Oh I know what you mean. I think we're much alike on this. I've always had cars that look and operate like new no matter how old they are. It seems we're not as common as most and so many people just drive their cars into the ground. They really aren't that disposible and the electric ones aren't either.
Like I said.....only a matter of time for EV's to be cost competitive
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I would think the parts and vehicle shortages we deal with everyday would be an indicator of the not having it figured out. I don't see how that isn't sticking to the walls. They announce more restrictions on China Daily, which is where most of this stuff is processed.
Mexico is a total different world than getting stuff from overseas.
I work in manufacturing and sincerely hope you are correct and I am wrong - I will benefit personally if you are correct, so I take no pleasure in what I believe is the reality.
Most people have no idea of the difference between conditions until they have experienced it.
I couldn't believe how easy it is to keep a vehicle in perfect condition out here. My last 2 new vehicles, (2015-2018), have yet to be driven on a wet street. The only time the tires get wet is when I wash them.
When living in the Midwest I can't count the times I washed my car on Saturday, only to have it all slopped up on my Monday ride to work. In the Winter, just forget about it.
I honestly can't remember when I last washed my vehicles out here. It's been several months.
I just traded in a 2017 Santa Fe Hyundai Santa Fe for a 2022 Highlander. The Highlander was $8.00 less year. So basically a wash to insure a nearly new Highlander (8,000 miles on it) verses a nearly 7 year old vehicle. Figure that one out. Lot's of guys of power drills, etc. recharging in their garage.
Just so you know-I was all over the continent of South America very recently. Chinese vehicles-especially mid size/compact pickup trucks are every where. I didn't see any broke down nor burning. Many South American countries have favored trade status with China so many Chinese goods.
That's true. But the point being is that many things can burn down your house.
Here we go -
https://jalopnik.com/cruise-control-fire-recall-expanded-to-fords-largest-ev-5381540
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/08/ford_massive_recall.html
I could post numerous more-but I won't.
BTW-only 50% of India's households have indoor plumbing. What do you think their electrical wiring is like? I mean really.....
Find a country with building codes like ours....
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VW scheduled maintenance is cheap, unscheduled maintenance is not.
I don't know that I'd call $800 scheduled maintenance cheap, but fair enough there isn't a cheap unscheduled maintenance for anything German. $800 was te 40k mile service and my car has the DSG, so that was oil change, spark plugs, DSG fluid, filters and the usual top ups. If it was 5 years ago I would have just done the work myself. I just don't have that kind of time these days, nor are my days off very scheduled.
Model 3 maintenance is exactly cheap, either:
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-E95DAAD9-646E-4249-9930-B109ED7B1D91.html
- Brake Fluid Exchange and Cabin Filter every 2 years ($3-$400)
- Clean and Lubricate calipers annually ($200?)
- A/C Evac and Recharge with desiccant bag replacement every 6 years - 1234yf is extremely expensive. Evac/recharge alone is $5-600 at most places, plus the desiccant bag replacement. You're probably looking at $800-$1k.
So no, I don't think the Model 3 is significantly cheaper to maintain than your GTI if we are talking about scheduled maintenance.
As a certified refrigeration tech, I would be interested in hearing why a sealed A/C system needs recovered & the desiccant/dryer needs replaced when there are NO OTHER ISSUES! Sounds like an unnecessary wallet emptying to me!
You should probably look at the rest of the VW maintenance schedule. Sure that's not cheap, but it just keeps going with the GTI. VW calls for 3 years on the brake fluid I believe. I know I've done that once too. Realistically any car with "cheap" maintenance is likely just differed maintenance to make the vehicle seem cheaper to maintain. My favorite phrase is lifetime fill. What a crock of **** to say that we've decided this item should last 100k miles without grenading.
Not sure where you saw the AC thing. I can't find it anywhere and it doesn't mention it in my scheduled service for my car.
*edit* I decided to look into this further since you pointed this out. Clean and lubricate calipers is every 2 years in climates that use salt, which is my case. I wouldn't skimp on this. I had a Lincoln LS that sat a lot and the rear calipers were seized. As little as the brakes are actually used on a Tesla, I think this is very important. Brake fluid is just a test to see percentage of water since it's hydroscopic and replace above whatever level they deem needs replacement.
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