Yeah the Mach-e is great so far. Plenty of room in the back for shopping and it handles well. Haven’t taken it on any long trips yet, so can’t say anything about the fast charging.
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My brother in law is leasing one. Will not convert to ownership. I’ll ask him why.
Wife is leaning toward the new C-HR XSE, as it has electric passenger seat. The lower model does not. Peeve of the Hyundai we rented which had a manual passenget seat that my wife sat in for the trip.
Will check the inventory at the local dealer, else will have to drive across town. The internet says there are sone there.
Leasing via work can be advantageous. Its what we do in the UK.
Leasing can be advantageous if the price is right. It often isn’t.
And it is advantageous if one insists on having a new car every three years, regardless of financial status. I have a friend whose wife gets bored with cars, and no they are not rich. I’d rather get used to a car for 10, 20 years. Feels like second nature, so safer.
He uses it to get to work and back, as he works in The Industry, and sometimes the drives from home are pretty far.
But, for some reason he does not like it.
I prefer not to go to a dealer ever, so the three times I’ve been for my cars (and three for my wife’s) over my lifetime are plenty. One more, and I’m already dreading it.
Kind of sounds like an immature, but common stance on the wife’s part and possibly the husband’s as well.
Not sure what this is referring to.
My friend’s wife? Yeah, definitely. Champagne tastes on a Bud Light budget. They lease, he “uses” it for “work” enough to “write off” the lease, but really, it is just lowering their taxable income, so not like it’s free. More like 30% off the cost if that’s the tax bracket they’re in.
(And, to be honest, she’s not worth the trouble.)
Geez, look for some cars on the internet, and every single pop-ij ad is for cars, and not ones that I searched for! Couple of Porsches, Ferraris, Aston Martins, …
@cooke My in laws are happy with their Ioniq 5. BYD is supposedly coming to Canada soon if you can wait till next year. I’ve heard good things about Kia Niro, but perhaps not big enough for 3 in the back (but I think bigger than a Civic.
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You could actusplain to them why they will be poor forever. Or, just have them google what their lease payments could translate into:
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I’m going to have to use that word - thanks! I normally get the eyes glazing over response whenever I do it.
Subaru finally have a good EV - the Uncharted. It’s the EV equivalent of the CrossTrek and costs around $8K more -
Same as Toyota’s C-HR.
Comes also with a smaller motor for the front-wheel drive. More room in the trunk, hopefully.
Cargo Capacity: With its rear seats in the upright position, there is 25 cubic feet of space in the cargo area. We fit eight carry-on suitcases inside the Uncharted GT’s cargo bay; with the rear seats folded, we fit 20.
Nice ass!
Test driving it on Friday and I expect we will buy one. Hyundai has good discounts on it this month and we have picked out an exterior colour. We liked its roominess. Sold some equities today to pay for it.
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Hope it is a great car for you.
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Maybe, this example may actually be the result of a reasonable policy. China is well known to collect data on is own people, and can’t really be trusted to stay out of companies within it’s jurisdiction that have data on Americans.
Now i have no idea what polestar did or did not do to try and alleviate this concern.
US companies do the same thing for the US government and then sell the data to just about anyone.
I struggle to see where the problem is with China collecting data that’s already being sold by US companies.
Direct Overview: How Data Collection Differs
| Metric | China | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Target | Corporations, critical infrastructure, personal consumer data. | Foreign governments, militaries, and terrorist networks. |
| Commercial Theft? | Yes. Explicitly used to boost domestic industries. | No. Forbidden by official intelligence directives. |
| Volume of PII Stolen | Extremely High. Focused on massive, bulk database leaks. | Targeted. Focused on high-value foreign signals intelligence. |
| Primary Method | State-backed hacking groups (APTs) and required corporate compliance. | Elite cyber operations (Cyber Command) and digital telecommunications tapping. |
They are certainly both problems but I don’t think they are in any way the same.