Realized I needed to replace my car this year. It's only a 2010, but has 185,000 miles on it, and once it hits 200,000 I expect Things Will Start To Go Wrong. (It's also a cheapass Pontiac Vibe. A fine basic car. But basic. No, I mean BASIC.) I don't really like cars. They are ok. They serve a function. But I won't miss the steaming mass of mediocrity and waste that is the modern automobile, when they are finally replaced by autonomous pods. (Note: Cars from before 1970? Good. Cars since 1970? Mostly meh.) So I started looking around at what's out there. Walked through parking lots. Talked to coworkers and friends who recently bought cars. What they bought. Why they bought it. Etc. CarMax was an EXCELLENT tool for me. I could put in "newer than 2013", and "less than 50,000 miles" and "hatchback", and "anywhere in the US", and come up with a really broad range of vehicles to scroll through. Links to customer reviews. Links to professional reviews. CarFax reports. All the data I needed to eliminate the "Definitely No" cars, and look closer at the "Maybes" and the "Oooh!s". And I bought a 2015 Chevy Volt with 8,000 miles on it. For about $5k less than market value. From a dealership. With a 7-year 85,000-mile bumper to bumper warranty. I hadn't planned on buying a car until late this year, but ... shit happens. This one came up, and I bought it. The Chevy Volt The Volt is an electric car. 100%, all the time. The plug-it-in-at-home-at-night kind of car. BUT. It also has a gas generator that can instantly produce 100kw of voltage. So when your batteries drain, the generator powers the electric motor. It's pretty cool. Looks like a generic car on the outside, and like a spaceship (or an iMac) inside. (I'd post a photo, but it's honestly too much work. Find a photo share site. Upload the photo from my phone. Get a link. Figure out how to get the link from my phone to my computer. Format it properly in the post... screw it. Google "White Chevy Volt". That's what I got.) I'm really happy with it. But am in a sales conference all week, so am typing surreptitiously between my PowerPoint presentations, so I'll just hit the "contribute" button now. Stay groovy Hubski.