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Sold 2017 Bolt ..back to ICE

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OneEV

Discussion Starter · 3 mo ago

Sold my Bolt...wasnt planning on it until late winter early spring waiting for Blazer/Equinox.

Worked out great for both of us, he totaled his 2017 Bolt and wanted another for doing UBer Eats, he fly from Las Vegas to Minneapolis and drove it back to Las Vegas!.

I purchased a 2015 Nissan Altima until the Equinox comes out. Nice looking car , getting great MPG.. drover 304 miles and have 307 left 25% city /75% HWY

Speedometer Car Trip computer Odometer Tachometer

So the Altima just needs to get me by for a year as the Equinox is released

My Bolt works great in the summer for running rideshare Uber/Lyft but pain in the backside fall, winterdid not want to do another winter with the Bolt .

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liresong

· #21 · 3 mo ago (Edited)

BlaZL1olt said:
…... I'm looking forward to having a larger vehicle……

If I can get a Chevy Bolt EV, I’ll love saving $6 every time I take a round trip on the Washington state ferry boat BECAUSE of Bolt’s shortness. Yeah, three or four Bolts on a ferry saves enough space for another vehicle. The Chevy Bolt, while moving, is efficient. The Bolt, while NOT moving, is still efficient.

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Discussion Starter · #22 · 3 mo ago

liresong said:
I had the Nissan Jatco CVT in my Dodge Caliber that was excellent. On many mountain pass slopes, it was wonderful, as it selected the perfect “gear” for all differing slopes & speeds.

One time, I was first car, with my CVT in “L low mode“, in a line of cars behind a really really slowpoke car onto the Freeway. As soon as was legal, I swept quickly around the slowpoke. On the Freeway with my CVT back in “standard gearing mode”, I resumed my usual slower (but not slowpoke) speed in the right lane. About 30 seconds later, a car in the faster Freeway lane to my left, drove up beside me & gave me a thumbs-up for my quick passing. Yeah, the Dodge Caliber in the L mode, was fairly quick, not needing to ”shift” during 10MPH to 50MPH acceleration & losing time.

Also, in stop&go&stop traffic, the CVT was the best & smoothest transmission, not needing to continuously shift like a geared transmission from 1st gear to 2nd gear & back to 1st. Tho we have two 6speed manual & automatic Hyundai Elantras now that we love, I miss the elegance of the CVT.
Hopefully when I can afford a Chevy Bolt, I’ll get that elegance again.

I have to admit I like the cvt so far. Sport mode "ds" nice pickup for passing .

It is a nice looking sedan, the people that owned before had complete records of oils chnaages etc.. and it was always garaged as you can tell..and leather interior

But I'll be more than ready next spring..possibly this fall to get back in a EV when a good deal appears that has everything I need , heat pump, fast charging and battery preheat on way to charger

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· #23 · 3 mo ago

Colt Hero said:
But it is going to be subject to a much higher up-front purchase price (for the same size-class ICE vehicle) ... so you have to overcome that up-front over-payment before you can say you're saving any real money ...

That's fine as I expect to pay more. I'm mostly looking at it from a static cost of ownership. I figure I'll pay the premium up front figure the Blazer trim I want to run about mid $50k range, which is what I would've paid with the EV6 that didn't show up for me last year, but my "fuel" expense should remain the same.

liresong said:
If I can get a Chevy Bolt EV, I’ll love saving $6 every time I take a round trip on the Washington state ferry boat BECAUSE of Bolt’s shortness. Yeah, three or four Bolts on a ferry saves enough space for another vehicle. The Chevy Bolt, while moving, is efficient. The Bolt, while NOT moving, is still efficient.

On a rare occasion I have to haul people and equipment. The Leaf, which is close to the size of the Bolt, was a little bit of a tight squeeze for this trip. I'm also looking forward to the charge times being improved.

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· #24 · 3 mo ago

OneEV said:
I have to admit I like the cvt so far. Sport mode "ds" nice pickup for passing .

It is a nice looking sedan, the people that owned before had complete records of oils chnaages etc.. and it was always garaged as you can tell..and leather interior

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But I'll be more than ready next spring..possibly this fall to get back in a EV when a good deal appears that has everything I need , heat pump, fast charging and battery preheat on way to charger

I rented the same gen Altima several years ago for a few days, and really liked it. That big 2.5l 4, felt more like a 6. No need for the optional 3.5l 6.
It's actually a pretty substantial car, and the sweet spot between a Sentra and a Maxima, IMHO. I bet it makes a nice Uber vehicle.

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liresong

· #25 · 3 mo ago

BlaZL1olt said:
….On a rare occasion I have to haul people and equipment. The Leaf, which is close to the size of the Bolt, was a little bit of a tight squeeze for this trip. I'm also looking forward to the charge times being improved.

Lots of people buy bigger…..to cover those ”rare occasions”. Hope you will be happy with your larger EV & 250kW Fast Chargers.
I don’t need either, & have been happy with small cars for 600,000+ miles. As for fast chargers, the places I will spend many hours, L2 chargers(many FREE) will give me power to travel 100-120miles. I expect my Chevy Bolt battery to last 300,000+ miles.
You will pay for your future…..I will NOT pay for my future.

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