My New 2015 Zero SR

I'm only offended by low offers when I'm told that a lowball price "is all it's worth." I understand out the door depreciation, and that isn't an issue, as long as you understand that all new Zeros contain hidden dealer fees that amount to $1-$2k more than the MSRP, and you wouldn't have to pay them if buying it used. I'm not going to factor in the bike spending months being repaired, though, as that is only a possibility, not a fact (unless I'm the one having it repaired, of course!). I have thought of one last thing I can try, and if that fails...PM me your offer.

Update: after being told by a Zero rep on the phone that they don't deal directly with customers (or, apparently, even respond to email requests from their site) I was able to get a recommendation of sorts to try the closest (120 miles) dealer to me. After emailing that dealer the logs twice (they said that they never received the first email) I'm still waiting for a response. In the meantime:

If you'd like to buy a barely-used-but-glitchy 2015 Zero SR for less than the cost of a 2016 S with 13.0 pack, make me an offer. Cash, you pick the bike up, and me transferring the warranty (~2 years, IIRC) to you is the full extent of my liability. I strongly suggest that you either have a Zero dealer near you, or enjoy hauling motorcycles via trailer or truck long distances on the road. To avoid more offers too low for me to consider, I'll set a floor, and wait until I either have to ship the bike for repair or get an offer I like. I'd love to consider trades, but at this point I think that doing so would make me Certifiably insane.

The floor is $10,750. That's the lowest offer I'll consider, not the offer that gets you the bike for sure. A new 2016 SR 13.0 KWr, after the dealer adds their fees, runs about $18,000 (plus tax where applicable), with you getting 10% of that back from the Feds as a tax rebate. That makes a new SR about $16k after rebate. A new S 13.0 is about $2k less.

I'm not holding my breath, but I really am getting sick of the bike already. It's too much like the old ZEV.

I suggest you read this topic. The Zero was a very expensive nightmare for me, and Zero may be the least responsive motorcycle manufacturer out there. I'm not about to recommend a ZEV either, though, after getting stuck with a bike that was wrecked in transit (it was shipped in a hand-built wooden crate) and then half-assedly 'made like new' by ZEV. As far as I know there are NO makers of good, reliable electric motorcycles or scooters. Whatever you do, don't accept shipment of a damaged bike, or believe claims that the manufacturer will make it "like new" or "better than new." With the ZEV I ended up with a bike that developed a death wobble and had frequent minor electrical failures (including two charger failures) - followed by a controller failure at less than 3000 miles. I eventually sold it for something like $700. With the Zero I got a bike that I could never ride safely, and rode a total of three times, eventually losing about $6k in a deal that got me a good Vectrix VX-1. The Zero dealer who sold me it (Elk Grove Powersports in CA, IIRC) knowingly sold me a bike that had thrown numerous error codes while they had it, despite my begging them to only sell the bike if it was functionally perfect. Neither they nor Zero ever agreed to take the bike back for a refund.