Brother-in-law owns a Ford truck. He's spent thousands on replacing engine, transmission among other costly repairs. He's looking at getting an electric vehicle because he's tired of engine problems.
I’ve owned several Fords. Definitely spent more repairing each than initial acquisition cost (none much exceeding 250,000 miles). Lots of thousand-dollar-ish repairs.
I’ve owned a Nissan Leaf. Only for 2 years, so yeah it was in that sweet starting spot. Pretty clear that it would continue not needing repairs for a long time, and when it rarely did would only need a straightforward replacement.
I’ve ordered a Cybertruck, figuring that between savings on gas and repairs it will have rather less total cost of ownership - and far less hassle. Biggest problem will just getting tired of it after a half million miles and it still likely going strong with no excuse to get rid of it.