Carmageddon
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I have early CT tri motor reservation - approx. 10k in line on the trim, or 40k overall so I guess I should get one within a year of starting manufacturing.
I am currently with 2019 Hyundai Kona, we really need something larger but keep waiting and suffering in long distance with baby car seat etc.
Short distance around town its ok though.
Given current high prices for used gas cars, high gas prices which probably wont be really going down, and sometime soon people realizing gas is the old tech - prices will plummet.
So it feels like this is the right time to get rid of the Kona.
So I am considering selling, and getting a 2019 Outlander PHEV - more spacy, ~30km electric range for most in-town driving (so big gas savings!) and seems like exceptionally good value for money, although it doesn't have lane keep assist like unlike the Kona
I've run approximate TCO for 2 years comparison (assuming I'd get it within that timeframe!) on keeping it, vs owning the Outlander for that period - I am seeing almost identical numbers (in Canadian $)!
Do you think better to hold on? will PHEVs hold value once people realize gas tech is dead? the downside of course its a complex power train with 3 engines+12kw battery.. although 10 years/160k km warranty, so I am not sure how its resale and depreciation would look like in 2+ years.
I'd really appreciate further feedback helping me come up with a decision.
I've used this site to help too, it seems very optimistic plugging in my numbers:
https://www.omnicalculator.com/ecology/phev-economy
I think, from the standpoint of not owning a dying tech, lease takeover for 2 years is even better than owning another car especially for such (presumably!) short term, but seems very difficult finding a good deal like that with proper car size..
I am currently with 2019 Hyundai Kona, we really need something larger but keep waiting and suffering in long distance with baby car seat etc.
Short distance around town its ok though.
Given current high prices for used gas cars, high gas prices which probably wont be really going down, and sometime soon people realizing gas is the old tech - prices will plummet.
So it feels like this is the right time to get rid of the Kona.
So I am considering selling, and getting a 2019 Outlander PHEV - more spacy, ~30km electric range for most in-town driving (so big gas savings!) and seems like exceptionally good value for money, although it doesn't have lane keep assist like unlike the Kona
I've run approximate TCO for 2 years comparison (assuming I'd get it within that timeframe!) on keeping it, vs owning the Outlander for that period - I am seeing almost identical numbers (in Canadian $)!
Do you think better to hold on? will PHEVs hold value once people realize gas tech is dead? the downside of course its a complex power train with 3 engines+12kw battery.. although 10 years/160k km warranty, so I am not sure how its resale and depreciation would look like in 2+ years.
I'd really appreciate further feedback helping me come up with a decision.
I've used this site to help too, it seems very optimistic plugging in my numbers:
https://www.omnicalculator.com/ecology/phev-economy
I think, from the standpoint of not owning a dying tech, lease takeover for 2 years is even better than owning another car especially for such (presumably!) short term, but seems very difficult finding a good deal like that with proper car size..
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