Originally Posted by Pavka007

If you going to compare how about new VW Jetta TDI? 2L/140BHP/6 speed manual and all this for about $24000 out of the door. Even looking at your customer price of $32500 the Jetta still give you $7500 back in your pocket. A lot of people reporting 42/44 MPG average in real life, so using your calculation this will give about $0.09 per mile (fuel only) Even on $4.00 per gallon this will cover your fuel for 75000 miles on 40MPG.
So if we assume 15000 miles per year we are talking 6 years before they break even. In 6 years the Jetta will have a better re-sale value and this is for sure.
So at this point if you want to save money motoring...I would say the Volt is not the best car.... for me anyway.
Now if they drop the price down to $20 000....this is the whole new ball game.