Electric Vehicles
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I thought that Napier (the nightlife, not the general crime) has been that way for at least 20 years now?
We did a bit of fighting both there and in Havelock in my school days ... but that was usually stuff spilling over from other things, not from just being in the city.
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@nepia I don't honestly know if it was the same then I wasn't here until 7 years ago. For people like me whose idea of a night out is going to a winery for dinner we're unlikely to come across any aggro, although a couple of gang members recently followed then beat up a random member of the public because his merging at a roundabout offended them.
But the Ahuriri area can be a bit wild-westy by all accounts. A few months back a bloke got shot in the cock (yes really! or as the media termed it "life changing injuries") by someone who I understand was a bit pissed off at getting bounced from a bar. There's often decent sized groups of young women heading down there so that's always going to attract some mouthbreathers.
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@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
So I pushed back against my luddite tendencies but couldn’t go the pure EV route. I got a PHEV hybrid that will do my commute for a couple of days on a charge (76km electric only range) so on a normal week I should use zero petrol. It’s a start I guess.
What flavor? We were looking at a Mitsubishi Outlander, and still might go down that route, but we are waiting to see the new model.
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@gt12 said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
So I pushed back against my luddite tendencies but couldn’t go the pure EV route. I got a PHEV hybrid that will do my commute for a couple of days on a charge (76km electric only range) so on a normal week I should use zero petrol. It’s a start I guess.
What flavor? We were looking at a Mitsubishi Outlander, and still might go down that route, but we are waiting to see the new model.
I thought the Outlander PHEV only did about 40km pure electric?
Probably would be enough for most of my regular trips but 76km sounds better.
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@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
So I pushed back against my luddite tendencies but couldn’t go the pure EV route. I got a PHEV hybrid that will do my commute for a couple of days on a charge (76km electric only range) so on a normal week I should use zero petrol. It’s a start I guess.
What flavor? We were looking at a Mitsubishi Outlander, and still might go down that route, but we are waiting to see the new model.
I thought the Outlander PHEV only did about 40km pure electric?
Probably would be enough for most of my regular trips but 76km sounds better.
Yeah, I think that's about right - we'd almost never need to use fuel for our daily driving here but would have it for trips to the snow, beach, in-laws.
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@gt12 said in Electric Vehicles:
@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
So I pushed back against my luddite tendencies but couldn’t go the pure EV route. I got a PHEV hybrid that will do my commute for a couple of days on a charge (76km electric only range) so on a normal week I should use zero petrol. It’s a start I guess.
What flavor? We were looking at a Mitsubishi Outlander, and still might go down that route, but we are waiting to see the new model.
I thought the Outlander PHEV only did about 40km pure electric?
Probably would be enough for most of my regular trips but 76km sounds better.
Yeah, I think that's about right - we'd almost never need to use fuel for our daily driving here but would have it for trips to the snow, beach, in-laws.
Towing!
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@machpants said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 said in Electric Vehicles:
@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
So I pushed back against my luddite tendencies but couldn’t go the pure EV route. I got a PHEV hybrid that will do my commute for a couple of days on a charge (76km electric only range) so on a normal week I should use zero petrol. It’s a start I guess.
What flavor? We were looking at a Mitsubishi Outlander, and still might go down that route, but we are waiting to see the new model.
I thought the Outlander PHEV only did about 40km pure electric?
Probably would be enough for most of my regular trips but 76km sounds better.
Yeah, I think that's about right - we'd almost never need to use fuel for our daily driving here but would have it for trips to the snow, beach, in-laws.
Towing!
1500kg braked towing limit I think, but we aren't caravaners.
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@machpants said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 me neither, but being able to chuck a trailer on is bloody useful
Yeah, that's a good point. We weren't in love with the finish of the one we looked at - but they didn't have all of the different trim levels there, so we're waiting for the new one to come out and then we'll see. It'll be interesting to see if they continue these:
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@gt12 said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
So I pushed back against my luddite tendencies but couldn’t go the pure EV route. I got a PHEV hybrid that will do my commute for a couple of days on a charge (76km electric only range) so on a normal week I should use zero petrol. It’s a start I guess.
What flavor? We were looking at a Mitsubishi Outlander, and still might go down that route, but we are waiting to see the new model.
BMW X5. It has amazing comedy tyres, 315 21s. Basically Sideshow Bob’s shoes.
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@jc check out fucking moneybags over here
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@mariner4life I won’t be moneybags if I have to replace those tyres…
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@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@mariner4life I won’t be moneybags if I have to replace those tyres…
put heaps of diesel down before you do burnouts
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@mariner4life said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@mariner4life I won’t be moneybags if I have to replace those tyres…
put heaps of diesel down before you do burnouts
You reckon there would be a market for a Youtube channel for old men doing donuts in 2.5 tonne hybrid SUVs? Might be a bit too niche.
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@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@mariner4life said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@mariner4life I won’t be moneybags if I have to replace those tyres…
put heaps of diesel down before you do burnouts
You reckon there would be a market for a Youtube channel for old men doing donuts in 2.5 tonne hybrid SUVs? Might be a bit too niche.
for the internet? You're kidding right?
You have just described a bunch of sickos ultimate wank bank
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@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 The silence when they are in electric mode is pretty impressive to be honest. I might even be able to turn down the stereo. Although I probably won’t.
The difference between the Outlander and the PHEV X3 isn't as much as I thought. If they bring out an X1 we'd definitely be potential buyers (I prefer the X3, my wife wants the smaller X1).
