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samwichse · 12-22-2018, 10:58 PM

https://www.carmax.com/car/16425950

I mean seriously. CarMax is far from the cheapest place to buy a car, and there's a 3 year old Volt with 36k on it for $13.6k.

The base price on a new one is literally $20k MORE than that. Sure, there are tax incentives. But even with the max of everything, you're looking at $10k more. Is 36k miles worth $10k to your wife? That's not even shopping around, but going to the CarMaxPrice sure and searching for Volts in California.

You want something that saves money on gas? $10k will buy you 75k miles of gas for a v6 Accord ($3.50/gal, 26 mpg)... where's the economy there?

12-22-2018, 10:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
samwichse Thalmaturge Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: The edge of nowhere Posts: 1,167 Spicy Italian - '13 Fiat 500 Abarth eBike - '94 Trek Mountain Track 820 CHONK - '18 Honda Clarity Thanks: 769 Thanked 645 Times in 431 Posts	https://www.carmax.com/car/16425950 I mean seriously. CarMax is far from the cheapest place to buy a car, and there's a 3 year old Volt with 36k on it for $13.6k. The base price on a new one is literally $20k MORE than that. Sure, there are tax incentives. But even with the max of everything, you're looking at $10k more. Is 36k miles worth $10k to your wife? That's not even shopping around, but going to the CarMaxPrice sure and searching for Volts in California. You want something that saves money on gas? $10k will buy you 75k miles of gas for a v6 Accord ($3.50/gal, 26 mpg)... where's the economy there?