Dealer wants to buy my 2020 Kona

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Bruce M.

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This morning I got a totally surprise phone call from the sales manager at the dealer where I bought my 2020 Kona nearly 5 years ago wondering if I would sell my car back to them. That's not an option for many reasons, including the fact that I'm now literally an ocean away from them and am not interested in a new car for at least a year (thinking seriously of a Kia EV 3 in 2026 or so, but definitely in no rush).

Still, I'm fascinated. Is the used market for electric Konas, or fairly small/inexpensive EVs in general, that hot?
 
I have a 2018 Honda Clarity and my husband has a 2020 Acura RDX. We regularly get requests by dealerships to sell back the cars. I think they are hungry for cars. Someone told me they have difficulty getting some kind of chips from mfrs. overseas; this might no longer be a problem.
Anyway, welcome to the club.
 
There is no shortage of cars here in NZ. The market is flat and EVs are at bargain prices.
 
It's likely just a standard bait-and-switch sales scheme. They express interest, float big $$$ and when they get you on the lot it all evaporates, particularly if you're looking to take them up on the offer to sell without also buying. The EV resale market is sad and everyone knows it.
 
I still get emails from a couple dealers wanting to buy my 2019 Kona. One is the local one where I had it serviced sometimes. The other is where I originally bought it, and where I bought my current I6. I have informed both of them more than once I no longer have the car. But the emails keep coming...
 
It's likely just a standard bait-and-switch sales scheme. They express interest, float big $$$ and when they get you on the lot it all evaporates, particularly if you're looking to take them up on the offer to sell without also buying. The EV resale market is sad and everyone knows it.

That was my perception, which is why I was surprised. This dealer did some unethical stuff when I got the car, but because electric Konas were in hugely short supply in California at the time, I reluctantly acquiesced to some of it. Even if I still lived nearby, I would avoid them if I could.
 
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