[quote=scaredyclassic]I mean , jeez, if I kept a new car as long as my old civic, I’d be 84. Odds are my circumstances will be different. 3-5 years seems more reasonable. On the other hand I do hope to be working for at least another 15 years.[/quote]
I’m not sure you can keep most new cars these days as long as the cars of yesterday. They just aren’t built to be driven into the ground anymore. New cars have so much electronics and computers that when they go bad, it’s not something you can simply go to a parts store and buy. All these new cars with LCD displays, it’s cool and all , but will they still work 15, 20 years? And if they fail , can you easily find a replacement or repairman.
EV cars are way too complicated to be serviced at home. The argument goes with fewer moving parts, things should be more reliable , but at the same time, more electronics, more computers, more software, more points of things to go wrong. Time will tell.
