D7flat9 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Hey guys, Been struggling with a decision on what to do and since I'm not so technologically when it comes to these wheels, I was hoping for some advice. I've been living in Seoul with my family and bought a Gotway ACM 18 months ago. I've ridden it everywhere, and have accumulated roughly 4000 - 4500 km on the wheel. Never had any issues with it and it still works perfectly. I'm moving back to NYC/NJ area in a month. My question: Should I sell it and leave it in Korea for (roughly) 1/3rd the original price, or pay the $100(ish) shipping cost and bring it back with me to the States. Am I going to start seeing battery performance issues soon or other issues for that matter? If I buy new, I'd be interested in the Tesla or the new ACM, but I have some emotional attachment to my current wheel as its really been my main mode of transportation. What would you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Henley Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 41 minutes ago, D7flat9 said: Hey guys, Been struggling with a decision on what to do and since I'm not so technologically when it comes to these wheels, I was hoping for some advice. I've been living in Seoul with my family and bought a Gotway ACM 18 months ago. I've ridden it everywhere, and have accumulated roughly 4000 - 4500 km on the wheel. Never had any issues with it and it still works perfectly. I'm moving back to NYC/NJ area in a month. My question: Should I sell it and leave it in Korea for (roughly) 1/3rd the original price, or pay the $100(ish) shipping cost and bring it back with me to the States. Am I going to start seeing battery performance issues soon or other issues for that matter? If I buy new, I'd be interested in the Tesla or the new ACM, but I have some emotional attachment to my current wheel as its really been my main mode of transportation. What would you do? If ship it . Why sell at so big of a loss ? You’d lose more selling than you’d be paying out to ship it . As far as degradation ...have you noticed any ? What generation ACM is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasenutty Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Just sell it to Scott, he'll pay shipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D7flat9 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 33 minutes ago, Scott Henley said: If ship it . Why sell at so big of a loss ? You’d lose more selling than you’d be paying out to ship it . As far as degradation ...have you noticed any ? What generation ACM is it ? Because I'm running out of time and it has some wear and tear so aesthetically, it might not look the nicest. I haven't noticed any degradation yet, perhaps slightly shorter total distances traveled on one charge, but overall, nothing really. It's a 2nd gen ACM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EUCMania Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 @D7flat9: I would say 1/3 of the original price after 18 months is not far from fair. The battery has about 1/2+ life left ( and hence less safe), the body scratched, new models appeared. I would say that just sell it in Korea, and get a new model back in US. Disclosure: I am trying to sell my 9B1E+(<2000km) and KS-16 (<1000km) here in US, and I doubt if I can get 1/3 of the original price + $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8ps Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I vote for take it with you. Sounds like a dependable wheel. Maybe I'm sentimental but I get attached to things I establish a history with. You're probably not going to get what you think its worth and you will have to spend $$$ to replace the wheel. Battery capacity may have shrunk if you always charge to 100% but if you've been using a charge doctor to charge to 90% or less, you should have plenty of capacity left. I know there was a recent study on Tesla batteries degraded less than 10% after 160K miles. I think they recommend charging only to 90%. https://electrek.co/2018/04/14/tesla-battery-degradation-data/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Henley Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, gr8ps said: I vote for take it with you. Sounds like a dependable wheel. Maybe I'm sentimental but I get attached to things I establish a history with. You're probably not going to get what you think its worth and you will have to spend $$$ to replace the wheel. Battery capacity may have shrunk if you always charge to 100% but if you've been using a charge doctor to charge to 90% or less, you should have plenty of capacity left. I know there was a recent study on Tesla batteries degraded less than 10% after 160K miles. I think they recommend charging only to 90%. https://electrek.co/2018/04/14/tesla-battery-degradation-data/ Yeah ! Another point for the yes’s. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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