EV general discussion

[Simon]

In a society where everyone's up to their eyeballs in debt and living month to month paying off bills, stuff like this goes a long way. Granted it's not for everyone, but for many people, this is cheap motoring, with warranty, for buttons. Dunno why anyone would have a problem with it tbh.

It’s still nine thousand pounds. People who ‘should’ buy this are in £500 bangers. Tbh it’s not even that cheap as it’s worth nothing after you finished with it. So it’s a bit odd. I guess it’s on a fire sale for a reason

My first cupra was £9k for 3 years. But that included everything. This is a massive wedge for a tiny car that is horrifically slow and limited range. Just to ‘save money’

 

[tamzzy]

https://www.euroncap.com/assessments/dacia/spring/0910/

Literally a bomb on wheels

 

[Diddums]

My first cupra was £9k for 3 years.

Perhaps, but after that you handed it back and that was that.

 

[Simon]

Perhaps, but after that you handed it back and that was that.

Indeed. How much is that Dacia worth after 3yrs. How much was insurance, service, VED tyres etc. just seems like it doesn’t actually save any money in the bigger picture for the compromises it makes

 

[Simon]

Literally a bomb on wheels

If you see one in the flesh you can see why. It’s a very small car and appears to be build on a mega budget. Would rather walk than drive that. Can’t understand why £9k to buy one new is sensible use of money

 

[tamzzy]

Can’t understand why £9k to buy one new is sensible use of money

For £9k-ish a used id3 or along that ilk would be a much better buy.

 

[snips86x]

We test drove our first EV today, now considering replacing our 2.2 SMAX Titanium X with something more economical. The first we tested was a runaround for the wife, Citroen E-C3. Really impressive little motor. Road noise has been well dampened, handles well and very smooth driving experience. Bit odd to have so much resistance when you stop accelerating, not something you get with traditional vehicles, was the oddest experience but I guess something you'd get used too.

Tomorrow we're testing a Jaecoo 5. Looking forward to trying this one out. Given the discounts through salary sacrifice and the saving made from fuel and maintenance by switching, seems like a good time to give one a go.

 

[Simon]

For £9k-ish a used id3 or along that ilk would be a much better buy.

Exactly. If a friend had £9k to spend there’s better places for their money

 

[Penfold101]

Bit odd to have so much resistance when you stop accelerating, not something you get with traditional vehicles, was the oddest experience but I guess something you'd get used too.

If you mean regenerative braking to make one-pedal driving, then you should be able to turn that off so the it just coasts when you take your foot off the accelerator and feels like a normal car.