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It actually makes sense to replace a gas car that is still running in a lot of cases
On the other hand, we're in a period of relatively rapid EV development. If your gas car is fairly fuel efficient or you don't drive much, it may make more sense to hold onto it for a bit and wait for EVs to get better.
This is my current situation. My current vehicle is relatively new, but I want to get an EV soon. With how fast EVs are evolving, and the hope that the US will open its market to other EV manufacturers in the near future, I might have to wait for a bit.
It really does sadly. My poor '10 Versa got rear ended and repaired multiple times but the cumulative damage allowed water to seep into the undercarriage every time it rained. One could hear it sloshing around every time it had to stop at an intersection. The whole car started to smell like wet clothes left in a bag for a week. No amount of airing out, coffee grounds, Febreze, or air fresheners could get rid of the stench and I wasn't gonna keep showing up to work reeking of a waterlogged rag.
Luckily I made the switch to a cheap used EV back in February right before the Iran clusterfuck happened
Could you have drilled a hole at a low point where this water was pooling?
Not without knowing where it is exactly. I'm just as likely to drill a hole through an oil line than I would make a drain for the water. Parts of the frame were already starting to rust anyway. I don't wanna get a tetanus shot just to ride my car.
Input cost for current paid off 10 year old car of $0 and it takes a long time to pay off.
But assume I’m comparing two new cars, absolutely cheaper to go even PHEV.
I did some calculations for Australia recently - the average driver here pays about $125 in petrol every week, whereas an EV on a 5 year loan would only cost about $105 ($95 loan repayment and $10 electricity expenses).
So even with an existing car before even considering any trade in value you can save money getting an EV.
one more used car means one less new car that needs to be built.