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Re:Sales of electric cars up by 43% in 2020 by julianlam on Monday January 25, 2021 @09:11AM (#25903261)
The calculus changes when you factor in labour cost. If the transmission from your 1978 car gives out, will you take it into the shop?
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Re:Sales of electric cars up by 43% in 2020 by throwaway0a5e on Monday January 25, 2021 @10:15AM (#25904043)
Transmission R&R on anything from 1978 is probably gonna cost less than much more "routine" work on anything from 2020.
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Re:Sales of electric cars up by 43% in 2020 by selykg on Monday January 25, 2021 @09:40AM (#25903594)
Depends a lot on the transmission. Rebuilding a Turbo 350 or 400 from a GM car is relatively inexpensive in my experience.
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