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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG
I don't think that anyone that buys a Tesla has any intent of working on their car themselves regardless of brand  |
I think you mean regardless of model, but to your point, I bet most luxury owners do little work on their car, regardless of whether it is an EV or an ICE.
While electric cars reduce the amount of maintenance that is needed, and Elon is claiming the next gen will be capable of a million miles, they still require regular maintenance. Tires need rotation, inflation and replacement. Brakes, while having longer lives because of regen, need replacing of pads and rotors and fluid. Wiper blades will require replacing. Bulbs will burn out and require replacing. Window regulators will fail. Parts will need replacing. People already are working on their own Teslas.
Also, cars will get customized. Audiophiles will put in large sound systems. People will lower and stance the cars. People add body kits, get tint, do lighting upgrades, etc to the exterior. People will do power mods on these cars, trying to unlock more power with a tune, even if it lowers the life of the battery/car. I'm sure in time we will see powertrain swaps; people are already retrofitting used Tesla engines in all types of cars.
I wonder how long this feud will last with ICE and EVs. I suppose there is still just as much hate on Prius' and Prius owners as there ever was, and like Apple/iPhone vs the world, these tit for tat feuds will likely continue for a long time. While I will try to buy a car with a stick for as long as I can, like I said earlier, we will eventually upgrade the family SUV to a Tesla, and I believe this will be the first American car I will own. Typically Americans are so gung ho about buying American, and while Tesla has been successful, there isn't great support for this American brand, which is odd. Maybe it is just Tesla, and we will find more support with Ford's Mustang SUV or some other EVs coming out by other American brands, or maybe this idea of buying American and supporting American companies is dying with the older generations, or maybe it is just EV hate, regardless of the fact that the brand is American. I don't know. We will have to see.