Chevy had a test drive event at Midway Chevrolet in Phoenix yesterday afternoon, so I tooled over in my Leaf to check it out. There has been much said about the car here (and elsewhere), but I have to say that it was really a delight to drive. It is super solid, comfortable, luxurious and many things that the Leaf is not (don't rip me over that comment, I understand the irony...). Say what you will about the drive system, the tech in the car is wonderfully slick and I was amazed at all the room inside when you put the back seats down. It won't seat 5 like the Leaf (well, 2 + 3 smaller people), but you could easily get a ton of stuff in that hatch if you needed to.
That being said - woaaaa was it expensive. There are 7 cars on the one lot I visited and two of them were marked up $5000 by the dealer (not sure why they weren't all marked up, but I'll never understand the business of selling cars...). It'll be interesting to see how long they sit on the lot.
Considering the long line for Leafs, it is a wonder that they were just sitting there and anyone could walk up and buy one.
Anyhow...just thought I would share. Personally, I think that any version of another EV on the road is a good thing, not a bad one...
ps: on the way home from the dealer, another Leaf pulled up alongside me with her "Zero Emission" sticker proudly announcing her arrival! We chatted for a second and then she very inefficiently blasted off the line leaving me in the dust.
That being said - woaaaa was it expensive. There are 7 cars on the one lot I visited and two of them were marked up $5000 by the dealer (not sure why they weren't all marked up, but I'll never understand the business of selling cars...). It'll be interesting to see how long they sit on the lot.
Considering the long line for Leafs, it is a wonder that they were just sitting there and anyone could walk up and buy one.
Anyhow...just thought I would share. Personally, I think that any version of another EV on the road is a good thing, not a bad one...
ps: on the way home from the dealer, another Leaf pulled up alongside me with her "Zero Emission" sticker proudly announcing her arrival! We chatted for a second and then she very inefficiently blasted off the line leaving me in the dust.