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re: Would you buy a new car if you knew the engine would only last about 10 years?
Posted on 8/20/21 at 5:44 am to ForeverLSU02
Posted on 8/20/21 at 5:44 am to ForeverLSU02
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Would you buy a new car if you knew the engine would only last about 10 years?
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Yes, I would trade it in at 8 years
This mindset is one of the major reasons this country is currently fricked.
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Posted on 8/20/21 at 7:03 am to andouille
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Suppose you're on the I-10 between BR-Lafayette, the typical tie up and you can be sitting there for hours, if you don't have a full charge what happens?
The range loss is pretty small in this situation. Owners report less than 10 miles of range loss sitting in bumper to bumper traffic for 2+ hours.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 9:04 am to JohnnyKilroy
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The range loss is pretty small in this situation. Owners report less than 10 miles of range loss sitting
in bumper to bumper traffic for 2+ hours.
Even with the A/C running? Suppose it's 40F and the heater is on?
Posted on 8/20/21 at 9:06 am to Ramblin Wreck
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Would you buy a new car if you knew the engine would only last about 10 years?
If it was a really cool car, then sure. Why not? Most 10 year old cars are old and shitty after a decade.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 9:08 am to Ramblin Wreck
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This car also doesn't do well in hot weather, so the life of your components will be even shorter if you don't park it in the shade and avoid hot climates.
What I never see posted in these e-car cost to own comparisons is the total battery replacement which I have seen in as little as 6 yrs and long as 10 yrs. I am also sure there is such a thing as a complete failure of the battery system due to random failure.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 9:27 am to down time
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Yes, look up model s plaid 0 to 60 in 2 seconds with 1000 hp
Which is absolutely irrelevant for the 99.999% of people for which a car is just a means of transportation.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 9:28 am to Ramblin Wreck
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Ramblin Wreck
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engine would only last about 10 years
checks out
Posted on 8/20/21 at 9:51 am to Ramblin Wreck
quote:yes because I never keep a car for 5 years.
Would you buy a new car if you knew the engine would only last about 10 years?
quote:I'll make you a deal, you fix all the woeful inaccuracies in your comparisons here, and I'll answer every single one.
Also the gas mileage will drop on an average of about 3% every year. It only has a 10 gallon tank, so you can't drive it very far without filling it up again. You also need to know that the gas mileage drop will be even worse if you don't wait until it gets about empty to fill the tank back up. The gas tank has a special connection, so you have to use a specialized pump that takes all night to fill your car back up. There is a rapid gas pump available, but using it will shorten your engine life prior to the expected 10 year period. This car also doesn't do well in hot weather, so the life of your components will be even shorter if you don't park it in the shade and avoid hot climates.
You clearly didn't think this post through and/or have very little knowledge of EVs.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 10:16 am to andouille
quote:Mostly agree but using just auto-pilot in bumper to bumper traffic is pretty darn amazing. It's one of those things you never realized but it's a complete game changer.
Self driving technology is just not ready for prime time, if you have to sit there the whole time waiting to take control, you might as well drive.
quote:Your battery loses very, very little charge when sitting in traffic and not moving.
Suppose you're on the I-10 between BR-Lafayette, the typical tie up and you can be sitting there for hours, if you don't have a full charge what happens? A hurricane is coming, you want to evacuate your $80K beauty to high ground, but the roads are a parking lot, are you going to haul around a diesel generator?
Also, if you're in the typical 5pm traffic you mentioned, chances are you're not on a road trip, so there would really be little reason for you to have very little charge left, so that would rarely happen. Speaking of rarely happen, when is the last time you spent 3 hours in traffic in 1 spot and how often does that happen?
Posted on 8/20/21 at 10:18 am to Ramblin Wreck
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Also the gas mileage will drop on an average of about 3% every year. It only has a 10 gallon tank, so you can't drive it very far without filling it up again.
What's the mileage you'll start with baw?
This post was edited on 8/20/21 at 10:19 am
Posted on 8/20/21 at 10:18 am to andouille
quote:I once decided to test mine out. Live in North Texas, temperature was around 100 and in the car was well above 160 degrees.
Even with the A/C running? Suppose it's 40F and the heater is on?
I left my A/C on 72 and also left Sentry Mode on(alarm) during a day of work. So obviously the A/C was essentially on full blast for 8 straight hours given how hot it was inside the car
Over the course of 8 hours, I lost 18 miles of range.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 10:21 am to GetmorewithLes
quote:1. The battery would be under warranty in your scenario
What I never see posted in these e-car cost to own comparisons is the total battery replacement which I have seen in as little as 6 yrs and long as 10 yrs. I am also sure there is such a thing as a complete failure of the battery system due to random failure.
2. You really don't want to do a total cost of ownership of 2 similarly priced cars, 1 being and EV and 1 being an ICE. That will never end well for the ICE car. Gas, regular maintenance and certainly lower on average random maintenance needed, and the EV comes out thousands cheaper rather easily.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 11:08 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Relax boomer no one is taking away your truck
Boomer is used by mainly white soy boys who are waiting for their boomer parents to die so they can move out of the basement and claim the whole house.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 11:22 am to fallguy_1978
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The problem is that they are going to be government mandated eventually which I do have a problem with.
That's my justification for going for the bleachers with standard lithium in the money forum. We're getting EV's whether we want them or not.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 11:37 am to ForeverLSU02
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Yes, I would trade it in at 8 years
It the OP scenario, do you think trade in value would be worth a shite?
Posted on 8/20/21 at 11:41 am to Saintsisit
quote:While true technically, the OP's scenario is just an arbitrary amount of time in the 10 years. But he's obviously picking that timeframe based on a EV battery.
It the OP scenario, do you think trade in value would be worth a shite?
His OP also talks about buying a new car. If you're buying a new EV, you'll more than likely never drive enough miles to the point you'll need a new battery. New Teslas are good for 300-500k miles, for example. And that obviously doesn't mean they'll 100% crap out in that range, just means they're more likely to.
As a direct example, 2013 Teslas are still being sold now 8 years later and have retained value well.
This post was edited on 8/20/21 at 11:43 am
Posted on 8/20/21 at 12:02 pm to Jimbeaux
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1) tax subsidies
Republicans are against tax credits now?
Posted on 8/20/21 at 5:19 pm to BeepNode
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Republicans are against tax credits now?
Crony capitalism? Yes, always.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 6:49 pm to Jimbeaux
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Republicans are against tax credits now?
Crony capitalism? Yes, always.
Posted on 8/20/21 at 8:29 pm to Jimbeaux
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Crony capitalism? Yes, always.
Yea this is a lie lol.
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