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    EV's should pay higher road tax as they are heavier therefore more road wear.
    i have repaired a few now, never will i touch a tesla again!! what a POS
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    Quote Originally Posted by gonetropo View Post
    EV's should pay higher road tax as they are heavier therefore more road wear.
    i have repaired a few now, never will i touch a tesla again!! what a POS
    I thought EVs didn't have any parts to break?
    I was lead to believe the only parts on a car that need maintenance are the engine and gearbox....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beetroot View Post
    I thought EVs didn't have any parts to break?
    I was lead to believe the only parts on a car that need maintenance are the engine and gearbox....
    tui commercial time...yeah right

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beetroot View Post
    I thought EVs didn't have any parts to break?
    I was lead to believe the only parts on a car that need maintenance are the engine and gearbox....
    Imagine if Land Rover made an electric car, it'd be the Revenge of The Prince of Darkness
    I'd like to verify your clam.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kopua Cowboy View Post
    Imagine if Land Rover made an electric car, it'd be the Revenge of The Prince of Darkness
    i'm sure they could still make it leak oil

    on a serious note euro cars use lead free solder, its brittle as hell and "spiders" after awhile. i spent 6 hours soldering a bmw computer together as nz roads just vibrate them apart.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gonetropo View Post
    EV's should pay higher road tax as they are heavier therefore more road wear.
    i have repaired a few now, never will i touch a tesla again!! what a POS
    Really?? I'm thinking about getting an ev to go to work in. Its just getting too damn expensive to driver everyday. My fuel bill is now up to $32.95 per day fuel cost only. I used to be able to do the same trip for $20. ( I work a 4 on 4 off roster)

    cost of fuel will stop me working there for much longer I think. Cant justify losing $250 per fortnight just in gas.

    Does anyone have anything good to say about any E/V's on the market??

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    Quote Originally Posted by tac a1 View Post
    Really?? I'm thinking about getting an ev to go to work in. Its just getting too damn expensive to driver everyday. My fuel bill is now up to $32.95 per day fuel cost only. I used to be able to do the same trip for $20. ( I work a 4 on 4 off roster)

    cost of fuel will stop me working there for much longer I think. Cant justify losing $250 per fortnight just in gas.

    Does anyone have anything good to say about any E/V's on the market??
    Nissan leaf is the most trouble free when bought from new.
    "Sixty percent of the time,it works every time"

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    have to admit the leaf s the best made i have worked on so far, however early models to not have a battery cooling/heating system so wont handle temperature extremes without a serious loss in battery life and performance.
    hyundai comes in pretty good too but does have battery temp control
    wouldnt have either though
    teslas are a pure POS, bad manufacture, bad build quality, awful backup service and unreliable

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    Quote Originally Posted by gonetropo View Post
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    teslas are a pure POS, bad manufacture, bad build quality, ..
    Well the US-assembled ones often were. The Chinese-assembled ones are far better. My son has had a Tesla3 for about a year now. Quite impressive actually and this is grudgingly from someone who owns two FOG vehicles (Fuck off Greta, as in guzzler petrols). The Tesla has had zero probs so far and he's done long trips in it with the family. Last one was H Bay to Rotovegas and round a bit, using free chargers in Taupo and plugging into the wall at the Roto motel. Total "fuel" cost $18 for the trip and he's not into economy driving styles.

 

 

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