Friday, July 22, 2022

We can fix your $11,000 electric car for only $14,000

Oh, and that part isn’t available any more.

From Futurism

“Avery Siwinksi told 10 Tampa Bay that her used 2014 Ford Focus Electric meant that she could drive herself to school, a suburban rite of passage that many teens are familiar with. Her family shelled out $11,000 for it, and for the initial 6 months, all went well.

"’It was fine at first,’ Avery Siwinski told 10 Tampa Bay. ‘I loved it so much. It was small and quiet and cute. And all the sudden it stopped working.’

“When the vehicle started giving her a dash alert in March, Siwinski took it to the dealership with the help of her grandfather, Ray Siwinksi. The diagnosis was not good: a battery replacement would be needed. The cost? $14,000, more than she paid for the car in the first place. Even worseFord had discontinued the Focus Electric model four years ago, so the battery wasn't even available anymore.

https://futurism.com/the-byte/family-annoyed-battery-costs-more-electric-car

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3 comments:

  1. #1 What kind of idiot buys an electric car?
    #2 What kind of special idiot buys a USED electric car?

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  2. She should stand there holding a big sign that says "Sucker".

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  3. But it was "cute." And possession sent the right message -- I'm not using that dirty gasoline.

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