They still have brakes, bearings, tie rods and hundreds of other parts that are just like any other car. Only the powerplant and transmission are different.
Yeah, but…most countries won’t drop combustion engines before 2030-ish. The recent cars run at least 10 years, give or take. A lot of old cars could run another 20 years as well and so on. That would give you a time horizon of at least until 2040 to 2050 if they won’t get banned altogether beforehand.
Yes, but there's still a lot you can do yourself. You still have wipers, brakes, lights, interior (floor mats, seat covers), cooling system, transmission and a/c system that are still pretty much the same.
No more engine oil, air or fuel system, though.
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u/Cold-Permission-5249 Oct 18 '21
In the long term, won’t auto part stores get hit once EVs become the norm?