It’s repair costs. Some manufacturers have scant parts availability… manufacturing processes that work for them but impact the ability to repair. Just because you can design and build a vehicle doesn’t mean you understand anything beyond the initial purchase.
Just watch wham bam teslacam and look at the repair costs for smaller impacts. You could buy a new ICE car for some of them.
Shouldn’t this be flagged for humor?
^^ This ^^
What does the owner’s manual say?
Tofu Dreg isn’t always about structures… its about a philosphy where quality doesn’t mean sh** and neither does reliability or safety for the production crew and the customer. This is the Chinese way.
Welcome to new car buying. AFAIK the only asian car maker that isn’t currently trying to fuel their Charlie-Sheen coke and ho’s habit is Mazda. Until the demand slows this might be the “new normal” as much as it does suck.
I was going to say M539 but that was already covered =)
South Main Auto Repair
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Car Care Nut
If you just want something to work on as a hobby go for it. But beware it is probably a money pit.