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Most cars only have a 5-year powertrain warranty anyways.

• bdfh42 14y ago
  But there is a huge difference between the length of a warranty and one's reasonable expectation of a functional lifetime. My last car only came with a 4 year warranty (now expired) but I bet it is still driving just fine in another 10 years.
• Peroni 14y ago
  Your powertrain won't cost $40k to replace unlike Tesla batteries.
  • smackfu 14y ago
    OTOH, replacing an engine does usually cost a good 70% of the value of the car, with labor and all.
    • Peroni 14y ago
      Agreed however it's significantly more difficult to render a complete engine a write-off and most of the component parts can be individually replaced. Not so with Tesla.