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I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I'm wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I've driven a diesel Renault for 12 years (loke 300k km) and didn't need to replace any of those. The only big unplanned cost I had was a faulty EGR valve, which happened at 600km and wasn't warranty for some reason.

That said regular oil change for clutch and brakes were mildly expensive, but I guess even for EV you'd want the brake hydraulics replaced the same way.

Edit : just spotted filters. Yeah I replaced every filter every service, but with how grimy they look, even in EV I'd argue for replacing them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

Just a FYI there is no filter on an EV (except maybe cabin and that should only be once a year or two even for maintenance conscious).

But yeah, maintenance costs aren't that much more. Not needing anything changed is an outlier just like needing everything changed.