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Don M · 06-25-2020, 04:33 PM

I would never buy new or even certified used from a dealer . . . . or, from most eBay sellers for that matter. Why? Because there are so much better deals available from private parties

We have three I2's. The first two we bought from a private party in Florida (that we had found on eBay). We drove over 400 miles and test rode both of them and picked them up in person. One had about 600 miles on it, the other had about 1600 miles. Two recently replaced batteries and two older batteries that still powered the units for more than 15 miles - Closer to 20 actually. We paid $3,200 for the pair and we're still using them years later with zero problems

Didn't really need another one, but when we saw one advertised locally, we went and took a look at it. Belonged to a Doctor who had a long driveway and he rode it to the mailbox and back when the weather was nice for several years. It had 68 miles on it and we paid $1,200 for it

So, we paid about the same for all three as many eBay sellers are asking for one machine and likely one with more miles than any of them we bought. IMO, paying $3K to $4K sight unseen for a used ten year old (or older) machine on eBay, PLUS shipping is just . . . . crazy!

Don

06-25-2020, 04:33 PM	#5
Don M Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Ocean Springs MS Posts: 242	I would never buy new or even certified used from a dealer . . . . or, from most eBay sellers for that matter. Why? Because there are so much better deals available from private parties We have three I2's. The first two we bought from a private party in Florida (that we had found on eBay). We drove over 400 miles and test rode both of them and picked them up in person. One had about 600 miles on it, the other had about 1600 miles. Two recently replaced batteries and two older batteries that still powered the units for more than 15 miles - Closer to 20 actually. We paid $3,200 for the pair and we're still using them years later with zero problems Didn't really need another one, but when we saw one advertised locally, we went and took a look at it. Belonged to a Doctor who had a long driveway and he rode it to the mailbox and back when the weather was nice for several years. It had 68 miles on it and we paid $1,200 for it So, we paid about the same for all three as many eBay sellers are asking for one machine and likely one with more miles than any of them we bought. IMO, paying $3K to $4K sight unseen for a used ten year old (or older) machine on eBay, PLUS shipping is just . . . . crazy! Don