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Our '17 Volt Premier was t-boned a week ago -- low speed so nobody was hurt and the damage was wide but entirely cosmetic. That is, the car runs perfectly and even the rear door which suffered the majority of the damage still opens and closes just fine. So we were more than a little surprised to get the $11.5k repair estimate and then not even a little surprised when our insurance declared it a total loss.We were planning on keeping our Volt for at least another three years before upgrading to a BEV -- the goal was to let the charging network develop long enough to be reasonable for any road trip. We were not ready to have to replace the car right now!The funny thing is that I had been predicting that we'd have to replace the Volt before we wanted but I was assuming it would be because of a BECM or EGR issue and not being able to find parts. It (naively) never occurred to me that it would be because of a collision.So now what?Option 1 is to buy our car back (we already physically have it and have been driving it) and try to convert the title from salvaged to "rebuilt" (restored salvage in AZ). That's a huge risk because we don't know if the Volt could pass a Level III inspection or not in the shape it's in.Option 2 is to accept the pay-off and buy an equivalent 2017 or 2018 Volt Premier to essentially just swap out the car. That would be the easiest route and a complete known quantity. But while we love our Volt, we are still very concerned about the BECM and EGR issues and do we still want that sword dangling above our heads?Option 3 is to accept the pay-off and buy a 2019 Volt Premier -- it would be a very known quantity but my understanding is that both issues are solved for the 2019, so it's the ultimate incarnation of the Volt. Alas, there are zero available in AZ so we'd have to ship it from out of state and what a hassle that would be.Option 4 is to replace it with a Honda Clarity. As far as I can tell, it's the closest equivalent to a Volt (within reason) and they are very readily available. But it's a big unknown since we've never driven one and it would mean some more money out of pocket. But maybe this would be best to tide us over for the next few years?Option 5 is to replace it with a Bolt EUV. I always said I'd never buy a Chevy again after the Volt since the Volt is great but Chevy sucks so incredibly much... but they are in the same price range used so maybe that would be another good "temp" car? We'd definitely have to rent a car for any road trips since the range sucks and charging is worse.Option 6 is to get a Hyundai Ionic 5 or Kia EV6. They are both so close to being what I'd want in a BEV but not 100% of the way there -- it feels like the next revision of both will be. But their super fast charging just might make them road trip worthy even with the abysmal state of our charging network.So yeah... so many choices that I didn't want to make right now and all have some trade-off that I'd rather not deal with.Very frustrating.
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