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0 pointsemilecantin2y ago0 comments

I was driving my mother-in-law's Honda Civic. I couldn't wait 6 months, I needed a car NOW. I called up the dealership in the morning after seeing a Pacifica in stock on their website, and I was rolling off the lot with it that very same afternoon.

There's always something "just over the corner", but my previous vehicle buy was in 2021 and the options were the exact same... I will seriously consider a EV9 (and the VW ID.Buzz) once I can test-drive one. I haven't seen any prices for any of these yet, though. If they're 150k CAD I just can't afford it, so they'll join the Tesla X, the Volvo whatever90 and the Rivians of this world.

Also, why don't they make minivans? It's people I need to move; 3-row SUVs are awful for that. Kia should've electrified their new Carnival when they refreshed it.

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bryanlarsen2y ago

I hear you. I'm currently driving a 10 year old Mazda 5 microvan and my wife drives a Tesla. If I had a good option to replace the Mazda 5 I probably would, but nobody sells anything like it in North America, gasoline or EV. 4 passengers + luggage or 6 passengers without fits our needs perfectly. I guess I'll keep driving it until it falls apart and then I'll be in a similar dilemma you were.

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