kingtreelo
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well, this is my car today, 2nd time its been hit in 2 months, great
Looking at buying a new car
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pooman2084
Be Attitude For Gains!
Are you ok?
kingtreelo
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thanks, luckily it was parked at the time with nobody in it, which is the main thing really
pooman2084
Be Attitude For Gains!
kingtreelo
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that doesn't stop idiots crashing into you unfortunately
kingtreelo
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yeah, its a tough old car so this fella must have been going at some speed, its a very large SUV and took a big impact a few months to the rear and didnt really have a great deal of damage, thank god it wasnt in the old Ford Focus we had earlier this year
Bought my wife a Mini Cooper Electric yesterday. Quite impressed to be honest, build quality seems to be top notch and a surprisingly quick little car. We looked at the Renault 5 electric and the Alpine A290 which get all the top small EV reviews but the quality is nowhere near and they have really fussy controls.
Luggage space is a bit lacking to say the least in the mini but I guess if that's a priority it's not a car you'd be looking at.
Luggage space is a bit lacking to say the least in the mini but I guess if that's a priority it's not a car you'd be looking at.
kingtreelo
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once you have driven an EV, you will never go back
they are scoffed about by people who have no experience of them, 2 years in and multiple courtesy EVs and listening to people talking about engine lights and stuff just makes me chuckle, same people who frown about EVs
good luck sailor
they are scoffed about by people who have no experience of them, 2 years in and multiple courtesy EVs and listening to people talking about engine lights and stuff just makes me chuckle, same people who frown about EVs
good luck sailor
100% agree, ill never go back now, even at work we have them. very cheap to run from home.
mysticmonk
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Ev sounds fine and all that but...
Here's what you really want, a New Sports eXperimental!
I'm falling into that camp where 2010-2016 ish is where things overall peaked for cars, the balance between computerised systems and efficiencies and mod cons, and after that it's all gone to shite. Friend recently had a newish Honda break down that Honda couldn't fix, about 8 months on the road and 8 months moving between garages, crazy stuff.
Here's what you really want, a New Sports eXperimental!
I'm falling into that camp where 2010-2016 ish is where things overall peaked for cars, the balance between computerised systems and efficiencies and mod cons, and after that it's all gone to shite. Friend recently had a newish Honda break down that Honda couldn't fix, about 8 months on the road and 8 months moving between garages, crazy stuff.
I've gone from a 3.0l Jaguar XF to a Leccy Lexus..
I'm saving around £5,000 a year on Fuel/Services..
No brainer for me.. but its Not a Jaaaag.
Range can get limited in Winter, but I only do a 66 mile round trip a day, and charge at work.
I know they're Not everyone's cup of tea..
But suits me.
Each to their own i guess..
Oh..and my colour of Car is..
SONIC TITANIUM 😂
I'm saving around £5,000 a year on Fuel/Services..
No brainer for me.. but its Not a Jaaaag.
Range can get limited in Winter, but I only do a 66 mile round trip a day, and charge at work.
I know they're Not everyone's cup of tea..
But suits me.
Each to their own i guess..
Oh..and my colour of Car is..
SONIC TITANIUM 😂
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Wife used to have a bmw i3 company car. It was fun, fast but the battery range was shit compared to neeer EV's Youd loose 10-15% if you ran heating or aircon and another 5-10% if you ragged it. But it still had 98% range left when she returned it 5 years later.
We have a vw id3 now - you still loose about 10% for using heating/aircon. And we get 30 miles less range when its cold. But its our daily driver an my petrol puma sits on the drive apart for tip runs and if were going somewhere where getting a charge might be tricky/expensive (Wales/Norfolk).
Only issue weve had are EV's go through tires much quicker than the petol car.
We have a vw id3 now - you still loose about 10% for using heating/aircon. And we get 30 miles less range when its cold. But its our daily driver an my petrol puma sits on the drive apart for tip runs and if were going somewhere where getting a charge might be tricky/expensive (Wales/Norfolk).
Only issue weve had are EV's go through tires much quicker than the petol car.
John Bennett
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I need to look into using the Tesla network or something, as the general infrastructure is still crap up here. Otherwise you wind up fighting for one of two chargers outside a busy fast food outlet, to pay 90p kw/hr.
Although we don't do that many long journeys in the Buzz, so not a huge issue, but glad I've got one of everything for a backup
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Although we don't do that many long journeys in the Buzz, so not a huge issue, but glad I've got one of everything for a backup
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