Saw a leaf being recovered this morning

[skyrover]

Being loaded onto the back of a low-loader... incidentally from beside the charging point next to my local leisure center. (charger not working?)

Is this going to be a more common sight in future do you think?

[steveatesh]

More they sell, more will be seen broken down. Maths I would think

[skyrover]

is their a problem with them we don't know about? (assuming the charging point was working)

Just seemed odd to see such a new car (still covered in finance stickers) being loaded onto a recovery truck.

[Ledaig]

Probably misfuelled with 3 phase.

[Northernchimp]

Sticking brakes? Puncture with no spare? Not necessarily drivetrain related.

[Nigel Worc's]

Ledaig said:

Probably misfuelled with 3 phase.

[groundcontrol]

steveatesh said:

More they sell, more will be seen broken down. Maths I would think

Indeed. A recovery man once told me the most reliable cars ever were Mitsubishis and the worst were BMW 5-series, based on how many he recovers. I had no comment.

[Nickbrapp]

skyrover said:

is their a problem with them we don't know about? (assuming the charging point was working)

Just seemed odd to see such a new car (still covered in finance stickers) being loaded onto a recovery truck.

I saw a broken down m135i 15 plate being low loader recovered today, Is there a problem we don't know About ( assuming it had petrol in)

Just seemed odd to see a junior supercar in such a state

[Leptons]

One of my customers posted on FB last night. Brand new I8 died in L3 of a motorway and got recovered home. And yes, it was charged and had fuel apparently!

[andyxxx]

skyrover said:

is their a problem with them we don't know about? (assuming the charging point was working)

Just seemed odd to see such a new car (still covered in finance stickers) being loaded onto a recovery truck.

If it was covered in finance stickers - could it have been a new car that had been on display at the leisure centre?
Or perhaps they were just filling it up with leccy to deliver to new owners with a 'full tank'

[andyxxx]

skyrover said:

is their a problem with them we don't know about? (assuming the charging point was working)

Just seemed odd to see such a new car (still covered in finance stickers) being loaded onto a recovery truck.

If it was covered in finance stickers - could it have been a new car that had been on display at the leisure centre?
Or perhaps they were just filling it up with leccy to deliver to new owners with a 'full tank'

[skyrover]

andyxxx said:

skyrover said:

is their a problem with them we don't know about? (assuming the charging point was working)

Just seemed odd to see such a new car (still covered in finance stickers) being loaded onto a recovery truck.

If it was covered in finance stickers - could it have been a new car that had been on display at the leisure centre?
Or perhaps they were just filling it up with leccy to deliver to new owners with a 'full tank'

All good explanations.

I've seen the car driving around town a few times, so I don't think it was used as a a static advert (although it may have been)

It does make me question the wisdom of short ranged electric transport though. Lets assume the average petrol car get 30 miles grace once the low fuel light goes on. Plenty of time to fill up. That's approximately half the leaf's real world range, not to mention electricity does not come in handy refillable cans.

Ah well... it gave me something to mull over on my way to work

[DSLiverpool]

My mrs knows nothing except to charge every night, she goes about her daily trips to school , friends, shops etc and doesn't think about it - perfectly suits her everyday use.
Longer trips ? Hire car is no problem

[Doshy]

DSLiverpool said:

My mrs knows nothing except to charge every night, she goes about her daily trips to school , friends, shops etc and doesn't think about it - perfectly suits her everyday use.
Longer trips ? Hire car is no problem

Same here, i3 now at 3500 miles and still hasn't seen a public charger, probably never will.

[McWigglebum4th]

The utterly stunning thing to me is that someone has gone to the bother of creating all these breakdown trucks when no fossil fuelled car has ever broken down or run out of fuel

[scubadude]

groundcontrol said:

Indeed. A recovery man once told me the most reliable cars ever were Mitsubishis and the worst were BMW 5-series, based on how many he recovers. I had no comment.

OR does that suggest Mitsubishi owners know how to change tyres and put the right fuel in whereas BMW owners are paranoid and want the garage to check anything their husband hasn't explained...

[skyrover]

McWigglebum4th said:

The utterly stunning thing to me is that someone has gone to the bother of creating all these breakdown trucks when no fossil fuelled car has ever broken down or run out of fuel

Eleventy million fossil fueled car's around here though. Only one or two electrics

[DSLiverpool]

scubadude said:

groundcontrol said:

Indeed. A recovery man once told me the most reliable cars ever were Mitsubishis and the worst were BMW 5-series, based on how many he recovers. I had no comment.

OR does that suggest Mitsubishi owners know how to change tyres and put the right fuel in whereas BMW owners are paranoid and want the garage to check anything their husband hasn't explained...

On that criteria the most reliable car is a Veyron or La Ferrari as he hasn't recovered many of them either )