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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 Oct 02, 2025 8:27 am
by Slenver
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:58 am
As the temp has dropped, I've noticed something else about my leccy car.
It's not that the range has dropped, because it hasn't noticeably, but that the cabin warms up so quickly.
I guess in an Ice car you have to wait for the engine to warm up to work the heater matrix, which takes forever in a Derv
The leccy car is just like turning on a fan heater!
Even better when you preset it in the morning or at the station to be warm and defrosted when you get in.
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 Oct 02, 2025 8:30 am
by KungFooBob
My Ovlov had cabin preheating, so has the i4, but it warms up so quickly I don't need to use it, or if I do it's only for a minute rather than the ten mins the Ovlov needed.
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 Oct 02, 2025 1:31 pm
by Mussels
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:58 am
As the temp has dropped, I've noticed something else about my leccy car.
It's not that the range has dropped, because it hasn't noticeably, but that the cabin warms up so quickly.
I guess in an Ice car you have to wait for the engine to warm up to work the heater matrix, which takes forever in a Derv
The leccy car is just like turning on a fan heater!
You don't always have to wait for the engine to warm up, there are solutions on less cheap cars.
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 Oct 02, 2025 1:45 pm
by Taipan
Mussels wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 1:31 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:58 am
As the temp has dropped, I've noticed something else about my leccy car.
It's not that the range has dropped, because it hasn't noticeably, but that the cabin warms up so quickly.
I guess in an Ice car you have to wait for the engine to warm up to work the heater matrix, which takes forever in a Derv
The leccy car is just like turning on a fan heater!
You don't always have to wait for the engine to warm up, there are solutions on less cheap cars.
Does it involve KFB and £500...
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 Oct 02, 2025 2:48 pm
by Taipan
Is this Dazzle?
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 Oct 02, 2025 3:31 pm
by Mussels
Dazzle is a beardo and I doubt he could be as full of shit as that bloke.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:00 am
by Taipan
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:55 am
Amorti is a real life friend of Dazzler, may he'll know if Mr D has posted on his Myspace or something?
@Amorti, have you heard from him?
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:01 am
by KungFooBob
Taipan wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:00 am
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:55 am
Amorti is a real life friend of Dazzler, may he'll know if Mr D has posted on his Myspace or something?
@Amorti, have you heard from him?
The Count dropped him a pm.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:06 am
by Taipan
KungFooBob wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:01 am
Taipan wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:00 am
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:55 am
Amorti is a real life friend of Dazzler, may he'll know if Mr D has posted on his Myspace or something?
@Amorti, have you heard from him?
The Count dropped him a pm.
I missed the first posts and didn't realise he'd been awol under teh cloak of silence for so long. That is worrying!
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 3:48 pm
by Noggin
@Count Steer @A_morti any news on the Dazzle ? Not sure if I missed an update? Hope he's ok
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 3:57 pm
by A_morti
Noggin wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 3:48 pm
@Count Steer @A_morti any news on the Dazzle ? Not sure if I missed an update? Hope he's ok
I went to school with him but that was 25 years ago. I am friends with him on FB, but he hasn't made a public post since 2015.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 5:15 pm
by Count Steer
The trail has gone cold.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 6:57 pm
by Dodgy69
I'd never have an electric car, far too dangerous, too many fires, ice much safer.
That should do the trick.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2025 4:04 pm
by Taipan
Count Steer wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 5:15 pm
The trail has gone cold.
Well he'll have got emails for PM notifications, so not much else we can do. Might not be health related on his part, might be a family thing etc. Fingers crossed he's okay though...
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2025 4:24 pm
by Nordboy
Taipan wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 4:04 pm
Count Steer wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 5:15 pm
The trail has gone cold.
Well he'll have got emails for PM notifications, so not much else we can do. Might not be health related on his part, might be a family thing etc. Fingers crossed he's okay though...
Hopefully, I found his knowledge on these things really valuable, he knew his stuff.
But there was also those (or one) who seemed to argue the toss with him just because they could despite the very obvious gulf in knowledge and experience with EV's. I'm wondering if he just got bored of it in the end? Always seems to be the same on forums I guess?
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2025 7:41 pm
by Horse
Taipan wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 4:04 pm
Count Steer wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 5:15 pm
The trail has gone cold.
Well he'll have got emails for PM notifications, so not much else we can do. Might not be health related on his part, might be a family thing etc. Fingers crossed he's okay though...
I don't receive email notifications of PMs
If it's a setting, he might not have it set either.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2025 7:49 pm
by KungFooBob
Maybe he's won the lotto and we're not fit to polish his Yangwang.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2025 8:05 pm
by Saga Lout
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 7:49 pm
Maybe he's won the lotto and we're not fit to polish his Yangwang.
Or he's won the lotto and he's bought himself a proper car because he doesn't need to shill for EVs any more.
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 Oct 07, 2025 7:41 am
by KungFooBob
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 Oct 07, 2025 7:59 am
by Count Steer
Reminds me (vaguely!) of the Johnny Cab in Total Recall.
