Subj : Re: EVs
To   : Adept
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Thu Oct 26 2023 07:01 am

-=> Adept wrote to esc <=-

 Ad> And ICE cars are... not cheap, either, when getting a new one.

 I'm thinking my next car, if ICE, will be a used Honda or Toyota. They
 last forever.

 My poor Prius, before it was totalled, looked great, had 180K miles on
 it, and was still on its first set of brake pads! There were reports on
 a Prius group I frequented of odometers breaking - apparently they
 would only go to 399K miles, and several people ran into the issue!

 A 3rd gen Prius with a new lithium-ion replacement battery would be
 under $10K and get you decent electronics, a ton of room, and great
 mileage.

 (My other tip for buying used is to have it detailed after buying. I
 bought a 2011 Mazda CX-9 and had the interior detailed. Steam-cleaning
 leather opens the pores of the materials and gets all of the dirt out
 of the leather without damaging it. Shampooing the mats and the carpets
 leaves the car smelling fresh, and the car felt brand new inside.
 Several years later, it feels like a much newer car.)






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