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I don't want to buy a 20,000 euro battery if I can get by with a 7000 euro one + an ICE that I might run every few months on some longer trip.
by Gravityloss 8y ago
I don't want to buy a 20,000 euro battery if I can get by with a 7000 euro one + an ICE that I might run every few months on some longer trip.
- alkonaut 8y agoThat’s one side of it. The other side of the argument is this: I don’t want to pay for a 7000 euro battery and an ICE that has a thousand moving parts and an expensive service schedule. I just did the 60000km service on my vw with oil change, transmission oil, and 4wd oil. It was 1300 euros. I remember thinking it was my last car with lots of expensive fluid changes... I’m thinking I’ll get an electric car that does 90% of what I need and then I’ll rent a car if I need to go on a long trip.
- gorbypark 8y agoI'm sorry, but did I just read that it was 1300 euros to change some fluids? That's absolutely insane. Even buying OEM fluids would only be 100 euros or so, and the labour to do it should be less than an hour, at most.
- alkonaut 8y agoYes OEM. Just Engine Oil+filter is 5-600. Slightly less for the 4wd and transmission ones. Hourly work cost in an OEM shop is probably 150€. Maybe even €200. Even in the garage on the corner it's probably 80-90/h.
- Gravityloss 8y agoTesla maintenance at the vendor is also more than 1000 euro per year. I have an ICE car and take it to an independent shop. Walking distance. They're mid priced and do good work.