--- title: "Would You Buy a Fire Sale Fisker Ocean for $10,000?" date: "2024-07-12" modified: "2024-07-12" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/culture/would-you-buy-a-fire-sale-fisker-ocean-for-10000" categories: - "Car Tech" - "Culture" - "Electric Vehicles" - "News" - "QOTD" tags: - "Electric Vehicle" - "Fisker" - "ocean" - "suv/crossover" --- # Would You Buy a Fire Sale Fisker Ocean for $10,000? ![]() *Fisker* I'm a sucker for a good car deal. Even shady-looking, super-unreliable cars can tempt me, if the price is right. That old Alfa 159 is only $1,500? *Let's do it*. However, I don't know if I'm quite as brave as YouTuber and car builder Rich Benoit, who just bought a fire-sale [Fisker Ocean]() for $10,000. But would you be? There may not be a faster, more extreme flame-out of a car company in history than Fisker's. Henrik Fisker's second attempt at an electric vehicle brand once had a stock evaluation of nearly $3 billion and then [quickly took a turn for the worse]() when it fumbled the launch of the Ocean, its first-ever product. Now that the brand has filed for bankruptcy, it's selling off inventory at shockingly cheap prices to make back as much money as possible to [pay down debts](). That's why Benoit could snag what used to be a $40,000 electric SUV at minimum for just $10,000. > [View this post on Instagram]() > [A post shared by RichB (@richiebkidd)]() Naturally, Fisker didn't crash and burn for no reason. Production delays and quality issues plagued the Ocean SUV, causing demand for the few cars it could produce to drop off completely. As interesting of a product as the Ocean is, it suffered from far too many problems, ranging from software failures to build quality issues. Is that the sort of car you want to buy, for any price? And since Fisker as a company is toast, it's not like you'll be able to take your Ocean to the dealer to have it repaired in the future. Even if you wanted to fix it yourself, good luck finding parts or experts able to diagnose software issues. However, for $10,000, it might be worth the risk. The Fisker Ocean is a deeply flawed car, but it's still pretty cool. It looks good, has a stylish, if a bit spartan, interior, and comes with an all-electric powertrain. At ten grand, there isn't even *close* to a better deal for a new car. For comparison, the penalty box that is the Mitsubishi Mirage starts at almost $18,000, and that subcompact is likely [getting canned very soon](). (Its arch rival, the Nissan Versa, [reportedly isn't far behind]().) I'm not sure where Benoit got one so cheap—with only 376 miles on it, no less, as I can't find a similar bargain online anywhere in the country—but Google shows plenty in the low-$20,000 range. If you could find a Fisker Ocean for anywhere near the price Benoit paid, would you take the gamble? *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()