Yeah - that's all well and good for the Teslas, but if the battery shits the bed,
be prepared to refinance the house, Skippy...
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Yep. And if one is thoughtful about which model year - they do differ - you can get some better results. My general rule is that I won't pay more than half the vehicle's value in any one repair, and I do track total costs. My 02 Accord is still well under the limits.....but it's getting to the point where a new set of tires will do it in!
ReplyDeleteOn our 5th Toyota. All have approached or exceded 200,000 miles. Won't buy anything else.
ReplyDeleteMy Nissan is 32 yrs old & been paid for 27 years. Engine still fires right up. Never had a brake job because I don't make quick stops. Had a new clutch and 5 starters over the years. Over 200k miles. Even the paint still looks good after sitting out 1/2 its' life (says something for hard coat).
ReplyDeleteIt took years to develop my car buying strategy. A car from the end of a production run has had all the manufacturing problems corrected. A fist year design will be a problem car. When it is time to buy a car select a model that they are redesigning the body style for next year and it must have a drivetrain that is a proven platform. I have a 2018 Audi Q3 with 86k on it. It has nothing but scheduled maintenance and it still has the original brake pads.
ReplyDeleteDoes the Tesla number include the subscription costs?
ReplyDeleteI own and drive - regularly - a 59 year old Volvo PV544. Over the past two years I have replaced the muffler and windshield wiper blades. Change oil every 3000 miles and attribute the longevity to having no computers, no fuels injection, no power steering, no power brakes and no air conditioning. 240,000 miles and supremely reliable!
ReplyDeleteThe PV544 had the B18 engine. Volvo took it's 3.6L V8 truck engine and eliminated one bank of cylinders keeping all of the heavy duty internals to make the 1.8L inline 4. The same engine was also in the P1800S. A guy named Irv put 3.25 million miles on his B18 in his P1800S.
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