I have leased 3 Chevy Volts 2013,2015,2017. I just bought a 2011 Chevy Volt with 63K miles on it for $8800. Premium Edition.
It had a few minor cosmetic issues - Scratches, dings and Front Air Dam torn to BEEP. Oil change done 3K ago on genset.
However, had new tires and brakes look new too as far as I can tell. Polished wheel with only slight curb rash.
On all the Volt that I have owned... I have not had a problem at all. I feel the build quality is very good.
I expect to get 120K out of vehicle that it. Maybe more. The batteries charge completely and I understand Chevy was very conservative on the amount of battery usage early on.
Car is nice IMO - After my clean up it is like new expect for a couple of touchups that I had to do. No undercarriage damage etc...
What do you think? Does my logic hold up or am I just fooling myself? I am thinking $8800 for 60K miles mostly elect will save me a bunch. About $200 a month in gas and it will take me 4-5 years to drive that far. Almost pays for itself... less insurance and reg.. In Kali it suck.
AJ Machaevich - Mecinoid
From what I hear, people are generally happy with their Volts. They don't work the same as Prius Hybrid. But like any electric/hybrid car, owning them long term is an expensive prospect. I'm not touching one until they become more common and components are available cheaply everywhere. But if you sell early, it might still be worth it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD-RIcpO8Do
Honestly you paid a little bit too much but still you like it and take care of it and maybe it will do 120k trouble free miles.
Well, since you already bought it and resale usually lower on those you might as well just keep driving it and hope for the best. For hybrids, and wanting to get as much mileage for my money, as well as chances of fewer problems I’d have gone for the Toyota Prius as they make some of the best hybrid and having been doing it for a while. Stastically, on average they last longer than other hybrids. Sure you can find some that will last just as long, but there’s fewer of them that can. GM already struggles with a lot of their Gas cars, so adding hybrid to the mix is only going to reduce their longetivity.
