The EVs with the best range.

[DonTom]

If you never owned one why would you hint that they have transmission problems?

Just because many auto trannys crap out just over 100K miles. My 1999 Dodge truck has had a few of them already, but it is more known for tranny problems. I don't recall its mileage, but I am fairly sure it is below 200K.

It gets almost no use these days.

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[rvlifer]

Just because many auto trannys crap out just over 100K miles. My 1999 Dodge truck has had a few of them already, but it is more known for tranny problems. I don't recall its mileage, but I am fairly sure it is below 200K.

It gets almost no use these days.

-Don- Auburn, CA

I am familiar with the dodge tranny problems. One reason i never owned one. But you can expect to get 250k mi out of a corolla or older civic without any serious issues. Occasionally you see one with problems but not often.

So paying $5k for a vehicle where you can reasonably expect to get 150k mi out of it is a far better deal than $20k for a rental car that is likely pretty beat up.

That corolla my son is still driving regularly got over 40mpg most of its life too.

 

[DonTom]

I am familiar with the dodge tranny problems. One reason i never owned one. But you can expect to get 250k mi out of a corolla or older civic without any serious issues. Occasionally you see one with problems but not often.

So paying $5k for a vehicle where you can reasonably expect to get 150k mi out of it is a far better deal than $20k for a rental car that is likely pretty beat up.

That corolla my son is still driving regularly got over 40mpg most of its life too.

My Tesla MPGe is 116 MPG.

I see thenewer ones are better:

"The Environmental Protection Agency's latest miles per gallon equivalent ratings for the Model 3 Long Range show the sedan now returns 134 MPGe. That's up from 121 MPGe previously."

My Bolt is a little more, but I do not now remember the numbers.

So I will look it up . . . .

"The 2022 Chevy Bolt EV has an EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of 131 MPGe city, 109 MPGe highway and 120 MPGe combined."

$20k for a rental car that is likely pretty beat up.

Tom & I used to rent vehicles when we were going to stay at an RV park for a while. In the USA as well as in Canada. Every one of them was very much like a new car. I don't know why so many expect them to be beat up to any more of a degree than any other "pre-owned" car. So different people perhaps drive them a bit differently. That's usually not a big deal, IMO.

There are not as many moving parts to break in an EV. The stuff that wears, because of the exceptional power & torque such as the tires, can be easily checked.

I am not sure how much I would trust a used ICE car that only cost 5K$, but one can get lucky once in a while.

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[rvlifer]

I am not sure how much I would trust a used ICE car that only cost 5K$, but one can get lucky once in a while.

the $15k difference buys an awful lot of repairs and my insurance doesnt triple so that more than offsets any increased mpg.

The 30k service on that corolla cost me $30. Least expensive car i ever owned.