Its not just range anxiety — its that battery chemistry needs to change for 180 mile EPA range to work — thats closer to 125mi real world range in good conditions, 100 in poor (i.e. cold, or >85*F)

Batteries age 2-5x faster @100% SOC, they also age much faster with higher depletion depth i.e. 100-20% vs. 80-40%, they…

Perhaps you are looking at this backwards, this could be someone who understands that GAP insurance covers negative equity, and given his high mileage he’s got a higher chance of totaling the car. There is no benefit to having equity in a car while you own it.

Also every new car deal the LTV is 100%+ by definition…

What is considered in this? 5-year $1700 for BMW? Tires? Oil Change? 

Its for people who lost their drivers license, and thats it 

Absolutely not — I’ve been a BMW fan/past owner. Dog s*** design. They destroyed their brand. Lets take the iX for example — I will buy into the exterior design, however all they had to do was take the X5 interior and implement it into the iX. Yet the iX interior is a notable step down (seats are far less bolstered,…

Efficient No, Effective Yes. Snow Tires have a tread pattern designed to “dig through snow”, revving the piss out of them increases their effectiveness at this task. Depending on road conditions the tire might actually be able to contact the road - which would provide maximum traction. Source: Engineer who owns a v8…

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