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My 2007 shitbox honda might have shit the bed. My whole life ive driven shitboxes. Missed a lot of beautiful days in nature beacuse i was afrid to drive them to the mountains. Is it worth it to get a new tesla(or low mileage but its omly like 100 bucks a month less).
I make 2700 every 2 weeks after tax. It will be about 3500-4000 in a year or two since im getting underpaid and just staying for a few years so it doesnt look like I job hop(plus wfh..) Rent + utilities is abouy 1600. Financing would be 350-550 a month from a CU depends if I get a used or new one.. Allegedly they last 250k-300k miles..
Some years I barely put any money into it. Last year though I had to put like over 3 grand and now bo the the engine and tranny are leaking so im not willing to do that again. That being said that 2-3 grand is what I would spend every 6 months
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>>61784861
Yes, im already getting underpaid cuz I hate to take the first job I could get after not being able to work a year. Also thw stock market rose 22 percent this year libfag
>>61784864
Plenty of charging station here
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>>61784843
>Some years I barely put any money into it. Last year though I had to put like over 3 grand and now bo the the engine and tranny are leaking so im not willing to do that again.
From a pure dollar perspective maintaining the shitbox is absolutely cheaper. You'll spend like $6k-7k a year on financing the Tesla, plus a fuckton more on insurance. You're never paying close to that on your current car and if you were you'd just ditch it for another shitbox and still be ahead.
If it's NOT about money and you just wanna spend like $4k-8k more a year to have a better car that's a more personal question.
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>>61785598
My 20 year old Toyota has 260k miles and doesn't burn a drop of oil
It also has better range than a Tesla that costs 10x as much
Tesla is dogshit quality
Look up the complaints about bumper falling off and trim being attached with liquid nails
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>>61785668
>My Honda accord was supposed to last as long as ur Toyota
Whoever told you that is a fucking liar
I've owned Honda, Toyota, Ford, Jeep
Honda was great in the 90's, but mediocre other years
I won't touch anything except toyota, because I do my own repairs and don't have time for high maintenance garbage
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A car should be max 5% of your net worth.
If you can't buy a reasonable car at 5% of your net worth, you can not afford a car and should take public transportation until you reach the point where you can afford a car. Simple as
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>>61784843
I'm deiving a 2016 Tipo econobox. It's a nice looking, generally reliable car, doesn't have lots of power but it's roomey. If i had less cash to soent on a car i'd pribably get a used honda, mazda or a mazda xedos. Those are pretty neat.
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>>61785598
owning an EV kinda sucks. I bought one on Friday. Don't fall for the meme. There is a lot that EV enthusiasts don't tell you about what it's like to own one.
Do you do much highway driving above 70mph? At 80mph, you will get around 70% of the advertised range because range estimates are based on wind tunnel testing at 60mph.
Do you live in an area where temperatures are regularly below freezing? Expect 50% of the advertised range.
80mph highway driving in freezing temperatures? 35% of estimated range.
A lot of EV owners are climate cultists who believe the world will end if gasoline isn't banned by 2035. They intentionally mislead people online about the realities of EV ownership and attack each other for speaking honestly. With the US' large travel distances between cities, and low gas prices being what they are, EVs don't make much sense unless you intend to use them for urban commuting, or if you have a plan to accommodate longer distance trips.
I am stuck with my EV for 5-6 years. I wish I had bought a plug-in hybrid instead. This would save me a similar amount of money on gas while giving me the versatility to drive more than 100mph on a charge in winter. The CVTs that toyota and ford are using in their PHEVs are cleverly designed planetary gear systems that consist of few moving parts. And their engines should last a while because of their low compression ratios. I spent some time researching these before I sperged out and bought an EV.
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