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Originally Posted by zete
And I doubt you'll be able to get one for love or money for the first 2 years. I see folks buying them, driving them for a bit, then selling them for more than they paid for it -- much like many Priuses owners did early on.
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I expect an older Volt to be either a great buy or impossible to sell.
If they keep the gizmos available and batteries improve / get cheaper an older Volt could be a great buy... you drop in a new battery pack and continue on for many years. The engine should go forever... it'll have very low hours compared to most cars.
But... if they don't maintain availability on the gizmos, it'll be like any other obsolete electronic device - undesirable and worth little. However, I was able to get rebuilt engine computer (it was discontinued) for my 17 year old Montero and there's reason to beleive there will be an expanding industry revolving around rebuilding electric car components. If you can get a computer for an old Montero, getting Volt parts should be a snap.
This could also be strongly driven by green interests due to lower manufacturing energy requirements and pollution created by recycling existing electrics.