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Originally Posted by Supermans
gasoline engines don't spontaneously combust, batteries have been known to do just that far more frequently. It is not my main concern, but it is one of them. I'm hoping you are correct in minimal degradation of the battery, however that still doesn't answer my question as to how much will it cost to buy and replace one of these batteries if it were to fail after warranty expires? Also since a battery is involved, how will the re-sale value be affected? Obviously we will not know the answers to these questions for quite awhile, but they cannot be ignored.
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Engines don't spontaneously ignite? Then why did Ferrari issue a recall about that very thing a few months ago?
Concerned about long term depreciation? Lease it, just like everyone else who has the same concern with other cars.
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Originally Posted by Supermans
All I can think of when I hear "more and more electrical vs mechanical", I think of my electric windows which have routinly died on me in almost every car I've ever owned. Oh how I miss the manual crank windows..
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Typically, electrically components are less failure prone than mechanical components since they have fewer failure modes. I've had more manual cranks fall off in my hand than I've had power windows that fail.