When are you going fully electric?

dlockers said:
Yeah it's really left a soul taste in my mouth about him too. He was like a "designer" Clarkson; but he's turning into an absolute clown with each and every EV review he does. He seems to be getting a pretty large JLR stipend as well, making him completely untrustworthy/non-independent on anything he says.


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Update on my EV search - the Model Y is current favourite; but I am battling the maths below:


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The Cost column is relative to the Peugeot (568/mo). I need something that fits on my slightly constrained drive - right now I can orientate the Pug so I can get my E43 off of it quite easily. I was VERY tempted by the Model Y, but given it exceeds £40k and is quite a bit more expensive (£2k/year) I am thinking very hard with brain vs. heart (quite like the idea of a Tesla for a minute or two).

Looks like the Renault Scenic could be the best value and size.

My Pug isn't due till July but I understand the Lux tax goes on for cars registered past April --- this means for the Tesla I'd be inclined to pay an early redemption fee equal to like £800. For the Scenic, subject to price increasing, I could let the Pug wash out. I'm well in on mileage although I have some damage to repair.

I think the MG4 is an impossible prospect to overlook if you are looking for a hatch. It is insane value for money -- I am trying to find a car that works as a main family car though; so the E43 just becomes exclusive to work trips where I can get 45p/mile. This is what made the Model Y really compelling - but the £2k extra cost would become £2k+£800 or £2k+£380x3.
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I've got an ID.5, and it's an awful car. It went to the dealer for a three-day software update. The infotainment system crashes randomly, and occasionally, the rear camera decides not to work. Plus it only gets about 200 miles on its 77kwh battery without me thrashing it.

I can't imagine the ID.4 you're looking at will be any better.
 
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SexyGreyFox said:
My wife thought the ID4 was massive compared to the MG4, the ID7 looks huge.
She sat in the ID4 and didn't feel right.
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Yeah MG4 is absolute favourite for her independence; even the MG4 isn't "small" though is it? It's only a bit shorter than the Pug.

An old 205 or a Saxo would have been perfect for her tbh :cry:
 
less the scenic - the megane e-tech has got the android automotive (none of this proprietary junk) reviews well, saloon profile, with low profile/blade batteries ... and has lower depreciation than most because unfortunately everyone knows that ... so 30% more on 2nd hand market. ... several hundred k's less than id3 too.
 
MrRockliffe said:
I think the ID 7 is about 10-15cm longer than an E class, but it seemingly has a short bonnet too.


Best way to tell is that when looking at an ID 7, the 19 inch alloys look dwarfed by the amount of material around them. The E class, not so much.



ID 7 is very bus like and feels massive on the road.
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dlockers said:
Yeah I'd have no problems - I just didn't find it a small snug car like you said. It felt massive compared to the E43. The reason it is a non starter for my new use case is it's just too big for my wife.
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Just checked the stats and 4949mm vs 4961mm

Must just be in the proportions
 
dlockers said:
Yeah MG4 is absolute favourite for her independence; even the MG4 isn't "small" though is it? It's only a bit shorter than the Pug.

An old 205 or a Saxo would have been perfect for her tbh :cry:
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Her number one tick box was being able to get in it and you can raise the seat really high so she hasn't got to get too low.
A couple of the other cars also had high seats but didn't tick other boxes eg 360 camera was a must and a largish boot for my band gear.
 
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