Originally Posted by
Shaft
I found it hilarious now (as an EV owner for the past 3 yrs) on how folks in the Mirage and Metro community go to great lengths to squeeze every single MPG out of these little 3 cylinders. I mean folks spend a lot of money and effort to their cars to make it fuel efficient as possible. Why not just buy an electric car for basic commuting needs and not have to worry about modifying a Metro or Mirage.
I get it, some folks enjoy wrenching on cars (myself included) and some folks gotta have a big truck or SUV just in case "I need to haul something". But reality unless you do it for a living, how often do we really buy sheets of plywood, or haul big lumber or buy a couch or haul a trailer? What I do now if I need a truck is I rent one from Lowes or Home Depot fairly cheap. If need to go on a long distance driving with the family for vacation we rent an SUV or a sedan therefore mitigating the expenses on gas vehicles that are not needed on a daily basis.
If I could have found an ev for close to the same price as a Mirage I would have hopped on it too. The only "cheap" ev's around here are old Nissan leaf's. I'm still interested in them and would like to get one, one day.
I assume people go to great lengths to stretch every last gallon of gas from a small car mostly as a challenge. And most likely because a Mirage and Metro make more sense for most people. Cheaper to buy, will never have to worry about an expensive battery replacement worth more than the car itself and you can actually go on a last minute trip somewhere without having to rent a car. Just put gas in it and drive. I personally don't far out of my way to get crazy mileage, the most I do is turn the ac and heater off. I won't sacrifice comfort for economy, I'm not that poor. But I own a Mirage and I contradict my self.
I honestly hate working on my own cars. That's the reason I bought a Mirage. I don't have to. Plus it's cheap, the extra money I'll spend on gas in 3-5 years likely won't pay for a low mileage ev in that time. I spend under $60/month in fuel. And change the oil twice a year. I've already cut my fuel bill almost in half compared to the wifes optima I was driving previously.
I'd like an ev for a commuter, I only do about 30miles a day round trip. I like the i3 but they're not cheap out here. The ioniq hybrid has good range, economy, price and seems far more common around here than other hybrids and ev's. That is one that'd I'd consider have you looked into them or others before you bought yours?
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)