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Right now, I'm looking at having to replace the 86 within the next 5 years as it will pass 200K miles about this time next year. That makes the timing for the Silverado plausible.
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Just looking at Carvana, the lowest price EV that get's close to what I need (excluding the Volt, which for some reason Carvana considers and "electric" car) is the BMW i3 at $15,000ish US. No thanks, at that price you are into used Bolt range (I've seen them on Carvana from $14.5K and up).
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Of course GM calls it an EV and you are correct, even in extended range mode it runs off of electricity except in some rare occasions where the ICE connects to the drivetrain to assist rather than purely driving the batteries. I almost bought one when they first came out. Had the range been 100 miles I would have (it would have covered my standard commute). What I would like is a full range EV (200+ miles) with the generator.
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I think that ship may have sailed. Pretty much any EV breaks that rule, and huge number of ICE do these days. That's partially due to the amount of buyers that don't care anything about the headunit except that it does Carplay or Android Auto.
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and that's why i intend to keep what i got for as impossibly long as possible.
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You guys realize that when you need a truck you can...rent one
I live in NC (land of the Carolina Squat - ugh) and I can probably list on one hand the number of people I know that own trucks and actually use them for what they can do. (I'm all for people to buy whatever they want, but the justification of "needing" the utility of a fullsize pickup is pretty funny).
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In the end though, I agree with you that 1) you should be able to own what you want to own and 2) what you own doesn't always make sense for the mission you have.
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Maybe we need to revive the El Camino.
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I would love if they did that, but the same argument applies.
Ask the right questions and it also applies to Sports Cars, minivans, luxury sedans, hypercars, motorized scooters, bicycles, Air Jordans......
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Well I would imagine most people in sporty cars use the handling and performance every day. They may not track the car, but they experience the improved acceleration and handling daily. I’m sure most minivan owners are taking advantage of the convenience of a minivan when driving their kids around daily. Etc. I get what you are trying to say, but I don’t think it is equally as bad.
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