You were given 20k from the govt to buy one American branded vehicle. What do u buy?
04-24-09 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by suislide
Cadillac CTS. It's faster than IS,3, Class
That doesn't make sense. There is a lot more to a car than 0-60 time or top speed.
04-24-09 | 06:29 AM
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If I could wait 2-3 months then probably the Buick LaCrosse.
If I could wait another year or so... maybe the Chevrolet Volt.
If I absolutely had to do it today or never then I'd probably go with a Malibu LTZ 4-cyl 6-speed auto.... which assuming I could still get the rebates and discounts on I'd be getting for free.
If I could wait another year or so... maybe the Chevrolet Volt.
If I absolutely had to do it today or never then I'd probably go with a Malibu LTZ 4-cyl 6-speed auto.... which assuming I could still get the rebates and discounts on I'd be getting for free.
04-24-09 | 06:42 AM
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You could get a Volt, but you'd probably have to cough up quite a few $$$ of your own, in addition to the Government money. I don't see how Chevy can price the Volt anywhere near 20K.....the technology (particularly the ultra-efficient batteries) is too expensive. Even it they charge 30K for it, my guess is that Chevy would still lose money on it, although the dealers might make a killing with mark-ups and price gouging, like Toyota shops did last year on the Prius with gas at $4.00 a gallon.
so at $40K, with the new Insight and Prius coming in at around $20K, I'm afraid the Volt is going to be a miserable failure.
for $20K, I'd probably go with the new Chevy Cruze, it does look nice.
or maybe the above Malibu....but I'd make it a Hybrid (even tho its a mild hybrid).
04-24-09 | 08:23 AM
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Not necessarily. My one hope for the Volt is that for its 40k dollar MSRP it will come very well equipped. Like we're talking Prius V + nav or better... which even though Prius starts at 22,750, that combo is over 30 grand.
If I'm given the choice between a Prius for 30-32 grand or a Volt for 32,500 with similar equipment levels, I'm definitely taking the Volt (assuming it drives well).
There's something about a purely electric vehicle that really appeals to me. The Prius brags about its EV mode which can be used for what... like half a mile at speeds under 25? The Fusion offers a more reasonable EV mode of 47 mph and a couple miles IIRC... but still... the Volt will go 40 miles, plus plug in to charge, and has no speed limit.
04-24-09 | 08:25 AM
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Not necessarily. My one hope for the Volt is that for its 40k dollar MSRP it will come very well equipped. Like we're talking Prius V + nav or better... which even though Prius starts at 22,750, that combo is over 30 grand.
If I'm given the choice between a Prius for 30-32 grand or a Volt for 32,500 with similar equipment levels, I'm definitely taking the Volt (assuming it drives well).
If I'm given the choice between a Prius for 30-32 grand or a Volt for 32,500 with similar equipment levels, I'm definitely taking the Volt (assuming it drives well).
but if they send the Volt out with plastic wheel covers + cloth seats at $40K, forget it. IMO, to save $$ they need to just produce 1 fully loaded model, only option being color.
Last edited by bagwell; 04-24-09 at 08:29 AM.
04-24-09 | 10:16 PM
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Believe it or not, I'd go with a Ford Edge Sport... To me, they just look cool as hell. I love the design and the fact that Ford isn't hemorrhaging money like GS and Chrysler is a good sign... So, take the $20k and use it to cover half the original price... I'm down...
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