Fisker slash prices by $24k
Discussion
JD said:
Mikebentley said:
I wasn’t aware anyone had one in the uk. That could end up being an expensive ornament.
There's been over 350 registered in the UK! Mikebentley said:
JD said:
Mikebentley said:
I wasn’t aware anyone had one in the uk. That could end up being an expensive ornament.
There's been over 350 registered in the UK! Mikebentley said:
I would imagine production has stopped already
Production has ceased: https://qz.com/fisker-ocean-production-bankruptcy-...Presently they have filed for bankruptcy protection, a holding measure to avoid a bankruptcy order being enforced to allow them time to try and resolve affairs themselves.
In reality the only delay in filing for bankruptcy will be the legal bods scrabbling to find a way to do so that best presents the situation and protects the operators of the company as best as possible. It's pretty clear that no one wants to 'rescue' a brand that is so short lived and troubled. The Chinese already bought what they wanted from Fiskers first effort as a car manufacturer, and they didn't want keep the brand back then, just the tooling and ability to continue to make cars they could make quite cheaply.
I think Fisker has already had it's phoenix from the flames moment, and can now be consigned to history.
If you do happen to own one, probably best to keep the miles low and protect it for the future, where sheer rarity and the fact most people will never have heard of it, might add some £ value..
JD said:
Mikebentley said:
I wasn’t aware anyone had one in the uk. That could end up being an expensive ornament.
There's been over 350 registered in the UK! Funnily enough in the same car park I saw a Grenadier, first one I'd seen on the roads. That is also massive. Less unexpected to see that though, as the car park in question is only a couple of hundred meters from a dealership for them (Jardine, selling Aston Martin and Grenadier)
TheDeuce said:
I think Fisker has already had it's phoenix from the flames moment, and can now be consigned to history.
I don't know how much of the venture which produced the Fisker Karma (Fisker Automotive) went into this new venture - I reckon Henrik himself is the only thing in common. Henrik Fisker didn't own any part of Fisker Automotive so not much of a phoenixing operation going on with this latest thing. Anyway, this may be the last time.....Geeta Gupta-Fisker said:
But Geeta is also mindful of the risks if things don’t go right for the new company. “Henrik and I will never get a job after if this fails, we are done,” she says. “We're not doing this to get rich. We're doing this because we want to make an amazing company that makes amazing cars. We want to make really cool green cars, affordable cars.”
https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/industry/transport/meet-the-fiskers-the-billionaire-power-couple-taking-on-teslamclwanB said:
Webuyanycar valuation for top spec now £150.
I'd have one for that
Set up a website - webuyanyfisker.com and offer £200 I'd have one for that
autumnsum said:
Looking forward to the inevitable YouTuber who gets one for pennies at an auction and runs it documenting the experience...
I still think it's more likely the cars will just be parted out, worth far more in parts than as a car now. They have a massive battery.
Hoovies Garage has the Karma. I'm hoping for a LS swap! I still think it's more likely the cars will just be parted out, worth far more in parts than as a car now. They have a massive battery.
Whilst I always have faith in the great British tradition of people in sheds keeping older cars going, I suspect these may be a step too far even for some bright young things with laptops and a penchant for coding.
There simply aren't enough of them around for a cottage industry to grow up around them.
It is a real shame, as there are some great design features in the car and fundamentally it seems sound, but just needed more development.
I was very interested in one, but before I actually went for it, then the news started to leak out about their demise, so I now see it as a fairly close escape. I'm not sure there is a price that makes these worthwhile, especially given some of the reports from owners.
There simply aren't enough of them around for a cottage industry to grow up around them.
It is a real shame, as there are some great design features in the car and fundamentally it seems sound, but just needed more development.
I was very interested in one, but before I actually went for it, then the news started to leak out about their demise, so I now see it as a fairly close escape. I'm not sure there is a price that makes these worthwhile, especially given some of the reports from owners.
Biggles Flies Undone said:
Whilst I always have faith in the great British tradition of people in sheds keeping older cars going, I suspect these may be a step too far even for some bright young things with laptops and a penchant for coding.
There simply aren't enough of them around for a cottage industry to grow up around them.
It is a real shame, as there are some great design features in the car and fundamentally it seems sound, but just needed more development.
I was very interested in one, but before I actually went for it, then the news started to leak out about their demise, so I now see it as a fairly close escape. I'm not sure there is a price that makes these worthwhile, especially given some of the reports from owners.
If Fisker couldn't iron out the creases with half a billion $, it is indeed a leap to expect a decent chap in his garden shed is going to improve it very much There simply aren't enough of them around for a cottage industry to grow up around them.
It is a real shame, as there are some great design features in the car and fundamentally it seems sound, but just needed more development.
I was very interested in one, but before I actually went for it, then the news started to leak out about their demise, so I now see it as a fairly close escape. I'm not sure there is a price that makes these worthwhile, especially given some of the reports from owners.
Probably the best thing to do is to keep the car for those that are 'stuck' with one' Look after it, take it out for a short run once a fortnight, keep it dry etc. One day when everyone's forgotten it existed, it might be worth a few quid as an automotive oddity.. But today? impractical scrap I reckon.
It’s partly why I chose the Smart #1 to replace my troubled MG4 EV. Mercedes have a vested interest in keeping me as the customer happy and the car functional. For some of the Chinese brands customer care seems to be an inconvenient afterthought. I believe the lack of spares etc can then make insurers twitchy too.
TheDeuce said:
If Fisker couldn't iron out the creases with half a billion $, it is indeed a leap to expect a decent chap in his garden shed is going to improve it very much
Probably the best thing to do is to keep the car for those that are 'stuck' with one' Look after it, take it out for a short run once a fortnight, keep it dry etc. One day when everyone's forgotten it existed, it might be worth a few quid as an automotive oddity.. But today? impractical scrap I reckon.
You'd have to be inside, across everything and not blinkered to know how to rescue this company. There's obviously no-one like that there currently. Maybe they're 98% there with whatever software updates are going to fix everything? The Vinfast VF8 EV was reportedly pretty poor in 2023 but they did a lot of work on it and the 2024 version is greatly improved. It was reportedly a lot worse than the Fisker Ocean, software and vehicle-operability wise.Probably the best thing to do is to keep the car for those that are 'stuck' with one' Look after it, take it out for a short run once a fortnight, keep it dry etc. One day when everyone's forgotten it existed, it might be worth a few quid as an automotive oddity.. But today? impractical scrap I reckon.
RSEV car sales YouTube has done a review of the one they’ve just sold.
Shame really, lots of power, huge battery and decent build quality. 20 for sale on AT starting at under £29k but you’d be mad to drop anything more than the battery and motors are worth on these as they’ll have zero support and be useless if any major components fail.
Shame really, lots of power, huge battery and decent build quality. 20 for sale on AT starting at under £29k but you’d be mad to drop anything more than the battery and motors are worth on these as they’ll have zero support and be useless if any major components fail.
DarrenO'D' said:
We saw one parked by the road in London last weekend with the charge door broken, one of those vehicles on auto trader is for sale cheaper because the charge door is broken. Not a good look if the selling dealer cannot get that fixed.
Probably because there are no parts available, a cracked windscreen, a lost key, etc etc and thing is essentially written off. I have no idea how much 'connectivity' the cars have, but once the servers are turnned off they will become like a smart phone with no internet access.These cars are sadly now worthless.Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff