[Renegade]

Originally Posted by Bumblebee2012

.....But will spend multiple thousands of dollars with no real thought.....

Someone said earlier, the Volt is for folks that failed math class :-)

..... (My addition) or for folks that will spend money to hug a tree.

The average person in rural America will never be out of the hole with a Volt, I suppose some of the folks that live in a city may have a commute short enough to work, but that's the exception and not the rule. With a car like the Cruze, I can run my 500 miles per two week pay period on a single tank of fuel, fill up for about $50 twice a month, and make my $140 lease payment. In two years, if the diesel is out on the market, I'll jump at that.

Run math on the cost of ownership, I don't know what the lease payment deals are on the Volt currently, but I can also buy out my 1LT/RS Cruze for $17,xxx at the end of the 24 month and 30,000 miles lease, or walk away. My maintenance costs are $0.00 under dealership agreement, and the car gets detailed and waxed/sealed every 6 months until lease end. I make a payment and add fuel now and again. Very low cost to have and use. (Note: I did put $2,000 down to reduce the lease payment)

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Whoever said the Volt is for someone who failed math class isn't the brightest bulb in the room. Unless they were selling the volt for $10,000 or under maybe just "Maybe" i see a better tree hugger