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Mr Gear said:
Horses for courses. If you want an ST get an ST.
If you want something that can achieve slightly better than 12mpg, consider this.
Or a Ka, for 1/4 of the price and most likely a better car in every single way possible, along with some other ways no one has thought of yet.If you want something that can achieve slightly better than 12mpg, consider this.
And how can you drive a 4 wheeler on a motorbike licence?
jon- said:
Mr Gear said:
Horses for courses. If you want an ST get an ST.
If you want something that can achieve slightly better than 12mpg, consider this.
Or a Ka, for 1/4 of the price and most likely a better car in every single way possible, along with some other ways no one has thought of yet.If you want something that can achieve slightly better than 12mpg, consider this.
And how can you drive a 4 wheeler on a motorbike licence?
But they are the only modern cars that you can drive on a motorcycle licence, which for a small number of people (think: old duffers that are not really up to passing a modern car test) they offer a unique prospect: safe local transportation with unbelievably low running costs. With a 500cc diesel engine, you can probably imagine they only need a sniff of fuel to go a long way.
I applaud diversity in the car market. A Focus ST is a Focus ST. It's of no interest whatsoever to someone interested in an Aixam.
Okay - in defense of the Aixiam it does make sense in quite a few ways under some limited conditions.
It is designed as a "City" Car and its classified as a quadricycle.
Depending on the city, it offers quite a few advantages over a "regular" car :
No Need for a full car licence
Free Parking anywhere motorcycles can park.
Some Congestion charges exempt.
Some cities allow motorcycles to park on pavements ( amsterdam for example )
It makes almost no sense in London - you need a full motorcycle license, you need an MOT, and its not exempt from the congestion charge, so its completely pointless.
I have seen a few on my travels to european citys, and I do kind of get why they make sense as a new type of inner city reduced cost motoring.
It is designed as a "City" Car and its classified as a quadricycle.
Depending on the city, it offers quite a few advantages over a "regular" car :
No Need for a full car licence
Free Parking anywhere motorcycles can park.
Some Congestion charges exempt.
Some cities allow motorcycles to park on pavements ( amsterdam for example )
It makes almost no sense in London - you need a full motorcycle license, you need an MOT, and its not exempt from the congestion charge, so its completely pointless.
I have seen a few on my travels to european citys, and I do kind of get why they make sense as a new type of inner city reduced cost motoring.
4mo said:
ExPat2B said:
Free Parking anywhere motorcycles can park.
Maybe so, but I'm sure you would have spend a lot of time and effort disputing the parking tickets you would inevitably get from the local council parking Gestapo. Mr Gear said:
4mo said:
ExPat2B said:
Free Parking anywhere motorcycles can park.
Maybe so, but I'm sure you would have spend a lot of time and effort disputing the parking tickets you would inevitably get from the local council parking Gestapo. 
Edited by jon- on Friday 14th May 16:15
I asw one of these in Dymchurch the other day. What made me laugh is there is a GTR version that upgrades the 15bhp to 20bhp. It does only weigh 380kg though and has bucket seats.
It was quite a novelty to be honest. I think it could be quite good fun trying to get it on 2 wheels in a car park.
It was quite a novelty to be honest. I think it could be quite good fun trying to get it on 2 wheels in a car park.
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