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Originally Posted by Number 3
Ok first a Fiesta probably isn't getting 39 around town. That's the highway number. So realistically let's be generous and say it gets 35 in all around driving. Now let's assume you drive 40 miles a day, the Volts claim to fame. At $3.00 per gallon you are using $3.15 per day or $22 per week which is $1150 per year in fuel. Double that savings if you drive 80 miles and can charge at work. So for the ability to use NO fuel, a claim that is worth a lot to many people, you pay back the higher price of the Volt in 8 years, not counting for your interest concern, but at 4% or less that's maybe another year.
And yes these are optimal numbers but it isn't as straightforward as you think. Oh and if gas hits $4 or higher then what?
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Look this is fifth grade math we're talking about here. The answer is right on the window sticker of the volt and the fiesta. No matter how people try to work numbers in the volts favor it's not a good purchase. I hate to tell you but electric is going up also and who knows what kind of upkeep this car will require. I based my figures on current data right from the window stickers of both cars, and I did use the volt's the maximum rating by figuring it at full electric which for me and most other folks across the land would never be able to do with it's very limited range on electric only. Look I know we need to come up with other ways of getting around ,but I don't think this is anyway the answer.