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Thank you for posting the deal. I was unable to configure a vehicle that honored the price-cut.
Eventually I came to realize there is a disclaimer that can be expanded, which states that you must pick from their current inventory of 2023 vehicles:
Offer limited to 2023 model year vehicles currently in stock and is available from March 29, 2024 until all 2023 model year inventory is sold. Pricing shown excludes additional options, delivery, finance, taxes, title, government, dealer (if applicable) and other charges. Maintenance is not included. Pricing does not include federal or provincial incentives and benefits which may be available to you. Final price to be disclosed at signing. Cannot be combined with any other offers.
Once I was able to find existing inventory, I could not find any inexpensive (Sport) models. In addition, no matter which location I chose, I could not get more than about 10 vehicles that qualified for the discount (the remainder are "One edition" that do not qualify for discount).
In theory, the discount would be:
Sport $38,999 $24,999 -$14,000 -36%
Ultra $52,999 $34,999 -$18,000 -34%
Extreme $61,499 $37,499 -$24,000 -39%
I'm an Ocean One Owner. Can give you some 1st hand experience. The Sport is probably not available. The extreme is potentially the best deal. Has California and Hollywood Mode. X2 of my favorite features. Hoping ADAS updates come soon
I sincerely hope that you-know-who's less than flattering review video on YouTube did not tank this somewhat promising car.
That bad review was the tip of the iceberg. Don't forget about Fiskers past filled with production delays, quality control issues, high manufacturing costs, competition, and financial problems.
Remember they declared bankruptcy in 2013?
$42k extreme 22" tire drive out at 7% GA Tax. Test drove it today. Lots of car for the price. You will be taking a chance due to unknown service and support. May need third party to service, which is a risk. I am still in for one due to styling, capacity, and features. Rolling the dice, can be an expensive mistake or an EV at a great discount with some car issues that could be resolved at higher service costs and longer wait time. Optimistic on software updates 2.O
Yup I'd go with the Extreme. I have 22s on my Ocean One. Beautiful car. Say all you want about Henrik, but the guy can design a great car. Just not a very good business man.
That bad review was the tip of the iceberg. Don't forget about Fiskers past filled with production delays, quality control issues, high manufacturing costs, competition, and financial problems.
Remember they declared bankruptcy in 2013?
The MKHD review was a little off. The 2.0 updates fixed the software issues he ranted about. The company had asked him to patiently wait for the update but bashed them instead. I'd love for him to update his review on the updated 2.0
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If they go BK, they'll probably be snatched up by some Chinese co just like Fisker Automotive was. And I believe all the old Karmas can still get serviced by the new owner.
no Karma does not support the old fiskers but there are independent companies that do.
no Karma does not support the old fiskers but there are independent companies that do.
Not 100% sure, but if Fisker goes bankrupt, then I believe Magna Steyer (Ther Manafacture) is responsible for the warranty. Just texted my service tech today and he isn't going anywhere.... I think main issue is the software support.
This is Crazy Eddie's car deal, "Everything has to go. I must be insane to sell at these prices". Have fun getting reasonable priced parts for vehicles that sold in low volumes. Saving the environment by buying a vehicle that will be hard to fix. It's basically e-waste but instead of being a phone, it's a 1 ton plus boat anchor.
I really think EVs have hit a maturity in the market and a wall. They had success in the beginning quite frankly due to let's face it a form of socialism. Musk and Tesla benefitted from massive handouts, the public subsidizing these cars with $10,000 tax credits etc etc. Now the market has expanded to places where gas isn't $6 a gallon and tax credits are harder to find predictably sales are slowing. If we got rid of the tax credits and started charging EVs the road taxes they have evaded for years etc the sales would crater more. I am in the Midwest, my neighborhood is as ideal as it could be for EVs, very high household income, average commute just a few miles to work or shopping, minimum 3 car garage on houses, you name it and out of 100 houses we have 4 houses that have EVs and even those 4 houses all still also have gas cars too. The most damning part is the guy who first had EVs in here, multiple Teslas including a Model S Plaid and Mercedes EQS sedan has now gone back to gas vehicles, new full size Range Rover and Mercedes S Class and Audi Q8. Almost everyone would maybe switch to a hybrid but generally don't want full EV. My neighbor's son is literally an EV and hybrid engineer for a Top 5 auto company and he doesn't want to drive an EV. With gas in high $2 to low $3 range, honestly what is the incentive to drive an EV? I can fill up once a week, sometimes once every 2 weeks in less than 3 minutes.
Out in CA and the PNW, including more sprawly suburban areas out away from the cities, EVs are pretty common nowadays, and plug-in hybrids more common still. I think it's more a matter of culture than anything else.
Personally I'm looking to lease an EV because for my usage, home charging would keep me perpetually topped off. No stops at gas or charging stations ever, just step into my garage and drive off with a full tank every time. One less thing to think about.
That said, I wouldn't touch a Fisker with a ten foot pole until it's become clear that the company still has a future, even with the discounts. There's no shortage of other excellent, highly capable EV options from more, uhh, stable companies these days.
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Eventually I came to realize there is a disclaimer that can be expanded, which states that you must pick from their current inventory of 2023 vehicles:
Once I was able to find existing inventory, I could not find any inexpensive (Sport) models. In addition, no matter which location I chose, I could not get more than about 10 vehicles that qualified for the discount (the remainder are "One edition" that do not qualify for discount).
In theory, the discount would be:
Sport $38,999 $24,999 -$14,000 -36%
Ultra $52,999 $34,999 -$18,000 -34%
Extreme $61,499 $37,499 -$24,000 -39%
Remember they declared bankruptcy in 2013?
Remember they declared bankruptcy in 2013?
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Personally I'm looking to lease an EV because for my usage, home charging would keep me perpetually topped off. No stops at gas or charging stations ever, just step into my garage and drive off with a full tank every time. One less thing to think about.
That said, I wouldn't touch a Fisker with a ten foot pole until it's become clear that the company still has a future, even with the discounts. There's no shortage of other excellent, highly capable EV options from more, uhh, stable companies these days.
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