boonhet comments on EV prices are falling while the average new car tops $50K

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 7 points 13 hours ago* (7 children)

You can look up used car prices yourself. But sure.

That 5 year old one is starting to look like a pretty good bargain already. The 2 year old one not so much.

I can find you tons more pairs for EVs that have lost a ton of value going from 1-2 to 5-6 years old if you still don't believe me, but we'll have to discuss my hourly rate if I'm going to be working for you.

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[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

In 2003 I bought a 1993 Mercedes for 5% of its sticker price, inflation-corrected. 80K Km, new-looking. Everyone warned me about maintenance costs but the '93 was a rugged beast. Family road trips and multiple moving days and a lot of mileage. I was prepared for some expensive repairs due to money saved in purchase costs but got through another 10 years no problems, other than the 4matic AWD computer which just turned it into a solid RWD until I bought a used replacement.

Gaming the ripe time to pick a used model really depends upon design and manufacturing, but the sweet spot for reliable brands seems to be 5-10 years.

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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

In 2019 I bought a 2003 Mercedes for somewhere between 5 and 10 percent of its sticker price, I guess pretty close to 5 if inflation is accounted for. Maybe even less.

It had 380k km on the odometer, but it had been through Lithuania so some of the modules showed 700k km when interrogated. Previous owner also told me that there's no way the 380k km is original.

I did have to do maintenance on it, but the only thing that really let me down was the steering rack. It failed and then a reman replacement unit failed too. Only reason I got rid of the car, otherwise I'd still be driving it. Bulletproof engine and transmission.

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[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 hours ago*

Bulletproof is just the beginning. A British car show did a multipart series of segments trying to ruin a w124 model, a 300te seven-seater 'station-wagon' and I think the cannonball ended it.

Lots of great features. The memory-adjusting drivers seat, third row, flat deck when seats were down that's just long enough to sleep on, the cargo cover, the crazy stable 5-point suspension and self-leveling system, sensitive AWD drive, skookum quiet sunroof, great wipers, wood trim, and ultra rugged mb-tex seat fabric. Also relatively safe, for the time.

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[–] DireTech@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago (3 children)

Non-luxuries saw even bigger drops. Check out the Nissan Ariya, 2 years old already going as low as $20k.

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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 hours ago*

The Arya was overpriced and way too late in the first place. Nissan blew a huge lead.

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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 9 hours ago (1 child)

Unfortunately the Ariya is something I find completely uninspiring. Somehow the interior seems even more dull than Tesla's. For the same price I could have a Mercedes EQC. For even less, I could have a Jaguar I-Pace, just have to go a bit older with those.

If the fuel crisis goes on, I may just get an early I-Pace in a few months though. Otherwise I was planning on waiting a few more years till slightly newer luxury models are similarly depreciated, preferably something non-crossover.

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[–] DireTech@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 hours ago

Basic interior, but very comfy and amazingly cheap used in the US! One of the few cheaper models that had a heat pump standard and should comfortably be able to do a 150 mile round trip in snow without stopping to recharge even as the battery ages.

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