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Originally Posted by crooner214
It does look very promising, but I don't know anyone who buys new cars anymore that keep them for 10 years. Especially cars priced over 30k. That being said, even the savings over 6 years is impressive. If the 30mpg car you're buying is half the price of a Volt, though, is it still worth it? I guess it is going to come down to the price of the car.
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I put in the 10 year number as that's the battery's warranty according to information we've gotten on the Volt.
The other consideration will be resale and what GM will do with 10+ year old Volts -- will you be able to swap out the battery for a new one with a 10 year warranty?
I also figure the generator will last a long time as it's running at a constant speed and therefore will experience less wear and tear than a typical motor forced to power a car.
I do understand that many folks don't own a car for that long, but with GM abandoning leasing in Canada it becomes an option -- own it for 5 or 6 years and then trade it in. Plus, there's the entire cachet the Volt already carries. It'll hold value, methinks.
Then again, as I get older, I've been thinking that the next two cars we buy we'll drive for 8 - 10 years. I'd love get a Volt (or a CUV E-Flex) and a Corvette, that's once the kids are off on their own, of course. For my wife and I that would be a perfect pairing once we become empty nesters.