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Baby Ruth

You do realize that on vehicle registration cards, SUV are called "WAGONS", right?

link please That explains it!

Whoa how is that going to work for crash repair? There are going to be a lot of totaled out Teslas.

You keep referring to the Bolt in the past tense. How come?

dfelt, why compare a Cruze SEDAN to a Bolt HATCHBACK? You have to compare the Cruze HATCHBACK to the Bolt HATCHBACK (or SUV, as Chevy calls it).

Go Fish

What local info?

Thankful to have a job.

Early Volkswagen Golf Mk 1 prototypes, circa 1966! Clearly rear-engined.

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On the NADA website (the most authoritative car value website, the one insurance companies ask us to use because of their accuracy) - 2017 Cruze LT hatchback, no additional options, with 36k miles, clean retail value $14,225. 68% of $21k original MSRP. 2017 Bolt LT hatchback, no additional options, with 36k miles, clean retail value $21,775. 59% of $37k original MSRP. "The narrative" stands.

The 1.4t Ecotec engine has a timing chain. Zero maintenance for the life of the engine. And I guarantee you the Cruze will be worth more than the Bolt (although neither will be worth much. Prius doesn't hold its value either.) Plus, everyone knows dealerships are the most expensive places to get your car serviced. The Cruze can be serviced easily by small independent shops... the Bolt will NEED to go to a dealership.

They sold 184k in 2017 and 142k in 2018. That's a lot of nobodies. GM reported that 2018 US sales for the Bolt totaled 18,019, down 22% from the previous year.

Ford is doing it. And Ford knows trucks. It's not a replacement for a Fiesta or Focus, but it is a welcome addition to their lineup. It is rumored to start under $20k. My Colorado was $37k. I owned 5 S-10 pickups, they were plenty big enough. I am on my 4th Colorado, and one thing I miss about those old S-10s is the smaller size, and all the advantages of that tidiness.

Chevy Cruze LT hatchback: $23k MSRP. Chevy Bolt LT hatchback: $37k MSRP. More expensive to buy, terrible resale value when you trade. Easy choice. Except Chevy gave away Cruze customers to Honda, Toyota, Hyundai and Kia.

Modern cars require semi-major maintenance every 100k miles these days. Oil changes require a half hour every 5-7k miles. A half hour will get you, what, 50 miles of range on an EV? How often will an EV require tires? Much more often than an ICE vehicle.

Keen interest in the Maverick here. Colorado/Ranger have grown too much over the years, imo. A minitruck is needed in the US. I've always admired from afar the minitrucks available south of the border.

Doesn't matter if it's $1500 MSRP. Wow, Morris is clearly insane. A "Mad Scientist" is as kind a description I can think of.

The Flex hung on as long as it did because it's a fundamentally good idea. Station wagons are a fundamentally good idea. I always liked the Flex for its retro-modern aesthetic. I like the dark teal color with white roof, or the ginger ale color.

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