magudaman said:I did make it down but was there only for about an hour and half since I was a little pressed for time. One thing I did see at the and talked to a couple guys about were those Think City cars. They were pretty cool for a little commuter but ever more amazing was the price. The one guy I talked to said they run $22300 minus the $7500 federal rebate and a additional 2200 or so for California. The bring the car out the door for around $14500. For a 100 mile range, 70mph, AC, heater little electric car that is pretty awesome!! Honestly if I had stable income I would seriously consider one!
Totally sounds like a sales pitch but I was really impressed
Relatively low demand for electric cars in general meant extremely low demand for the Think City, which was initially priced within range of the much more accomplished Nissan Leaf.
Repeated discounts have been offered to entice buyers, with liquidation pricing of the discontinued model initially bringing the cost down to $22,300. One Think dealer in Oregon offering the car for as little as $16,000 (pdf file) after an "Oregon Friends and Family Discount", a price that could drop to $8,500 for those able to claim a full $7,500 federal tax credit.
Until then, the factory was soldiering on, despite doubts over its future. And despite $17 million in stimulus tax credits and $55 million in federal grants from previous owners Ener1, the factory never saw enough demand to churn out the touted 20,000 units per year.
Think may still have a future in a different country, but those last few cars look like the end of the line for the Indiana factory.
EBJ said:magudaman said:I did make it down but was there only for about an hour and half since I was a little pressed for time. One thing I did see at the and talked to a couple guys about were those Think City cars. They were pretty cool for a little commuter but ever more amazing was the price. The one guy I talked to said they run $22300 minus the $7500 federal rebate and a additional 2200 or so for California. The bring the car out the door for around $14500. For a 100 mile range, 70mph, AC, heater little electric car that is pretty awesome!! Honestly if I had stable income I would seriously consider one!
Totally sounds like a sales pitch but I was really impressed
I heard the same thing from someone while I was there, (except I was told $12,000)
and the specs of that cool little car made it sound "too good to be true".
So I snuck a look at a window sticker while I was there.
The sticker I saw said $35,000 MSRP. So I don't know what is happening there.
I heard they were no longer making them, so perhaps that MSRP means nothing,
but it sure didn't reflect that killer price I was told about.
sk8norcal said:the first link i posted talked about the price cut.
liquidation.