Who will buy an Ora Funky Cat?
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I read this morning that the Ora Funky Cat, from Great Wall Motors, goes on sale today.
It's £32,000, has a 193 mile range, and appears to have three Lookers outlets in the West Midlands as it's dealer network.
It comes in 4 primary school crayon colours, and looks like a very odd mash-up of a K12 Micra and a Leaf.
I'm genuinely thinking, and this is rare I think, for a car launch, that there is no-one for whom this car would make any sense whatsoever.
Would anyone buy it?
It's £32,000, has a 193 mile range, and appears to have three Lookers outlets in the West Midlands as it's dealer network.
It comes in 4 primary school crayon colours, and looks like a very odd mash-up of a K12 Micra and a Leaf.
I'm genuinely thinking, and this is rare I think, for a car launch, that there is no-one for whom this car would make any sense whatsoever.
Would anyone buy it?
bqf said:
I read this morning that the Ora Funky Cat, from Great Wall Motors, goes on sale today.
It's £32,000, has a 193 mile range, and appears to have three Lookers outlets in the West Midlands as it's dealer network.
It comes in 4 primary school crayon colours, and looks like a very odd mash-up of a K12 Micra and a Leaf.
I'm genuinely thinking, and this is rare I think, for a car launch, that there is no-one for whom this car would make any sense whatsoever.
Would anyone buy it?
You probably need to think harder.It's £32,000, has a 193 mile range, and appears to have three Lookers outlets in the West Midlands as it's dealer network.
It comes in 4 primary school crayon colours, and looks like a very odd mash-up of a K12 Micra and a Leaf.
I'm genuinely thinking, and this is rare I think, for a car launch, that there is no-one for whom this car would make any sense whatsoever.
Would anyone buy it?
As it is now I think the MG4 is going to take a lot of sales from it. Other than the looks of the Ora Cat which might bring in a few from Fiat 500 and Mini, the boot is tiny for the size of the car, it's got a smaller battery, less range and less power than the MG4. There's supposed to be a long range and GT version on the way though.
It’s in the same range/price/spec ballpark as the 500e and Mini.
If it feels properly premium (and reviews suggest so) then I can see it doing ok. Some people want something different and it has the advantage of 5 doors for getting kids in and out. The range is fine for most people’s needs, particularly in a 2-car family.
If it feels properly premium (and reviews suggest so) then I can see it doing ok. Some people want something different and it has the advantage of 5 doors for getting kids in and out. The range is fine for most people’s needs, particularly in a 2-car family.
Jader1973 said:
Same people that buy any other wholly Chinese owned brand:
Communists.
Mouth breathing f
kwits with no awareness of what China is doing to western economies.
More Communists.
I can pretty much guarantee someone in your family is happily sitting in the next room ordering some Chinese made Amazon tat they don't actually need.Communists.
Mouth breathing f
kwits with no awareness of what China is doing to western economies.More Communists.
Are they also breathing through their mouth whilst doing this?
GT9 said:
Jader1973 said:
Same people that buy any other wholly Chinese owned brand:
Communists.
Mouth breathing fkwits with no awareness of what China is doing to western economies.
More Communists.
I can pretty much guarantee someone in your family is happily sitting in the next room ordering some Chinese made Amazon tat they don't actually need.Communists.
Mouth breathing f
kwits with no awareness of what China is doing to western economies.More Communists.
Are they also breathing through their mouth whilst doing this?
Its good that some people are aware of the issues around China, but its incredibly difficult to avoid Chinese made/components these days.
At least a Chinese brand doesn't try and pretend its anything else.
Although flicking through this months Whatcar, it gets a pretty terrible review and isn't recommended. 2/5 stars.
https://www.whatcar.com/gwm-ora/ora-funky-cat/hatc...
I know plenty of intelligent people who are perfectly aware of what goes on in China, they might mutter in disapproval but when it comes to it, they don't really care. Look at MG, it sells over double the number of cars than Honda in the UK
raspy said:
Right, nobody is going to buy it because everyone needs at least 500 miles of range from an EV, right? All those people doing 500 mile round trips every day to go to the shops.
193 miles range is plenty for many people.
Nobody will buy it because apparently it's a bit crap. But then again not many people research whether cars are any good or not anyway, so they will buy it if they like the look of it and if it has an affordable monthly payment.193 miles range is plenty for many people.
bqf said:
I read this morning that the Ora Funky Cat, from Great Wall Motors, goes on sale today.
It's £32,000, has a 193 mile range, and appears to have three Lookers outlets in the West Midlands as it's dealer network.
It comes in 4 primary school crayon colours, and looks like a very odd mash-up of a K12 Micra and a Leaf.
I'm genuinely thinking, and this is rare I think, for a car launch, that there is no-one for whom this car would make any sense whatsoever.
Would anyone buy it?
also Wessex Cribbs Causeway ( the Nissan dealer)It's £32,000, has a 193 mile range, and appears to have three Lookers outlets in the West Midlands as it's dealer network.
It comes in 4 primary school crayon colours, and looks like a very odd mash-up of a K12 Micra and a Leaf.
I'm genuinely thinking, and this is rare I think, for a car launch, that there is no-one for whom this car would make any sense whatsoever.
Would anyone buy it?
The Cat cropped up in YouTube videos and the like ages ago, and seemed to get some positive reviews, but one of the car mags reviewed a UK car very recently and didn't rate it at all.
FWIW I think it'll find a fair few people (dare I say probably mostly women) who like the cutesy styling and are not bothered that you can get a better EV for the same money. After all, the Fiat 500 is just a less practical Panda, yet it sells well.
FWIW I think it'll find a fair few people (dare I say probably mostly women) who like the cutesy styling and are not bothered that you can get a better EV for the same money. After all, the Fiat 500 is just a less practical Panda, yet it sells well.
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