You might be able to buy a used low mileage Lucid now, as they have steep depreciation.
Reportedly they are still very buggy though. Heard it described somewhere as the best and worst car the writer had driven.
Yes, used EV pricing is pretty bonkers, that would be a good route to consider. I haven’t read too much beyond short Lucid reviews, I hadn’t heard complaints about being buggy, that could be a deal breaker.
I doubt I ever go back to ICE though. The BMW i4 M50 is also a contender, also a little short on range but BMW range numbers are conservative as I recall.
What DTNF and I really need is a long roof wagon, small to mid size. I’ll take mine with 800hp if possible.
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Assuming the electric vans continue to be disappointing for a few years (likely), I’m hoping for a good electric hatchback. So far the electric hatchbacks on offer are disappointing. The upcoming KIA EV4 hatchback looks to be in my wheelhouse, but unfortunately will not be sold in the US. The upcoming electric VW GTI may be the only game in town.
Have we seen any specs on the GTI?
Too bad the Renault 5 e won’t be here for several or infinity years.
Lofty thinking here, can we get a refreshed Volvo V70R that’s electric?
Not that I know of. With VW and Rivian joining forces I think some future vehicles are subject to change.
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We had a Kia Soul for a few years. I liked it but I needed snow tires in the winter and the car was so light that if I went over a little mound of snow, the tires might lose contact with the ground as the snow under the chassis would lift the car..
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Winter traction largely comes down to tires. I drove a MazdaSpeed3 (FWD) and a BMW 335i (RWD) through Colorado winters with no problems other than ground clearance, as you mention. But I ran dedicated winter tires on both, usually Blizzaks. The ground clearance thing was never an issue, although I was in the suburbs, if I tried to bomb through a foot of fresh snow that could be a bad time.
I bottomed out back down my driveway, so very minimal speed involved.
We had one driveway where the curb basically ran the whole length of the block. It wasn’t quite a curb, it was a 45° angle about 5” tall. I had to approach that really slow or the air dam would scrape.
I like my Tucson Hybrid. 
It’s zippy for being bigger than my MIL’s Kona (which is decidedly NOT zippy 
) and the mileage has been pretty good. I could see my next car also being a Hyundai, maybe the Santa Fe Hybrid if they de-uglify it a little. Although Subaru has hybrids now too, so I’d also be looking at the Forester Hybrid (if they fix the horrendous cup holder placement and tiny ass center console).
saw they had a hybrid of it and had the exact same thought
Is that the one with the dog bone tail lights?
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and/or headlights. For me it’s mainly those weird H headlights that turn me off to the Santa Fe. Although I originally didn’t care for the Tucson headlights but got one anyway.
Mm, these guys will be around your area tomorrow!
new engine still on the way! had to re-up the loaner car agreement. IDNGAF about that. I got wheels. they fixin the other one. life is good!
Curious, what engine/vehicle combo had the catastrophic failure?
My brother had the same thing* happen to him on his Chevy Equinox. He got exactly $0 and 0¢ out of GM for it. He paid over 10k for a new engine. I told him he was nuts and he should have walked to a Toyota dealer and put the 10 large down on a Rav4.
* Same thing as in catastrophic engine failure, not necessarily the bolt thing
2017 hyundai santa fe. V6 i think
I guess I am an outlier, as I DNGAF about cup holders