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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.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Jesus Crist. Taking, not reading, to a whole new level. Two letters. That's all you needed to read. Two letters ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not native speaker ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ