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Did anyone see the BYD (Build Your Dream) electric cars...being made in China. They look great and..... BYD E6 Electric Vehicle Specifications So far, all we know is that the E6 will be a 5 seater with an acceleration of 0 to 100 kph of around 10 seconds. Top speed should be top speed of 160 kph (100 mph), and the battery pack, which is located under the rear passenger seats, will be based on BYD's own lithium-ion iron phosphate technology. Range per charge is expected to be 300 km (186 miles). But most impressive of all: "BYD projected the battery had a life of 2,000 cycles, for a lifetime range of about 600,000 km (373,000 miles)" Wow! Even if thats just half true, it's still pretty good. BYD Cars sell for about $22,000. Now, where does this leave the Volt at 40 miles. By the way, you just plug this little sucker into a standard wall outlet. The company made batteries for cell phones before. We'd be better off lending these guys a few billion $$$$$s 
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Replying to: percussionist (Jan 13, 2009 5:36 am) Actually, that's not too bad. You are just paying for the mileage used which seems reasonable, if you need a car and are worried about your job. There were times when I needed a car, wasn't sure about my job, and this would have looked like a pretty good deal.....I would have to read the fine print carefully though! |
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Replying to: percussionist (Jan 13, 2009 5:36 am) Where is the $5K "below book"? What book? No, my friend, $17K-$5K=$12K would a great deal for returning your '07 Elantra with 20 thousand miles and no questions asked. Check your math again.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jan 12, 2009 6:10 pm) 
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Replying to: driver100 (Jan 12, 2009 6:47 pm) The part that bothers me the most. none of the firms who were knee deep in bidding up the price of oil this past Spring/Summer, would comment. So, Billions of Dollars were bilked out of the public, worldwide. And, no one who was a participant, is willing to comment. Even OPEC said at the time that the run-up was the handiwork of financial institutions. Yet, no one is to blame....no one will take responsibility....no one knows who, or why it happened. Isn't it funny that the current drop in price coincides with a certain TX oil man leaving the White House. BTW, Richard.....I just spied a brand spanking new Black GM on the lot at my nearest LM dealer last night.
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Replying to: dino001 (Jan 13, 2009 7:25 am) Sorry, I left out that this car has 46,000 miles on it - so the deduction for miles would be $11,500, leaving me with $5500. The Kelley Blue Book TRADE value is $7850, so my math was off, but it's still not a great deal. What I mean is, I could trade it in or even outright sell this car to a dealer and get more money than this offer. Just sharing the fine print.
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Replying to: percussionist (Jan 13, 2009 10:02 am) It appears when you bring back the car, they will value it, subtract what is due and if it is within $7,500 you can walk away. Not sure what happens if you are over that amount. So, obviously the amount of the down payment/trade-in and the loan terms will play a significant factor in this deal. However, I do commend Hyundai for this marketing campaign. They didn't bring out 0%, rebates, employee pricing, employee pricing Plus PLUS...its unique and plays to the concerns of many people who may have hesitated getting into the car market. Kudos to them.
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Replying to: golic (Jan 13, 2009 10:23 am) One thing I left out earlier, they are making great cars! Every time I receive the buyback offer in the mail, I laugh and throw it out because we love this car so much and do not ever wish to part with it. It will make us very sad someday when it is no longer ours.  I hope the marketing campaign will earn them more business and they can sell more cars. I hope every other automaker will also sell more cars and our sales professionals here will get many great deals and wonderful customers! |
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Replying to: graphicguy (Jan 13, 2009 8:23 am) Richard
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