The lease was ending on my 2012 Volt and US Bank made me an good buyout offer. $14,500 and forgiving the last two $500 payments. I was 3500 under on miles with two months to go (60k lease). I leased a 2015 as a new company car. The 2012 will replace my wife's 2004 Corolla. I have two Volt shelves and screens on the way.
The 2012 has been a great car. The only major problem was the MGB bearing. A couple days in the shop - no big deal. Coming from 13 years of driving VW TDIs the Volt was a big step up. I test drove a 2015 Fusion Energi. No comparison. The car offered a lot of neat options (sunroof and lane departure) but the drivetrain was a poor substitute for the Volt.
US Bank didn't make the best offer up front. In late November they wanted 17500 and forgiving the last three payments. Based on trade in and used prices I made a guess as to what they would get at auction. My dealer mentioned picking up lower mileage Volts for 15-16k. Mine had 56k. When they made the last offer it was a no brainer to buy it. They financed it at 3.1%. My new lease is with ALLY. If they don't negotiate at the end of the lease I will turn it in and pick up a used gen 1 or 2. PS. The WiFi hot spot in the 2015 is slick. They include 3GB data or 3 months as a trial with the purchase. Since snowmagendon is expected later today I am back to driving the 2012 since it has snow tires.
I almost become a 2 Volt family as well, but I needed a car with more cargo space and 5 seats and ended up leasing a C-Max Energi.
Volt 2.0 does have that 5th seat*, but the cargo area is still tight...not sure if it will make sense replacing my C-Max with a '16 Volt. Need to be able to haul 4 people + a load of camping gear, which Volt 2.0 really can't do without cargo add-ons.
We will use a level 1 and 2 at home. I leave the other level 1 at work. My wife only drives a couple miles most days and can easily go a week on a charge. My commute is 38 miles RT. In cold weather I am charging at both ends. L2 at home and L1 at work.
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