> from my experience with my 1985 electric Avanti > I get more interest than the Tesla parked next
I've been finding this true for a while now. When my factory-conversion 1981 Rabbit is parked a few spaces down from any Tesla, I see people inspecting it or taking selfies alongside it. I get approached frequently by folks who gladly tell me about their experiences of having had a gas or diesel Rabbit in the family. The car appeals not because it's radically different, but because it's radically familiar.
Used to be, I got asked "How far will it go". Nowadays, I get the inquiry "What year is that? I didn't know they made EV's in 1981". For what little I have invested in it, it's a far better value than anything being offered new today, and has more modest class as well. It looks loved, which you won't find in any new-car showroom anywhere.
Aptera? Meh. Arcimoto tried to hit all the same talking points and last I heard, was banko and in liquidation.
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