I don't drive as much as you I guess. Actually, the warranty on my Cobalt just ended at 3 years and the car has almost exactly 36,000 miles (which also ends the warranty).
I only put a few thousand miles on it the first year because all I did was drive to high school 1 mile away and to friends' and minor errands and such, so it wasn't exactly 12,000 miles per year. But over the life of the Cobalt (paid exactly $13,750) vs the life of the Prius ($20,000+) I don't think I could break even with my current driving habits, so it makes sense to have the Cobalt.
I would not mind having like a GM EV1 or something (if they weren't all crushed) especially since I have my van now. The EV1 would be absolutely perfect.
I only put a few thousand miles on it the first year because all I did was drive to high school 1 mile away and to friends' and minor errands and such, so it wasn't exactly 12,000 miles per year. But over the life of the Cobalt (paid exactly $13,750) vs the life of the Prius ($20,000+) I don't think I could break even with my current driving habits, so it makes sense to have the Cobalt.
I would not mind having like a GM EV1 or something (if they weren't all crushed) especially since I have my van now. The EV1 would be absolutely perfect.