[payne171]

Wow, I have something to think about. I always like to use Edmunds's True Cost to Own as a gauge of the total expense of owning a car. So I did some calculations based on current incentives, etc. Looking at autotrader.com got me to conclude that there are Volts in my area whose Internet price is about MSRP. So a base Volt is 39k plus another 1k for a charger. I have an old Saturn JUST new enough to qualify for $1500 on GM's loyalty program. I also have $1000 on an old GM rewards credit card. Add that to the Volt's current 0% financing. I basically customized the numbers to compare the Volt to my wife's 2009 Nissan Cube (which is a pretty economical car really), and the Volt is competitive. The only downside is that Edmunds assumes you will trade it in. If you dont, it doesnt pay. But still...