Why do I want to use sports mode?

Safety. In stop-and-go-traffic the breaks seem to be a lot more responsive.
Feel. I hate the mushy feel and whirring sound the breaks make in eco-mode.

I...

Again, does that include EVERYTHING? All fees, taxes, down payments, trade-ins etc.

I'll search for the ones with scanned deals. Thanks.

I assume that is what the thief is doing. If I wanted an illegal sticker I could still do this, since they did not take all the stickers. I'm not sure what to do at the moment but none of the options...

The stickers have serials. Supposedly the stickers are designed to break, but I was able to move them on my own car before when first placing them. However, if you leave the stickers on for several...

I've been reading the lease prices posted here and am curious, since we got a totally different quote back in California when we considered a lease in the spring.

Do you guys include all fees,...

Just to be clear: is that the TOTAL monthly payment including all fees and taxes?

In CA you have to put 4 stickers on the exterior of the car. 1 front left, 1 back left, 2 back right. You can't put them inside the window, which sounds much more logical (no damage to car, no...

Thanks. I didn't really like the Prius (it felt very sluggish and plasticky), which is why I went with the Volt.

Considering the price of gasoline I'll probably lease a nicer gasoline car and...

Can you/dealer program the car to default into the sports mode?

Just an update with real-world usage now for several months.

THE COST IS ABOUT THE SAME
Before the Volt my bill varied between $80-$110. With the Volt now charging every day it is between...

drbruns: you are probably right... plus you'd have to leave work mid-day to move the car. what a fantastic value-prop ;-)

YosemiteBrent: I had never heard of this, but after googling it it looks like the state of California was putting out confusing and contradictory information out. Since there is little that would...

I obviously didn't buy the car with the intent to resell, but several GM and SF Bay Area specific experiences have soured my experience with the car and I am considering switching back to a regular...

Has anyone sold their Volt before filing their tax return? If so, do you know if you can still can claim the $7,500 federal tax credit or if there can be complications?

I bought the Volt in order to use the carpool HOV Lane in the SF Bay area. After 2-3 months of waiting I finally got the HOV stickers but wasn't able to use them until 1 week ago due to scheduling...

They have a Couloumb charger in my ACE Parking garage and they charge $2.50 per hour (so that would be $7.50 for a full charge?). I've seen exactly one car (a Volt) parked in it within the past three...

if you are getting a 2012 volt w/o hov sticker in california i think you'll have a good bargaining position. not sure if that is what you are looking at though.

1. well, you are just leasing it....

@ronmerkord:

How long ago did you get the chargers? We did get our first one for free in the SF Bay Area in March but were told that the credit has been reduced since then (June). Thank you.

I had exactly the same problem with exactly the same dealer. They also slowed down my application because they told me that they would file for the HOV lane only to tell me several weeks after the...

It takes about a month and you have to apply for it yourself.