Heh. Good one.
Watch out for the smug alerts when the enlightened start driving/pushing these things around.
No thank you commie czar, I’ll keep my Escalade.
In a momment of weakness a few weeks ago, I decided to shop for a chevy suburban 2500 diesel.
I have since gotten about 100 emails from government motors on how I should buy one - for $60k
Funny thing is, they no longer make a 2500 diesel.
I remember seeing the first VW "Bug" and thinking that ugly wreck will never sell. And later the Honda Civic thinking "more Japanese junk." The odds were against them but had important qualities that made them good values.
My advice to a Volt buyer would be get a short term loan if you finance it, because you don't want to be owing any thing on when the batteries short out and have to be replaced..
My best advice to a prospective Volt buyer is, "Don't."
Due to the image that some people have about what class of people own hybrids, I hesitate to admit it, but I bought a Honda Insight and am glad I did. I get 43 MPG no matter where I drive it. The car tells me how far I can drive with a fill-up and it’s 485 miles. I don’t have to stop to charge the batteries and the gas engine kicks in when needed. It burns 87 or 85 octane gas, not premium like the Volt. It cost me $21K, a long way from $41K for the (low)Volt.
Obama Motors is the worst thing to happen to GM in its history. I never liked their cars, but they were once the world’s leading company. Now they are cold toast. We can expect the RATS to soon demand that we buy Obama Motors cars to prop up this commie-like company.
Dumb car is good. I like clown car.
After the first 40 miles that the car gets from a full electrical charge, a gasoline engine kicks in and the car's range is about an additional 300 miles. Then it needs gas.
The Volt looks like a stinker, but it can get from once city to another.
I'm glad the author didn't let truth get in the way of a good article.
Do you notice how they used km instead of miles?65 km reads so much better than 40 miles.Pathetic.
I drive a 2002 Silverado 3500 dually with an 8.1 liter (thats 496 cubic inches) of big block motor gas guzzling power.
The greens hated that engine so much you cannot get it anymore unless its in a 2 ton truck or a boat, which is what the motor was originally designed for.
And my next vehicle is going to be a Hummer H2 now that the price is more affordable.