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That makes sense, but I can't imagine that brake wear in particular moves the needle very much. I typically just change the brake pads every 60,000 miles or so
by hotpotamus 4y ago
That makes sense, but I can't imagine that brake wear in particular moves the needle very much. I typically just change the brake pads every 60,000 miles or so and that's like a $50 expense if you buy the nice pads and new hardware set for my car. Of course, I don't drive some exotic car with carbon ceramic stuff that costs $8K to replace (my car seems to stop well enough regardless).
- dsfyu404ed 4y ago>That makes sense, but I can't imagine that brake wear in particular moves the needle very much It only matters if you're doing a TCO comparison that's time constrained to the first 100-150k where nothing expensive happens anyway. The difference between 2 vs 3 brake jobs or pad slaps vs pad slaps and rotors in that time will dominate the cost.
- hotpotamus 4y agoI'm also thinking about DIY vs going to a retail mechanic which will probably add a couple hundred dollars to the cost.
- ajsnigrutin 4y agoThe problem is the next 150k, where you have to replace a timing belt and maybe a clutch, while a battery replacement is still practically impossible on many EV models.