Comment by kristianbrigman
25 days ago
I bought a used Audi etron a couple months ago. Agent was going to try to sell me a service plan and realized none of them apply to electric :) The downstream fanout of the auto industry is huge…
25 days ago
I bought a used Audi etron a couple months ago. Agent was going to try to sell me a service plan and realized none of them apply to electric :) The downstream fanout of the auto industry is huge…
There's still brakes, suspensions, tires, etc. to sell to EV buyers. Especially when EVs are so heavy that they have more wear on many of these.
> There's still brakes, suspensions, tires, etc. to sell to EV buyers.
The brakes last a lot longer because of regen, everything else applies but is pretty marginal, although I had to pay BMW $500 to replace a tire on my i4 because of a nail. I could have shopped around for that I guess.
If you don't use your brakes and just regen all the time, you run the risk of having your brakes rust.
https://nrsbrakes.com/blogs/supporting-articles/the-unused-b...
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What percent of people go to the car dealer for tires?
We recently got a tire at the dealer. My wife got a flat while she was trying to get to work. The car comes with roadside assistance, and the "easy path" was to let them tow it to the dealer.
We could've done the work to find a private shop to change the tire and redirect the tow truck there, but it takes effort, my wife gets intimidated by car stuff, and she was busy with some work meetings (which she took at the roadside).
In the end it cost us an extra $100, but probably saved us $1000 of marriage counseling :) That's ROI !
Dunno the percentages but I see them advertise tires, so not zero at least. Saves you from a separate run if you have them installed during service.
but nothing compared to the oil changes, filter changes, as well as an ICE having multiple moving parts, so more chances for something to break.