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The Car thread

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Grebfromgrebland

Grebfromgrebland

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1 hour ago, Spudulike said:

Wouldn't be once in a blue moon for me though. It'd be every home match!

Your round trip on 270 miles on round trip with a half decent EV eg one with a 250 mile range will mean that you're going to charge for around 20 minutes (actually about 5-10 mins will do it) on the way to the game or on the way home while you go for a wee and grab a sandwich.  Will probably cost about £10 - £20 max. Your total journey will be about £22 max.

Bellend Sebastian

Bellend Sebastian

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2 hours ago, Spudulike said:

Wouldn't be once in a blue moon for me though. It'd be every home match!

Oh yes, I remember.

 

I think I said you could solve this by simply not going to the games anymore, advice I stand by

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Robo61

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3 hours ago, Spudulike said:

Wouldn't be once in a blue moon for me though. It'd be every home match!

If that is a 270 round trip then there are many EV's on the market now will do that with a breeze.  If you only had 200 miles (the vast majority will do that) to play with,  you could charge up on a destination charger for the time you are parked up for the game and add enough at a relatively cheap rate (£10 for about 100 miles).  Bestter still if you can find someone who would offer your home charger,  I would but I am some 13 miles from the ground. The other 170 miles would be costing you no more than £3.50.  So the whole journey for less than £15 about a third of the cost of your average petrol/diesal.  I agree though no good if you cannot charge at home.

fox_favourite

fox_favourite

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31 minutes ago, The Hitman said:

Will an EV keep running beyond 0%, like is there a hidden safety net?

Only for a couple of miles (max of 10 I would guess), just like a petrol engine. However, it is never recommended as it will damage the battery.

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The Bear

The Bear

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1 hour ago, The Hitman said:

Will an EV keep running beyond 0%, like is there a hidden safety net?

Yes all of them have a redundancy built in. I think Teslas is about 6-7 miles. 

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Zear0

Zear0

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1 hour ago, The Hitman said:

Will an EV keep running beyond 0%, like is there a hidden safety net?

I know when mine gets to ~15 miles it's goes into super eco mode.  Limits your speed to under 50, whacks climate control off etc. to give you a bit more.  Think I made it to single digits so can't speak for hitting 0.

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Spiritwalker

Spiritwalker

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9 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Are people generally seeing much premium increases in their insurance? That time of the year again.....

Shop around, my renewal went up from £280 to £460 so I went on comparison site and got it for £250.

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Soar Fox

Soar Fox

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On 10/02/2025 at 10:29, RobHawk said:

Advice needed

 

So I've got a 52 plate honda civic that I need to get rid of. Its recently had a new drive shaft, engine running well with no issues but it does need some work to replace part of the exhaust. Mot until October.

 

Having looked around online, in full working order I'd be looking at it being worth £1000-£1500. 

 

If I was to scrap it, I'd get £200. 

 

So I'm looking to still sell it, with the previso it needs work and hoping to get £500-£750 for it. 

 

I've never sold a car before, let alone one that's over 20 years old, so my question is where's the best place to sell, autotrader, gumtree, Facebook or somewhere else? 

Facebook would be the best place for a car like that. It’s still got a got a good few months MOT so would be a cheap runaround for someone.

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tom27111

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I'm a week in to my EV ownership and you know what, I love it.

 

It's a Leaf, it doesn't look fantastic, but it's got every feature you could want.

 

And it was incredibly good value for money. 

 

I charge at work and sometimes top up at home. Maximum I have to put in is 8kwh, so costs me about £1.20 overnight.

 

If you've doubted getting an EV, don't. Just buy a second hand one where the depreciation has already hit.

 

The one I've got retailed at 32k new, I paid a third of that.

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Clogger_

Clogger_

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43 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

I'm a week in to my EV ownership and you know what, I love it.

 

It's a Leaf, it doesn't look fantastic, but it's got every feature you could want.

 

And it was incredibly good value for money. 

 

I charge at work and sometimes top up at home. Maximum I have to put in is 8kwh, so costs me about £1.20 overnight.

 

If you've doubted getting an EV, don't. Just buy a second hand one where the depreciation has already hit.

 

The one I've got retailed at 32k new, I paid a third of that.

Great! They don't look that bad either, although maybe the styling marks you out as an eco-warrior! Can't argue with the running costs, and in your situation I would not hesitate to do the same ;-)

 

(Did you get the one with the sub in the boot floor? Wondered what that sounded like LOL!)

tom27111

tom27111

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24 minutes ago, Clogger_ said:

Great! They don't look that bad either, although maybe the styling marks you out as an eco-warrior! Can't argue with the running costs, and in your situation I would not hesitate to do the same ;-)

 

(Did you get the one with the sub in the boot floor? Wondered what that sounded like LOL!)

 

The Bose sound system comes as standard in the Tekna. Which is annoying, because you get slightly less boot space!

 

But yeah, mine has that. I wasn't bothered about the sound system, I just didn't want the foot parking brake in the lower specs. Although Mercedes and Lexus both thought that was a good idea!

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fox_favourite

fox_favourite

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To be fair, I'm annoyed with the amount range drops in the winter, but overall I love ev. It's such a lazy way to drive and when you hit 40s it's what you want around town. Less hassle and smooth. Like I say range in the winter id the only bit I'm a little miffed with. 

The Bear

The Bear

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6 hours ago, fox_favourite said:

To be fair, I'm annoyed with the amount range drops in the winter, but overall I love ev. It's such a lazy way to drive and when you hit 40s it's what you want around town. Less hassle and smooth. Like I say range in the winter id the only bit I'm a little miffed with. 

Your range drops in ICE cars in winter almost as much as EVs, it's just not as noticeable on the instrumentation. 

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simFox

simFox

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On 22/02/2025 at 00:13, South Shire Fox said:

Just bought a MK7 Golf GTD DSG and im loving how smooth it is. Anyone know if the Keyless entry can be disabled? Only part i dont like with the risk of re lay theft

Might be an option in the menu. Both our cars have it, you'll miss it after a while once you're used to it! 

 

Get a Faraday bag.

 

I don't know about VW, but Mercedes key turns off after being sat a while. If I leave it in the car it doesn't even know it's still there, so I have to shake it. 

Tommy G

Tommy G

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Looking for someone who has had bollards fitted to their driveway - the automatic retractable ones are silly ££ so looking for the ones where it’s just lock and key for now, if anyone has any recommendations 

Dreadnought

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1 hour ago, Tommy G said:

Looking for someone who has had bollards fitted to their driveway - the automatic retractable ones are silly ££ so looking for the ones where it’s just lock and key for now, if anyone has any recommendations 

We had this one fitted. Excellent service. Everyone I spoke to said avoid the electric and battery ones as they are so unreliable. 
Takes seconds to put up or down. 
 

https://bollardsecurity.co.uk/product/r14-la-670-lift-assisted-telescopic-bollard/

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