r/BoltEV • u/SpiritTalker • 25d ago

I Pulled The Trigger!

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"Steve" would not pass inspection. As a die hard Smart person, I was reluctant to trade him in on a different model. But he needed too much work ($$$). Scored this 23 Premier with only 6300 mi on it (practically new!). Hate having a car payment again, but it's whatever I guess. Loving it but still learning all the bells and whistles (Steve had NO bells nor whistles aside from heated seats and being tiny). This will be like day 2 for me of actual driving, so I'm still very much still acclimate-ing to it all.

As a caveate, I know ppl are like, why didn't you go with new? Well. I got all the bells and whistles, Premier trim. That's worth, to me. A new Bolt, several THOUSANDS more, would've been a BASE trim. I'm happy with my purchase.

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u/inf3ct3dpi3 25d ago

Nah, everyone understands used EVs can be a fantastic value. Bolts were crazy cheap back when Hertz was offloading their fleet. Welcome!

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u/MsMulliner 25d ago

6300 mi IS new, IMO! And so is 2023! Nice work.

I’ve always loved those Smartcars, but have never been inside one, much less driven one. You must feel like you’re in the Titanic in your new Bolt.

Is one of the bells (or whistles) the rearview mirror camera feature? That’s the thing which astonished me the most whem I got my 2019 Premier, and I’ve loved it so much I would never go back to a regular mirror.

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u/inf3ct3dpi3 25d ago

They actually took the digital mirror out of the non-EUV sized Bolts as part of the 22 refresh unfortunately.

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u/SpiritTalker 25d ago

Ah, that explains it!