After my 31 year old subaru was showing signs of failing, I decided to look into EVs as a possible replacement. Today I bought a VW ID.4 Pro AWD to replace it, my first vehicle purchase ever (subie was a hand-me-down). It’s a bit large for my usual tastes, but it has an amazing turn radius, good visibility, it’s comfortable, and it drives great. I considered the Bolt EUV, but the DC fast charging would take twice as long and there was no AWD option… so I somehow talked myself into spending $15k more for this thing.

In Colorado there are a good number of rebates/credits going right now so I got a decent deal on it: -3k negotiating with dealer, -1k VW website offer, -6k vehicle exchange rebate (state’s cash for clunkers, applied at sale), -5.5k energy utility rebate (from Xcel, applied at sale), and possibly -7.5k for the fed non-refundable tax credit (will be received as tax refund next year) depending on my federal taxes. Also got a promotional 3.9% interest rate from the manufacturer.

    • @LemmyIsFantastic
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      211 months ago

      Jesus Crist. Taking, not reading, to a whole new level. Two letters. That’s all you needed to read. Two letters 🤦‍♂️.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 months ago

        He or she is a Russian thinking he or she is living in a democracy and that he will benefit from climate change - I think you are expecting a bit too much.

      • Ильдар
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        11 months ago

        Because in Russia Chinese VW id4 are sold You think VW’s are made only in Germany or US?

        • @LemmyIsFantastic
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          11 months ago

          Then you should have asked where it was assembled or sourced.

          • Ильдар
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            211 months ago

            I’m not native speaker 🤷‍♂️