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- Matt's looking for
an EV or plug-in hybrid

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that can fit his whole family

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and is kind of enjoyable
and can do a good commute.

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He's got 50 grand to spend.
What car should he buy?

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Well, Matt, the exact
car you're looking for

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doesn't quite exist yet.

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You know, there's stuff
that's probably gonna be

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a little bit above your price range

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and there's stuff that's
a little bit too small

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for what you're looking for.

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So we're gonna go

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with the Goldilocks option right now.

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Buddy, what you should get is a Kia EV9.

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The EV9 is exactly what
you're looking for.

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It's got seating for seven,

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so you know what, you and your kids,

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you can bring your friends,
not too many of them,

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but you can bring a few friends

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and you got plenty of room

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and you're gonna look really cool

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while you're going down the road in it.

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There are two ways you can go with an EV9.

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You can either go for the base trim,

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which will get you in under your budget,

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but you're only gonna have
like 230 miles of range

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and that might not be enough for you

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depending on what you're doing.

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So what I suggest you do

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is get a lightly used higher
end version of the EV9.

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You can get one with 1,000, 1,500 miles,

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well within your budget
in the mid $40,000 range.

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It's gonna have everything you want.

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Cool looks, lots of
space, tons of neat tech.

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A really, really nice car to drive.

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It's not gonna be sporty, but
that car just doesn't exist.

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That's not to say it doesn't drive well.

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The lower center of gravity

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means it takes corners pretty okay.

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You're gonna have to do some searching

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because, you know, the
EV9's such a new car.

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There aren't a ton of
used options out there.

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But if you wind your search enough,

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you'll be able to find the perfect one.

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Do you guys agree with my
choice? Let me know down below.

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