Nick D:
If your not buying one because you always drive around with 5 people in the car then why does it matter what the allocation is in your area?Reminds me of someone i work with that said she “absolutly could not drive a vehicle with a 4 cylinder engine……. People look for the most petty reasons to dismiss a product.  

You are truly clueless. My driving is mostly chauffeuring my four kids. I signed up on Lyle’s list ages ago before GM announced the Volt would only seat four. Despite my disappointment I am still a huge fan of electric propulsion in general and the Volt in particular. I regularly talk the car up to neighbors and acquaintances. Since I live about a hour from Austin I care a lot about its status as a rollout city and initial dealer allocations.

The fact that your ignorant comment drew 13 recs does not reflect well on this otherwise excellent site.

doggydogworld: I’d still really like to be an early adopter and help the move toward electrification, but 4 seats is an absolute show stopper for me. I’m thinking of a LEAF instead.

I’m glad the Volt triggered an interest for electric car for you. Better yet, I’m glad you are setting your sight on a Leaf. That makes one more Volt available for those of us who believe it’s a better car.

Tagamet: AMEN re determination. I called dealers as far as 5 hours away (one-way) and was very lucky to find one only ~4 hours away. Gm’s training dealers in non-release states to do the service, so I suspect that they know that there will be “enthusiasts” (read goofballs) who will go to great lengths like Ted and me.Be well and believe,TagametLet’s Just Get The VOLTS ‘ Wheels On The Road!!****NPNS  (Quote)

That’s very interesting. Who is paying for dealer training in non-release states? Or did you just make that up?

Dave:
Thats Funny….it reminds me of 1975.I purchased a “nearly new” Chevy Monza with the 262 V8 and 4 speed tranny……it was the second car I ever owned. Anyway, that was only a year or two after unleaded gas was mandated to accommodate all of the new cars coming out with catalytic converters. ( and lead pollution of course ) I stopped at a small town, country gas station one day and was surprised to find no unleaded petrol pump at all!An elderly gentleman came out of the station and asked if I needed any help. I explained that my car would only take unleaded gas…..and I asked where I could find the nearest gas station that sold it. He became quite indignant, and shouted that unleaded gas was some kind ofconspiracy to put people like him out of business….and basically insinuated that I was a fool to purchase a car that needed this new “poison gas”.Needless to say, I drove off and found an up to date service station myself.
About two years later, I drove past that same location and sure enough….that station no longer sold gas at all…..he switched to doing small repairs only.Another year or two passed…. I drove by again…. he was “Out of Business”.I never forgot that gas station…..It exemplifies how, that in a free society, you MUST keep up with technology if you want to stay in business.The same holds true for automobile dealers.
I would not want to be a dealer that did not offer the game changing technology the Volt is pioneering.