Stick shift drivers - would you get an electric vehicle? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemmy.world

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I'm stuck on this personally. I love my manual, I have a tiny little Mazda 2 and I have driven that thing absolutely everywhere because I can control it better than any automatic I've ever driven. But I've been casually looking for a new car and I'd love to have an electric, but I don't want to lose that level of control and everything I love about a manual.

What do you all think? What's your take?

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[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 35 points 7 months ago

If an electric vehicle:

Wasn't an SUV or CUV
Didn't have a giant touchscreen with a Big Brother OS
Didn't cost over $40,000 for a good one

I'd buy one. As it stands I'm buying a used GTI tomorrow, mainly because it's a stick shift and I miss that, and also because my GF got a job and needs to use my other car to commute. It's basically the car I've wanted since I was sixteen so I'm pretty stoked.

[-] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago

We have a 2013 Leaf. Cost us $8k seven years ago, battery's as good as it ever was, great around town or commuter for a 50 mile round trip commute (longer without defrost the whole way). Seriously the most fun car I've driven since our old manual bmw. The newer ones have bigger batteries if you drive more each day.

[-] capital@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Used Polestar 2 fits except for the screen.

They might do well with a “classic” version with less tech inside.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

Can I get one for under $12k. Because that’s what I’m getting my GTI for.

[-] capital@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Na more like 35k for a 2022.

But you just moved the goalpost from 40k to 12k 🤔

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I was being extremely generous with my budget to attempt to include at least one electric. I'm not honestly in the market for any car that costs more than $15k.

Though I'd add that the Polestars I've seen look a lot like CUVs to me.