Its considerably cheaper, if its reliable, cheap to repair when it breaks most likely because you can fix it yourself, doesn’t cost a small fortune to refuel it and/or your weekly mileage is low.
Unreliable shit boxes that you do not have the time and/or skills to fix yourself, and drink fuel when doing a high mileage lifestyle, its a much more marginal conversation when compared to a (cheaper than these two shitty tesla) brand new car with a warranty and full maintenance included in the lease.
US always seems hellbent on shitty 7 year loans with huge APR to fully outright buy a brand new expensive truck when the owner does at least 20k miles a year. It really is an awful way to get access to a car, a lease would be considerably better for someone who wants to regularly change to a new car and will pay a premium to do so over buying and running an old car.
Lol, complex hybrid for long lasting cheap to maintain car. I think most of the Prius model years are great, a few are pretty bad, not Ford Pinto bad, just not good. A hybrid wouldn’t be my first choice to do mega miles in though, not unless I was sure I could manage the work on the electrical systems myself.
I can manage the electrical work. The car is like 14 years old now and no problem but it is on its second battery which is actually very easy to change. I bought it with the 2nd battery installed so I’ve haven’t had issues with it. Thr heater works and the AC works and it goes places for very cheap. I calculate that I can just buy another one instead of fixing the thing if it ever goes horribly bad. So far nothing. Break pads for example, I keep monitoring but they don’t ware out because the breaking is done by the generator recharging the battery. You can find lemons of every kind though.
Yeah its gets a lot easier when you chase through an electrical issue yourself, but its not for everybody. My first few cars I did that, breaking old ones to provide spares/upgrades but I do not have room where I am now and I certainly do not have the time I did to manage it. Have you looked at the lithium battery upgrade?
Its considerably cheaper, if its reliable, cheap to repair when it breaks most likely because you can fix it yourself, doesn’t cost a small fortune to refuel it and/or your weekly mileage is low.
Unreliable shit boxes that you do not have the time and/or skills to fix yourself, and drink fuel when doing a high mileage lifestyle, its a much more marginal conversation when compared to a (cheaper than these two shitty tesla) brand new car with a warranty and full maintenance included in the lease.
US always seems hellbent on shitty 7 year loans with huge APR to fully outright buy a brand new expensive truck when the owner does at least 20k miles a year. It really is an awful way to get access to a car, a lease would be considerably better for someone who wants to regularly change to a new car and will pay a premium to do so over buying and running an old car.
I got a Prius. It does its job and never fails. Just keep changing the oil every 3000 miles. The designers were or are geniuses.
Lol, complex hybrid for long lasting cheap to maintain car. I think most of the Prius model years are great, a few are pretty bad, not Ford Pinto bad, just not good. A hybrid wouldn’t be my first choice to do mega miles in though, not unless I was sure I could manage the work on the electrical systems myself.
I can manage the electrical work. The car is like 14 years old now and no problem but it is on its second battery which is actually very easy to change. I bought it with the 2nd battery installed so I’ve haven’t had issues with it. Thr heater works and the AC works and it goes places for very cheap. I calculate that I can just buy another one instead of fixing the thing if it ever goes horribly bad. So far nothing. Break pads for example, I keep monitoring but they don’t ware out because the breaking is done by the generator recharging the battery. You can find lemons of every kind though.
Yeah its gets a lot easier when you chase through an electrical issue yourself, but its not for everybody. My first few cars I did that, breaking old ones to provide spares/upgrades but I do not have room where I am now and I certainly do not have the time I did to manage it. Have you looked at the lithium battery upgrade?