Electric car thread

[facthunter]

At this stage it might Just as well Be an ordinary ICE car. They ARE NOT Cheap. Nev

[old man emu]

This is an interesting video.

 

 

[Siso]

On 03/12/2025 at 1:39 PM, facthunter said:

At this stage it might Just as well Be an ordinary ICE car. They ARE NOT Cheap. Nev

I think you will find the fuel economy is pretty good for a larger car, especially around town. Still take some time to pay back the monetary difference of the fuel but over the buy price.

[facthunter]

Long term you still have the servicing and maintenance factor that an EV doesn't have. Once the fixed cost servicing has expired and the warrantee. Nev

[Siso]

I do my own maintenance and servicing. Parts are a small part. One thing I have noticed with my son being a mechanic is the change it out mindset. Air filters being an example. No one checks the condition of consumables, they are just changed every service.

[facthunter]

Time is Money. Often cheaper to just replace. Modern cars are a bit too complex for the Normal owner bar the oil and filter bits.   You need the analytical gear. Engine reconditioning is a Lost art. Engines last the Life of the Vehicle but once they Overheat they are NOT reliable. I use good Oils Best coolants and good filters. I have always got high Mileages from my vehicles. It's the way you drive them as well.  Jeep parts are expensive and some Makes parts  unavailable after a few years. Any Modern car out of warrantee is only worth about 50% of new Price. A car built from Parts would be about 10x the new price.  at least.  Some very high Kilometers with little cost are very achievable and common but there's a TIME to quit anything unless it's collectable and doesn't have too many diemetal  (zinc alloy) Plastic or Magnesium alloy Parts.  or unobtainable engine Mounts and Hoses.  When your modern car has 300K+ on it. it Owes you nothing. Asses it day by day depending on what happens in service Older vehicles can be repaired by cutting out Parts of the structure  Rusted or damaged and welding in replacement bit's Not so with Hi tensile thinner steels. creased or rusted it's Over,  rover.  Nev