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Originally Posted by bucketfoot
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Originally Posted by PandaM3
2) get her something fun with a manual transmission
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Good stuff... forgot to see she's 23
If she's looking for frugal and cheap to maintain... a plug in hybrid would be great. With the federal and state incentives it could be very cost effective. (Federal for plug in hybrids is $5k and state is $1500 (at least for California it is))
The Volt has the most electric range at 50 miles but can run as a hybrid or gas.
However the lower range plug in hybrids have gas engines strong enough to charge the battery back up rather quickly and still have a 30 mile electric range. Like the Kia Niro, Hyundai ioniq, Prius prime... etc.
If she can plug in to charge she could make it so she hardly starts the gas motor.