So I'm thinking of buying a Twizy

[K2MDL]

Wot a damn good idea! The first (and last) Twizy Range Extender!

[Bowside]

nightSpirit said:

K2MDL said:

I'm in Virginia Water so could get to Effingham I guess but probably need a recharge to get back! Me thinks this needs some extra special route planning before departure!

Well anyone is welcome to charge here or maybe we just plot a route no more than 15 miles from base?

And I'm Farnham - mid point of that triangle is SE of Woking somewhere - risky for me without a recharge in cold weather, but the Victoria Road car park in Woking is saying that it has 2 x 3 pin plug bays.

[nightSpirit]

Well I regularly drive the Twiglet into Woking to park near the station so I'm game...

[erics]

I thought about a twizy and ended up buying a piaggio mp3 500 sport......

Can use the bus lanes in London, no congestion charge.

[Bowside]

nightSpirit said:

Well I regularly drive the Twiglet into Woking to park near the station so I'm game...

Any chance you could check out the car park there for recharging options? Unless there is a friendly pub around Brookwood somewhere that we could use

[Bowside]

erics said:

I thought about a twizy and ended up buying a piaggio mp3 500 sport......

Can use the bus lanes in London, no congestion charge.

I looked at those, but more expensive than my Twizy and if get very wet in my suit going to the station in the rain - not to mention helmet hair !!

[Frimley111R]

nightSpirit said:

Well anyone is welcome to charge here or maybe we just plot a route no more than 15 miles from base?

Twizy hoon?

[nightSpirit]

After 3 months laid up, I took the Twiglet out last night to do some shopping with my youngest....forgot just how silly it is. Madder than a sack of squirrels

[Frimley111R]

nightSpirit said:

After 3 months laid up, I took the Twiglet out last night to do some shopping with my youngest....forgot just how silly it is. Madder than a sack of squirrels

And colder than a barrel of penguins?

[nightSpirit]

Frimley111R said:

And colder than a barrel of penguins?

Dead penguins yes...

[subevo]

I'm paying £30/ month battery rental and £170 ins with admiral.drove to work yesterday -3 degrees and I wasn't cold with my hat and gloves on .just charged it up for free today with my 4 kW solar panels.

I've got an Audi A5 3.0tdi with heated seats and still chose the twizy to drive 9 miles to work I love it that much.

[Bowside]

Good effort - I agree it's not that cold in it.

I'm curious how you got 30 quid a month for the battery, Renault refused anything under 45 for my even though I only wanted 1000 miles a year

[DonkeyApple]

I do keep seeing these in Town and finding myself envious. They do look a hoot for the commute. Sadly, I don't think I can justify actually having one because I am actually really enjoying not driving in Town.

But one thought that I did have: what happens when you move house out to the sticks? Do you take two days to move the car, low load it or FEDEX it?

[oldcynic]

DonkeyApple said:

But one thought that I did have: what happens when you move house out to the sticks? Do you take two days to move the car, low load it or FEDEX it?

Bung it in the removals van with the rest of your stuff?

[subevo]

£30 for 1500 miles/ year for a 3 year contract.I think you can phone Renault finance and ask to pay less.in my case if it's a change of owner you can specify how much you pay as the buyer.the guy I bought it off was paying £45/month..get wife to say she's the new owner and fill in relevant forms might work.also there is a way around the 1500 miles if needed and still pay £30.

[nightSpirit]

Afternoon guys,

So the time has come after just 9 ish months to sell the Twizy. Selling it for no other reason than I bought it to commute and now I don't need to. It's a waste to keep it for a blast every now and again (and it's not really that sort of car).

Loved owning it, totally unique experience. If you know of anyone interested...let me know

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/r...

[Max M4X WW]

Sad times..

nightSpirit said:

It's a waste to keep it for a blast every now and again (and it's not really that sort of car).

Am I totally weird that this is the only reason I want one? I wouldn't have it long I don't think but just feel I need to do it one summer. Also, if my CL500 goes wrong in a big way it will be a cheap car to have for a while! If the wife got a job that was 10 miles or so away then she could use it but currently her commute is 20 miles each way on a dual carriageway - not happening!

[nightSpirit]

Not sad times really, just not much point me having almost 4 grand sat on the floor doing very little

I'm used to having track cars as a weekend blast option and the C63 keeps me pretty busy.