Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?

[Greenman]

I was reading earlier that Alpine have a sporty Renault Five planned, I'd like to imagine it as a modern (electric) version of the Renault Five Turbo.

Saw it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year. If they actually build it as they did the prototype version, they'll sell loads. It really looked like a modern Renault 5 turbo.
https://www.renault.co.uk/concept-cars- ... otype.html

Yeah that's what I thought, an electric hot hatch, if performance matches the looks then it will be great.

It looks fucking hidious!

I really am not a fan of modern day car styling.

[Count Steer]

Saw it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year. If they actually build it as they did the prototype version, they'll sell loads. It really looked like a modern Renault 5 turbo.
https://www.renault.co.uk/concept-cars- ... otype.html

Yeah that's what I thought, an electric hot hatch, if performance matches the looks then it will be great.

It looks fucking hidious!

I really am not a fan of modern day car styling.

You think the old style Renault 5 looks better?

I saw a thing about the new '5' and thought....'Ooh, there's a possibility'.

(I had a new, but quite old style, Renault 5 when I was commuting from Norf to Sarf Lunnon and back (right through the middle) and, when I sold it it looked like it had been on hire to a war correspondent ).

[Potter]

I always thought the Renault Five looked quite good, my mate had the GT Turbo but it kept overheating and busting cylinder heads IIRC.

I think the electric sporty one looks cool - I'd probably look a twat as a fifty year old man driving it though.

[Greenman]

Yeah that's what I thought, an electric hot hatch, if performance matches the looks then it will be great.

It looks fucking hidious!

I really am not a fan of modern day car styling.

You think the old style Renault 5 looks better?

I saw a thing about the new '5' and thought....'Ooh, there's a possibility'.

(I had a new, but quite old style, Renault 5 when I was commuting from Norf to Sarf Lunnon and back (right through the middle) and, when I sold it it looked like it had been on hire to a war correspondent ).

Tis a good point. As Iccy says i suppose the ruded up GT Turbo's looked ok but in standard guise they were also pretty hidious.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I love the original 5. Yeah they're a shopping basket with an asthmatic engine etc, but that's what they're about!

My Mum had 2 in succession when I was growing up, then a couple of 1st gen Clios as well. Much love for crappy small French hatchbacks in our household

Her second Clio was a 5 door actually. I can't imagine a family of 4 being satisfied with just a little hatchback these days. You need an enormous SUV.

[MyLittleStudPony]

The bubble will burst soon and they'll be in low specification pooled, battery powered, Renault Twangos. Ot Pereodua Nippas. And be greatful for them too.

[KungFooBob]

You can pick up a 2nd hand Honda-e for less than £15k, they're quite funky, shame about the range.

[Taipan]

I've just been shocked at how cheap 2nd hand three year old Model 3 Tesla's are.

I guess a lot were sold on three year PCP deals and got handed back.

Theres a shit load for sale, but the nearest one to me on Auto Trader is a 70 plate Standard Range Plus with just under 50k on the clock for £21k!

Quite a few round here too. Are you tempted? Nice long range, dual motor Ludicrous edition, 0-60 in just over 2 seconds...

[KungFooBob]

I've just been shocked at how cheap 2nd hand three year old Model 3 Tesla's are.

I guess a lot were sold on three year PCP deals and got handed back.

Theres a shit load for sale, but the nearest one to me on Auto Trader is a 70 plate Standard Range Plus with just under 50k on the clock for £21k!

Quite a few round here too. Are you tempted? Nice long range, dual motor Ludicrous edition, 0-60 in just over 2 seconds...

The wife wants a change, she only commutes 4 miles each way and gets free car charging at work.

I don't think she'd go for a Tesla tho', she has mentioned how 'nice' the I-Pace looks, they're similar prices, but they've a reputation for being very unreliable, much like most JLR products

[Mr. Dazzle]

iPaces are indeed nice. One of my old colleagues visited my place of work once, in his iPace. He was working for JLR at the time so it wasn't actually his. I commented on how nice his car was, so he just chucked me the keys and told me to take it for a spin

4 miles each way though?

My parents and my brother both have electric minis for those sorts of journeys. They really like 'em. I think the union jack tail lights are utter gash.

[KungFooBob]

iPaces are indeed nice. One of my old colleagues visited my place of work once, in his iPace. He was working for JLR at the time so it wasn't actually his. I commented on how nice his car was, so he just chucked me the keys and told me to take it for a spin

4 miles each way though?

My parents and my brother both have electric minis for those sorts of journeys. They really like 'em. I think the union jack tail lights are utter gash.

Well she's doing the commute at the moment in 300+ bhp SL350, she wouldn't want a downgrade.

[Mr. Dazzle]

400bhp iPace it is then

And it's a V6 SL, never forget. I bet it's debadged.

[Potter]

Given the choice of an ipace or an old SL350 then I'd take my bicycle

I can't get on with the look of most big Mercs or Jags, I had an E-class as a company car back in 2012 and it was comfortable (and quick) but looked horrible.

[Mr. Dazzle]

You'd love a leccy one then

[KungFooBob]

400bhp iPace it is then

And it's a V6 SL, never forget. I bet it's debadged.

It was debaged before I bought it :p

[KungFooBob]

You'd love a leccy one then

Not for my £26k budget!

[Rockburner]

I've just been shocked at how cheap 2nd hand three year old Model 3 Tesla's are.

I guess a lot were sold on three year PCP deals and got handed back.

Theres a shit load for sale, but the nearest one to me on Auto Trader is a 70 plate Standard Range Plus with just under 50k on the clock for £21k!

Quite a few round here too. Are you tempted? Nice long range, dual motor Ludicrous edition, 0-60 in just over 2 seconds...

The wife wants a change, she only commutes 4 miles each way and gets free car charging at work.

That's the ideal use-case-scenario for a small electric car, but it's still probably more green to keep your current car until it's on it's last legs.

[Mr. Dazzle]

And then cycle the 4 miles.

I'll let you suggest that Bob

[KungFooBob]

And then cycle the 4 miles.

I'll let you suggest that Bob

She could use the £450 Raleigh Lady's shopping bike she insisted buying four years ago... and ridden twice.

[Potter]

I've just been reading about the new EV Range Rover, which sounds smashing.
But the fly in the ointment for me is the gremlins, which (IME) seem to only affect the electric parts of Range Rovers. The fella that looks after mine said the engines on these big petrol ones are bulletproof but the electrics let them down.

If the whole car is electric then I foresee some horrible repair bills once it's out of warranty.