Comment by itsoktocry
1 day ago
>It's a cool concept... looks good to my eye, small trucks are neat
And it's barely a truck, 1000-lb towing capacity. A VW Golf can tow twice as much.
1 day ago
>It's a cool concept... looks good to my eye, small trucks are neat
And it's barely a truck, 1000-lb towing capacity. A VW Golf can tow twice as much.
Makes you wonder if they picked that form factor to appeal to a certain market segment that's current underserved?
I love the concept, but at $20.000USD it's to much. My guess is that they'd need to hit 15.000USD for the extend range version. Two minor thing I would chance, as others pointed out: Bench seat, and the second: Just make the holes/mounting options for an after market stereo.
Hopefully this is successful and will push other manufacturers to create similar options. I saw an old Morris parked outside the gym the other day, it took up maybe 2/3 of a parking space, it was perfectly size for my grandparents, it perfectly sized for my needs. I get that the car grows a bit in size, once all the modern safety features are added, but I don't see why that would amount to much more than the size of say an Opel Kadett D or E, or a Volvo for the 1980s.
>at $20.000USD it's to much.
Tell me you haven't purchased a vehicle in the current millennium, without telling me?
>15.000USD for the extend range version
Buy a used one in 2035 with 80k miles?
I bought a new car (EV) 3 years ago. $20K is too much for a 150m range truck, though I probably still wouldn't buy a 150m truck for $15K.
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Thing is, it's not even really a $20k truck. It's a ~$30k truck, with some federal rebates available to some buyers.
If it was a legit $20k truck/SUV, it would make a fine replacement for my wife's current car (at least by usage requirements, but not even close by style/luxury demands).
> Tell me you haven't purchased a vehicle in the current millennium, without telling me?
I have, and I think they are way to expensive for the use I get. My issue is that $20.000 quickly becomes $30.000 once my government is done with adding taxes. I drive a 12 year old car, original price was ~25.000USD. It's going to be around 30.000USD to replace it, once it dies. The price difference between getting an extremely bare bones car vs. one from a known brand, in colour, with better range going to be negligible I fear.