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Post by acidohm on May 18, 2022 4:38:52 GMT
I'm in a bit of a unusual position. I do what I'm told is alot of miles/year, 20,000....no sniggering from the yanks or antipodeans please 😉 My previous truck did 24mpg, I'd paid it off, 2nd hand purchase anyway... At 1.85/ltr it could easily cost me £750/mth in fuel. Plus it was at 150,000 miles so maintenance costs came often. The 2yr old ev I bought @£300/mth, costs £120/mth @27p/kwh. So I had higher then average running costs previously and can make good savings. MG ZS is ~£30,000 new, mine has 180mile range, New model has 270. In nearly 3 months, I haven't had to charge away from home once, and have never not been comfortably above 20% battery. I'll prob swap it for new model in 18-24 months. Do you charge your vehicles indoors at night ... while you are sleeping? Nah, just charge on drive where I sleep in her Ratty 😉 |
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Post by acidohm on May 22, 2022 15:36:14 GMT
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Post by Sigurdur on May 22, 2022 18:18:18 GMT
If I owned an EV, there would be noooo way it would be parked near my humble abode. |
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Post by acidohm on May 22, 2022 23:16:36 GMT
If I owned an EV, there would be noooo way it would be parked near my humble abode. Mine is, house is brick...dunno if it would last days but hopefully someone could pull the car to a safe distance in between battery fires 🔥 |
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Post by youngjasper on May 23, 2022 0:35:23 GMT
I may eventually get an EV for some shorter in-town trips just because most of my in-town trips are so short. I do dislike the additional insurance, storage, maintenance, etc for another vehicle just for in-town junkets, but nevertheless it does occur to me. I just sold a 13 year old Suburban with 220k miles and bought a Ram 2500. Trip to see my daughter at 1600 miles round trip Suburban got 14.9 MPG. Ram got 21.4 MPG. That is a huge improvement. Trip is 11 hours with no construction or accident delays. We can make it with one or two stops. Bio breaks are the defining issue. Even with diesel fuel costs more than gasoline, the improvement is phenomenal. I know the maintenance for diesel will be higher, but I have to say it is a great vehicle with a lot of power, comfort, safety, and amenities. No worries with cold weather either.
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Post by code on May 23, 2022 16:39:50 GMT
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Post by Sigurdur on May 24, 2022 2:34:12 GMT
Big money pushing hard while consumers pay through the nose. |
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Post by flearider on May 24, 2022 5:00:36 GMT
I may eventually get an EV for some shorter in-town trips just because most of my in-town trips are so short. I do dislike the additional insurance, storage, maintenance, etc for another vehicle just for in-town junkets, but nevertheless it does occur to me. I just sold a 13 year old Suburban with 220k miles and bought a Ram 2500. Trip to see my daughter at 1600 miles round trip Suburban got 14.9 MPG. Ram got 21.4 MPG. That is a huge improvement. Trip is 11 hours with no construction or accident delays. We can make it with one or two stops. Bio breaks are the defining issue. Even with diesel fuel costs more than gasoline, the improvement is phenomenal. I know the maintenance for diesel will be higher, but I have to say it is a great vehicle with a lot of power, comfort, safety, and amenities. No worries with cold weather either. we have a diesel ford c-max .. get's a service once a yr .. they live forever .. it's only 8 yrs old should last another 20 at least   but we only do 5k a year max |
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Post by ratty on May 24, 2022 22:48:10 GMT
Reality Deficit:  |
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Post by graywolf on May 25, 2022 0:00:15 GMT
Cheers for the 'heads up' Ratty! I might never have found you reprobates again!!! Well 3 teeth lighter (& no Dentist bastard johnson!!!) but still crawlin'..... |
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Post by ratty on May 25, 2022 0:13:53 GMT
Cheers for the 'heads up' Ratty! I might never have found you reprobates again!!! Well 3 teeth lighter (& no Dentist bastard johnson!!!) but still crawlin'..... Welcome back GW. |
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Post by graywolf on May 25, 2022 0:22:50 GMT
Cheers for the 'heads up' Ratty! I might never have found you reprobates again!!! Well 3 teeth lighter (& no Dentist bastard johnson!!!) but still crawlin'..... Welcome back GW.  Well You've not changed a bit!.....I think I'm thinner? |
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Post by missouriboy on May 25, 2022 0:31:41 GMT
Welcome back GW. Well You've not changed a bit!.....I think I'm thinner? Me too. I think I need to up my fat and carbs content. |
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Post by graywolf on May 25, 2022 0:35:20 GMT
Well You've not changed a bit!.....I think I'm thinner? Me too. I think I need to up my fat and carbs content. Maybe trim the hair near your ears (if this is 'Avatar' talk?) |
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Post by ratty on May 25, 2022 1:38:33 GMT
Welcome back GW. Well You've not changed a bit!.....I think I'm thinner? You still married?  Sorry, been out shopping .... missed your earlier response.  |
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but we only do 5k a year max 
