That's my baby! 2011 Viridian Joule. It's funny, many times when a new car comes out, it's plagued with problems. These problems are resolved in subsequent model years. With the Volt, it's as if the first year model was over engineered to reduce problems and to garner public acceptance of such a radically different kind of car. Although Gm has added a few new features to the later years, they have also de-contented many features as well. I enjoy the fact that my car has the built-in hard drive for music storage, not found (even as an option) on the newer models. I'm so glad I own my 2011 instead of lease. I plan to keep it at least 10 years. With over 32000 miles my range estimater reported 40 miles available yesterday when I booted it up. With several long trips under my belt and a brutally cold winter, her lifetime mpg average is 142 mpg. After 2 years of ownership I get the gee whiz feeling evertime I drive her, and I almost can't stand to drive or even ride in an ice car. Except for the one fact that it's a little bit small for my liking, it's the best car I've ever owned. I read this website daily, and there is a lot of criticism about how GM should change this vehicle to make it better. Of course I agree with many of those ideas, but if I had to go out and buy another car today, there's no doubt I'd get another Volt. I'd probably try to find a low mileage used 2011.
I look forward to the day when my Volt hits 100k with no significant issues and I can boast about this to my Toyota and Honda owning coworkers. They currently think I am nuts for jumping from Toyota.
