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Originally Posted by Stubby79
Jetta or Passat TDI wagon, Golf TDI...
Prius, if the back end is big enough. (Seats fold down, IIRC)
Leaf, if EV is an option.
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Originally Posted by boydwgrossii
Excellent question! I was able to put four 4 x 2 bookshelves very carefully in the vibe with the seats folded down. The back and was rather roomy.
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Originally Posted by boydwgrossii
Preferably used. I haven't had a car less than 10 years old ever. I plan on getting a 2015 or 2016 (movin' on up!).
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So, putting it all together either a Prius v or a Leaf or a regular Prius.
The VW dieselgate issue happened back in 2008 IIRC which means you won't find any that are 2015 or newer.
The Prius v seems like possibly your best option since it's quite roomy and wasn't discontinued until 2017 IIRC, although a regular Prius might suffice and the regular Prius will get better fuel mileage than the bigger Prius v.
You can find Leafs for as little as $3,000 now, albeit with a terribly degraded battery. And since you apparently live in Oklahoma and not Alaska that battery degradation is only going to get worse. So unless you only have a few miles to take your stuff around the Leaf probably wouldn't be the greatest choice.
But if you are looking at a Leaf from those years 2016 is when the 100-mile-range 30kWh battery came out on the higher tier SV and SL Leafs whereas the lower tier S Leafs got the same 84-mile-range 24kWh battery. (In 2015 all trims had the 24kWh battery). But from what I've heard the bigger batteries actually degrade faster for those years, so getting a 24kWh 2015 Leaf with any trim or a 2016 Leaf with the S trim is probably your best bet for an affordable EV, especially if you have a cooled garage to keep it in. Mind you that 2015 and 2016 are good years for the 24kWh battery. Those start out at around $5,000 as I look here on Autotrader.com.