I had exactly this conversation with the guys I bought the original Bolt EV from. I haven’t bought another car in a long time where I thought “this car is worth more than what I’m paying”, but that’s the Bolt for me.

I hang out with my local car youtuber friend a couple of times a month. When we get together he’ll throw me the keys for whatever he got latest, I drive us to brunch/lunch/wherever and give my impressions. On this particular weekend, it was their “cheapest EV you could buy” series which was a ‘22 Chevy Bolt EV in a…

+1 for first year issues / major redesign. I was surprised to hear that the Blazer EV was so problematic, considering our ‘23 Bolt EUV has been excellent.  Cheap, efficient, great tech for the money.  But that was after Chevy recalled the battery in the ‘17-22's.

Bought several cars this way.  Worked great before covid, not great since.  As inventories go up I suspect we’ll get back there.

It’s a new way to find your Cybertruck in the grocery store parking lot.  “There’s my car...wait, ‘Fuck Elon’ is on the hood.  Mine is on the tailgate.  Keep looking!”

this involves Elon musk. Their lord and savior in Florida

Liberals in 2018: we love Elon, he’s saving the planet!
Liberals in 2021: we hate Elon, he’s trying to keep his factory open during covid!
Liberals in 2022: we hate Elon even more, he bought Twitter then fired everybody!
Liberals in 2024: we hate Elon even more,…

No that only happens if they are whistleblowers

Hulk Hogan happened.  Look it up.

It’s not exactly shocking since the current Model Y has been in production for nearly 4 years at this point. That’s an eternity without a refresh.

it will run just fine on regular

Like Mercedes double-stacking pit stops in China 2019

There’s a fine line between airline accident and “ATC double-stacking like an F1 pit crew to show off”

It’s a turbo hybrid, not just a hybrid.  It requires premium.

Case in point, the previous and next generation “Land Cruiser”:

Sorry, I may have explained that poorly. Let me try again.

Yes, buying the right cars for value growth is a little like investing, but you get to drive the savings account around.

Bought an S2000 in 2012 for $18K, sold it in 2017 for $21K.

I’ve had two LC500's (‘21 and ‘24). I literally bought the second one to get the new blue color. I have a #bluecarproblem.

One issue is that, by 100K miles, the previous owner’s maintenance starts to become a significant part of the reliability factor for the car. And if you’re buying the car from anyone other than the owner who is providing records, you have no real guarantee of how it has been maintained.

Toyota has been putting this engine in the Lexus LS since 2018.