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Watch out for big A/C bills and automatic Voltec
craig baxter, 02/10/2019
2014 Chevrolet Volt 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
18 of 19 people found this review helpful
Volt uses passenger cabin air conditioning system to cool battery pack. If car air conditioning has a leak (Mine had an evaporator leak) the car will not allow you to use the car in any mode until the air conditioning is repaired. You are stuck on the side of the road! $2,000.00 A/C repair in the middle of the winter to get the car to run again!
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Final review. Sold the Volt to carvana
epguy, 12/28/2013
updated 01/09/2023
2014 Chevrolet Volt 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
I took it in for the battery software update. Ever since it consistently gets less miles per charge. Gets around 42 now vs 48 before. Otherwise no problems. Still love the car. With teslas going up 6000 it’s easy to just think about replacing the battery vs buying a new car. It’s winter here in Minnesota. Had the first day the engine turned on because we had not driven on the ice for 30 days. Luckily it was also below 15 degrees and the computer required the engine to run because of the temperature. Knock on wood still no problems. I haven’t taken it in for the battery software update for fear they will screw something up. Before it got cold we were consistently getting 48 miles per charge which is very good for a 7 year old battery. Also have not yet replaced the 12 volt battery yet. I have checked the voltage and it’s still in the green range. Hoping that the new congress will redo the ev credit with gm and Tesla. If they don’t I will keep the volt. We are back to summer in Minnesota and just got the most miles per charge ever 53 miles! Yesterday started out with an estimated 51 miles. No maintenance issues except I just received a recall notice for a software upgrade re the battery. I was disappointed that they quit making the volt but look forward to keeping ours another year before we get a new electric. Would prefer a plug in/gas with about 70 miles range but will likely make the leap to all battery with 250 miles range. In winter that is likely only 150 miles. We have now had our Volt for three years. We have loved it. It now has over 250 liftime mpg. We mostly use it with electric so the ICE engine has not been used much. For awhile I was very intent to increase the lifetime MPG to over 250. I did not like the car to use the ICE and noted it below in my early review. Now that I have reached my 250 mpg goal, I don't care if the engine runs. The car actually heats up much faster in the winter vs a normal car because you are getting not only the heat from the engine, but 6-7 KW of electric power. I have the rear camera option and in the winter the camera picks up alot of blur from road moisture because of where its positioned. My Honda Odyssey rarely has the same problem. I definately want to get another Volt. I like most of the enhancements for the second generation but wish that they would have kept the extra back window. I have had our 2014 Volt for just about a month. Its been very impressive. My only disappointment is that in very cold weather, below 15 degrees, the gas engine is programmed to come on instead of just using the battery all the time. As I have gotten to know more about the car, it continues to amaze me with all of its technological features, from the remote start from your smartphone, to the car turning the seat heaters on when you sit down, and automatically reducing the seat heater temp when they warm up. I like being able to drive an electric car, with no range worries that is sharp looking and truly fun to drive.
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Love the Volt!
mannix6, 09/13/2014
2014 Chevrolet Volt 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
22 of 24 people found this review helpful
Just added our second new Volt (2014) after enjoying our 2013 for one year. We were skeptical on buying the 2013 at first, having previously owned 6 Prius models (including the Plug-In). Many of the reviews claim the car is no better than a Prius, but this is ridiculous. The Volt is more comfortable, faster and has amazing technological features that still aren't available on the Prius. The dealer service network is also better. We drive on electric all week and use the car for 250+ mile trips on weekends with an overall average of 194 mpg, consistently. No Prius could come close to this. (Exact same use with the Prius Plug-In netted a consistent 63 mpg.)
Why would you buy a Prius?
natefair, 06/23/2014
2014 Chevrolet Volt 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
20 of 22 people found this review helpful
This car is a great deal and a great car. Here is the math: $34,000 price, minus $10,000 back (CA pays $2500 of that), minus the gas savings which is about $100/month for me (all-electric mode means I often go 900 miles on a tank of gas and electric power is equivalent to $1.50/"gallon"). So after 10 years this car will have been far more economical than a Prius. Hybrids always use some gas (47 mpg-ish) but the Volt uses none for the first 40 miles (100 mpg equivalent). After that it gets at least 37 mpg.
It pays for itself - $5500 so far
johndhenry, 05/08/2014
2014 Chevrolet Volt 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
I just crossed the 40,000 odometer reading on my Volt. With my average mpg being 84, I've saved approximately $5500 in gas over my previous 24 mpg SC430 Lexus . Said differently, at this rate, the Volt's gas savings alone will have paid for the car in 5 years. Add this to the HOV Lane sticker and great reliability, and I have to say this is the best car I've owned (and its the first American car I've had).
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