Well, I had a muffler partially fall off. Fuel filter clogged (twice) intake manifold cracked and caused a misfire. O2 sensor went haywire and put the car in a limp mode… I’ve never run out of gas, but I’ve heard that isn’t uncommon for other people. Ignition coils went bad… Consider yourself very lucky.
Sounds like you just dont do maintenence on your cars lol.
Speaking of ignition coil, i did have the ECU fail and stopped sending siginals to a coil… but can really include a computer failure when talking about ICE reliability vs EV?.
Ford made it out of resin and it was an issue. Point being, ICE cars are mechanically more complex, and more likely to strand you due to failures that are beyond your control.
Absolutely, but that being said breaking down on the side of the road is pretty damn rare for properly maintained ice engines. Your personal experience not withstanding. I’ve been driving for 35 years and I drove way more than the average person over that time.
I’ve had 2 break downs during that time that an average person would have needed a tow truck for. One on an unmaintained service van, that blew a water hose. The other was a bad starter on a 99’ neon which was a manual so I push started it for 3 months :p
In fact, for anyone that takes a reasonable number of long trips. An ice engine, is going to crush a EV in time efficiency of travel time even counting rare breakdowns.
Funny thing. Only time an ICE has failed me on the road is either the brake caliper locked up or the battery died…
Well, I had a muffler partially fall off. Fuel filter clogged (twice) intake manifold cracked and caused a misfire. O2 sensor went haywire and put the car in a limp mode… I’ve never run out of gas, but I’ve heard that isn’t uncommon for other people. Ignition coils went bad… Consider yourself very lucky.
Sounds like you just dont do maintenence on your cars lol.
Speaking of ignition coil, i did have the ECU fail and stopped sending siginals to a coil… but can really include a computer failure when talking about ICE reliability vs EV?.
No, I maintained my cars. What’s the maintenance schedule on an intake manifold?
Low/old oil causes higher friction and higher temperatures. And low coolant reduces how well the system keeps the engine cool.
If you have one crack, thats bad luck in manufacturing defect… having two… either your really unlucky, or doing something wrong.
Ford made it out of resin and it was an issue. Point being, ICE cars are mechanically more complex, and more likely to strand you due to failures that are beyond your control.
Absolutely, but that being said breaking down on the side of the road is pretty damn rare for properly maintained ice engines. Your personal experience not withstanding. I’ve been driving for 35 years and I drove way more than the average person over that time.
I’ve had 2 break downs during that time that an average person would have needed a tow truck for. One on an unmaintained service van, that blew a water hose. The other was a bad starter on a 99’ neon which was a manual so I push started it for 3 months :p
In fact, for anyone that takes a reasonable number of long trips. An ice engine, is going to crush a EV in time efficiency of travel time even counting rare breakdowns.
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