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Re:Tesla reports 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decl... by floxy on Thursday January 02, 2025 @03:53PM (#42578749)
Charging efficiency is ~85% efficient. As far as I can tell, when it comes to used cars in my area, $10k is the new $4k. No way would I buy a $4k car any more, and I'm in the market for a beater for a kid's car. $4,000 buys a 2003 Toyota Corolla with 250,000 miles and 9 previous owners and some moderate damage according to CarFax.
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Re:Tesla reports 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decl... by SoftTalker on Thursday January 02, 2025 @06:25PM (#42580188)
You have to look around but better cars are out there. I bought a '04 Mercedes E500 for $4k about 2 years ago. Had about 160k miles, no rust. Was it perfect, certainly not. Had some wear and tear but fundamentally was a solid car. I still see them in this price range today.

I totally get that someone might not want to deal with the unknowns and risks of a 20 year old car.

Good to know that the charging efficiency is better than I guessed. I'll have to run the numbers again next time I'm needing a car. EVs have an appeal, no doubt. But for me they have to make economic and practical sense.

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Re:Tesla reports 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decl... by mu53 on Friday January 03, 2025 @12:37AM (#42582842)
German cars tend to be cheap because maintenance costs are crazy. The have more parts, and each part is more expensive.

You could easily get hit with a mechanic bill for greater than the value

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