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Re:Car quality is suffering as automakers shift focus to tec... by dzhiurgis on Sunday June 25, 2023 @06:43PM (#36473418)
> people would like a new car, feels more reliable

You are basically describing Tesla Model 2 - dirt cheap, pays itself in fuel savings in few years, super mass produced so parts are cheap as, millions of them on road so everyone knows how to fix them. And if you are complete luddite you can smash the screen, cameras and it will still run. Digital key card will be your only problem.

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Re:Car quality is suffering as automakers shift focus to tec... by dmbche on Sunday June 25, 2023 @09:15PM (#36474526)
They start at 30 k so they are out of the running instantly, and you can't work on your own car, and repairs cost a fortune. Can't even change your own tires if you get a flat!

And living up north I'm uninterested in full evs, hybrids at best!

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Re:Car quality is suffering as automakers shift focus to tec... by dzhiurgis on Monday June 26, 2023 @12:35AM (#36475763)
In NZ every 100kkm saves $15,400 NZD in fuel alone. Car pays itself thru it's lifetime. Likely twice if you calculate maintenance.

(7L/100km2.5$/L=17.5 - 15kwh/100km0.14$/kwh=$2.1/100km = 15.4)

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