@ethanrs so I figured I would come back with an update.
I called the dealer and made an offer via phone. I told him where I want to be on a one-pay. He called back and said that we are thousands apart. I asked for a counter, he said no counter that’s it.
When I tried to work his total one pay into the leasehackr calculator I was at MSRP, way over supper price…
I called back to maybe see if the dealer and doc fees were the difference but got voicemail.
Is this some sort of courtship dance ritual thing? I’d like to buy the car today and I told him I would.
Circling back to add that the seats on the Hyundai are great compared to the alternative. I am 6’ 215 my wife is 5’9" and we felt strange sitting in the Bolt. There was plenty of headroom but the seats close together and there was a lack of a proper center console. The seats themselves did not cover the back of our deltoid muscles so one could “row” with arms while in place. The Hyundai comes with proper full width sedan seats.
I had a friend drive it around the block the other day and it was the first time that I was sitting in the passenger position. I looked over at him and made a mental note about how the cockpit was that of a standard sedan and not a narrow electric car. It feels airy and roomy. My wife chose the light grey interior which I feel helps to accentuate this.
Your perception of this car will depend on what you are getting out of to get into this. We were in an Equinox before this and generally prefer the CUV sitting position, that’s not a knock against the Ioniq but rather commentary about the practicality and form factor of a sedan.
Haven’t charged in three days (Bergen Co. to Coney Island and back; Bergen Co. to Yonkers and back and Edgewater to Weehawken and back to Bergen). I’m going to the park tonight with my kiddo and will plug in while we play. I greatly overestimated the amount of range anxiety. There’s more to an EV than range alone.
The base model does not have a heat pump (neither does the Bolt) but the Limited Ionic DOES have a heat pump which greatly reduces the power required to heat the car in the winter, thus increasing range. The Tesla model 3 does not come with a heat pump and like the Bolt shrivels much in the winter.
