So I'm thinking of buying a Twizy

[nightSpirit]

Mine was just shy of 4k and has 2 years of the Renault warranty and service left. Plans are afoot to stick it in a Transit and drive it round the Ring...

If you get one, come see me and I'll cbip it for you using the Elia

[IN51GHT]

I will buy a Twizy at some point. Very soon there will be sub £2000 ones available.

Warranty not to much of a worry, with the battery lease Renault will replace regardless of vehicle age is there''s a battery issue. The rest of the car is pretty simple.

[nightSpirit]

They are a lot more fun than they should be.

[Soupie69uk]

Just read your thread on the back of the main page article.

That is amazing that they fit in a transit van. The dentist near me has one and he is always smiling!

[nightSpirit]

Still got it and still love it (was in it yesterday). Getting a bit chilly now though!

[benters]

nightSpirit said:

Still got it and still love it (was in it yesterday). Getting a bit chilly now though!

I had a sit in one at the Kop Hill climb as Renault were there with a typical show stand. I had known the doors were optional, but no windows too ! I still like the idea of one, but don't like the idea of getting cold and soaked ! Are windows now a further option or do you get the wife to cling film you in !

[nightSpirit]

I wouldn't get one without doors as st from the road will come into the cabin..especially in the back. Windows you can get either OEM flimsy ones or a company in Holland do polycarb items that look decent.

I have been caught in the rain only once and stayed dry believe it or not. The main problem with the colder weather is your hands! Definitely need gloves in winter.

[BoRED S2upid]

These things look great if get one if I didn't have a long commute to work 27 miles on a charge would be a bit limiting!

[nightSpirit]

You could manage 37 I'd say? Can't you charge it at work? I run an extension lead out into the carpark if I think I'm going to get left short.

[JRM]

Glad to hear you are enjoying it, I've got a short commute that I am buying one for - arrives in 2 weeks and can't wait

[nightSpirit]

JRM said:

Glad to hear you are enjoying it, I've got a short commute that I am buying one for - arrives in 2 weeks and can't wait

Congrats. I haven't used mine in a few weeks due to poor weather and the c63 being too inviting! I'm going to ask Santa for the mud flaps to help with crap on the road.

Let me know how you get on...if you want it chipped give me a shout

[JRM]

nightSpirit said:

Congrats. I haven't used mine in a few weeks due to poor weather and the c63 being too inviting! I'm going to ask Santa for the mud flaps to help with crap on the road.

Let me know how you get on...if you want it chipped give me a shout

I'm leasing it, so chipping it might be a challenge. Good effort on the carbon offsetting by having a C63 to offset the Twizy

[GnuBee]

What are the benefits of chipping the Twizy? Is it a simple case of faster or can it translate to increased range?

[nightSpirit]

The Elia chip is a plug in once and set then remove job...when you want to go back to stock (haha), you just plug it in again and set it to stock...take 2 minutes.

1 press of the accelerator on start is stock

2 press + 10 km/h

3 press + 10 km/h + 13Nm

I have it set to warp factor 3 all the time. It will NOT help battery range though only make the little car more manly.

[BoRED S2upid]

nightSpirit said:

You could manage 37 I'd say? Can't you charge it at work? I run an extension lead out into the carpark if I think I'm going to get left short.

The commute is also on a motorway it's a big no for me at the moment.

[Amateurish]

Any more pictures?

[GnuBee]

nightSpirit said:

The Elia chip is a plug in once and set then remove job...when you want to go back to stock (haha), you just plug it in again and set it to stock...take 2 minutes.

1 press of the accelerator on start is stock

2 press + 10 km/h

3 press + 10 km/h + 13Nm

I have it set to warp factor 3 all the time. It will NOT help battery range though only make the little car more manly.

Thanks!

[nightSpirit]

Few pics next to my carbon offset tool..







Get it on the motorway...you won't be the slowest car on there!

[JRM]

Loving your work - I plan to do something very similiar

[nightSpirit]

Thankyou

Not wanting to hijack my own thread with the german war machine but she's changed a bit since those photos...Twizy came as it is now, liquid yellow and gloss black respray (one of the reasons I wanted it).





















Anyway, back on EV topic