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Re:Tesla Wanted $22,500 to Replace a Battery. An Independent... by Ekaros on Monday September 13, 2021 @03:45PM (#28515868)
Even without oil changes. Modern cars are amazingly reliable. I believe you could drive most of them to 50k km or even more without doing anything, but filling gas and washer fluid. Wouldn't do them much good in long term, but it is possible.
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Re:Tesla Wanted $22,500 to Replace a Battery. An Independent... by klipklop on Monday September 13, 2021 @05:47PM (#28517290)
I know a guy that went 40,000 mi never changing the oil on a brand new Mazda 3. Eventually the engine started to fail. Amazingly Mazda replaced the engine for him, but cancelled his warranty after that.

He sold Mazda's for a living and literally had no idea the oil needed to be changed....

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Re:Tesla Wanted $22,500 to Replace a Battery. An Independent... by sizzle on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @03:17AM (#28521380)
Wow that’s crazy, I tell my gears getting sluggish when they shift after ~5k miles but I drive aggressively and floor it often.
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