26th Dec 2019, 19:12
There’s no guarantee jumping ship, that you will do any better on any other car at 150,000 miles. We are the complete opposite of you buying cars. I’ve had Honda, Nissan and Toyota too. You may encounter high oil consumption, poor A/C, and even sunroof failures. Best place to look is to type any of these manufacturers under consumer affairs complaints by owners. Still maintain you hold onto used vehicles out the gate to very high mileage and act surprised. This is the ultimate in squeezing out every dime of a product. And then are flabbergasted that one year there’s some repairs. And likely wanting to do it yourself before letting anyone else charge you something. The reality today is repairs on a high mileage late model can be expensive. So why not trade sooner and get a fresh piece that’s got a warranty. Sone people do hang onto vehicles a bit longer. But know when it’s time to sell too.
26th Dec 2019, 20:28
In your original review you highly praise the interior at a luxury car level. Now you're saying it's recycled plastic. Also the carpeting and floor mats are going to wear out on any car that you put 130,000 miles on within 5 years.
As far as repair labor costs; you are going to face that on any modern car where the engine is pretty much shoe-horned under the hood. I personally would never own one of these, but IMO you are being a little too harsh just because of minor CEL codes.
26th Dec 2019, 18:23
Why trade it in? The dealership is going to give you very little money for it.
Why not just keep it. Not sure what state you live in, but here in California you can drop the insurance... put a non-operational on it which is about $22 dollars and park it in the driveway. It cannot be on the streets. Go out and buy your new Honda hybrid and be happy. You will come back to that Volt later. Maybe going to the shopping mall parking lot wars or those close parking spots at the movie theater. Also I would think the Volt would be a great short distance vehicle or around the town vehicle.
You probably already know this, but a hybrid is a terrible investment. It's a small market vehicle and drops like a rock when it comes to re-sale or trade in value. But if that's what you want, I can't blame you.