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For comparison, you can get a Certified Pre-Owned BMW 3-series for similar money. At that price point you need to be buying the car specifically because it's e
by freehunter 7y ago
For comparison, you can get a Certified Pre-Owned BMW 3-series for similar money.
At that price point you need to be buying the car specifically because it's electric, not because it's a good value.
- flavoie 7y agoIf you add up yearly fuel cost (with real number you make, not the official one), maintenance cost ($ and time wasted). Not sure it hold true. With my commute, suburban+urban with high traffic. Definitely not true. The bolt will be way cheaper. It will be also quicker, even if it was not meant to be.
- ben7799 7y agoA bolt vs a 3-series is probably the same situation as the detailed comparisons we've seen from limo operators comparing the Tesla Model S vs MB S-class, BMW 7-series, Lincoln Town car, etc.. In those comparisons the Tesla proved to be 1/5-1/4 the maintenance cost per 100,000 miles. Nobody buys a BMW in the US for good value when you factor in maintenance costs & overall TCO. The only reason you buy one is cause you like the driving dynamics. That's a perfectly fine reason IMO. It doesn't seem there are any limo operators who are going to operate a Bolt and rapidly drive it to 400k-500k miles to find out just how reliable it is. But I really suspect a Chevy could be less of a hassle to maintain than a Tesla.. since GM is a much more established manufacturer and has a long built out dealer/service network it's hard for me to believe it could be worse than Tesla.
- prolepunk 7y agoYes, but you will end up with a used BMW 3-series.