Electric car choices
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One salesweasel tried to talk me into a leasing contract.
In my life, I've so far always paid cars cash and have also intended that for this car.
The rationale she gave would be a protection against the car loosing value more quickly than the leasing rates.
I'm not sure whether that's BS or not.
Another thing that might be in favor of leasing is inflation - if inflation continues or gets even worse, it might be good to delay payments.
Thoughts?
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7 days later
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wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 16:03 last edited by
OK, pulled the trigger today.
We are going to get a Hyundai Ioniq 5.
The 8 year warranty made the difference to us in the end.
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wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 16:08 last edited by
Looks nice! Did you lease or buy? (I'm always in favor of buy, but I keep cars 13-20 years and I detest payments)
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wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 16:12 last edited by Klaus 7 Jan 2022, 16:13
Buy.
I detest monthly payments, too, unless they are investments in securities
Looks like I'll have to get a wallbox soon.
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Buy.
I detest monthly payments, too, unless they are investments in securities
Looks like I'll have to get a wallbox soon.
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wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 16:34 last edited by
Nice looking car
Thank you for saving our environment.
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wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 16:50 last edited by
@Copper said in Electric car choices:
Nice looking car
Thank you for saving our environment.
No, I don't think at all that I'm doing something for the environment. If you add all the various effects together, the car is at best neutral compared to a traditional car. I'm just an above-average-earning leech who profits from a highly subsidized car paid for, to a large degree, from taxes by people who could never afford a car like that.
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@Copper said in Electric car choices:
Nice looking car
Thank you for saving our environment.
No, I don't think at all that I'm doing something for the environment. If you add all the various effects together, the car is at best neutral compared to a traditional car. I'm just an above-average-earning leech who profits from a highly subsidized car paid for, to a large degree, from taxes by people who could never afford a car like that.
wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 16:52 last edited by@Klaus said in Electric car choices:
No, I don't think at all that I'm doing something for the environment. If you add all the various effects together, the car is at best neutral compared to a traditional car. I'm just an above-average-earning leech who profits from a highly subsidized car paid for, to a large degree, from taxes by people who could never afford a car like that.
Your self-awareness is admirable.
Congratulations, by the way.
When do you take delivery?
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@Copper said in Electric car choices:
Nice looking car
Thank you for saving our environment.
No, I don't think at all that I'm doing something for the environment. If you add all the various effects together, the car is at best neutral compared to a traditional car. I'm just an above-average-earning leech who profits from a highly subsidized car paid for, to a large degree, from taxes by people who could never afford a car like that.
wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 16:57 last edited by@Klaus said in Electric car choices:
@Copper said in Electric car choices:
Nice looking car
Thank you for saving our environment.
No, I don't think at all that I'm doing something for the environment. If you add all the various effects together, the car is at best neutral compared to a traditional car. I'm just an above-average-earning leech who profits from a highly subsidized car paid for, to a large degree, from taxes by people who could never afford a car like that.
In the winner community, we have a name for those people. Losers. I hate them so much.
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@Klaus said in Electric car choices:
No, I don't think at all that I'm doing something for the environment. If you add all the various effects together, the car is at best neutral compared to a traditional car. I'm just an above-average-earning leech who profits from a highly subsidized car paid for, to a large degree, from taxes by people who could never afford a car like that.
Your self-awareness is admirable.
Congratulations, by the way.
When do you take delivery?
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@Klaus said in Electric car choices:
@Copper said in Electric car choices:
Nice looking car
Thank you for saving our environment.
No, I don't think at all that I'm doing something for the environment. If you add all the various effects together, the car is at best neutral compared to a traditional car. I'm just an above-average-earning leech who profits from a highly subsidized car paid for, to a large degree, from taxes by people who could never afford a car like that.
In the winner community, we have a name for those people. Losers. I hate them so much.
wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 17:25 last edited by@Horace said in Electric car choices:
@Klaus said in Electric car choices:
@Copper said in Electric car choices:
Nice looking car
Thank you for saving our environment.
No, I don't think at all that I'm doing something for the environment. If you add all the various effects together, the car is at best neutral compared to a traditional car. I'm just an above-average-earning leech who profits from a highly subsidized car paid for, to a large degree, from taxes by people who could never afford a car like that.
In the winner community, we have a name for those people. Losers. I hate them so much.
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wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 19:14 last edited by
Joke's on you! The speedometer is in MPH! Suck itttttttttttt
Just kidding, that car looks really cool.
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wrote on 1 Jul 2022, 19:21 last edited by
OK, now that the car is settled, can we get some emojis that aren't embarrassing to use?
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wrote on 2 Jul 2022, 10:04 last edited by
@Mik said in Electric car choices:
OK, now that the car is settled, can we get some emojis that aren't embarrassing to use?
How about the
emoji?What do you think,
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@Mik said in Electric car choices:
OK, now that the car is settled, can we get some emojis that aren't embarrassing to use?
How about the
emoji?What do you think,
?wrote on 2 Jul 2022, 13:39 last edited by@Klaus Nice looking car!
Long delivery time!!
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wrote on 2 Jul 2022, 16:32 last edited by
I'm just curious, what is the cost to replace the battery? I've heard for most EV's it's much more than to replace a gas engine.
Your new car looks really nice! Very stylish. Give us a report after you drive it a bit.
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I'm just curious, what is the cost to replace the battery? I've heard for most EV's it's much more than to replace a gas engine.
Your new car looks really nice! Very stylish. Give us a report after you drive it a bit.
wrote on 2 Jul 2022, 17:03 last edited by@SD-Tav said in Electric car choices:
I'm just curious, what is the cost to replace the battery
My impression is that nobody wants to say this aloud but the plan seems to be to dispose the whole car together with battery.
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wrote on 2 Jul 2022, 21:58 last edited by
Very nice car!
Your teenagers will love the seats...
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wrote on 2 Jul 2022, 22:27 last edited by
Did you trim with options, eg AWD, wireless charging, blind-spot monitors, etc?
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wrote on 3 Jul 2022, 08:13 last edited by
@George-K said in Electric car choices:
Did you trim with options, eg AWD, wireless charging, blind-spot monitors, etc?
Nope. We took only the basics. Which already contains a lot in a Hyundai.