villa4europe Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Phil Silvers said: Watched this yesterday, it will be interesting to see how fast this snowballs in the next few years. The infrastructure for all electric just isn't there, as choffer says, nowhere to keep it charged other then drop it off somewhere then go back for it later. Some of the tech in this vid looks super. as a side to that i thought it was frankfurt that had the big motor show? geneva being the biggest plus then also a big one in detroit dont get me wrong it doesnt make much sense for frankfurt to do it seeing as none of the big germans are based there and the hydrogen cell BMW - thats my wife's cousin does in Munich, he's come back from china to help design them, saw him mid july he's proper johnny tight lips on it all Edited September 10, 2021 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Genie said: I-pace is an incredible car, I predict you’ll be blown away by it. Thanks mate! I hope so. It'll be good because I'm moving from a Range Rover, and the interior is virtually identical, so at least it will feel familiar. The sound is going to be very different though, from the feral roar of an SVR to the deafening silence of the i-PACE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 21 minutes ago, Genie said: Sight change of pace from £60k jags… the wife is after a new run around, she does a tiny amount of miles per year. She has a fiesta at the moment but wants a slightly higher driving position but not necessarily a bigger car. She likes the look of the early Nissan Jukes and there’s one for sale by us. 2011, great condition, top spec, low miles, 1.6 petrol, fsh. Anyone have any experience with them? Not too much help apart from I'm not aware she had many issues but a girl at my old job was terrible for forgetting where she parked. She bought a yellow one, thinking it will be easy for her to spot. Little did she know, I think everyone had the same idea and there would be several yellow Jukes in the car park wherever she parked, so it probably made things worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Risso Posted September 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2021 New car arrived an hour ago. I'm very pleased with it indeed. It's very quick (gave it a quick blast down the A47) and the interior is really nice. The infotainment system is a huge improvement on the last JLR one from 3 years ago in my old car. Well chuffed, and no more (expensive) trips to the petrol station. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 9 hours ago, Risso said: Doing a Bob Dylan and going electric today. Jaguar I-PACE incoming. Not wildly exciting but to be honest now that I work from home, I'm just looking forward to plugging it in when I get home instead of spending £140 a week on petrol. Have you had something installed in the house? I still don't feel ready to switch to electric just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 8 hours ago, Follyfoot said: You have a Hyundai as well I think, is the Skoda a better motor? I’d put them on a very similar level. Hyundai had a bigger engine and was hybrid, butt he engine was a bit course. Everything just worked and it was a spec where it was as close to being a self driving car as its legal to be at the moment. Variable cruise, auto breaking, auto steering correct, auto lights and wipers. Just dead easy and reliable. Plus invisible and anonymous. 77mpg from an auto petrol. Skoda loaded with even more tech, but it’s glitchy. Gesture control, but that means it thinks you want radio 3 when you use the indicators. Better sounding stereo in the Skoda, but doesn’t like homemade mixtapes. Tiny 1 litre 3 cylinder engine that will do 70mpg up and down the motorway all day long. It’s a close call, Hyundai was absolutely 100% glitch free, but the Skoda is more interesting. What other car comes with a lime green magnifying glass and a hidden umbrella? Want to read some small print but make it look creepy green? Skoda. Want some perfect white goods for commuting? Hyundai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Pleeeeeeeeaaaase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Couple of cool quick vids just incase anyone never seen them..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 My pal wants to borrow my GLC to take the family down the coast next weekend, he needs a big car and wants to buy one for his Wife. He said he would lend me his wife's BMW for the weekend, which I duly refused as I didn't really wanna lend my car out, especially for a family weekend away. Then he said "what if I lend you my car", (below, electric Taycan) for the weekend. I told him he can pick mine up Friday morning 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 47 minutes ago, Xela said: Seen this, unbelievable Jeff. Hope he does follow ups to it, very interesting find and not just the actual motor, interesting story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BOF Posted September 22, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 09/09/2021 at 10:32, Dante_Lockhart said: The missus up the wall. Apparently. A hard bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid4ever Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Anybody here have experience of the Hyundai Ionic 5? Potential new car so would welcome thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted October 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, Sid4ever said: Anybody here have experience of the Hyundai Ionic 5? Potential new car so would welcome thoughts. I had a look when ordering my Kona electric. Looks very smart but is absolutely enormous and the dealer said he thought they were overpriced (for the larger range model). On that note, my Kona got indefinitely delayed because of the chip shortage so we dropped down a spec to get one that has already been built. It's being shipped now but still... We ordered in August for October delivery, and we're actually getting a December delivery of a lower spec car than we initially wanted. Supposedly these issues are affecting all manufacturers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Lichfield Dean said: I had a look when ordering my Kona electric. Looks very smart but is absolutely enormous and the dealer said he thought they were overpriced (for the larger range model). On that note, my Kona got indefinitely delayed because of the chip shortage so we dropped down a spec to get one that has already been built. It's being shipped now but still... We ordered in August for October delivery, and we're actually getting a December delivery of a lower spec car than we initially wanted. Supposedly these issues are affecting all manufacturers. They are. My mate is CEO of Jardines, the second biggest car dealer in the country with nearly all of the main manufacturers. He told me a couple of weeks ago that nearly all manufacturers are quoting a minimum of 12 months for a new build anything. This is obviously bad on one hand, but on the other his used car inventory has gone up in value by about 30%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted October 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Risso said: They are. My mate is CEO of Jardines, the second biggest car dealer in the country with nearly all of the main manufacturers. He told me a couple of weeks ago that nearly all manufacturers are quoting a minimum of 12 months for a new build anything. This is obviously bad on one hand, but on the other his used car inventory has gone up in value by about 30%. Yeah, we deliberately didn't go for a new build, we ordered one that was already in the pipeline. Even then it got indefinitely delayed, presumably it hadn't quite been started or maybe it was partially built, not really sure. At least the one we switched to actually exists. Just need it to get past the shipping issues and the UK HGV driver shortage issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Need some advice please. Other half has just bought a 66 plate nissan juke and the main beam headlights still appear to be "too high" despite being on the lowest setting (did the usual test of facing a wall and watching the beam lower whilst pressing the required switch on the dash) but it still is a bit high and we get flashed at night by some drivers. I know they have those daytime running lights higher up but don't think they're the problem. I've looked on forums but nothing really helps so far. Any ideas VTers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 23/08/2021 at 23:21, Xela said: Here's a question. Something me and a couple of the lads were at work were chatting about - you can tell work is slow... Perfect 2 car garage for you... being realistic. Not a Bugatti and Rolls, but 2 cars, that you would have to cover all eventualities if you could justify it. I ended up with the following, within a reasonable price range Land Rover Discovery Mid 2000s Corvette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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