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Potential Bolt Owner with questions

5K views 22 replies 10 participants last post by  Marriott574 
I don't see a response about kayaks. I too have kayaks and I have not bought the rack for them yet. You have two options (and both would work). First, you can put a hitch on the car and get a light duty trailer. This would allow you to haul kayaks or whatever easily. Lot's of conversations on this forum about hitches, tow payloads.. but it would easily accommodate a pair of kayaks.

I am looking at roof racks currently. Thule makes a set of aero bars that fit the Bolt. I can't seem to find the part numbers, but I remember distinctly that I saw the entire set for $509. That includes bars, pillars, and special foot/mounts. I have an LT so I need the mounts that fit into the door jambs. If you have a Premier, then you can get the mounts that mate to the existing rails. Currently, there do not appear to be Chevy-produced cross bars, so I suspect that the Thule set for the Premier and for the LT is basically the same (although the foot mounts are different). I don't remember the total weight limit for the Thule set, but it should be able to handle 100lbs. Even if Chevy produces cross bars for the Premier rails, they will have a lower payload limit (usually around 75lbs).

Note that the price above does not include the cost of the actual kayak mounts (J-bars, cradles, etc), only the bars and method of mounting.

The Bolt is a great EV (and it is my second after a 2015 Leaf). The range is great.. more than sufficient for 99% of what people do with cars. With a couple charging accounts, you can extend your trips to hundreds of miles comfortably. It's a car that happens to be powered by electricity.
 
I have no space for a trailer so I would get some bars, but this is not an issue as we don't go far with them. I am also looking at the LT as i don't see the benefit justifying the cost of the Premier. Just weighing up the different packages. There seems to be a lot of inventory left on dealers lots around here, so I am hoping for a year end bargain! The one I want is the LT + DCFC + Driver confidence and the convince package. The lowest I have seen so far is $33,500 for this, not sure how much lower they can go, just wished VA still had state incentives, CA have some sweet rebates/credits available.
I paid about $35000 for an LT with same configuration in FL. I do believe that they have shut down manufacturing of 2017 models to start producing 2018 ones. So your best bets may be end of Oct or Nov. I agree with you on the LT vs Premier. I'd have liked to get a Premier but in a non-CARB state, there just isn't thousands of dollars of incentives to offset the $5K increased cost.
 
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