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389k miles isn’t really a lot, but at least it’s better than 200k I guess. The issue is they’re still super expensive. Once your EV is old enough to be out of battery warranty, a new battery will cost twice the residual value of the vehicle and a used one will cost as much as the value of the vehicle :/
If your engine blows in a normal car at that mileage, replacing the engine will cost several times the car's value as well. In either case, it's time to replace it with someting new(er) anyway.
Engine for my car is 300 euros used. Transmission 150-1000 depending on warranty level. This car model itself goes for 1500-6000 depending on condition. This is a nearly 20 year old car with 400k km on it. But why would the engine blow? I change oil regularly and these things do much higher mileages than my paltry 400k km. The actual most expensive thing is if I have to replace a set of injectors.
I’ve had exactly one engine blow on me over me years, it was a Chrysler with the SOHC V6. Terrible engine by a terrible company. Almost every car I’ve had since then has been German with high mileage and not a single time have I had any engine issues.
In what world is 389k miles not a lot? Unless we're talking kilometers here, which I only thought about as I got this comment going, and then it's still 240, which is still a lot, IMO. Back when I used to drive a lot (feels like I keep saying that), I was doing 18-20k annually. So you're talking close to 20 years for 389k miles. Maybe 12 years isn't exactly a lot, but I think getting 20 years out of a car is very good.
In the world of German cars with diesel engines in Europe. It’s not uncommon for a 3 year old Mercedes E-class to already have 800k km on it if it’s a taxi. That’s the level of durability I expect from an ICE engine and I don’t buy cars with unproven engines (so I would never buy a first production year engine or car model)