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Old 04-19-2012, 10:09 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by 10BlkSS View Post
Im sorry to hear this. THere are a couple Volts where i work...cooler than a prius, but ill leave it at that. Its not a bad looking car for wha tit is but I cant get past the price of it.

FOr me, simple math...I owned a 255hp car for 9 years, now I have 400, an increase of 58%, so I need a 628 hp car next. Yes, thats the plan, simple as that.
To me, the math doesn't justify it. With the small limited range on full electric, and the time it takes to charge (plus that cost)...the mpg the volt gets is good, but not for many miles.

If you don't have to drive that far anyway, your existing car isn't costing you that much as it is, or if you have to drive each day beyond full electric, you'll never make up the cost of the new Volt over your lifetime, based on what the volt mpg is compared to the mileage of your existing car.
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