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

[KungFooBob]

JLR seem to have a bit of a shocking reputation for reliability.

Our marketing girl has had an Evoque for 6 months, it was back at the dealers three times in the first month, she can't wait to get rid of it and wants a leccy Ford of all things.

I've been researching I-Paces and the owners experiences of the cars and especially the Jag stealerships are astonishingly bad.

[Count Steer]

Range Rovers?

Some people are nuts about them.



(From a local garage. The contents of an RR air filter. ).

[Taipan]

JLR seem to have a bit of a shocking reputation for reliability.

Our marketing girl has had an Evoque for 6 months, it was back at the dealers three times in the first month, she can't wait to get rid of it and wants a leccy Ford of all things.

I've been researching I-Paces and the owners experiences of the cars and especially the Jag stealerships are astonishingly bad.

If they were bikes, they'd be full of character!

[ZRX61]

Ford dropped the hybrid Explorer from the line up for 2025... & cut F150 Lightning production by 50%.

[Slenver]

Had a delivery today.

Didn't really want an EV, but just got one to annoy ZRX

[Mr. Dazzle]

They did well to parallel park it in that space

[Count Steer]

Had a delivery today.

Didn't really want an EV, but just got one to annoy ZRX

Is that the Q4? It doesn't look very 'tall'.

[Mr. Dazzle]

e-tron GT I think?

[Slenver]

Is that the Q4? It doesn't look very 'tall'.

It is, and it's fairly tall. But it's the Sportback version that's specifically designed to be a bit less comfortable in the back. The missus preferred the look of them.

It's like a lot of modern cars really that are quite cleverly designed to look modestly proportioned.. until you see them next to something 10 years old! I mean, it's the base model and those are 20" wheels for scale...

[Slenver]

e-tron GT I think?

No no, just a common-or-garden Q4.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I agree with the Count then

Good point re: scale though. I bet those trailer wheels are actually fairly normal sized trailer wheels!

[Slenver]

I agree with the Count then

TBH, it does look quite low in that photo. Just the perspective I think

[KungFooBob]

Well the wife doesn't want a Tesla 3 or a Jag I-Pace cos neither of them have a roof that comes off.

So top of the current list is the M240i Convertible, which isn't very electric at all... how much dino juice do we have left?

There's deffo a gap in the market for a drop top leccy car... like the original Tesla Roadster that they don't make anymore

[Slenver]

Well the wife doesn't want a Tesla 3 or a Jag I-Pace cos neither of them have a roof that comes off.

So top of the current list is the M240i Convertible, which isn't very electric at all... how much dino juice do we have left?

There's deffo a gap in the market for a drop top leccy car... like the original Tesla Roadster that they don't make anymore

[Mr. Dazzle]

Well the wife doesn't want a Tesla 3 or a Jag I-Pace cos neither of them have a roof that comes off.

So top of the current list is the M240i Convertible, which isn't very electric at all... how much dino juice do we have left?

There's deffo a gap in the market for a drop top leccy car... like the original Tesla Roadster that they don't make anymore

You know...that's a good point.

I just had a look at the "other" EV scheme at work, the one which lets you buy cars from other brnads, and filtered by "Convertible". I feel like they're taking the piss here

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[Slenver]

The Chinese have you covered....

[Rockburner]

Well the wife doesn't want a Tesla 3 or a Jag I-Pace cos neither of them have a roof that comes off.

So top of the current list is the M240i Convertible, which isn't very electric at all... how much dino juice do we have left?

There's deffo a gap in the market for a drop top leccy car... like the original Tesla Roadster that they don't make anymore

You know...that's a good point.

I just had a look at the "other" EV scheme at work, the one which lets you buy cars from other brnads, and filtered by "Convertible". I feel like they're taking the piss here


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Convertibles have to be built a bit more heavily to avoid the scuttle shake. Electric cars are heavy anyway due to batteries. Could be no-one thinks a 3-tonne drop-top is sellable.

[KungFooBob]

The Chinese have you covered....

That looks alright!

https://www.mg.co.uk/new-cars/mg-cyberster

I just need to wait 4-5years for it to depreciate enough.

[Rockburner]

The Chinese have you covered....

Cyberster???

[Slenver]

The Chinese have you covered....

Cyberster???

Yeah.

Not sure if you can buy one yet.. there were some reviews a few months ago, but the MG page just has a form for updates.