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blun said:
Please don’t tell me that was “the macmaster”..? though he is quite smart.

He bought a Taycan on PCP and has paid for it by making EV-hate videos about it (e.g purposely stops at locations with only 2 chargers then does a 15min video about how there’s no charging infrastructure).

So he gets to drive one of the best you can get whilst making money out of playing to people’s fears.

Taycan depreciation is similar to any large >£100k luxury car - who’s brave enough to own one out of warranty (not specifically because it’s an EV, but because it’s a Porsche!)
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That sounds like him,
 
blun said:
The other part of me thinks everything possible should be done to save the European and Japanese car industries.
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Like massive tariffs on Chinese cars...

The wheels are in motion but it's a tricky line to tread when some of the western brands you are trying to save sell a third of their cars in China.
 
old gamer said:
Shocked at the depreciation on some ev cars, just watched a video on YouTube, a guy had a porsche he paid 120k for and on trade in at a porsche dealer he was told the value was 40k but they weren't even interested in taking it
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Ah.. the ****master. Makes up lies about anything and everything for a click, sad, sad man. I wonder what life is life to be that utterly pathetic.
 
lordrobs said:
Like massive tariffs on Chinese cars...

The wheels are in motion but it's a tricky line to tread when some of the western brands you are trying to save sell a third of their cars in China.
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Definitely not massive tariffs otherwise we’ll just be stuck with the same situation we have now with incumbent manufacturers delaying the transition even longer.

Just something to level the playing field so that incumbents have a chance to sell EVs at competitive prices alongside Chinese offerings also at competitive prices (including tariff)
 
Journey said:
Ah.. the ****master. Makes up lies about anything and everything for a click, sad, sad man. I wonder what life is life to be that utterly pathetic.
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I can see him joining 30p Lee at Reform, spouting the same tinfoil nonsense and definitely has the same following.
 
A not insignificant number of 'Western' cars are also made in China now and imported into Europe alongside a whack ton a parts which are used in cars assembled in Europe.

Lets not forget, there are already some tariffs on made cars made in China coming into the UK (10%) and there has been for a long time, shipping fully manufactured cars from half way around the world isn't cheap either.
 
well I had to resign myself to a weight increase from a 1300KG estate to a 1500KG estate with the newer audi
... funny that I can extrapolate what a 2000KG ev will feel like on the road/curve.
but everyone has to make compromises, savings on reliability/VED/insurance salve the cognitive dissonance.

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2. : a remedial or soothing influence or agency. a salve to their hurt feelings.
 
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Not sure what any of that means.

Weren’t you looking at id3 anyway ? Without even driving one
 
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jpaul said:
well I had to resign myself to a weight increase from a 1300KG estate to a 1500KG estate with the newer audi
... funny that I can extrapolate what a 2000KG ev will feel like on the road/curve.
but everyone has to make compromises, savings on reliability/VED/insurance salve the cognitive dissonance.

e: salve
2. : a remedial or soothing influence or agency. a salve to their hurt feelings.
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Afraid to say you probably ain’t good enough driver to tell. Did you know an EV has exactly the same hardware and tune as a 1300kg ICE… oh wait. It doesn’t.

The only thing that feels heavy around here is the overwhelming level of self importance you put on “your”posts when I’ve seen your average cow regulate less…there I’ve grassed you up.

The attributes of my 2300kg ipace exceed every one of those of my 835 kg honda. So kid, wind it in, you doing nothing but vaporise the credibility of your posts. I’ll give £50 to anyone who says they have watched the last 10 videos you have linked to.

Google is not knowledge.
 
jpaul said:
well I had to resign myself to a weight increase from a 1300KG estate to a 1500KG estate with the newer audi
... funny that I can extrapolate what a 2000KG ev will feel like on the road/curve.
but everyone has to make compromises, savings on reliability/VED/insurance salve the cognitive dissonance.

e: salve
2. : a remedial or soothing influence or agency. a salve to their hurt feelings.
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Indeed a 2100kg ipace will blow your mind
 
jpaul said:
whoosh - you post (your?) video of an inoiq5n noise under a user name vtec - which are reputed for nice power delivery and noise
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You found a reply on Google for this one or have we syntax error 404’d the bot? @jpaul please make like Skynet and become self aware.
 
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Cleevly (J&K) just had 152,000 mile MoT on one of their MG5's no real issues, and shows why they are becoming so popular with taxi drivers etc. It is also little wonder that the prices have increased from earlier in the year.

 
I have had the pleasure of driving a few EVs now and personally I am ready to own one. Seriously thinking my next car depending on finances will be a EV, will be a used one as still can’t afford a brand new one.
 
inflames said:
I have had the pleasure of driving a few EVs now and personally I am ready to own one. Seriously thinking my next car depending on finances will be a EV, will be a used one as still can’t afford a brand new one.
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You'd be mental to 'buy' new, if you want new go PCH lease, or shop the deal not the car. :)
 
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