OK, so ya spend 4k on a brand new engine that gets ya another 180,000++ miles...
Is that not better than spending $23,000 for some batterers to run your electrical appliance?
Batteries too!☺
Well, in the case of my awful Honda, I also had to spend money on a clutch and other gear. By the time I was done, I put $2,000 into a car that always ran like crap and couldn’t get even $200 for it used.
Depending on the car, engines can run all over the place, but catalytic converters, torsion bars, rear differentials, transmissions, hard to reach water pumps (mid 90s LT1 GM cars), motor mounts, and sometimes unexpectedly hard to find or expensive parts (GM LT1 optical distributor cap), have you putting in more than you expect. Up north, the big limiter is body rot. Now that I am in Phoenix, I do NOT expect that to be an issue.
“Tesla tried to charge $22,500 for new battery pack when a $5,000 repair did the trick”
https://electrek.co/2021/09/13/tesla-battery-pack-replacement-repair/
“Tesla tried to charge $22,500 for new battery pack when a $5,000 repair did the trick”
https://electrek.co/2021/09/13/tesla-battery-pack-replacement-repair/