Well considering he did it in 7 months given the sheer amount of work means he had his shop working on it practically full time. So I’m guessing it was either a shop project because they were slow with customer vehicles, or someone wanted it and then the job fell through.

While part of me definitely agrees that I would love to see one restored, besides the whole “it’s his money” thing, I wonder how “rotted out hulk” it was. If there’s not much but a ragged shell and you need to build new everything then it’s both cheaper to do what he did, and not a huge loss since there wasn’t much…

Short takes:

Dad wanted a Beetle with the diesel in the early 2000's, so when they came to visit me we went to see if the local VW dealer, who is much bigger than anything near them, had one to test drive.

I guess that’s where this doesn’t make sense for me. What I’m trying to tell you is an EV that could get you to your parents (300 ish miles) on a charge and the ability to charge while you spend time with your folks would be more convenient than a gas car based on what you’ve said, especially when you add in that…

The part this ignores (and it ignores a lot) is that most were full time taxi drivers or delivery personnel who were fired or put out of business because Uber and Lyft used investor money to supplement ride shares and “disrupt the industry”. If you were a taxi driver who got laid off you went where the work went. Or…

But the question wasn’t about if current EVs make sense from a cost/use standpoint, it was what range would you need to have to make an EV make sense. No one is really cross shopping a model X and a Toyota Sienna.

Ha! As a dad who when through that recently, the only thing not realistic is your scenario. The preagnant wife will need to stop far more frequently for bathroom breaks as she gets closer to her due date. After the infant is born you are going to have to stop and sit in a parking lot for oh, 40 or so minutes every…

Except I’ve also been told that attorneys are also all trained pathological liars, so now I don’t know who to believe!

I didn’t know that the LV1/2 chargers could feed DC to the car. Guess I shouldn’t be surprised, they’re basically just fancy extension cords, but that is interesting, it means the onboard charger will accept just about anything for input. Wonder what the voltage is?

Probably in CA where he is now, but that is not typical across the country.  $25K is the low end in my neck of the woods.  Most of the tax break is gone for Chevy, and most states don’t offer any other discounts.

I’m going to guess that like the vans they get messy because a lot of them are purchased for commercial and fleet use and would skew the info.

I don’t like that you’re right, but you are right, take your star.

Mass market is definitely relative here. But while Tesla is the obvious comparison, it also kind of misses the point.

I could be talked into a used Bolt to replace my dying LEAF, but new ones are not common in my area, let alone a factory CPO, and I don’t want one bad enough to go chasing one out of town.

The sad part is how many of the people who will likely buy one of these vehicles that would never actually consider a GM vehicle.

Neutral: I did the used LEAF thing a few years ago. Really like having an EV, hate the LEAF, the car is fine, the batteries are horrible.

I have 4 cars ranging from 70 to 7 years old. I like to drive, but if I could hop in the car, tap in my destination, and sit back on a long monotonous highway drive while I do anything else instead of getting angry at how badly other people drive I’d do so in a heartbeat.

I’m going to say a Ghosn problem. The LEAF never really evolved out of the compliance car specs which doesn’t improve when you add Nissan’s penchant for mostly making cheap and lackluster vehicles that are basically the automotive equivalent of plastic SOLO cups.

Socialists; please post your typical “Nobody’s forcing you to be here! Leave the site now, etc.” garbage in response.