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Much as I like the M135i I could have gone EV for my usage. I'll probably keep it for 12-18 months, see how the market is and look to change at that point. My wife has a 320i for our long-range needs so an EV makes sense for me I think.
I think if your journeys are made up of shorter trips, local commutes and around town then electric is the go to choice these days.
I’m a car enthusiast and I like EVs.
We all like different things, which is cool, just don’t think your own views have to be matched by others… especially when you suffer a little with your car history
Being in a Tesla isnt an event.
Whereas being in a 1997 Nissan Primera is?
If it is this one than yes.
Whereas being in a 1997 Nissan Primera is?
If you're only EV experience is a roller-coaster ride in a Tesla, then you've not even scratched the surface of what an EV can offer.
That's something that normally stops most EV bores in their tracks. EVs are great, sure, but when people try to say they're saving the planet by driving one...And as another poster said, it would be more environmentally friendly if everyone kept what they have now for the foreseeable.
So for clarity, you are still at the point of having not driven one?
I read a post like this 100 years ago.Yawn. I don't need to drive one to know its not for me. Riding in one is enough to give a good idea of the experience.
You probably don't need to stick your wangle in a toaster to know its not for you, yknow? The video you watched was enough.
It all comes down to noise, vibrations, gears, non-linear power delivery. Its half of what I love about driving. Its why I don't understand the craze of EV converting classic cars. You're removing everything which made driving it an experience. I'd rather just not have the car at all.
I read a post like this 100 years ago.
"It all comes down to noise, vibrations, four legs, trotting and a mind of its own. Its half of what I love about horse riding"
Your last point is spot on though. Car ownership is pretty dumb, ignoring all of the emotional reasons set out above in my horse example too. They get old, need to be maintained, they take up a lot of space. The sooner we can "summon" an electronic car from a pool of vehicles parked up in some underground facility I don't have to look at, the better.
For the fringe actors involved like car enthusiasts, most of us drive fairly mundane "performance cars" anyway. The public road isn't the place to be experiencing our driving thrills - so again, summon an electric car to pick you and your mates up and go to a track and drive a pool of proper petrol-head vehicles - yes please.
Truly the most horrible and thoroughly depressing post I've ever read on this sub-forum. Thanks.
You clearly don't like cars, so why do you post in here?
I'm squarely in the middle - for a day-to-day, family-type car EV makes perfect sense. Especially with the plethora of 300+bhp models that are way quicker than you need in this type of car, meaning even in "boring" scenarios they've got plenty of go for fully-laden overtakes etc, and they certainly don't handle like boats VS other saloons due to the low CoG, they're a great drive in a different way.
However, would I buy an EV as a weekend car? Certainly not, nothing I've driven is close to a real petrol car for the "theatre" of the drive. Just like I wouldn't buy a 5 series for a weekend car.