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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Goodbye Zero
« on: April 12, 2018, 04:33:25 AM »Alright let me say the only reason I said "pay cash" is I had just agreed with you that you would get a 10k new battery and I felt you were missing the windfall of that fact by worrying about a $300 bike payment and letting that get in the way of a better deal.
You could be a tycoon for all I know and good for you if you are.
If you were sick and the closest Dr. couldn't cure you then you would go to a new doctor.
Your bike could very well be a "lemon" because EVERY company has them, I'm just wondering what if it were the dealer. I'm not even saying they would tear it up on purpose (hope not) but they may be screwing it up because they don't work on these much and it's all new.
If a Shadow works out for you, fine, but you have to see the dealer is making money off you coming and going. The guy who gets paid to steer someone in a certain direction might not be the best one to listen to.
That's all man. Good luck.
Oh I definitely got screwed coming and going. After 7 weeks, the Zero was still in the shop. Zero (the company) stated that they were going to honor the battery warranty but the dealership had no idea when the battery would be shipped. At that point I told them to keep the damned thing. They bought the bike from me for the amount I still owed the credit company, and I bought a Rebel 500. My payments went down by $100/mo, and my insurance went way down too. The Rebel also came with a 4 year, unlimited mile warranty for an extra $13/mo. It’s not a perfect motorcycle in many ways, but at least I can work on it and there’s a second Honda dealership that’s only a few miles away, as opposed to the Honda/Zero dealer which is 32 miles away.
So the Zero is gone, and I’m sticking with my belief that KTM is the only electric vehicle manufacturer that is properly selling their bikes with the battery being leased. I’ll never buy another electric vehicle of any type without having the option to lease the battery.