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That's because the Ampera costs €43 000+ (that's $57 000+ !!!). WTF? It's insane, the price is almost double that in the US! :twisted:
I don't get.
Cars in Europe generally cost much more than in the US, even European marques. A Golf, for example, starts at $17,995 in the US, but here in Spain it starts at €18,820 ($24,839).
Car use and ownership has always been quite different either side of the Atlantic. Hicup asked who drives a 12-year-old car and here I'd guess about a third of cars on the road will be at least 10 years old. People keep their cars a long time and drive them until they start to cost more to repair than they are worth. I drive a 12 year old car and it is starting to show its age but is still economical, runs great and has never let me down. I will probably change it this year, but buy a second-hand car of about 4-5 years old with about 30,000 miles on the clock. I'll drive that one too until it starts to let me down. I don't think it will be American though. I believe that they start to fall apart after 3-4 years. It'll be Japanese, European or Korean. Cars built to last.