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Sakina nawaz, 02/10/2018
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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Great car, eco friendly & comfortable
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Surprizingly quick. One pedal driving!
Doc, 01/08/2019
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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Hey, I've got solar. Free electricity for house and car. Can't think of a better way to be free. Sun has zero pollution, zero waste, zero cost, zero maintenance, 2 billion year timeline. Bolt gets 219 mpge. A month of mobility for $10 (if I was paying for it, but I'm NOT!) Try one pedal driving, and you'll be fighting over who gets to drive. Pair a Tesla Gen 2 Mobility Connector, and a Tesla Tap or JDapter Stub, and drive anywhere for free.
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Nevr Thought I'd Drive a Chevy Again
Hencat, 05/04/2019
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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My last Chevy was my Dad's old 65 Biscayne. The Bolt, though, is a hoot to drive. Quick, stable and pretty comfortable (the seats aren't so bad and I'm a bigger guy. It's got push back in your seat acceleration like a V8. You'll easily leave a patch of rubber if you floor it from the line. Have to be careful with torque steer on hard acceleration and lane change. Smooth ride, great visibility and the car has been flawless over 31000 miles. No service; rotate tires and changed cabin filter for $40 bucks. On my wife's Bimmer that will be $300 mine herr. With $4.50 gas in Cali, driving this the Bolt is cheap, about $60/mo vs $250+ for gas, if I charge at night off-peak. No pollution, no oil from unfriendly lands. Wish GM made a bigger version, but looks like Caddy will be the e-vehicle brand for GM. A shame.
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Time to Bolt
jesse s, 10/15/2021
updated 10/18/2022
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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fun vehicle to drive, has more power than i expected.
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Loved it, but 2 years of recalls has ruined that
Ron Oblander, 12/18/2021
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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I loved this car for a year and a half, but 2 years of being under recall has me wanting to dump this car. Now we are told not to park in a garage, or near a garage or house, so I am stuck parking in the street. And there is no assurance of this being remedied in the near future. I'd rather GM bought the car back and I'd be able to go buy an E-Mustang.
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EV is great, Chevy is not
Jared Brin, 08/02/2022
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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I initially bought the car as a commuter at the end of 2017, and now have almost 70,000 miles on it. As a car, it has exceeded our expectations, and is now our primary vehicle. The wife even sold her BMW last year after we moved to a remote mountain town, as she likes driving the Bolt so much more, and the BMW felt like it was "towing a trailer" in comparison. Trips take some planning, as we live in a place that many people claim EVs cannot work and the charging infrastructure is spotty, but it is continually getting better. The ability to charge at home and very little maintenance makes the car far more convenient living out in the boondocks than a conventional vehicle overall. The EV drivetrain and packaging are really well done- the backseat fits a rear facing car seat far better than the wife's old BMW wagon, but the software is generally not good. The center screen sometimes freezes up, or gets stuck on the backup camera, and since the heated seats and cabin heat are both controlled from the screen, occasionally we are stuck without heat for several miles in below freezing temperatures until the stupid thing finally reboots. The real issue with the car is Chevy corporate, as well as a dealership network that generally just does not care. We recently had the battery recall done, and it was not a good experience. I knew that it would take time and planning to do, since there aren't any dealerships within a couple hours that work on EVs, but Chevy corporate almost gave up after a few weeks of searching around the state before they found a dealership that would do the work, where we could combine it with another planned trip. When I picked up the car after dropping it off for 3 days, it had a warning light. The dealership had run out of time, and had not gotten the coolant refilled properly. They quickly tried to redo it, as I had a 5 hour drive home that night, and the light went off until the end of the drive, but came back on. The coolant reservoir was low, and I was able to find the coolant locally to top it off for the time being, but the SOC meter was screwy, indicating that the software update for it was not done. I couldn't even get the recall paperwork from the dealership without contacting Chevy corporate again, as they were largely unresponsive. A couple months later, we were able to drop it off at a different dealership on another trip, and luckily this dealership (Ft Collins, CO) was actually competent, responsive, and got the thing fixed. The Ft Collins dealership also fixed the blind spot monitors, which had issues for over 2 years. The blind spot monitor issue is a known issue from the factory, and the problem showed up during the warranty period, but due to COVID and the fact that it took 4 attempts at 4 different dealerships over a period of 2 years before it was finally addressed, the warranty period expired. Chevy corporate's response- sucks to be you, we won't help you. It also took me 3 tries at different dealerships to get a software update for fast charging in cold weather before the Ft Collins dealership finally fixed everything and got it up to date. The good thing is that other than tires, maintenance is pretty much just cabin filters, washer fluid, and windshield wipers, so I hopefully won't have to visit a dealership for the next 5 years. The bad news is that if anything does go wrong, most dealerships do not want to work on the car, and Chevy corporate basically does not care, they even told me that they do not have a process in place to help other than just say to go to the dealership. The dealership is unresponsive and didn't complete work? They just say to contact the dealership, that won't get back to you. Couldn't get something fixed under warranty until 2 years later? Again, their response is sucks to be you, why don't you contact your non-existent local dealership and see if they will help. Not helpful at all. It's really too bad that the car is let down by the terrible corporate structure that cares absolutely not at all after the car is sold, and any issues may take years to get fixed. For anyone who might be considering buying an EV from GM, I would recommend against it unless you have a good local dealership that will actually fix the car if something goes wrong. I'm not sure if any of the other automakers are any better, but Chevy is far worse than any others I've experienced to this point. Overall, the past almost 5 years with the car have completely sold me on EV's, but have also convinced me that I never want to own a car from GM again.
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Good vehicle
KF Seattle, 04/24/2024
updated 10/25/2024
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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I bought mine used. While I did replace a couple parts it has held up well
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Great little commuter car
Matt PSU, 09/06/2024
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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I bought one during the "fire sale" and put 65k miles on it so far. Overall, I love the car. Once you get used to the instant torque and smoothness of an EV, you won't want to go back to ICE. I bought the car understanding the fire/recall situation, and I paid a price which reflected that. After 3 years, I'm still not used to having the smallest car in the parking lot though. The efficiency of the car is amazing and it's so cheap to run that I find it hard to believe that any car on the road is cheaper (when considering the purchase price and the energy costs combined). Good: The car is a tremendous value. I can commute to work for 3 cents a mile. It has a ton of power that kicks in instantly. It holds more cargo than you'd think. The new battery has 259 miles range. GM gave us a 100k mile battery warranty, so I get a battery warranty through 135k miles. The Bose stereo is pretty decent and the infotainment works fine. The car's "guessometer" range estimate is actually pretty accurate. bad: The car rides way too rough. The handling simply isn't good enough either. Explain this: why does the car handle better in dry weather with my snow tires mounted than it does with the OEM Energy Saver tires?? That should tell you how bad the OEM tires are. They are also loud. Stopping distances are not great. I've gotten multiple flats, even though they're self sealing (and the car has no spare). The heat/AC is very annoying. It blows cold air at you for no reason, then switches to blowing hot air. The thermostat just doesn't seem like it's accurate. On other cars, I'd set it and forget it. On this car, I fiddle with it many times per trip. The dash has serious glare issues due to the angle of the glass. The car loses a ton of range in winter. On hilltop reserve (charging the battery to 90%) the car only gets ~180 miles range in winter. That's a big big hit. Ugly: The OEM tires are AWFUL in rain. The torque of the Bolt spins the tires at nearly any speed when full throttle is applied in wet weather. The efficiency simply isn't worth the poor wet handling. The seats are rock hard. They lack padding, and you can feel the frame of the seat. GM fixed them in later years, but the 17s are terrible. GM was collecting driving data from Bolt owners via OnStar, and sold it to insurance companies behind our backs. As far as reliability, obviously the car had a new traction battery installed. The year-plus saga of charge limits and waiting for a battery was annoying. Besides that, I had the blind spot monitors fail (under warranty). I had a 1 year old 12v battery die without explanation, requiring a tow. Recently, I had a shudder at highway speeds, and realized that the brake caliper was seized. I had two other calipers sticking. I had to replace 3 calipers and of course all 4 sets of pads and rotors, even though the rotors were barely worn. It's a common problem with EVs, since the friction brakes aren't actually used much in routine driving. The car still has an odd vibration through the steering wheel that I haven't figured out the cause of. Hoping that I don't have the steering issues that early 17s have. Luckily, I have NOT had the issues with the infotainment that everyone else complains about. Android Auto works fine. I have never had to DC fast charge in the 3 years I've owned this vehicle, so I haven't had the charging issues that some complain about. If you can't charge at home on a level 2 charger, don't get this car. Overall, this is (so far) the best automotive purchase I've made. I just wish that GM didn't cut corners on a few things listed above.
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Everything I thought it would be!
Dave V, 11/13/2020
2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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Great economy, ride, plenty of room, ok looks. Little maintenance. Cost to "fuel" the car is roughly 20% of the cost of an ICE car. Last ICE car cost me $0.10 or so a mile. This one, about $0.018 per mile. No tune ups, oil or filter changes.
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GM Hits One Out of the Park!
Vern Lazaroff, 05/25/2021
2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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A wonderful car to own and drive. No repairs and no maintenance after 33,000 miles.
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2018 Chevy Bolt $50K PIECE OF JUNK
Russ B, 05/18/2022
2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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We have a 2018 Chevy Bolt. Purchased new with 30K miles. Has been at roseville, ca. john sullivan dealership now for over two weeks. GM cannot determine why vehicle will not charge more than 69 miles.
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I'll never go ICE again!
Dr. R. Chamberlain , 01/10/2023
2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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280-310 mile range. Smooth ride. Great handling. A little too small for our needs.
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Great car
C J, 08/11/2023
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2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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Love it. This BOLT ,w/24K replaces one with 90K which was running great
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Niece EV, but soooooo expensive and hard to find
Sid Blair, 10/07/2017
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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I like the Chevy Bolt and would love to own one given its range and technology. However, the car is hard to find and people rarely purchase the LT since the Premiere is so superior. I am also given pause since Chevy has done nothing to promote the car. I tend to think that they created this car just as a poke Elon nd Tesla in the eye., but I have a sneaking suspicion that this car is not long for this world. I think of Chevy noticeably imepeds Tesla’s growth then perhaps they will keep making it, I just have my doubts. Also, Chevy serioulsy needs to consider a more competitive lease rate for this car given that the 2018 Nissan Leaf will be available soon and I think Nissan is going to wor’ harder at getting drivers into their EV. Overall, this is a terrific car and well work considering, but again...it is too rich for my blood and I recently found out that the lease offer is for the LT and that is most definitely not worth $327 a month.
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Little Pocket Rocket
Brian, 05/22/2022
updated 11/28/2022
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
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This car has been a blast to drive. Will put you back in your seat. Fast and nimble. I put in a home charger so no worries about charging. Only downside is I go to my sisters about 35 miles away and it takes 140 miles to complete. Really sucks the juice at Highway Speeds, and with the heater on. AC not so much. Cold weather really zaps it also. I get about 200 to 250 on a charge in warm weather and only 135 to 189 during the winter. This is an awesome city car, but not a go far car. Love the ride, and I think the seats are just fine. Are they as good as my Escalade? No but they are just fine. In L don't need to brake most times, and it feeds back to the battery. Like I said I have been very happy with the car. I am getting rid of it, because I am getting the new Lyriq. I just hope its a bit better.
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