Big Kia Sales Event going on!

>She wants an electric car.
She shouldn't.
Get a Corolla then. Or a Mazda2/Yaris iA.

Why shouldn't she get one?

I know that this isn't a personal blog but this story is extremely relevant to this thread. I remember taking driver's ed a few years ago and my teacher was a middle aged man who got a Kia Soul Dragon Edition, which as the name suggests has a huge dragon decal that covers a majority of the car. I just remember spending a lot of time of that class trying to imagine what it was like being a grown ass man walking into a Kia dealership and looking around, and then seeing pic related and saying "I like that one!". I also wondered what he felt like driving around in it, and how he could be so content with that as a car. Later during the classes, he stated that his son works as a translator at Funmation, and at that moment I realized being a manchild looser can also be genetic.

cool story

I've had one since 2014, and I can honestly say that it is kinda....meh. Not too exciting, sort of just goes as it wants.

holy fucking kek

>unironically making every excuse possible to purchase gook trash
wew

I asked what arguments there were for not getting the Soul EV

I'll appreciate any relevant input, wether its positive about the car or negative

>I asked what arguments there were for not getting the Soul EV
And like a dumb faggot, you ignored/gave excuses for all of them
Just because you live in some uninhabitable shithole and you're poor doesn't mean ""muh finances"" is a good reason to disregard every other decent option listed in this thread

from a practicality standpoint, it doesn't make a lot of sense
34k for a Soul EV gets you a car with a 90 (even less in cold conditions) mile range before needing a recharge, long-term issues with the battery, and other Kia-related problems that are otherwise easily remedied are now harder 'cause it's an electric Kia.

If you were dying to get an electric car (and unless it's the new Nissan Leaf, Bolt, or Model 3, I wouldn't even bother), you should look at an e-golf, focus electric, or similar.

If you want practicality, get a Jazz, regular Hatchback (hell, even including a regular Kia Soul), or best of all, a Prius (doubt your mom cares about driving dynamics).

An electric Kia soul is begging to have a bunch of issues when you're spending close to 40k on a vehicle after taxes, insurance, and other shit. Absolutely do not buy that car.

Why cant people just attempt to act like adults for once instead of pretending to be asses

100 mile realistic range in winter, depending a little bit on how many people are in it, how cold it is and so on. 5% to 90% charge in 15 minutes at a charging station. Range isn't an issue

Reliability is always a worry, but with Kia having a decent reputation these days and a 7 year/93 000 mile warranty it shouldn't be a big worry.

The other options are either more expensive by default, or offer less equipment at the same price

Practicality is not an issue. She is only going to be driving it to and from work, to the store, to the gym, concerts or whatever. It wont carry anything more than a bag or shopping, it wont tow, and if she is brining her skis she can just put them on a rooftop ski holder

$34k is the final price for the model she wants. She will also most likely not keep it past its warranty, so any costs outside of general maintenance and eventual self-caused damage should be fine. Every component, battery pack, motor and so on are covered under the 7 year/93 000 mile warranty

Its also an untaxed vehicle due to it being electric, and insurance is 27% less than the Subaru