My garage queen is a 2013 128i stick.

What a great review. If it was 10 years earlier and I was in the same life position I’m in now, I’d seriously consider one of these. But about 5 years ago I decided filling a tank with gas and burning it to get myself somewhere was dirty and helping to destroy the planet, and I needed to change. So I committed to…

If you park on the street and use your car regularly to go to work, you likely have parking at work. So charging can happen there.

It’s why the high voltage cables/components are orange.

This is a staggering waste of resources. Few need to travel that far on a regular basis.

They are. It’s like comparing a Passat to an S60.

I test drove one before buying my Polestar 2. The ID.4 is indeed, just meh.

$55,000 for sedans, $64,000 for vans, $69,000 for SUVs, and $74,000 for pickups.

It’s not that much less expensive. And that was my point. It’s a $45k-60k car, not at sub-$40k car like the VW or Bolt. A fully loaded ID4 is $50k+, and it’s cheap-feeling.

I bet it’s not a manual, wagon, or hatch. It’s funny when people are a part of the problem they complain about.

If it was 40k it’d be a Bolt EUV.

Better build quality.

Not yet.  It’s promised by year end.  We’ll see.

I have a Polestar 2, new from a BMW 330xi wagon.  The ride quality is better than the BMW, largely due to the elimination of the run flats.  The PS2 flies on the highway, it’s planted and feels like an airplane - smooth and quiet.  Some bumps do permeate the cabin, but the suspension handles them well.

I agree with you about the colors. I picked Thunder because it’s the only color that actually morphs a bit based on lighting conditions. It’s still disappointing that it’s another shade of grey, but it’s grey with some character.

Agree that this should’ve been hybrid only from the get-go.  At this point ICE-only is ridiculous.  Toyota has the bits.

Back in the 70s?

No, it really isn’t.

That pic is emblematic of the pissants that drive those brodozers : unable to park their oversized ego mobiles partially blocking the pedestrian curb cut too close to the car behind them.

Same can be said for construction workers who buy tarted up giant pick-ups. And I don’t mean contractors, who fill the beds of their trucks with materials and tools. I mean guys who work for large construction firms who arrive on site in their un-scratched, un-dented, giant F150s and Silverados, park them, then…