Comments on: JD Power Survey Says: Yes to Hybrids, No to E85, Maybe to EVs http://gm-volt.com/2008/07/17/jd-power-survey-says-yes-to-hybrids-no-to-e85-maybe-to-evs/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Fri, 25 May 2012 12:42:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Larry Parylla http://gm-volt.com/2008/07/17/jd-power-survey-says-yes-to-hybrids-no-to-e85-maybe-to-evs/#comment-53791 Larry Parylla Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:03:27 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1165#comment-53791 PS My Lexus GS450H with about 200 miles on it is getting about 27 MPG with every luxury feature you can think of and it goes from 0 to 60 in 5.2 seconds. My Lexus RX400H hybrid got the same MPG when it was new and it improved to 30 to 33 after a few thousand miles. I expect a similar improvement with my new one. I have a bad back and other physical problems so I really need something comfortable. So the matter of driving a roomy comfortable car isn't just a matter of desire or want, it is something I need because something that is all crammed and jolts you every time you hit a bump in the road will put me in so much pain I wouldn't be able to drive it. Some people have to realize that the are some people that have physical needs that require them to drive something on the large side. I try to do my part by driving a hybrid and not trying to be the first car to take off at every light. The 1996 Corvette was purchased new in 96 when gas wasn’t and issue and it doesn’t get driven that much because I have a hard time getting into it, but believe it or not it gets in the mid 20s to high 20s on the highway and high teens to low 20s around town PS My Lexus GS450H with about 200 miles on it is getting about 27 MPG with every luxury feature you can think of and it goes from 0 to 60 in 5.2 seconds. My Lexus RX400H hybrid got the same MPG when it was new and it improved to 30 to 33 after a few thousand miles. I expect a similar improvement with my new one. I have a bad back and other physical problems so I really need something comfortable. So the matter of driving a roomy comfortable car isn’t just a matter of desire or want, it is something I need because something that is all crammed and jolts you every time you hit a bump in the road will put me in so much pain I wouldn’t be able to drive it.

Some people have to realize that the are some people that have physical needs that require them to drive something on the large side.

I try to do my part by driving a hybrid and not trying to be the first car to take off at every light. The 1996 Corvette was purchased new in 96 when gas wasn’t and issue and it doesn’t get driven that much because I have a hard time getting into it, but believe it or not it gets in the mid 20s to high 20s on the highway and high teens to low 20s around town

]]> By: Larry Parylla http://gm-volt.com/2008/07/17/jd-power-survey-says-yes-to-hybrids-no-to-e85-maybe-to-evs/#comment-53787 Larry Parylla Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:24:49 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1165#comment-53787 Reguarding #12 CBK July 17th, 2008 at 9:52 am I am a Volt customer that has given up. I had a Lexus RX400H SUV hybrid with a little over a year left on a lease, but I just turned it in early and replaced it with another hybrid (GS450H). I intended on getting a Volt when the lease ended but doubts about availability plus the things I read have lead me to believe the Volt would probably not have the luxury features I now enjoy with my Lexus have caused me to doubt I will ever drive a Volt. I hope I am wrong but I will enjoy the Lexus for the next three years and watch this site for developments (by the way I and many others are on a Volt waiting list, does the list matter, will we get any kind of advantage in obtaining a Volt because we signed up early?). I knew the Volt would not be available when the lease ended on the Lexus SUV hybrid but I was going to drive my 1996 Corvette for the short time I anticipated between the lease end and the Volt to be available. But with the low production numbers anticipated and the reports that many won't even be sold in this country I believe I would have to drive the Corvette a lot longer than the few months I had thought I would. Plus my concern that the dealers will tag a premium on the car and sell them for thousands over list I have serious doubts I will wind up being able to buy a Volt when the 3 years are up. As far as I am concerned if GM doesn't get their act together and have a supply of Volts to sell to the public by time the lease on the Lexus GS450H (hybrid) expires in June of 2011 I may just buy out the lease on the Lexus and keep driving it. I can keep he Lexus for long trips and buy a second electric only car, instead of the electric Volt with an ICE extender, to use for short trips. The best think for any car company is to have people lining up to buy their car, but the worst thing is to have people that want the car but buy something else because they can't supply them in sufficient quantities. GM should be preparing today to not only to run the Volt assembly line around the clock but to also have the building capacity of two or more factories (two or three assembly lines side by side in the same building) ready to build them. Reguarding #12 CBK
July 17th, 2008 at 9:52 am

I am a Volt customer that has given up. I had a Lexus RX400H SUV hybrid with a little over a year left on a lease, but I just turned it in early and replaced it with another hybrid (GS450H). I intended on getting a Volt when the lease ended but doubts about availability plus the things I read have lead me to believe the Volt would probably not have the luxury features I now enjoy with my Lexus have caused me to doubt I will ever drive a Volt.

I hope I am wrong but I will enjoy the Lexus for the next three years and watch this site for developments (by the way I and many others are on a Volt waiting list, does the list matter, will we get any kind of advantage in obtaining a Volt because we signed up early?).

I knew the Volt would not be available when the lease ended on the Lexus SUV hybrid but I was going to drive my 1996 Corvette for the short time I anticipated between the lease end and the Volt to be available. But with the low production numbers anticipated and the reports that many won’t even be sold in this country I believe I would have to drive the Corvette a lot longer than the few months I had thought I would. Plus my concern that the dealers will tag a premium on the car and sell them for thousands over list I have serious doubts I will wind up being able to buy a Volt when the 3 years are up. As far as I am concerned if GM doesn’t get their act together and have a supply of Volts to sell to the public by time the lease on the Lexus GS450H (hybrid) expires in June of 2011 I may just buy out the lease on the Lexus and keep driving it. I can keep he Lexus for long trips and buy a second electric only car, instead of the electric Volt with an ICE extender, to use for short trips. The best think for any car company is to have people lining up to buy their car, but the worst thing is to have people that want the car but buy something else because they can’t supply them in sufficient quantities. GM should be preparing today to not only to run the Volt assembly line around the clock but to also have the building capacity of two or more factories (two or three assembly lines side by side in the same building) ready to build them.

]]> By: Baseman http://gm-volt.com/2008/07/17/jd-power-survey-says-yes-to-hybrids-no-to-e85-maybe-to-evs/#comment-53608 Baseman Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:08:12 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1165#comment-53608 I'd like to see a future versions of the volt available with a longer range battery for up to 250 miles, or a generator able to run on compressed natural gas, not gasoline. I have an uncle that works for our local electric company and a cousin that works for the local natural gas company. I'd rather give my money to them than the oil companies! The local station owner isn't making any money on my gas purchases! I’d like to see a future versions of the volt available with a longer range battery for up to 250 miles, or a generator able to run on compressed natural gas, not gasoline. I have an uncle that works for our local electric company and a cousin that works for the local natural gas company. I’d rather give my money to them than the oil companies! The local station owner isn’t making any money on my gas purchases!

]]> By: Baseman http://gm-volt.com/2008/07/17/jd-power-survey-says-yes-to-hybrids-no-to-e85-maybe-to-evs/#comment-53601 Baseman Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:38:07 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1165#comment-53601 Check out the following plan to get America off foreign oil by oil billionare T. Boone Pickens. He wants to implement his plan within the next 10 years. He is currently building the largest wind farm in the world in Pampa, TX (4000 megawatts) and his plan makes sense! Harness the wind and solar to generate electricity for the VOLT! http://www.pickensplan.com Check out the following plan to get America off foreign oil by oil billionare T. Boone Pickens. He wants to implement his plan within the next 10 years. He is currently building the largest wind farm in the world in Pampa, TX (4000 megawatts) and his plan makes sense!

Harness the wind and solar to generate electricity for the VOLT!

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]]> By: Fred X http://gm-volt.com/2008/07/17/jd-power-survey-says-yes-to-hybrids-no-to-e85-maybe-to-evs/#comment-53583 Fred X Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:15:53 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1165#comment-53583 I think flex fuel capability probably does not add much to total car cost. Thus if I were to buy I would just include the capability for ethanol as a matter of course. I think flex fuel capability probably does not add much to total car cost. Thus if I were to buy I would just include the capability for ethanol as a matter of course.

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