Buying, owning something, seems to have become a social paradigm of the past. Now he takes that from rentingthe leasing or, as in the case of the new Honda WN7, a 2-year subscription; “The WN7 will be available via a 2-year subscription through a collaboration between Honda Australia and Carbar for $400* per month”. This is the commercial proposition that the subsidiary of the Japanese brand has recently launched in the country of kangaroos.
WN7 subscription: is it worth it?
We will not be the ones to determine this aspect. That is to say, this payment method (not acquisition) has become fashionable in many global sectors. Generally in those that are directly related to the world of new technologies, although we must not forget that the WN7 is precisely that, one of Honda’s greatest technological emblems at this time.
In any case, sticking exclusively to what Honda Australia offers to its clients, 50 specifically, since this is the number of units of the model that will arrive on the island this year, it prevents them, among others, from having to assume such banal aspects as depreciation. However, we must take this argument with a grain of salt, since if we pay approximately those 250 euros for two years, about 6,000 euros at the end of the operation, at the end of this period we will have nothing.
What we get in return
That is, you invest 6,000 euros in a rental, not in buying a motorcycle. As its name indicates, you are purchasing a subscription period, nothing more. On the other hand, we have the objective data of the model: 15,000 euros, 67 HP of power and 140 km of autonomy. We return to the beginning of these lines; Each person must assess whether or not an operation of this type is worthwhile, and even if they can or want to acquire a WN7 through a typical commercial action.
Undoubtedly, comparisons are odious, but it is inevitable to think about all those motorcycles that one can buy for 15,000 euros. Yes, perhaps they do not possess that technical level that surrounds the WN7, but we must question whether objectively this technology ends up translating into real efficiency on a day-to-day basis.
As the Visor Down colleagues express it, “most electric motorcycles are quite expensive to buy and tend not to hold their value well”. They conclude: “For many potential users of electric motorcycles, this is a big problem.” It is at this point where the subscription option launched by Honda Australia for the new WN7 begins to make sense.
Undoubtedly, there are many flaws in this whole matter that have not been clarified. For example, if the brand is responsible for all maintenance or what is the maximum annual mileage that we can travel. We also don’t know what will happen if tomorrow our WN7 stops working correctly and we have to be without a motorcycle for a few days while they repair it: will they give us another WN7 for the duration of the operation?…
Depending on these and other aspects, this type of subscription could be interesting, or not, for those who want to test themselves at the controls of an electric mount of this type. From Honda they are clear: we are facing “a new way of understanding driving” that also offers us “maximum performance for everyday life.”
Both one statement and another remain to be seen, but above all to be confirmed by those who opt for a WN7 as their daily motorcycle. In any case:
What do you think of the subscription modality in the two-wheeled sector?… We read you, thank you!
