$41,000...for a gov't-made car?!?

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Have you seen Detroit's Jobless Rate? I think they need to get their heads out of their you know whats, build an affordable small car that most folks can afford & will support and get people back to work. This isn't new technology....its been around for decades but Bush had them all seized & crushed. What your paying for is the perception of a new & efficient technology, the Unions & the arrogance of the government to think people are that dumb.

 

[Winman]

My commuter car is a '92 Subaru that I paid $800 for 5 years ago. It costs me about $500 a year on average to maintain it, so I've spent, on avegage, $660 a year for the car. I can buy a Volt now and it will pay for itself in 62 years! Odds are better that I'll live that long than that the Volt would last that long.

I drive a 91 Honda Accord with over 240,000 miles on it. It starts up on the coldest days, runs like a charm, everything works.

I've had to pay for repairs now and then. Most of the time those repairs cost much less than a single monthly car payment. I only carry liability insurance as the car's Blue Book value isn't much, so I save on insurance.

If I'm still alive 20 years from now I'll buy one of these modern electric cars and drive it till it quits. :thumbs:

 

[rbell]

Here's a telling quote:

Of all the findings in Deloitte's market research, the most poignant was its profile of electric car "non-adopters." They have average household incomes of $54,000, live in the suburbs and rural areas, and depend heavily on their cars. There are millions and millions of nonadopters all across America. They are the middle class.

http://www.slate.com/id/2262229/pagenum/2

 

[carpro]

This is going to be interesting for GM. I smell another bailout.

Possibly, but it's far more likely that consumers that don't buy a car like the VOLT wil be fined or taxed to force compliance. Remember Obamacare.

 

[sag38]

Will we soon be saying, "How do you like your Volt that Lord Protector Obama has built for us at Government Owned Motors, Comrade?"