Show Us Your Motors!

tom_nieto · 5 Mar 2025 at 11:01

I’ve always really liked the Honda E. Would be a perfect city runaround to replace the Fiat 500 if we ever decide to do that.

Firegod · 5 Mar 2025 at 15:00

Obsessed with the purple. Managed to wash it today. :cool:

Will stop posting now. :cry:

Akagi · 5 Mar 2025 at 15:56

Peoples critical thoughts on the design are well documented of course, and personally I think it looks alright, especially in that colour!

But...

That M badge placement... Why...

kinger8938 · 5 Mar 2025 at 17:22

Brok said:
Reposting from the Emira thread, here's my new toy. I'll get some decent pics of it one day but these will do for now!

That is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations, enjoy the hell out of it!

mjt · 5 Mar 2025 at 17:25

tom_nieto said:
I’ve always really liked the Honda E. Would be a perfect city runaround to replace the Fiat 500 if we ever decide to do that.

BMW i3(S) is excellent as well. The last versions (120Ah) have a bigger battery than the E

Gibbo · 5 Mar 2025 at 17:35

mjt said:
BMW i3(S) is excellent as well. The last versions (120Ah) have a bigger battery than the E

We did have a drive, but the Mrs simply hated it, I thought it was OK, though the tyres are comically skinny.

Simon · 5 Mar 2025 at 17:52

mjt said:
BMW i3(S) is excellent as well. The last versions (120Ah) have a bigger battery than the E

Terrible cars. Just a vessel to move from A to B with zero driving dynamics. Who cares about how big the battery is.

mjt · 5 Mar 2025 at 20:08

Simon said:
Terrible cars. Just a vessel to move from A to B with zero driving dynamics. Who cares about how big the battery is.

Weird comment. Comically skinny tyres and ludicrously hard suspension aside, they're great city/2nd cars. A 25% bigger battery is a huge range increase!
Also carbon core, recycled materials, huge interior space, etc. etc...

Simon · 5 Mar 2025 at 20:12

mjt said:
Weird comment. Comically skinny tyres and ludicrously hard suspension aside, they're great city/2nd cars. A 25% bigger battery is a huge range increase!
Also carbon core, recycled materials, huge interior space, etc. etc...

He’s just driven around Scotland in the Honda E so not sure how city is relevant. Great in city just means terrible elsewhere.

Not sure how recyclable the carbon is either

Gibbo · 5 Mar 2025 at 21:01

mjt said:
Weird comment. Comically skinny tyres and ludicrously hard suspension aside, they're great city/2nd cars. A 25% bigger battery is a huge range increase!
Also carbon core, recycled materials, huge interior space, etc. etc...

Find Honda E far better hence buying it, if I was to rank them out of cars we drove that befits a small city style EV:

1. New Mini JCW SE Sport - 218HP
2. Previous Gen Mini Cooper Level 3
3. Honda E Advance
4. R5 150PS Techno
5. BMW I3S
6. Abarth

Driving dynamics aside the Honda E ingrate as best of bunch and Mrs absolutely loves it I’ve driven it past couple of days and very happy with it. Nice that a little car has so many toys, 360 camera, great sound system, great interior and build quality and been RWD the driving dynamic is OK, just a nice place to be and it’s lack of range is not an issue for us.

novalis · 6 Mar 2025 at 13:23

Not seen such a purple car before... I oddly like it haha

peterattheboro · 7 Mar 2025 at 10:53

Beautiful weather yesterday. Would have been rude not to go for a drive out

Jonnycoupe · 7 Mar 2025 at 10:53

Lovely shots there :cool:

Akagi · 7 Mar 2025 at 14:20

Those look like press shots!

ShiWarrior · 7 Mar 2025 at 17:56

peterattheboro said:
Beautiful weather yesterday. Would have been rude not to go for a drive out

still the best looking hatchback

i nearly bought a clio RS Line the other week, look cool

peterattheboro · 7 Mar 2025 at 18:19

ShiWarrior said:
still the best looking hatchback

i nearly bought a clio RS Line the other week, look cool

Best looking and probably the best steer. Let everyone else buy their Golf Rs and S3s and keep the Renaults a secret

AWPC · 7 Mar 2025 at 19:53

peterattheboro said:
Beautiful weather yesterday. Would have been rude not to go for a drive out

There is another

these amazing cars (king of the hyper hot hatch class!) are so rare you hardly ever see any on the roads! I have done over 62K miles in mine rarely see another anywhere!

Most owners do not drive them much! They are built to be driven a LOT engines are good for 200K miles minimum they have some strong internals from the almighty Nissan GTR (ceramic cylinder bore liners)!!

Keep your fuel tank topped up though most non Phase 2 have fuel pump failure at some time!

peterattheboro · 8 Mar 2025 at 08:13

AWPC said:
There is another these amazing cars (king of the hyper hot hatch class!) are so rare you hardly ever see any on the roads! I have done over 62K miles in mine rarely see another anywhere!

Most owners do not drive them much! They are built to be driven a LOT engines are good for 200K miles minimum they have some strong internals from the almighty Nissan GTR (ceramic cylinder bore liners)!!

Keep your fuel tank topped up though most non Phase 2 have fuel pump failure at some time!

Yeah been told about that already.

Previous owner also swapped out the lithium battery for a regular one.

Gibbo · 8 Mar 2025 at 08:19

Opposite ends of spectrum here:

ChrisD. · 8 Mar 2025 at 09:17

Firegod said:
Obsessed with the purple

Purple cars FTW.