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Dunno about the rest of the US but California's uses car market is absolutely flooded with Model S'. I see first gen ones listed for under 10k. Compare to any other model EV of the same year and entry price and there will be able ten Teslaa per other manufacturer. That can't be because they are exceptionally high quality, long lasting vehicles.
I would be so afraid of buying a used EV and its battery just being fucked
It's easier to check battery health than engine compression nowadays
literally, an EV will tell you a range estimate based on current charge level (and include ambient/battery temperature in that estimate, maybe even recent terrain/driving behavior).
Teslas are known to lie though
I don't even know what engine compression is
the piston seals in the cylinders of an ICE car should be (nearly?) air tight. As the car is used the pistons/seals wear down reducing engine performance and efficiency. It can get so bad that the car won't even run, I once test drove a car that started fine but would die at idle speed when warm. It's very expensive to fix, most cars are probably scrap at that point.
special diagnostic tools are needed to get that information from an ICE, whereas an EV will, at the very least, display right on the dash"fully charged : x miles"
I'm not sure if there's hard data on whether engines or batteries generally last longer though, cuz a modern engine will get to 200k miles before it even needs to think about a rebuild. But batteries don't care about miles so much as charge cycles - but your main point about it being very easy to check is true, since you just measure the voltage coming off the battery, how quickly it changes, etc which doesn't require any disassembly and on most EVs there will be a diagnostic option to run a fairly accurate self test.
more compression makes your car faster and more fuel efficient, but requires better gas and makes everything hotter.
After Muskrat’s heil-spree, a lot of them went up for sale around here too. I’m not saying they aren’t garbage-built death traps either, just that there are multiple contributing factors to people wanting to be rid of their Tesla.
i am literally holding on to my 5-speed manual civic until the thing physically falls apart. why anyone would pay 40-70k for a new car full of useless electronic components and a single ineffective touch screen UI is beyond all comprehension to me
poor people based old gen commuter car gang stay winning