My 2017 Volt was a certified pre-owned, and in addition to the confidence it gave that the car was in good condition *, the extended bumper-to-bumper warranty paid off. I had the key fob receiver replaced due to occasional malfunctioning, as well as 3 door lock actuators replaced on separate visits.
*good condition except for the unpredictable failures
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I've been driving Prius for years (second one in fact 200k mi). I've been very happy w/ them (reliable as heck and still drive like new after 100's of thousands of miles).
I recently returned from a holiday trip to Seattle for X-mas & new year. While there, I drove my father's new Prius AWD XLE w/ the ACC and was hugely impressed. Seattle traffic is getting to be almost (pre-COVID-19) as bad as it is here in Los Angeles.
I came back to So. Cal (L.A.) on New Years day; the very next day my daughter was involved in an accident. Her Subaru is a "total loss" (excellent safety features, essentially saved her life). Now I'm considering a Volt because the effective "EV" range is just enough to get me to work and back. I'm going to "hand me down" my Prius (been paid off for years) to her. She's not working now due to COVID-19 and has no way to afford a new vehicle. I would buy a "Prius Prime" but, it doesn't have the "EV" range of the Volt.
I've looked (online) at 50+ vehicles here in the "L.A." area and about 1/2 of the Volt Premiers are listed as having the "ACC" but sadly, most do not. It appears to me that only about 5% of the ones listed have it and most just "don't understand the difference".
You really have to consider the type of driving you intend on using your Volt for. If you sit in Los Angeles traffic (like me) on a daily basis: ACC is for you, for sure ! Even if you just drive in Southern California, you know how the traffic has an ebb & flow: ECC is for you ! If you live in some area w/ little to no traffic, and you just make occasional trips to the grocery; you might want to skip it.
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