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Nomme de Plum said:
Lotobear said:
Nomme de Plum said:
cerb4.5lee said:
Folk always seem to get upset when anyone says that about EVs. However for me...there definitely is some truth in it though. All my petrolhead mates perceive an EV as a bland thing for example.
I say it many times, but I also think that your age determines whether you think EVs are dull/bland or not as well. It certainly plays a part in it for me anyway.
I grew up lusting after the Lambo Countach/Magnums Ferrari 308 etc, whereas I'd imagine that the kids of today lust after a Tesla or a Taycan etc in comparison though. Times have just changed I reckon, and not necessarily for the better either.
My experience of kids of today do not lust after cars at all. That time has gone. I'm sure there will still be a few but there are far too many other distractions and hobbies/sports to take their interest, other than this i don't really see an age connection. I say it many times, but I also think that your age determines whether you think EVs are dull/bland or not as well. It certainly plays a part in it for me anyway.
I grew up lusting after the Lambo Countach/Magnums Ferrari 308 etc, whereas I'd imagine that the kids of today lust after a Tesla or a Taycan etc in comparison though. Times have just changed I reckon, and not necessarily for the better either.
cerb4.5lee said:
DMZ said:
I’m maybe going mostly by the Autocar review but it’s a bit meh which surprises me. Bland to look at and bland to drive… a winning formula perhaps. I think I would struggle to pay a premium for it tbh.
Folk always seem to get upset when anyone says that about EVs. However for me...there definitely is some truth in it though. All my petrolhead mates perceive an EV as a bland thing for example. I say it many times, but I also think that your age determines whether you think EVs are dull/bland or not as well. It certainly plays a part in it for me anyway.
I grew up lusting after the Lambo Countach/Magnums Ferrari 308 etc, whereas I'd imagine that the kids of today lust after a Tesla or a Taycan etc in comparison though. Times have just changed I reckon, and not necessarily for the better either.
Lotobear said:
My son actually has a flat on Newcastle quayside (and has not long been back from a trip to Nepal, and more recently Budapest) so it not an either or choice. Keen mountain biker too - we live near the Lakes so the opportunity presents itself for some wonderful recreational pursuits - no sailing yet though
You're in a good place if you like the North. I'm a soft Southerner that needs loads of sunshine. He's done well to raise the deposit at such a young age. It doesn't change the need that for day to day transport an EV makes more sense for the vast majority of people and if the uptake is as planned there is less likelihood that the government will force people out of fun, ICEs.
The vehement anti EV folk remind me of the cat we had as a kid, Barney.
Money didn’t grow on trees and my mum treated him to a new bed as his was manky, so very manky.
She spent like £20 on this fancy new bed but Barney spurned it, wouldn’t go in it, my mum was really disappointed as this bed looked so cosy, it had a roof over him, fur lined and had a nice pattern all over it of fish and stuff and had spent £20 on it, back in like 1986 was a lot of money.
Anyway, the old bed was left as otherwise he slept on the floor if it was taken away, studiously avoiding the new bed.
My mum made a point of leaving it there, it was there month in month out, we thought it would be there until the day he took his final trip to the vets.
But, one day, my mum went in the kitchen and there he was, sat looking very happy in his new bed, the old one was left for a bit but he didn’t bother with it again and it got binned, what was left of it.
“Thats you that is”
Money didn’t grow on trees and my mum treated him to a new bed as his was manky, so very manky.
She spent like £20 on this fancy new bed but Barney spurned it, wouldn’t go in it, my mum was really disappointed as this bed looked so cosy, it had a roof over him, fur lined and had a nice pattern all over it of fish and stuff and had spent £20 on it, back in like 1986 was a lot of money.
Anyway, the old bed was left as otherwise he slept on the floor if it was taken away, studiously avoiding the new bed.
My mum made a point of leaving it there, it was there month in month out, we thought it would be there until the day he took his final trip to the vets.
But, one day, my mum went in the kitchen and there he was, sat looking very happy in his new bed, the old one was left for a bit but he didn’t bother with it again and it got binned, what was left of it.
“Thats you that is”
J4CKO said:
The vehement anti EV folk remind me of the cat we had as a kid, Barney.
Money didn’t grow on trees and my mum treated him to a new bed as his was manky, so very manky.
She spent like £20 on this fancy new bed but Barney spurned it, wouldn’t go in it, my mum was really disappointed as this bed looked so cosy, it had a roof over him, fur lined and had a nice pattern all over it of fish and stuff and had spent £20 on it, back in like 1986 was a lot of money.
Anyway, the old bed was left as otherwise he slept on the floor if it was taken away, studiously avoiding the new bed.
My mum made a point of leaving it there, it was there month in month out, we thought it would be there until the day he took his final trip to the vets.
But, one day, my mum went in the kitchen and there he was, sat looking very happy in his new bed, the old one was left for a bit but he didn’t bother with it again and it got binned, what was left of it.
“Thats you that is”
https://www.instagram.com/cruizerstylin/reel/C26u2...Money didn’t grow on trees and my mum treated him to a new bed as his was manky, so very manky.
She spent like £20 on this fancy new bed but Barney spurned it, wouldn’t go in it, my mum was really disappointed as this bed looked so cosy, it had a roof over him, fur lined and had a nice pattern all over it of fish and stuff and had spent £20 on it, back in like 1986 was a lot of money.
Anyway, the old bed was left as otherwise he slept on the floor if it was taken away, studiously avoiding the new bed.
My mum made a point of leaving it there, it was there month in month out, we thought it would be there until the day he took his final trip to the vets.
But, one day, my mum went in the kitchen and there he was, sat looking very happy in his new bed, the old one was left for a bit but he didn’t bother with it again and it got binned, what was left of it.
“Thats you that is”
keep your new bed.
stimshady said:
J4CKO said:
The vehement anti EV folk remind me of the cat we had as a kid, Barney.
Money didn’t grow on trees and my mum treated him to a new bed as his was manky, so very manky.
She spent like £20 on this fancy new bed but Barney spurned it, wouldn’t go in it, my mum was really disappointed as this bed looked so cosy, it had a roof over him, fur lined and had a nice pattern all over it of fish and stuff and had spent £20 on it, back in like 1986 was a lot of money.
Anyway, the old bed was left as otherwise he slept on the floor if it was taken away, studiously avoiding the new bed.
My mum made a point of leaving it there, it was there month in month out, we thought it would be there until the day he took his final trip to the vets.
But, one day, my mum went in the kitchen and there he was, sat looking very happy in his new bed, the old one was left for a bit but he didn’t bother with it again and it got binned, what was left of it.
“Thats you that is”
https://www.instagram.com/cruizerstylin/reel/C26u2...Money didn’t grow on trees and my mum treated him to a new bed as his was manky, so very manky.
She spent like £20 on this fancy new bed but Barney spurned it, wouldn’t go in it, my mum was really disappointed as this bed looked so cosy, it had a roof over him, fur lined and had a nice pattern all over it of fish and stuff and had spent £20 on it, back in like 1986 was a lot of money.
Anyway, the old bed was left as otherwise he slept on the floor if it was taken away, studiously avoiding the new bed.
My mum made a point of leaving it there, it was there month in month out, we thought it would be there until the day he took his final trip to the vets.
But, one day, my mum went in the kitchen and there he was, sat looking very happy in his new bed, the old one was left for a bit but he didn’t bother with it again and it got binned, what was left of it.
“Thats you that is”
keep your new bed.
Nomme de Plum said:
Not necessarily, particularly if he is over 50.
Some people have closed mind and won't be persuaded. In the scheme of things they become an irrelevance.
i think i'd be questioning why have you been persuaded if I were you... what with the pathetic infrastructure, huge queues to find expensive electricity, questionable environmental processes to find the minerals like cobalt, unknown future of recycling, variable mileage in the cold, dismal residual values, fires that cannot really be put out, insanely expensive battery replacements, battery degradation over time (dependent on various factors such as fast charge and heat of environment), the fact the electricity has to be generated from somewhere (and don't tell me wind turbines will power the country AND all our cars) and to cap it all off - turbo badges when there are no turbos... the list goes on. Oh, and they sound rubbish. Soul-less iPads on wheels. Some people have closed mind and won't be persuaded. In the scheme of things they become an irrelevance.
(and no i'm not 50, not for a while yet anyway).
stimshady said:
Really liked this CG2020UK said:
stimshady said:
Really liked this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLxPAwIeL0w
CG2020UK said:
stimshady said:
Really liked this Nomme de Plum said:
It is not aimed at or bought by people who are car enthusiasts or track gurus. Many will ferry the leg less wonders to school and never leave a made up road.
Hopefully the inevitable (and my preference) GTS version or even T will resolve that. Edited by as7920 on Tuesday 23 April 20:44
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