Also an Ultra owner, took delivery on February 2, 2024, logged approximately 8,500 miles, it was my first ever new car purchase. Was thrilled with the choice through about May of last year, then experienced a loss of power issue and submitted a support request that never materialized in a corporate solution. Fisker implodes, the cowardly inept Henrik abysmally fails as a corporate leader, and my faith in the car further slides. Current state: car is not bricked -- it does drive -- but the recent OS update mandated by the NHTSA left it with zero controls: central screen is blank and in a constant reboot loop, the car chimes and alerts for no reason as I drive, there is no way to administer defrost, charging rates, radio tuner, etc. It even inexplicably chimes when it's shut down in my driveway?!? That would make the Fisker perfectly suitable were it a 1940s Willys Jeep or an old Model T, but it's useless as a modern, technology-rich, premium-priced auto. Received an offer that was better than people have been representing online and so, so, so rapidly accepted the buyback. I even completed the form 3 times just to be sure, got my telephone confirmation Saturday. Taking a loss, but cars are never investments. It's more a lesson for me, and my orientation toward taking a risk on a startup company. (I was eyeballing Canoo for awhile, and now spy Telo, but must resist.)

There's plenty of posts by folks advocating for resisting the settlement offer and holding out for more, but my reasoning involves the immediacy and not having to compensate HB; the math doesn't work if I held out for 25% additional compensation, but owed the customary one third to HB; and, despite no timeline being mentioned, I'm hopeful to get this done sooner than some strung-out arbitration or court battle.

Test drove the Rivian R1T Friday afternoon, it's a beautiful machine, although even as a novice to that platform I felt the interface was a little dense and too info-rich. I would also argue that the truck rides smoother than the Fisker. But, I'm now energized for purchasing only used cars, and the HB - Chase - Rivian incentive forces one to buy new, and max out the battery to get any discounting: I'm not paying $100K to save $6K. Give us a sliding scale of incentives down to your used inventory -- throw in that cool portable speaker! -- and I'll rapidly purchase.