Posted on 05/07/2014 9:16:24 AM PDT by ctdonath2
I did it. I got an electric car. A Nissan Leaf.
Whatever the origins, the confluence of factors made it absurd not to. Buyers get a $7500 credit off federal taxes. Georgia offers $5000 off purchase or lease. Power usage costs about $25/mo (vs gas at $150-300). That, plus negotiating, makes a 2 year lease net cost $0, if not negative. That I was driving a '98 POS facing major repairs, plus legislative movements reconsidering the incentives, made it a must-do.
If you're in a state with similar incentives, and have any reason at all to get another car, do it.
Environmentalism? Reducing pollution et al is a good thing, but as I was otherwise looking at a Jeep Wrangler, not a major factor. Taxation/redistribution? Getting mine $$$ back is a good thing. If they're gonna legislate it, use it.
Just a happy new nifty car owner here, had to share. Get your free car now if you can.
and they are bribing him yes or no. yes
government is evil , unaccountable, inefficient,corrupt yes or no? Yes
That’s like me saying that if my son qualifies for Medicaid and I qualify for federal aid, I may as well suckle on the federal teat because other people do as well... no thanks.
Congrats. If you’re happy then all is good.
Adam and Eve had leafs....look where it got them!
An Obamaphone that you can drive.
I don’t know if I’d do full electric, but I was quite impressed with my in-laws’ hybrid Camry.
Sure beats continually being ripped off by oil barrel market manipulators! If they did that with electricity costs their would be revolt in the streets, but with gasoline, they have the public brainwashed somehow to accept it all as market forces...my butt...its called economy damaging greed.
I sense tension in the force on this thread. LOL. I picture hovering hands over warm keyboards. We root for happiness and success but ponder the means and methods that are sometimes at odds with our ethos.
It’s like being sorry a colleague got laid off while secretly hoping you can get his office.
This is fun in a diabolical sense.
whatever i don’t trust the government and don’t want anything for “free” from them. go get some free gov housing, the Projects are open
“Reducing pollution et al is a good thing”
LOL! Thank you for buying Kentucky coal.
Unless you owe $7,500 or more in fed taxes, you won’t get a $7,500 tax credit.
You only get “up to” a $7,500 tax credit.
Same for Georgia’s $5K.
so you want some “free “ Obamacare they promised too? go sign up . i’ll pay the liberty tax
It has the ability to run forever without charging if your driving is all downhill......
Kewl-You got yer free $hit. Ya might want to carry a fire extinguisher in the car just in case.
At first I chuckled when I read this since it drives home the point of how insecure and mindless the left is; governed mostly by their emotions.
Then I realized you're also describing the average Freeper. And you're right - most conservatives have a healthy sense of self-donfidence with a realistic world view. And are mature enough to stand up for what is right, regardless of what others think.
Yeah, many here appreciate that we just subsidized your ride.
This should be entertaining.
Not clear to me. Did you buy or lease?
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