Electric Vehicles
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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).
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@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
BMW X5. It has amazing comedy tyres, 315 21s. Basically Sideshow Bob’s shoes.
Hey @gt12 remember how I said@nta said in Electric Vehicles:
76km sounds better.
Yeah, forget that...
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@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 An X3 is a much nicer place to be than an X1. Mrs gt probably won't even notice the difference in width and length but it's a much more solid car.
In my experience they always notice the extra length and width
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@crucial said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 An X3 is a much nicer place to be than an X1. Mrs gt probably won't even notice the difference in width and length but it's a much more solid car.
In my experience they always notice the extra length and width
You mean they come home spoilt?
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@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@crucial said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 An X3 is a much nicer place to be than an X1. Mrs gt probably won't even notice the difference in width and length but it's a much more solid car.
In my experience they always notice the extra length and width
You mean they come home spoilt?
I was waiting for that.
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@crucial said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@crucial said in Electric Vehicles:
@jc said in Electric Vehicles:
@gt12 An X3 is a much nicer place to be than an X1. Mrs gt probably won't even notice the difference in width and length but it's a much more solid car.
In my experience they always notice the extra length and width
You mean they come home spoilt?
I was waiting for that.
So was she.
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So, my work has just introduced an electric car leasing scheme. These sort of things come up often, but this one has really piqued my interest. Basically the benefit in kind Tax is only 1% this year, rising to 2%. What this means is that you can avoid paying tax on what you spend on your car. So for example if you earn 1k p/month and pay 40% tax .. you earn 600 a month. But if you lease a car at 100 p/month, you'll only pay 1% on that. Thus, your tax requirement changes to 900 @ 40% + 100 @ 1% ... so 539 take home with a car thrown in. I.e - you pay 61 a month for a 100/month car. Brilliant.
Now here is the kicker. The lease deals offering include insurance, warrant, all registrations/on road, servicing & next set of tyres/brakes if required in the 4 year lease period.
I'm trying to figure out the catch as it's an absolute steal in my view. I've been browsing what's available, and with the exception of the Taycan, everything seems to be there. You can even go on a waiting list for he BMW iX which won't be around for a few months yet. But I could get a well spec'd Q4 or E-Tron now for around 450 p/month.
There must be a catch here which I'm missing as this is simply too good to be true. I'm a BMW driver through and through, but that Q4 deal is just too tempting, so I'm doing a test drive next week ...
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I've looked seriously at EV's & PHEV's in the last few months and have decided to wait for couple of years to make the switch so am buying a stop-gap car in the meantime. The EV's I've driven were great, but even though the range is more than acceptable, I'm not convinced by the charging infrastructure is there just yet. Most of the PHEV's I drove either lacked space, were too big or just didn't appeal.
Had an interesting talk with a dealer in West Cornwall who told me the worry for many of his customers was towing trailers or caravans and the big hit on range. A lot of people buying electric cars are using then as a second car for local driving and keeping their petrol/diesel cars for grunt work and long distance stuff.
I genuinely like the idea of going green and love the way EV's drive, but the options aren't really out there yet for me. Maybe in a year or two they will be.
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@victor-meldrew I'd happily buy a PHEV, but the tax breaks aren't there for them.
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@majorrage Tax isn't an issue for us, more practicality. Ideally we need a 4x4 which isn't too big due to the roads we use. Nothing in the PHEV market which really fits our needs. The Subaru Forrester PHEV would be pretty ideal but its electric range is too small.
Sense the manufacturers are making a direct switch to EV's and there won't be many PHEV's which meet our needs. Think we'll have a reasonable choice and sensible charging infrastructure in a couple of years time. Might combine that with solar power on the house.
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@victor-meldrew doesn’t solar power work off sunshine?
