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F#ckin' New Guy. Reads articles, thinks he has a goldmine. bnc

When the battery pack dies, it's a YOYO scenario. You're On Your Own. It'll be yard art. bnc

Bolts can be bought with under 20k miles for less than $20k each... I just bought 3. bnc

Our 2015 stayed plugged in all the time on L1 plug when not being driven. No measurable degradation after 6.5 years & 33k miles of ownership from new. Still had 85-90 miles of range showing on GOM when car was sold before warranty expired. bnc

It's old technology, the last year cars built (2016) are tapping out their 8-year warranty this year. Repair Parts will become more scarce. Replacement Motive power Batteries will become harder to obtain. Limited production - Total Spark EV Production from 2013-2016 was 7,371 cars 2014 was...

We always kept our 2015 Spark EV on the Level 1 charger, even charged at 100% - Used DCFC at least 6-8 times a month. Drove it for 6.5 years, still showed avg 85 miles range on GOM with full charge when we sold it in '22 with 33K miles. bnc

Again, if Dealer does the work/service, you have more coverage if something goes wrong than if you DIY... At the end of the day, it's your car, and your choice. YMMV. bnc

Pick up a Smart ForTwo gasser & drive it. We have 2 of them (2009 models, both bought from Original owners) - bought Cabrio for $6500 & Coupe for $4000. We loved our Spark EV, but the lack of battery support for main battery pack will not get better... bnc

Spend the money & let Dealer do the work. Then, any downstream issues are theirs to resolve, not yours. bnc

We paid $15.5k in early 2016 for our 178 mile demo unit 2015 Spark. Put 33k miles on it in ~6 years & sold it to Carvana in April '22 for $14,250. You did okay at $13k... bnc

GM is still supporting Spark EV through the 8 year warranty...

The decals are available from GM - same part for ICE / EV versions. Our 2015 had wrinkles on drivers side only - I removed them from front rear doors on drivers side before selling car... It allows me to keep track of it. 😅 https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2388261 bnc

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2388261 I bought car new 6.5 years ago for $15.5 - Carvana just bought from me for $14.3k ... now, on to the next owner! bnc

No, I do believe the Tray to be assembly with batteries, but not complete pack.. bnc

Would you post the source for this supposed 'buy back' information? Didget

No rotation on original 2015 tires. New OEM tires installed on front at 21k miles, still on original rears... You guys must abuse tires... We do maintain the cars with tire balancing and alignment checked yearly. Bryan

Nice day trip - I've been wanting to take our 2015 from Raleigh to Winston-Salem, but have yet to try it out... Bryan in Raleigh

Odd... Our 2015 has fading paint as well on the rear wing thingy... But, still seeing ~80 miles of range daily on the GOM at 26k miles, so we got that going for us. Still staying on the L1 Home / L2 office plug nipple daily to full SOC. Bryan in NC

Two L2 charging spots located inside gated business facility, no other EVs on site... Car also has hanger tag with cell number listed, plus Security guards know how to reach me in extremely rare instance that another EV comes to town... No calls in 3+ years . And I'm the guy that does...

I haven't checked our battery capacity yet, but we're still seeing 80-85 miles of range avg on GOM, on our 2015 Spark EV, and we're at 25k miles today. Always plugged in to Level 1 at home, Level 2 at office for ~8 hrs/day, and 14 DCFC full charges since we bought the car. Bryan in NC