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Don M · 06-23-2018, 08:12 AM

Preface what follows by admitting I know absolutely ZERO about Gen 1 Segs, so factor that in

When we decided we needed to buy a couple Segs (after taking a wonderful tour around Nashville) I began to do lots of online research to decide what to buy and what I should expect to have to pay

I decided that I wasn't at all interested in Gen 1 machines, even if they were free - I can understand why there are so many 'free' ones out there for the taking. You could easily spend as much or more getting them up and running as you can pay to buy a fully operational Gen 2 machine for. The asking prices for parts for the early models are just CRAZY!! You would think they were parts for 1960's Ferrari's or something. If you do have a running one and it malfunctions, it can cost lots more to repair than fixing a Gen 2 machine

We have three I2's and we paid less than $2K for each of them . . . . and they were all running with good batteries when we bought them. The last one we bought was the newest and it had only 78 miles on it, came with one brand new battery, one rebuilt battery and one dead battery and we paid $1500 for it. You could spend lots more than that to get your dead early model up and running with new batteries

Maybe there is something nostalgic about owning and riding an old Gen 1 - Maybe they are a bit like an early Ferrari in that regard. I just don't understand why anyone looking to buy and ride their first Segway would pay more than a couple hundred dollars for an operational one. If the used parts prices I see on eBay reflect actual selling prices, as opposed to asking prices, you may be sitting on a GOLD MINE with the two you've been given. Part them both out and sell the bits and pieces and you may end up with enough to buy yourself a brand new I2 SE!!

Don

06-23-2018, 08:12 AM	#13
Don M Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Ocean Springs MS Posts: 242	Preface what follows by admitting I know absolutely ZERO about Gen 1 Segs, so factor that in When we decided we needed to buy a couple Segs (after taking a wonderful tour around Nashville) I began to do lots of online research to decide what to buy and what I should expect to have to pay I decided that I wasn't at all interested in Gen 1 machines, even if they were free - I can understand why there are so many 'free' ones out there for the taking. You could easily spend as much or more getting them up and running as you can pay to buy a fully operational Gen 2 machine for. The asking prices for parts for the early models are just CRAZY!! You would think they were parts for 1960's Ferrari's or something. If you do have a running one and it malfunctions, it can cost lots more to repair than fixing a Gen 2 machine We have three I2's and we paid less than $2K for each of them . . . . and they were all running with good batteries when we bought them. The last one we bought was the newest and it had only 78 miles on it, came with one brand new battery, one rebuilt battery and one dead battery and we paid $1500 for it. You could spend lots more than that to get your dead early model up and running with new batteries Maybe there is something nostalgic about owning and riding an old Gen 1 - Maybe they are a bit like an early Ferrari in that regard. I just don't understand why anyone looking to buy and ride their first Segway would pay more than a couple hundred dollars for an operational one. If the used parts prices I see on eBay reflect actual selling prices, as opposed to asking prices, you may be sitting on a GOLD MINE with the two you've been given. Part them both out and sell the bits and pieces and you may end up with enough to buy yourself a brand new I2 SE!! Don Last edited by Don M; 06-23-2018 at 08:21 AM..