William Robb wrote: >From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" >> >> On Nov 23, 2006, at 10:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> >>> You had better be prepared to keep it. Resale value when it needs >>> $4-5k of batteries (at today's prices) will not be good. >> >> Drive batteries are fully warranteed for 8 years/100,000 miles in the >> United States. By the time you need new batteries, a) they'll likely >> be a lot cheaper, b) the replacements will be even better, and/or c) >> you'll want a new car anyway. > >More likely, the life expectancy of the car will be when the batteries >go flakey out of warranty.
I think Godfrey's right about the batteries being improved. They're already rumoured to be using LiIon in next year's model. Replacement of the current (NiMH) battery is around $1500-2000. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
