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I get all that, and the Volt is definitely overpriced..
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:02:51
In Reply to: Devil's Advocate: "Something like a $45,000 Cruze", Bill Homer
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I suspect most people with a Volt are leasing them. I know at least two of the guys who have them in my town are leasing. About $400 a month they tell me.
The economics of hybrids and EVs really don't make sense if one is looking purely for high fuel mileage. You can do nearly as well with a diesel or some econobox like a Fit while spending a lot less on the car and the monthly nut, making the total cost of ownership much less.
The $7500 credit is a diversion. There's also a credit for the Leaf, the Prius, and other hybrids. But that's more of a political issue, not really related to the car itself.
I'd just like to understand why some have this almost reflexive dislike for the Volt. I've never even sat in one and it certainly isn't on my list of cars to consider were I in the market; I just wonder why an intelligent group of car enthusiasts are so down on this particular car.
And again, if Saab were alive and well and the Volt were rolled out as a Saab model, would they all react the same way?
Posts in this Thread:
- Chevy Volt outsells half of all US cars., JohnA
, Sat, 22 Sep 2012 15:30:10- Why gasoline wins, JohnA
, Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:29:35 - Front half or back half? n/m, Cmyles
, Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:01:00 - Domestic electricity vs. imported oil., dmz789qqq, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:49:03
- By that logic, a sledge hammer can really add value, Tim, Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:00:08
- Re: Domestic electricity vs. imported oil., Ben, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:19:41
- By that logic, a sledge hammer can really add value, Reality, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:29:43
- I pity you ..., dmz789qqq, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:54:17
- You don't want to be confused by facts, Tim, Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:01:13
- You don't want to be confused by facts, Reality, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:59:57
- Here's a fact for you, Volt is cheaper than the Prius, No Snaab, Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:54:38
- Uh oh! Tim and Reality are sharing identities again!, Noel, Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:26:01
- Someone is pretending to be Tim and copying my posts, Reality, Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:19:03
- actually, they DO have authorization, Tim, Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:26:51
- Re: actually, they DO have authorization, TML
, Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:02:59 - There, Ridiculous has committed Identity Theft, Tim, Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:05:33
- Re: There, Ridiculous has committed Identity Theft, Scott Paterson
, Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:01:34 - Identity, uniqueness, freewill, etc..., Snowmobile
, Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:45:45
- Re: Domestic electricity vs. imported oil., jeff in MD really, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:03:11
- Domestic oil vs. imported oil, JerseySaab
, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:35:47
- Build ahead for downtime, + election year shenanigans., Norm9-5, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:19:38
- What I don't get is why people here hate the Volt, Noel, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:30:46
- Devil's Advocate: "Something like a $45,000 Cruze", Bill Homer
, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:27:31- The Volt isn't an ROI sell, Pete Saab 9-3 9-7, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:45:34
- I get all that, and the Volt is definitely overpriced.., Noel, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:02:51 <-- Viewing This Message
- Some people are committed early adopters., Cary, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:51:27
- Re: What I don't get is why people here hate the Volt, JohnA
, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:25:56 - Re: What I don't get is why people here hate the Volt, jeff in MD, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:51:05
- How many could they sell at a profit?, JerseySaab
, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:58:14 - great spin, jeff in MD, Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:53:06
- Re: great spin, friendofbear
, Sat, 22 Sep 2012 21:14:41- They want the "free" money, Reality, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 02:33:41
- big loss per car sold, saabsince 93b
, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:28:45 - big loss per car sold, saabsince 93b
, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 08:20:57- Depends on how you account for the $$, Mark from Toronto, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 08:41:10
- GM's accounting is suspect, Bill Homer
, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:18:55- the analysis, saabsince 93b
, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:36:58- Similar analysis will result in $200k losses on 9-5s., dmz789qqq, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:39:48
- Google, Norm9-5, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:10:06
- The analysis is hugley biased, Noel, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:50:55
- Re: the analysis, Simon S, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:53:16
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