The Eurovan, while still able to be driven, needed $15,000 worth of work, which is just crazy. It was heartbreaking to be in Berlin and see all the VW vans. Locally a Vanagon or a bus can still be repaired, but no one will touch Eurovans. It was time to part ways.
Time to say goodbye to driving to Austin non-stop annually, to camping in the van, to picnics in the van... sigh.
We used it as a down payment to lease a Kia Soul EV. It actually has a range close to 100 miles I think, I'm not really sure. Most of the time we just drive around the city, so it's not an issue. For longer trips we'll rent or fly or take a train or map out charging stations, though being a lease, we can't exceed our annual mileage cap.
The trim package we want was all sold out so oh no we had to get the next level up. Heated seats. Cooled seats. Pre-heats or cools while plugged in. Heated steering wheel. Amazing backup camera. It's super fancy and I'm scared of putting a scratch on it, but so far it's really nice not to have to gas up and to fit into smaller parking spots.
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