So I'm thinking of buying a Twizy
Discussion
Before you laugh or question my sexuality...there is method to my madness. I will most likely have a 507 soon and it will cost me around £4500 a year in fuel. I work 10 miles from home (the wife works 3 miles away) and a lot of my journeys are short. So I'm thinking of something fun, different and cheap for around 5000 miles a year...which by my man maths means a saving of £650 if you don't include the cost of buying the Twizy (which shouldn't depreciate much). The wife won't let me have a bike and I don't want another full scale car if that makes sense.
Has anyone else done something similar? Am I just going crazy because I sold my last fun car and haven't replaced it yet? A 507hp 6.2ltr v8 and a 17hp 0ltr v0 are poles apart! smile
Has anyone else done something similar? Am I just going crazy because I sold my last fun car and haven't replaced it yet? A 507hp 6.2ltr v8 and a 17hp 0ltr v0 are poles apart! smile
Problem is I don't like the Leaf...or any other EV 'car'. I like the Twizy as it's just silly and fun!
Battery cost looks like £49 a month and insurance £200 annually, I could get one (used is all I'm looking at) for £4000 with doors. Sound sensible/viable? Any horror stories with failure on the Twizy as it's French?
Battery cost looks like £49 a month and insurance £200 annually, I could get one (used is all I'm looking at) for £4000 with doors. Sound sensible/viable? Any horror stories with failure on the Twizy as it's French?
True enough...but I don't want just a tool, I want something that is a little fun at least. Was thinking scooter but wife would never allow it so Twizy is the best thing I can think of. I've done the 3-4 car thing and am going down to 1 car now (well 2 if you consider Twizy). The C63 is my daily driver/fun car 
Well, I paid just shy of 4k for a 2013 car (Urban model) with 5500 on the clock. It still has 24 months of warranty and servicing from Renault. The battery you lease from Renault and I've gone for the £45 option which is the cheapest of the stock options for upto 4,500 miles a year over 36 months.
My car came with the alloys, doors and the custom Renault F1 paint job. It also came with the Elia chip (£400) and the detachable windows (£400) so all in was a decent price...included delivery to Surrey from Southampton also.
It's only day one but my first drive was fun. After 20 miles I've got 50% charge left but I have and will drive the doors off the thing as it's purely for fun and to keep the fuel cost and mileage down on the upcoming C63.
My car came with the alloys, doors and the custom Renault F1 paint job. It also came with the Elia chip (£400) and the detachable windows (£400) so all in was a decent price...included delivery to Surrey from Southampton also.
It's only day one but my first drive was fun. After 20 miles I've got 50% charge left but I have and will drive the doors off the thing as it's purely for fun and to keep the fuel cost and mileage down on the upcoming C63.
Like I say, it's early days and the weather is good right now! I'm in Effingham and yes, happy to take you out for a pint in it
If you think of it as nothing more than cheap/free fun, something that nobody else has and that offers a truly unique take on the commute...it's a bit of a no brainer to me. I worked out that I'm no better or worse off for owning it over the coming 2-3 years, so why wouldn't I?
If you think of it as nothing more than cheap/free fun, something that nobody else has and that offers a truly unique take on the commute...it's a bit of a no brainer to me. I worked out that I'm no better or worse off for owning it over the coming 2-3 years, so why wouldn't I?
Eccentric cool...perfect!
Insurance with LV is 200 a year which is what I seem to pay for anything these days.
The chip is aftermarket and doesn't need to stay plugged in.
Driving it into Guildford this morning with my 6 year old in tow...you wouldn't get this much attention if you drove a pink countach naked.
Insurance with LV is 200 a year which is what I seem to pay for anything these days.
The chip is aftermarket and doesn't need to stay plugged in.
Driving it into Guildford this morning with my 6 year old in tow...you wouldn't get this much attention if you drove a pink countach naked.
Apologies for the fit inducing video quality...too much reflection and vibration for the phone to handle but little video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxw4Nc6vwZc
Gives a good indication of the torque and sound. There's also a ballsy overtake at 3.30 ish. I'll do a few more vids with a better camera/mount soon for comedy value.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxw4Nc6vwZc
Gives a good indication of the torque and sound. There's also a ballsy overtake at 3.30 ish. I'll do a few more vids with a better camera/mount soon for comedy value.
Ok, slightly better video for you...not the most interesting though
https://youtu.be/SHI2fignDew
When the 507 arrives, I'll do a drag race or something.
https://youtu.be/SHI2fignDew
When the 507 arrives, I'll do a drag race or something.
I bought it largely on the colour and yes anything other than soft butter as a road surface is loud
Routine is, check sunny, think of excuse to drive upto 15 miles out, drive car, stick on charge for 3 hours...repeat. It charges quickly enough and can be unplugged at any point. Not got as adventurous as public charging yet. Also noticed lots of grubby hand prints on door tops when I return to it after it being parked up, presume people are just looking in?
Routine is, check sunny, think of excuse to drive upto 15 miles out, drive car, stick on charge for 3 hours...repeat. It charges quickly enough and can be unplugged at any point. Not got as adventurous as public charging yet. Also noticed lots of grubby hand prints on door tops when I return to it after it being parked up, presume people are just looking in?
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