lease a volt for 369/month?!

[EmersonHart13]

Yup, you need to factor in the mpgs vs price to buy. A low priced used car is going to beat out one of those all day long in Total Cost of Ownership. Though it might not be as fancy and futuristic as a Volt, but at least then you would be able to fit 5 people in it!

 

[Yaj Yak]

Let's check the numbers on buying a Volt vs. a $25,000 hybrid.

We'll take the best case scenario with you using little or no gasoline. If you save $.10 per mile and the car costs $10K more than another hybrid, it will take you 100,000 miles to break even on the additional purchase costs.

Again, using a best case scenario of you getting 40 miles from the batteries twice a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year that's 250 weeks of driving or 5 years just to break even.

So, once you get to the point that you are driving a 5 year old 100,000 mile Volt, you will START saving ten cents a mile. Plus, add into the equation that your batteries will be wearing out and you will have another large cost to replace them.

Volt doesn't look as good when you do the math.

Dear captain no read posts.

I said lease.

Lease.

Volt.

369$a month

no money down...

Thank you for your cost analysis tho

 

[Yaj Yak]

30 ish there, 30 ish back. Also that 40 miles is the max. I don't think you can get that going 70 on a highway which is about 70% of my drive.

They go at least 100mph

 

[Yaj Yak]

I'm more curious about insurance.. I just did a quick Quote through geico that came back as 72$ a month for me with it leased

 

[Yaj Yak]

Oh and whoever said drive cruze instead. Fuck that. The volt is much cooler to me than a cruze.

 

[Flyn]

Dear captain no read posts.

I said lease.

Lease.

Volt.

369$a month

no money down...

Thank you for your cost analysis tho

I nearly always read every post... and the following posts that drift into other areas. :smile:

You're welcome. I'm a math guy. No. I'm a psychology guy. No. I'm a math guy.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

KJ please go this route post haste. It's a viable solution to your problems.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I'm mindfucked

 

[EmersonHart13]

Just start biking like Joel.

 

[Yaj Yak]

KJ please go this route post haste. It's a viable solution to your problems.

Huh.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Just start biking like Joel.

33 miles each way ain't no thang

 

[EmersonHart13]

But a chicken wing.

I'd rather have a Leaf.

 

[EmersonHart13]

But a chicken wing.

I'd rather have a Leaf.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I wouldn't. I'd rather have the ability to go to further

 

[EmersonHart13]

I would always have another car that could. But the chances of me buying a car for MPGs... Slim to none. Especially if my commute was 40 miles or less.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Ballllin

 

[EmersonHart13]

Not really.

For example. I would buy a Mini Cooper S.
Cheaper, cooler, man pedal, turbo, good mpgs, etc etc etc

Plenty of other options as well that are not MPG machines, like a VW TDI. Damn I would rather drive a Fusion/Camry Hybrid than a Volt. Bigger and you can get them used for less than 20k.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Seriously? Where?

 

[EmersonHart13]

My sister in law bought one a few months ago.

2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, $19,995 - Cars.com

2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, $19,991 - Cars.com

 

[EmersonHart13]

2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, $19,780 - Cars.com


2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, $19,573 - Cars.com


2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid, $19,442 - Cars.com


2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, $18,992 - Cars.com


2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, $17,490 - Cars.com


2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, $16,990 - Cars.com


2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid, $16,989 - Cars.com

Those are all relatively "low miles" my buddy Justin has one and loves it and so does my sister in law. Trunk space is the only real downfall.

 

[Stink Star]

comparing 3-5 year old used cars to new lease options.....

 

[EmersonHart13]

Yup, for less money* he would own it. More car and it seats 5! lol

Just buy another Burb, fuckitall.

*-depending on term, which I do not know

 

[Lead Pipe]

Oh and whoever said drive cruze instead. Fuck that. The volt is much cooler to me than a cruze.

Nobody said Cruze instead, I just said when using the engine it gets worse MPG's than a Cruze eco. As far as your last statement :jayz:

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I think I said cruze instead. The volt is hyped and isn't even close to what they first said it was going to be.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Cruze or Malibu with the Volt drivetrain would be pretty sweet.