| > I think you also might be overestimating what the average ICE owner has to take care of. > Most Americans don’t keep a car long enough to even pay it off - they’re in an endless loop of trade-ins, meaning that most non-accident damage is covered by warranty. No, I think you may be underestimating. According to this article [1] at least, it’s close to 13 years. That’s well into large/costly maintenance items. Maybe on HN, people don’t keep their cars long enough to need new brakes or transmission flush, but that’s not typical. [1] https://www.spglobal.com/automotive-insights/en/blogs/2025/0... > I’ve had my current ICE car for just over 5 years now and finally paid my first out of pocket repair cost: $40 for a new washable air filter. Repairs are only a subset of maintenance. Maintenance includes oil changes, brakes, transmission flushes, etc. All of this is part of the maintenance that ICE vehicles need that EVs don’t. |
I also clearly mentioned maintenance in my post - you chose to quote the sentence before it, leaving it out and then respond as if I hadn’t.
Please don’t engage me with this kind of dishonest conversation. It’s a waste of both our time.