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Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:04 pm
by ZRX61
Ford dropped the hybrid Explorer from the line up for 2025... & cut F150 Lightning production by 50%.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:35 pm
by Slenver
Had a delivery today.
Didn't really want an EV, but just got one to annoy ZRX
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:47 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
They did well to parallel park it in that space
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:54 pm
by Count Steer
Slenver wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:35 pm
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'.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:55 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
e-tron GT I think?
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:00 pm
by Slenver
Count Steer wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:54 pm
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...
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:00 pm
by Slenver
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:55 pm
e-tron GT I think?
No no, just a common-or-garden Q4.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:00 pm
by 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!
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:01 pm
by Slenver
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:00 pm
I agree with the Count then
TBH, it does look quite low in that photo. Just the perspective I think
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:02 pm
by 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
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:05 pm
by Slenver
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:02 pm
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
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:06 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:02 pm
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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Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:07 pm
by Slenver
The Chinese have you covered....
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:08 pm
by Rockburner
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:06 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:02 pm
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.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:09 pm
by KungFooBob
Slenver wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:07 pm
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.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:09 pm
by Rockburner
Slenver wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:07 pm
The Chinese have you covered....
Cyberster???
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:11 pm
by Slenver
Rockburner wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:09 pm
Slenver wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:07 pm
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.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:18 pm
by Count Steer
Slenver wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:00 pm
Count Steer wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:54 pm
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...
Ah, yes. I see a few of the sportsback models around and wondered why people went for them. The rearward visibility looks much diminished. (I blame the RR Evoke for the trend towards rear screens the size of a letterbox).
I suppose the latest Polestar takes the trend to the ultimate conclusion.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:18 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
Don't Rimac make one too?
Probably waiting for a while longer for that to depreciate Bob
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:19 pm
by MrLongbeard