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Exactly. I'm not sure what the appeal of these crossovers are (they're effectively small sedans on the Chassis of a small SUV) but at that price point, just get a foreign sedan that you can drive into the ground. I have a number of friends with 100k+ miles on Carollas that drive like they're brand new.

Some vehicles have gotten insanely expensive, but the real dollar cost per mile of a safe and reliable vehicle has never been cheaper.

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I purchased a 2004 corolla off the lot and that bad boy is running smooth at 165k miles.

It's ugly as all get-out, for some reason people love hitting me, including a freaking semi truck on a double left turn that turned too tightly. I literally have a line going down the side of my car marking where the trailer rotated into me.

But you know what I like more than a pretty vehicle? Reliable, no car payments, cheap insurance.

Just maintain it well and those vehicles will last you a lifetime.

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I'm a broken record but you can buy used Chevy Bolts with 20-30k miles for $18000.

That's about 10 cents a mile capital cost. And the electricity will cost about 5 cents a mile.

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The problem with Bolts are the batteries. They are expected to last 8 years or 100k miles.

At 10k/year mileage, you're looking at 2-3 years of use gone, so about 5-6 left.

Battery replacement is ~$16k, which is a huge time bomb.

https://chevyguide.com/chevy-bolt-battery-replacement-cost/