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Originally Posted by robg
I know someone who bought one of these new and still has it. Even w/ a somewhat degraded battery it is still enough for 90% of his daily commuting needs. And I suspect its similar for others. Even with the latest crop of EVs, there's still not anything quite like it in the market...just a normal car with nice looking interior and exterior that just happens to be an EV. Perfect size, space, etc for a daily commuter while being low cost to run. I do think EVs like this one might have a higher "floor" for depreciation since they have lower running costs even when they're older. But would i pay over 15k for one now? ummm...no.
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Exactly. I am not against having an older EV with super crappy range. If I could pick one up for $5k I'd buy one. We do lot's of <10 mile errands. But it's a vehicle that is effectively disposable if the battery goes south and should be priced accordingly. $15k makes no sense.