ROTFLMAO @ "RARE Range Extender" in the description.
Considering that two subsequent owners have racked up 40K miles on it since the lemon buy-back, I would think that it is a working vehicle with no issues. Then again, the fact that three different owners have now punted on it after 0-2 years of ownership is reason enough to walk away for most people. Does the 8-year battery warranty apply to lemon buy-backs? I'm assuming that the battery replacement at 37K was only the 12V battery (and not the traction batteries), since they routinely fail in ~4 years.
There is the possibility that the original owner had buyer's remorse (or a faulty electric outlet in his/her house), and wanted out of the car through the lemon law since they would not lose any money. Is it worth the gamble on a car with 41K miles that does not appear to have any of the desirable packages? Personally, I'd walk away from this one.
I wasn't shopping for a REx, so I never dug deeper into this. Supposedly, California issues expiring carpool lane stickers for REx cars, and they cannot be renewed once they expire in a few years. (BEV cars supposedly get lifetime stickers.) I would imagine that the prices of those in California are lower, but not a concern outside of that state. Would shipping one to Illinois from California be cheaper than the local prices?????
