturing plant and let the do their work for them, while the public pays a fee for that service. It is a win-win for the DMV and the private company. Not so much for the customer, though.
The DMV staff gets paid for doing nothing and the private company gets to make money at a job where there was none before. However, you do get your license plate and "pink slip" much faster when the company does the work. My plate arrived within 10 days and the title arrived the next day. But for this (mandatory) service you pay the e-filing fee.
It seems like every time someone comes up with a way of cutting labor costs using computers or computer programs, such as ATM's, tax return e-filing, or any number of other computer-filing processes, there is a fee involved that did not exist before. ::)
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And don't forget to include sales tax! :-[
One could save some more by going private party:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/mcy/4347346375.html (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/mcy/4347346375.html)
This dealer has been offering this 2011 for a looong time:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcd/4351777223.html (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcd/4351777223.html)
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I think that a ZF9 from a dealer for $8K is a better buy than a ZF6 from a private party for $7K.