Clbull@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 year agoPaywalled acceleration rulelemmy.worldimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1596arrow-down10cross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
arrow-up1596arrow-down1imagePaywalled acceleration rulelemmy.worldClbull@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 year agomessage-square46fedilinkcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
minus-squarebilly_bollocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYou can buy a lot of gas for the premium you’d pay but buying a brand new car. Every time I run the numbers to buy a new car vs keeping my 2014 Taco, the Taco wins, even with its abysmal gas mileage.
minus-squareKptnAutismus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agonow imagine that with a 20 year old car whose engine regularly gets 400k km and gets up to 40mpg (around 5-6L/100km). and did i mention that i paid 2000€ for it? why would i now spend 50-100k on an electric car that lasts 20 years tops?
You can buy a lot of gas for the premium you’d pay but buying a brand new car.
Every time I run the numbers to buy a new car vs keeping my 2014 Taco, the Taco wins, even with its abysmal gas mileage.
now imagine that with a 20 year old car whose engine regularly gets 400k km and gets up to 40mpg (around 5-6L/100km). and did i mention that i paid 2000€ for it? why would i now spend 50-100k on an electric car that lasts 20 years tops?