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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
You also need to change the air filter regularly and flush and change the radiator fluid. The injectors need to be flushed or changed on a regular basis. And there are some items in the smog control system that need to be changed regularly. And a catalytic converter needs to be changed after a few years and that is expensive. In Florida the heat causes the starter batteries to go bad as often as every 3 years. So, basically, there are MORE maintenance costs with an IC engine than with an Electrical motor,
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I have not done any of those things to cars that I have owned, except that I do replace the battery about every 4 or 5 years. Although, the new AGM (absorbent glass mat) batteries are supposed to last about 6 or 7 years.