Tl;dr - I’ve stopped trusting new car warranties after trying to claim on one, and will be buying used cars until I’m forced to stop. Not an EV, but a similar

Tl;dr - I’ve stopped trusting new car warranties after trying to claim on one, and will be buying used cars until I’m forced to stop. Not an EV, but a similar story with my previous car has likely swayed me from buying new vehicles for the foreseeable future. Demonstrator Audi A6 purchased from dealership with a warranty developed the at the time common DSG gearbox shuddering, tried to bring it in for service, technicians reported they were unable to reproduce issue. This went on for nearly a year until the gearbox finally gave up and left me stranded, at which point Audi quoted me over $8,000AUD for a rebuild. My protestations that the car was basically new with less than 25,000kms on it and still under warranty when I first reported the issue went nowhere until I threatened legal action. I immediately sold it once repaired and have been driving the same 20 year old manual Subaru since, and would not hesitate to buy another as my next car. As a bonus, the interior of the higher end early 2000s Legacy wagons is very good, I would say even more quality than the Audi.