I wrote up why I bought a Volt here: http://www.opinionatedbastard.com/2012/06/your-mileage-may-vary-why-i-bought-a-volt/

I'm conservative, love my Volt.

Every night as I plug it in, I yell out "Screw you, OPEC!"

There are things President Obama deserves credit for, there are things he deserves blame for. The...

I was talking to my cousin about the Volt and about how you have to change the oil because its "stale". She told me something interesting.

So my cousin used to be a big muckety-muck at Mobil back...

If someone complains to your face, hand them a quarter.

Tell them that's how much the electricity was, and that its not worth it for the company to bother charging you.

I got the speaker upgrade, yep. Sounds great.

I wrote this up for family and friends who kept asking me about my Volt. Feel free to share it with others, its long and goes into a lot of detail.

Your Mileage My Vary: Why I Bought A Volt

Yeah, I did this too, fourth trip with the car, and I was trying to put it in sport without looking.

Did it on a freeway onramp with a tailgater so it wasn't the best timing.

Nope. But click click on th drive mode button puts it into sport. You don't have to wait for the ui.

Driving my Volt for the first time this morning in L/Sport while watching whatever you call the screen where it shows where the power is going, I noticed that it's not that it switches to regen when...

How about making the sound from the Jetsons?

Similarly, it's not the brake pedal it's the stop pedal.

Is it just me or has anyone else changed how they started talking about the pedals now that they no longer give it gas or brake? Calling it...

Hmm. I think they should leave L but label it C for "City".

I think that would more clearly explain what it does.

That said , I have only test driven a volt so far, mine is still in 4200....

Thanks for posting your times. Mine shipped on 5/10, so I'm hoping maybe the 20th or so and the rail ramp unload any day now.

Go to kbb.com or Edmunds.com or Yahoo Autos and you will find something shocking.

The cost of a car is now almost the same as you will spend on gas over five years even with high MPG cars.
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