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You sound like a car salesman. Lol. They do seem like good cars though, especially of you are commuting that many miles per day and can do so on electric only.
I have.
They have come down in price as they have added more features and models. As you customize, you can get up there in price, but they come fairly equipped to start with which is nice. Just love the Clubman.
I want my Pontiac Aztek back.
No offense, but I think the Aztek is one of the ugliest vehicles mass produced.
The new charges are really functional too for a sports car. They have plenty of space and are still a lot of fun.Car shopping for me is a ton of fun, but I love cars. The spending money part sucks, but as far as picking a car out, I would love that. If I was looking for a 2nd car that didn't have to be all that practical. It would be sports car or pickup, and nothing else. Going off the value of other cars you owned and are looking at. My list would consist of Mustang GT, 370Z, Corvette, Cayman, M3 etc.
No offense, but I think the Aztek is one of the ugliest vehicles mass produced.
No offense, but I think the Aztek is one of the ugliest vehicles mass produced.
If I were able to get another car right now I would get a chevy volt, it would be perfect for my daily commute (about 50-60 miles) I would never need gas and it cost on average $1.87 to get full charge. It has a 60 mile range on battery and a 9 gallon gas tank and with battery and gasoline power you can go more then 300 miles. I would recommend this car to anyone! Down in your area the best place for price and availability for this car would be Stingray Chevrolet in Tampa.
Car shopping only blows b/c you allow it to blow. In today's age, car shopping is easier than ever, and ideally, the only time you should ever have to step foot on a car lot is b/c you have a test drive scheduled. If you just show up and prefer to "browse" then you really aren't doing yourself any favors. The sales staff is trained to put you through a process and unfortunately, it can be annoying for the consumer.
Good luck JB. I won't advise you on what make of vehicle to go after. They all have their strengths and weaknesses.
However when you dont know what you want, you have to visit places to test drive and figure that out. That bold part is so interesting to me.
Sure, you could buy a toyota and have a relatively trouble free time with your car, but what do you want out of your car?
This is something you MUST ask yourself.
If you just want another appliance like your washer and dryer, but carries golf clubs, buy a toyota. It will be grey on the inside, boring to look at, boring to drive, probably good on gas, will have a sloppy steering system, mushy brakes, and a hard seat.
If you want something more out of your drive, then make yourself a list and try and hit as many points as you can.
Do you want something along the lines of your G25?
We have an '08 Dodge Charger and it is a great car to drive as far as comfort and economy goes. It has not given us ANY trouble at all (even after some teenage girls smashed into the back of it doing 30mph). The new '11/'12 Chargers are MILES ahead of the old ones. They drive on a whole different level, and are still super practical, really economic (obviously not a prius), and they look really damn sweet doing it all. Here is a really honest review of the new '12 Charger with the new 8 speed auto: http://www.allpar.com/reviews/2012/charger-SXT-blacktop.html
If you want something smaller, a Fusion Sport AWD is a good choice. Again, good mileage, huge trunk, good interior space, and an entertaining drive to boot.
If you want smaller again, I would look at the new Focus, Mazda3, Audi A3, Golf/Jetta, or Impreza.
I realize I am going to get a lot of flack for hyping a Dodge, and crapping on Toyota, but these are my honest impressions. Yes I am a 'domestic' (notice the '' because I know all about peoples' place of construction arguments), but I did include imports in my list of suggestions so there.
.For people that dont have a commute, the electric car becomes less and less practical. Add to that that Toyota and Tesla have the larger battery coming and I am not sure it is worth it as of yet. I have looked at Volts and Leafs and my biggest issue with both is that they lack some of the luxury you should get when paying $40k for a car in my opinion.
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I would agree if you don't have a commute it's not practical and at that price point it should be more of a luxury car but I think chevy is doing a good job of keeping this new technology in a price point that average people can afford.
You think $40k is the price point most can afford? While I dont necessarily have a problem with the price, I do not necessarily agree with that. There are a TON of great autos that are pretty incredible, below that price range. After looking at them yesterday, comparing that car in any category to our Infiniti (which is a 2011 and 7 grand less) is pretty out there. Right now people are paying for being early adopters and while I am normally all for that, I dont see a return on this one especially if the new batteries are coming from "Toyesla" that are rumored to be here already.
After government rebates and everything you will actually pay 7-8k less but the fact remains GM can't even make a Door Module that works reliably so my confidence in them to create a fully electric car that is reliable is extremely low. I don't know anything about the Leaf. I do know however the ROI on these cars is like 22 years or something at the moment.