RE: Driven: Renault Twizy

[Stew2000]

I'd rather buy an old Isetta.

[Meoricin]

Mellow7 said:

Chris,

I'm interested that you live the other side of the Severn Bridge. I've been doing Miskin to Bristol and back for 7 years now and it's starting to hurt. I have a lease Scirocco GT TDi and also cover Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire, so doing I'm nudging 3,000 miles/month (plus that bridge toll). £30 in fuel used to last all week but now I'm lucky if it covers half that.

Personally, I'm keeping an eye on where the prices/lease costs go on Ampera's & Volt's and similar cars as I see these type's of EV's with range extenders being the answer for commuters like me, and would slash my own fuel costs by at lease £250k/month.

The costs are so high I'm getting less interested in what the car looks like/drives like over the potential savings...

Greg

What on earth do you drive, a 747?

[Buffalo Girls]

beeblebrox said:

Would that thing even be allowed on the motorways in this country?

Yes

[XitUp]

Stew2000 said:

I'd rather buy an old Isetta.

I wonder how much it would cost to make an electric one...

Buffalo Girls said:

beeblebrox said:

Would that thing even be allowed on the motorways in this country?

Yes

Really?

[filski666]

looks like the Sinclair C5 Monster Truck they made on Gadget Geeks

[Riggers]

article said:

unless you're an 18-year-old on holiday

I remember being an 18-year-old on holiday in Ibiza. I managed to not fall off the scooters we hired, but two of my friends weren't so lucky.

Upon collecting them, one promptly revved off, came to a corner and entirely failed to close the throttle, thereby sliding gracelessly into a shop selling postcards. The other one simply forgot to put his feet down the first time he came to a stop and just toppled over onto the floor.

If the Twizy can stop tools like that from hurting themselves, it can surely only be a good thing. Although had they been in Twizys it would have deprived me of a bloody good laugh.

[LuS1fer]

I like it...but not at £7400....and I have no use for it unless it can carry 4 as a "Twizy-train"

[300bhp/ton]

Umm so do they get you to test it somewhere cold, wet and windy out. You know sort of real life for a lot of people. Or do they pick somewhere hot, warm and sunny....

Pointless car and a waste of money, resources and time really.

[900T-R]

Well, it's not like car manufacturers ever launched a car in a location expressly chosen to play at their product's strengths and make its limitations seem non-existent before...

[mr_spock]

XitUp said:

diluculophile said:

I'd rather buy a bicycle. I'd get where I was going nearly as quick, and I'd get some exercise whilst at it.
It does look a bit like a mobility scooter. I guess it is.

If it had windows it would be a lot more useful.
An electric bike would do the job for a lot less money. Although they are limited to 15mph.

If it had windows and was under £5k I think it would do quite well.

You mean if it was a G-Whiz? Also a quadracycle, 4 seats (ish), weather protection etc.

And you'd look like Mr Incredible:

[XitUp]

Nah, this looks cooler than a G-Wiz. Plus the G-Wiz costs a lot more.

[Neezer]

Seems pointless. You can buy a 125 motorbike (or scooter for that matter if you want some storage or more pracicality) and still get 2 seats, 120mpg, £15 a year road tax, £120 a year insurance.. All for £3-4k to buy, at the most. Not to mention faster as well and around a 200 mile range and easier to get more fuel.... etc etc..

[Mellow7]

Meoricin said:

What on earth do you drive, a 747?

Given that I average 700 - 800 miles a week (sometimes even 1300!) my monthly commuting costs INCLUDING £6/day bridge toll is around £400 - 420/month. I'm averaging 47.6 mpg over 30k miles @ 114 mile round trip minimum/day.

So yes, I spend a lot of money on fuel!

[XitUp]

Neezer said:

Seems pointless. You can buy a 125 motorbike (or scooter for that matter if you want some storage or more pracicality) and still get 2 seats, 120mpg, £15 a year road tax, £120 a year insurance.. All for £3-4k to buy, at the most. Not to mention faster as well and around a 200 mile range and easier to get more fuel.... etc etc..

Not everyone has a motorbike licence.
Not everyone is comfortable riding a motorbike.

[Mellow7]

Meoricin said:

What on earth do you drive, a 747?

Given that I average 700 - 800 miles a week (sometimes even 1300!) my monthly commuting costs INCLUDING £6/day bridge toll is around £400 - 420/month. I'm averaging 47.6 mpg over 30k miles @ 114 mile round trip minimum/day.

So yes, I spend a lot of money on fuel!

[Kong]

300bhp/ton said:

Pointless car and a waste of money, resources and time really.

Unless you own a coat?

This 'car' would suit me perfectly. I have a 5 mile commute (cycle sometimes but i'm quite lazy) with a maximum speed limit of 40mph but quite a bit of stop start. Compared to driving my 3.0 six cylinder petrol:

- It would save me about £50 a month in petrol
- Easily do my daily driving, shopping run, commute on one nights charge.
- No tax
- Cheap insurance (one would think)
- Decent residuals, the green cars always have.

Fantastic car IMO

[Chrisw666]

I've really been taken by the concept of the Twizy since I first saw it. The big thing putting me off is the price.

It would fit in for me as a daily driver 90% of the time if I had a regular car at home for the other 10%. My commute is short enough to walk or cycle but I need to pop out and about (mainly in town) and short notice, often to 2 or 3 meetings with tight times between them.

The Twizy would provide enough weather protection, would mean I didn't turn up at places sweaty from cycling and would send a nice eco-image to customers.

[Stew2000]

Kong said:

Unless you own a coat?

This 'car' would suit me perfectly. I have a 5 mile commute (cycle sometimes but i'm quite lazy) with a maximum speed limit of 40mph but quite a bit of stop start. Compared to driving my 3.0 six cylinder petrol:

- It would save me about £50 a month in petrol
- Easily do my daily driving, shopping run, commute on one nights charge.
- No tax
- Cheap insurance (one would think)
- Decent residuals, the green cars always have.

Fantastic car IMO

So you're one in how many people?

[XitUp]

They would suit a huge number of people as a daily driver if it wasn't for the price and lack of windows.

[Dave Hedgehog]

this thing is not for me ...

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Tuesday 3rd April 06:54