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You asserted that ICE maintenance is cost prohibitive, but when I break down the cost its called nitpicking? New car note cheaper than maintenance. Yeah youre a wrenchlet. bye


You are mistaken; I never said any such thing.

Someone quoted a figure for electric car maintenance, as a downside to the technology. I remarked that this actually sounded pretty good, relative to my experience with ICE cars. Someone else observed that I could choose to buy cars with a lower maintenance cost. I agreed that this was true but explained why I prefer to do things the way I do. Then you came along with a chip on your shoulder and started griping, for reasons known only to yourself.


>Someone quoted a figure for electric car maintenance, as a downside to the technology.

It is a downside compared to ICE maintenance which is significantly lower.

>Life is full of trade-offs: if I did that, I'd have to carry a loan

to which I replied there are plenty of cars sub 10K which you wouldnt need a loan for and that you could easily maintain for less than 1000/year

>I remarked that this actually sounded pretty good, relative to my experience with ICE cars

When I broke down the cost of the maintenance items YOU listed as over 1000/year over 10 years I said that those items you listed dont need maintenance every year, and the cost of replacing them is far less than 1000 dollars a year. To which you replied that I was nitpicking

> Then you came along with a chip on your shoulder and started griping, for reasons known only to yourself.

Im not griping I am just telling you that you are wrong when you say that 13k/10 years is cheaper than the maintenance items you listed. Just like the other guy said.

Then again you own a jeep and you know what they say about jeep: Just Empty Every Pocket :P




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