Thank you, that was very clever!
So $25,026 is about average.
paulgipe wrote: From these forums we learned that the technology is changing so fast that it made sense to lease.
paulgipe wrote: Also, as a US resident with a low income, the federal subsidies were useless to us, so leasing became the best strategy. . . . We got a hell of a deal on our lease ($250 USD/mo total) so it's unlikely buying it will be wise as the residual should be fairly high.
PackardV8 wrote:paulgipe wrote: From these forums we learned that the technology is changing so fast that it made sense to lease.
Yes, No, Maybe. As long as the BEV in the garage accomplishes the needed transportation chores, does it matter that there's something newer, better, more expensive out there three years later?
PackardV8 wrote:Because BMW subsidized the leases, the residual is way high. Then, the i3 goes to auction, brings much less than the residual and is resold by an independent on eBay for less than the original lesee would have had to pay in residual. Very strange bookkeeping.
BoltEV wrote:PackardV8 wrote:paulgipe wrote: From these forums we learned that the technology is changing so fast that it made sense to lease.
Yes, No, Maybe. As long as the BEV in the garage accomplishes the needed transportation chores, does it matter that there's something newer, better, more expensive out there three years later?
YES! Of course: my 17 Bolt EV does not have Adaptive Cruise Control; it does not give me the option for internal Navigation, like Mary Barra promised in the keynote speech at 2016 CES; it does not have Auto Emergency Braking and other new safety features that saves lives!
The evolution of these truly desirable features are coming at a much faster pace then at any time since I received my first drivers license in 1965!
PackardV8 wrote:Just last week, one of those systems caused a major pileup by "emergency braking" when an inflatable beach ball blew across the highway. An attentive driver would have made the correct decision there was no threat and held speed.
FAB [Forward Automatic Braking] may automatically brake the vehicle suddenly in situations where it is unexpected and undesired. It could respond to a turning vehicle ahead, guardrails, signs, and other non-moving objects. To override FAB, firmly press the accelerator pedal, if it is safe to do so.
PackardV8 wrote:Disagree on internal navigation. Surveys show a majority of drivers actually prefer to use one familiar system for all navigation - their phone.
PackardV8 wrote:Disagree on internal navigation. Surveys show a majority of drivers actually prefer to use one familiar system for all navigation - their phone.
BoltEV wrote:PackardV8 wrote:Disagree on internal navigation. Surveys show a majority of drivers actually prefer to use one familiar system for all navigation - their phone.
Are you really suggesting you disagree with my ability to pay extra to have a feature, just because you and a "majority of drivers" don't want to have the option to pay extra for it?
Let me think of all of the options that exist that I do not want to pay for, that should be withheld from your ability to pay extra and have them?