The Truth About Modern Cars

Every car makers (except ONE new), build cars to break down in 11 to 25 years (even with very expensive maintenance) according to themself… *Yes I have personally talked with tech people at VW, BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Volvo and Jaguar and they all admit to the fact that they do produce cars with a 15 to 25 years lifespan and also that they will continue to produce electric cars, with the same limited lifespan and yes, Nissan did even proudly declare (some months ago) that the batteries in Leaf will last 22 years and that is twice as long as the cars lifespan!

That construction principle even has a nice business name "Planned obsolescence" and is the only reason you always have to change light bulbs and buy new tech... They simply want you to buy a new car, as soon as possible and when all other car makers (except ONE new) make cars that normally last 15 to 25 years, why not do the same and possible sell more cars?

And one extra problem is that you can’t even guess which maker that make the cars that last 25 years, but you don’t have to…

The amazing FACT is that Tesla construct their cars to last 100 years OR 1 million miles (except the tires and some extra long life consumables as the 500.000 miles battery pack) and that’s also why the drivetrain (which naturally take the most intense abuse) really are built and tested to last over 1 MILLION miles (or over 1.610.000 km) to make it last as long as the main car... 

And remember that extra long lifespan, really matters for the second hand value, even if you want to sell your new car after 3 to 10 years...