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Originally Posted by Bazzetta
So what are your objectives?
One car only or one gas car and one electric?
Are you going for the highest MPG or the lowest overall operating costs over the life of the car?
When I was a young man I worked a few summers at a print shop. Above the order desk was a sign:
You can have it:
- Good
- Fast
- Cheap
(pick two)
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Thanks! It's always good to sit down and think, "why am I doing this?"
I'm kind of sick of having two cars. The wife isn't really able to drive. So right now having a total of three vehicles is ridiculous. I can't keep up fixing all three. Really I don't want to repair and maintain anymore. Well maybe a little. But not on three completely different vehicles with their +200,000 mile problems. So if I could sell all and go with one car, that would be great. And on top of that an electric car would seem like a good low maintenance option. No oil changes, no sparkplugs.
I'm not going after just the lowest operating cost nor the best fuel mileage. I need a car that fits the needs of a regular family of four to get around town, in a cold area. Short distances mainly, but an occasional long trip. The Leaf seems great as far as heaters go. Heated seats all the way around. I wonder what other vehicles have that. And for the occasional long trip we could either rent, or with the limited distance of an EV have a good reason to convince the wife we should just take the plane or bus to visit her mom who lives 600 miles away.