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On 7 Jan 2018 15:15:54 -0500, kludge at panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

>DaveFroble  <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> there's essentially no maintenance on an electric vehicle, so no.
>>
>>There is no such thing as a vehicle that doesn't need periodic maintenance. 
>>Granted, with electric, no more oil changes, no more exhaust systems to replace, 
>>and such.  But there will be places with lube, and such.  And components will 
>>need service.  You still running that 50 year old computer with no issues?  Or 
>>even 2-3 years.
>
>For the most part, the auto industry has realized that people don't actually
>do maintenance, and has been slowly engineering it out.

Considering how the cars I purchase come with built-in maintenance
reminders, I find this particularly hard to believe. Maintenances for
financed cars whose warranty period ended I would believe but not
those which are still covered.

>  Used to be you would
>grease the bearings every few thousand miles, and they lasted forever if you
>did (but didn't always last so long if you neglected to).  Now, in the new era
>you don't have to grease them, but you can expect a failure within 150,000
>miles.  We have traded maintenance for repairs, and for the average driver
>that's probably a win.

If you buy a Chrysler, you can expect a problem every 500 miles.

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