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You can get a 1 year old Volt for about 15-17k. Best deal out there IMO.

by brightball 9y ago

Tempest1981 9y ago
Used Nissan Leafs are pretty cheap too. ($8k-$12k, with 25-40k miles)
- brightball 9y ago
  Leaf is very short range isn’t it?
  - scottwernervt 9y ago
    Yes and range decreases drastically with battery age and cold temp compared to other EVs. However, as mentioned, they are a steal if you have a short commute.
    - mikeash 9y ago
      I strongly considered one as a second car. You won't be driving to Disney World with it (unless you live in Orlando...) but as a supplemental car for stuff around town when my wife and I want to be in different places at the same time, it would be just fine. We ultimately decided that we weren't in a big hurry and we'd rather go all-out and get a Tesla Model 3, but for someone wanting to spend less, it could be a great choice.
taneq 9y ago
That's a pretty big drop, any idea why it goes down so much?
- CaliforniaKarl 9y ago
  Used car prices have been dropping in general. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15076441 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15076441 from two months ago.
- twblalock 9y ago
  GM resale value is terrible across the board, except for Corvettes.
- adrianmacneil 9y ago
  Different car.
- cobookman 9y ago
  You need to consider the federal & state rebates + dealer rebates. Once you do that it's inline with out of pocket costs and normal car deprecation.
cobookman 9y ago
you can buy a new volt and sell it for a profit. Managed to secure a new base 2017 volt for 21k 0 down 0% interest after all rebates & dealer intensives.
- kqr2 9y ago
  Can you provide details?
  - cobookman 9y ago
    Fremont Chevy. Had them apply the sticker rebate on the car. They only get a few of those a month. I also used a company rebate for the 0 down 0 interest.if you join the farmers guild you get 500$ off for 50$. And you also get a pge 500$ rebate for having an electric car. Work also had a spreadsheet of all past volt sale prices. So negotiations were easy.

You can get a 1 year old Volt for about 15-17k. Best deal out there IMO.

Tempest1981 9y ago

Used Nissan Leafs are pretty cheap too. ($8k-$12k, with 25-40k miles)

brightball 9y ago
Leaf is very short range isn’t it?
- scottwernervt 9y ago
  Yes and range decreases drastically with battery age and cold temp compared to other EVs. However, as mentioned, they are a steal if you have a short commute.
  - mikeash 9y ago
    I strongly considered one as a second car. You won't be driving to Disney World with it (unless you live in Orlando...) but as a supplemental car for stuff around town when my wife and I want to be in different places at the same time, it would be just fine. We ultimately decided that we weren't in a big hurry and we'd rather go all-out and get a Tesla Model 3, but for someone wanting to spend less, it could be a great choice.

taneq 9y ago

That's a pretty big drop, any idea why it goes down so much?

CaliforniaKarl 9y ago
Used car prices have been dropping in general. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15076441 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15076441 from two months ago.
twblalock 9y ago
GM resale value is terrible across the board, except for Corvettes.
adrianmacneil 9y ago
Different car.
cobookman 9y ago
You need to consider the federal & state rebates + dealer rebates. Once you do that it's inline with out of pocket costs and normal car deprecation.

cobookman 9y ago

you can buy a new volt and sell it for a profit. Managed to secure a new base 2017 volt for 21k 0 down 0% interest after all rebates & dealer intensives.

kqr2 9y ago
Can you provide details?
- cobookman 9y ago
  Fremont Chevy. Had them apply the sticker rebate on the car. They only get a few of those a month. I also used a company rebate for the 0 down 0 interest.if you join the farmers guild you get 500$ off for 50$. And you also get a pge 500$ rebate for having an electric car. Work also had a spreadsheet of all past volt sale prices. So negotiations were easy.