Buying a used Ninebot Z10...or a new one ?

[Kristofior]

Hi,

I am wondering if it would be a good idea to buy a 2018 Z10 (week 33) as I have heard that there may be the following issues : 

- components melting down

- battery drain

 

Is there an official communication from Segway-Ninebot about these issues beeing all solved in 2019 Z10 production batches ?

Should I blacklist 2018 Z10 wheels or can 2018 Z10 have these issues solved by replacing some parts ?

 

(of course I know that price will be cheaper for a 2018 used one....but cheap price with issues or current prices without issues....that is the question)

 

Regards,

Kristo.

 

[M640x]

On 10/2/2019 at 9:13 AM, Kristofior said:

Hi,

I am wondering if it would be a good idea to buy a 2018 Z10 (week 33) as I have heard that there may be the following issues : 

- components melting down

- battery drain

 

Is there an official communication from Segway-Ninebot about these issues beeing all solved in 2019 Z10 production batches ?

Should I blacklist 2018 Z10 wheels or can 2018 Z10 have these issues solved by replacing some parts ?

 

(of course I know that price will be cheaper for a 2018 used one....but cheap price with issues or current prices without issues....that is the question)

 

Regards,

Kristo.

 

I just bought a new 2019 Z10.  I read about all the issues with the earlier ones and there's no way that I would consider getting one of those.  Mine has a July 2019 build date from what I can tell.

Edited October 8, 2019 by Senior Coffee

[Hsiang]

I have been told by official sources from ninebot that all the issues we had talked about; motor wiring and control board melt down, and ghost drain had all been addressed in z10 produced after April 2019.

I can't confirm this since I don't have a new z10, and have heard of one instance where a 2019 z10 was still suffering from the ghost drain. But unless you find a really good deal on a 2018 z10, its prob safer to get a new one.