Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

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Buddy just bought one of these for Ubering as an income source $40k all in with 7 year roadside assistance and a full spare tire

Chery been around here for a while tho not as prevalent as BYD
Choice is good. He got $5k off as last one dealer had.
Yes, Chinese automaker Chery is officially coming to Canada, with early shipments of their electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) having already arrived for testing and showroom preparations. [1, 2]
Chery is planning an aggressive entry into the market, and here are the key details of their launch: [1]
  • Initial Deployments: Approximately 150 vehicles have already been delivered to Canada to populate showrooms, support dealer training, and undergo Canadian government certifications. [1, 2]
  • Launch Date & Models: Formal retail sales are targeted for late Q3 or Q4 2026. The launch will be spearheaded by Chery's sub-brands, primarily Omoda (such as the Omoda 5 EV) and Jaecoo (such as the Jaecoo E5)
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Buddy figures top up to 80% at lunch - 30-40 minutes. He's been researching it for a while
 
My Bolt had an almost $1000 repair bill today.

Cracked windscreen. I have a high deductible on my insurance, so this was on me. It's been a long time since having a windscreen replaced, so I think I am still ahead of the game by setting the deductible high.

Stuff like this is the same as any other car.
 
Brian P said:
My Bolt had an almost $1000 repair bill today.

Cracked windscreen. I have a high deductible on my insurance, so this was on me. It's been a long time since having a windscreen replaced, so I think I am still ahead of the game by setting the deductible high.

Stuff like this is the same as any other car.
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Is the crack bearable or in the line of sight?

If it doesn't affect anything is it prudent to wait until you're selling or trading?

I's a sad state of affairs but pre-trashing your vehicle makes it theft resistant.
 
Brian, does your Bolt have forward sensors in the windscreen? I had my windscreen replaced, no forward sensors, in February for only $670. Big rock strike got mine.
 
Since I'm an idiot I was cutting some bolts on a truck bed rack without protecting the rear windshield...guess how much fun it was when I noticed that melted metal hit the back window of my Maverick.

Such an idiot...not looking forward to see how much that replacement will end up costing me.
 
You might be surprised how cheap it is. I just changed my F’d150 windshield (no sensors), cost me $250 all in from a mobile guy off marketplace.
 
Mad Mike said:
You might be surprised how cheap it is. I just changed my F’d150 windshield (no sensors), cost me $250 all in from a mobile guy off marketplace.
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I use a similar mobile guy. He's done 5 windshields for us and is doing the second chip repair this week (deep stone chips near the wipers out of sight).
He does many of the car dealerships as well and said camera's rarely need to be recalibrated (usually only when the shield is a bear to get out which is about 5% of the time). Dealerships will of course say they need recalibration. He did two of our Honda's equipped with forward cams and neither required recalibration.
 
Competition is good...interesting to watch both this and the home battery insanity rolling along so fast

Tipping point?? unexpected place...
 
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mimico_polak said:
This would be an interesting option if it came to Canada...

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Slate Auto's radically simple electric truck starts at $24,950 | TechCrunch

The Jeff Bezos-backed startup finally revealed more pricing details for its debut EV, including a $29,950 starting price for the SUV variant, and boosted the base range to 205 miles.
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The price sounds good until it hits the market and people start wanting the extras. The options will cost more if not installed at the time of vehicle manufacture.

How many people under 50 know how to operate a crank window?
 
nobbie48 said:
The price sounds good until it hits the market and people start wanting the extras. The options will cost more if not installed at the time of vehicle manufacture.

How many people under 50 know how to operate a crank window?
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If it was available in Canada...I'd put a deposit on it simply for the fact that it's a refundable $300 deposit.

I'm keeping an eye on the upcoming Ford Maverick EV that's hitting the rumour mill.

Still looking for an EV that will fit a family of 5 under 50k...not looking good. Looks like another Odyssey is in our future, but nice to see their price has come down slightly back to earth. From 50-60k to 40-50k for decent examples of 2022 - 2023 models.
 
mimico_polak said:
This would be an interesting option if it came to Canada...

techcrunch.com

Slate Auto's radically simple electric truck starts at $24,950 | TechCrunch

The Jeff Bezos-backed startup finally revealed more pricing details for its debut EV, including a $29,950 starting price for the SUV variant, and boosted the base range to 205 miles.
techcrunch.com techcrunch.com
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I have thought about one as a farm truck/dump run etc vehicle but the new Ford will be very close on price possibly. 4 wd and a plow would make this great and about the sem price as a side by side.

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mimico_polak said:
If it was available in Canada...I'd put a deposit on it simply for the fact that it's a refundable $300 deposit.

I'm keeping an eye on the upcoming Ford Maverick EV that's hitting the rumour mill.

Still looking for an EV that will fit a family of 5 under 50k...not looking good. Looks like another Odyssey is in our future, but nice to see their price has come down slightly back to earth. From 50-60k to 40-50k for decent examples of 2022 - 2023 models.
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Come by and try the equinox ev it meets everything you want and was 45

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Scuba Steve said:
Come by and try the equinox ev it meets everything you want and was 45

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I'm trying to convince my wife between a Mach-e and an Equinox EV.

She doesn't want to accept that driving around with the Odyssey empty 90% of the time isn't a good deal. MIL needs to go with us maybe 5-7 times/year somewhere that we need a total of 6 seats at once.

Kids complain a little bit driving in the Maverick, but overall they're fine even for 5-6hr drives (outside of fights b/w them as they can reach each other).

If I could find a deal on a Mach-E and trade in the Maverick for let's say...5k difference I'd jump on it in a day as my fuel cost alone is 4-5k in a year.
 
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