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Old 02-18-2023 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by triggz82
What do your payments look like on this? I've always been interested in EV ownership and the whole "prep" thing... Lease seems the most headache free as the tech continues to move forward.
Around 640$ mo tax in. IIRC our gas Cooper S was around 500$ (2019 money) but not nearly as kitted out. Pretty much every option was checked with the EV minus the “lounge interior” Had it been available with the dark tan/brown leather it would have been ordered. However only black or a cream colour was available. USA has better choices of option configuration but you can’t lease the Mini SE in USA…

We got back 600$ from Quebec for the charger setup. It cost me more than that but luckily my wife cousin is a licensed electrician and took care of the install. 6/3 wire with a 50amp GCFi breaker. I have a 200amp panel with lots of space and it’s in the garage so the install was very easy. Only thing we couldn’t do right away was a Hubbell outlet as it’s back ordered, had to use normal 14-50 outlet bought at the last min. Truthfully I should have went with a hardwired solution
Old 02-21-2023 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Lane
Hi guys,

Probably winter blues, but curious to get your thoughts on what may be the best of the last ICE cars. Nat does not drive manual, hence thinking of options...

Not sports cars, just all around great 'performance' cars. Something that you might buy and keep for a long time, including driving in winter etc.

Still love my 2018 GTI, but being realistic, the next few years may be last chance for something

- simple ICE, not hybrid
- smaller sedan/coupe/hatch, ideally not an SUV
- well made, solid, repairable
- decent fuel economy
- not 'boring'
- I guess with a DSG
- Euro, Japanese?

I don't shop cars very often, but just thinking ahead on the next 5-10 years before the next car is a an appliance or an iphone.

Could be an interesting discussion.

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2023 M240xi on my list if I can’t get my hands on a decent 997 C4/S as I could use AWD in the winter. Otherwise M2.



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