As my grandmother used to say, "there's one born every minute."

@MikeJones-mz5ig

22 күн бұрын

Including old people like her

@markburton8303

19 күн бұрын

there certainly is - they can usually be found by parroting 'future my arse'

No sympathy for anyone that actually paid cash for one of these.

@rocket3man

22 күн бұрын

I paid cash for my Tesla, but that was because I intend to keep it for 20 years. It currently saves me over £4000 a year in fuel and maintenance costs annually. When you do the maths it’s a no brainer!

@hfvhf987

22 күн бұрын

@@rocket3man 20 years 🤣

@rbnhd1144

22 күн бұрын

@@rocket3man You my good man seem rare, many people only keep them a few years, Id bet most are on a three year lease. Good for you.

@matthewgodwin3050

22 күн бұрын

@@rocket3man Good luck expecting a Tesla to last for 20 years. The battery will be scrap before the 'car' is 3 years old. And that's only on the off chance that it doesn't catch fire. I hope you took out gap insurance.

@rocket3man

22 күн бұрын

@@matthewgodwin3050 haha, it’s already 4 years old so you know nothing!

The people that paid for these EV’s can afford to lose this much money as they tend to be a little wealthier , I cannot.

@MikeJones-mz5ig

22 күн бұрын

@@patto2168 except they cost the same but are cheaper to run. Genius.

@nigden1

22 күн бұрын

@@MikeJones-mz5igTry and part exchange one at a dealer, they're all running away from them as they make poor ornaments on their forecourts.

@MikeJones-mz5ig

22 күн бұрын

​@@nigden1which dealer,? Details please. I'm waiting.

@rocket3man

22 күн бұрын

@@patto2168 insults will not win an argument it just displays ignorance.

@stevewest131

21 күн бұрын

Running an EV costs a few thousand quid less per year to fuel than a petrol / diesel car. They cost about the same to buy and depreciate about the same over their lifetime. Remind me again how an EV loses any money

I’m sticking to my 5 litre V8 TVR Chimera out of principle 😁

@christopherpage2622

22 күн бұрын

Nice, I've always loved the 4.2 and 4.5 v8 cerbera myself despite the engines being maintenance heavy and when I see the chevy engine swapped ones with the ls2 block if I remember rightly it makes me sad that they have lost some character even if it's far more reliable.

@foppo101

21 күн бұрын

You do and pay a fortune in fuel.You would in the UK.

@trevorwilson2966

20 күн бұрын

I bet thats a really reliable car.

Folks…it’s all very well laughing at EV’s owners but that’s not enough. We’ve got to fight to keep our personal transport affordable and practical

@stevewest131

22 күн бұрын

EVs are 90% cheaper than fossil fool cars to run

@drowe2

22 күн бұрын

The problem is at 4 years the battery is half gone and they cost 40-50k to replace

@stevewest131

22 күн бұрын

@@drowe2 My EV is 4 years old and the SoH is still 100%. All EVs come with a minimum 8 year battery warranty so any problems are corrected free of charge under the warranty. I don't see many ICE car makers giving 8 year warranty on engines (usually 2 to 3 years warranty)

@drowe2

22 күн бұрын

@@stevewest131 how many miles/kms?

@brucemitchell5637

22 күн бұрын

​@@stevewest131what's the resale value of your EV, little fella? BAHAHAHAHA!!! 😂😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡🤡

How are the lease companies still in business?? Future lease payments must be about to go through the roof, which makes them a dead duck.

@mikeolly67

22 күн бұрын

The only reason EVs are selling to fleet is the tax saving. Take an EV with list price of £50000, they reclaim the vat , and get a hefty discount from manufacturer , so that £50k car could be £42500 with a 15%discount, and without the vat £35500, they can then offset that entire amount against tax in the first year.

@GeordieFX

22 күн бұрын

@@mikeolly67 The ordinary man on the street taxpayer is subsidising corporate profits. Klaus Schwab - Starmer's master - calls it public private partnership. Saving the planet for the benefit of everyone of course!!

@grahamconnolly3241

21 күн бұрын

the problem is the lease companies borrow money off the banks, as it looks with the losses the lease companies will go bankrupt thus putting pressure on the banks which we will all have to pay for.

@TakeResponsibilty

20 сағат бұрын

@@mikeolly67 Correct. Don't forget the Employers' BIK (or BIK2) that the business has to pay on every employee benefit. So, the lower the BIK for every employee, the lower the corporate tax bill. If you run a pooled European fleet, the savings in tax for both the employee and the employer is huge. I'm talking sums in many £100,000s. All Government manipulated of course, but they make the rules. Not us. Can't blame business or company car drivers of taking advantage of the rules they are presented with.

But the EVangelists will still spout, "EVs are cheaper to run than an ICE car. Blinkers firmly on.

@stevewest131

22 күн бұрын

The fossil fools should listen to the EVangelists on this point. EVs are 90% cheaper to run

@avlisk

22 күн бұрын

Try telling one that you wouldn't have an EV if given one for free. They think I'm lying when I say that.

@hudsonbear5038

22 күн бұрын

yep came across that myself... They say you are lying every damn time. The funny part is I have tested/trailed several for work... and none came close to what the equivalent vehicle could do....

@hudsonbear5038

22 күн бұрын

They ignore the simple fact that no gov can keep taking the loss in revenue due too ev's... Fuel duty is between £21-25 Billion as well as £7billion in road tax... The gov can't keep ignoring ev's anylonger and thankfully they aren't anylonger..

@stevewest131

22 күн бұрын

An ICE car will cost £32,000 in fuel over ten years (probably more as petrol prices go up), an EV will cost £3,000 over 10 years. Numbers don't lie.

£50 grand and only 37,000 miles, thats £1.35p a mile! Add that to the already ridiculous running costs!!

@visiblekoment

22 күн бұрын

Can't put a price on the environment 😂😂😂

@davecooper3238

22 күн бұрын

A friend & his wife own EVs. They claim there are practically no service costs & the power comes from their solar panels.

@d.y.8276

22 күн бұрын

But EV’s are “more economical” than a petrol or diesel car.

@visiblekoment

22 күн бұрын

@@davecooper3238 that's not an outrageous claim, but I'd say not a common one. Fact is, for the average joe, EV ownership is not either practical or cost effective. Depreciation tells you where EVs are going, demand is falling, once bitten, twice shy.

@marklambert2750

22 күн бұрын

Great thinking 👍

30 years ago a 2,5 ton audi would withstand AK-47 fire and used by kings, queens and criminals.

These EVs just destroy the roads.!

@whocares264

22 күн бұрын

unlike range rovers which of course are weightless

@mattblackledge9068

22 күн бұрын

​@whocares264 and vans, and pickups, and hgv's. Some people talk utter shite eh.

@composedlight6850

22 күн бұрын

​@@whocares264still less weight than an EV plus don't have the low down torque that rips the road up like EVs

@ObiePaddles

22 күн бұрын

Presumably you have link to show that. If that is the Daily Mail article they reported on a published paper that showed heavier vehicles make a difference. The Daily Mail inserted EV when it wasn’t in the report.

@user-lj9ld8ir1e

22 күн бұрын

@@whocares264 EV RR are half a ton heavier,then theres that.

Wow, £1000 per month depreciation

@pogoworley4903

22 күн бұрын

My petrol bmw depreciated more than that.

@geoffsclassiccars

22 күн бұрын

​@@pogoworley4903bs😂😂😂

@JamesSmith-qs4hx

22 күн бұрын

@@pogoworley4903 At least you could have kept it and ran it for a couple of decades..

@pogoworley4903

22 күн бұрын

@@JamesSmith-qs4hx was an x3m competition. Looking at a Tesla now.

@wizzyno1566

22 күн бұрын

​@@pogoworley4903liar.

Imaging having bought one of these and owning it for 3 years and discovering that you've probably worked for over a year for absolutely nothing.

@stevewest131

22 күн бұрын

Imagine owning an ICE car for 10 years and spending £35,000 on fuel while an EV owner spends £3,000 to do the same mileage. Probably equates to a free car with the money saved

@brucemitchell5637

22 күн бұрын

​@@stevewest131what's the resale value of your EV, little fella? BAHAHAHAHA!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

@q3y6

22 күн бұрын

@@stevewest131 OOh look an ev evangalist just making up random numbers, I really don't know how you got to those figures, are you the labour chancellor by any chance????

@Richard-ys2ns

22 күн бұрын

​@@stevewest131Very few people keep the same car for 10 years. 3-5 years is the norm. If you buy an EV every 5 years at an average cost of £15k more than the petrol equivalent. Then you've spent £30k more than someone buying the petrol equivalent over 10 years. Now add on the price of Electricity and the huge depreciation, higher cost tyres and insurance.

@wizzyno1566

22 күн бұрын

​@@stevewest131£35000 on fuel is 220,000 miles. Almost noone does that.

'Super Depreciation' on a day with a 'Super Majority' for Net Zero. 🤣

@spice3767

22 күн бұрын

0.0001p per mile to charge…..but costs £10 a mile in depreciation 😄😄

@LordCreo

20 күн бұрын

@@spice3767 Do the math, this is almost exactly the same depreciation as you would expect from a £75k ICE car as well

Burning your cash while not burning your garage.

Now, I know the Green and Rainbow coloured NetZero utopia requires a 3 ton EV crossover or SUV, with 26" alloy wheels, but hear me out here. The nice thing about a 1 or 1.5 ton petrol or diesel hatch or salon is that it can be pushed off the road yourself, in the event of any accident or operational issues. It can be towed by another similar car, or just a regular AA or RAC van. You don't have to abandon your vehicle in the middle of a road, or wait most of the day for a specialist low loader recovery vehicle. Convenient.

This is how they price you out of car ownership, next it will be houses and you'll own nothing and eat zee boogs

It was a green scam from the outset.

@TrumanShow-im2ve

19 күн бұрын

Green is the new red

It's a Dianne Abbott but performs like a Liz Truss hybrid!!

Mugs & money.

@MikeJones-mz5ig

22 күн бұрын

At the servo forecourt. Yeah.

Unbelievable who would part with there cash ,so 80% of them are all company cars and leased 😂

@TakeResponsibilty

14 күн бұрын

Actually 63% of the UK new car market is to the fleet sector. The ONLY thing that matters there is Benefit In Kind Tax. Resale value - doesn't matter, tyre replacement and maintenance - doesn't matter. Nothing else matters other than BIK tax. If you are fortunate to have the choice, why would you not choose an EV that costs you less than £500 per year in tax? I don't particularly like my Tesla, it's not perfect by any means. But the money it saves in tax is impossible to ignore. Over a 4-year business lease alone it will save me nearly £30,000 in income tax. In my pocket. A no brainer.

The EV bubble has now, finally, burst and people who have purchased an EV from new are now waking up to this fact.

Depreciation , plus sets of tyres, plus insurance . Even if the cost of electricity is less the cost of petrol , it is insignificant . So much for the big advantage of Ev’s , cheap motoring . Same as ‘free’ electricity from windmills & solar panels .

The entrance block paving up to the main entrance to the Porsche dealership in Bristol is falling apart. Probably in no small way to the porky Taycans that park opposite. 🤨🤔

Its depreciation in 6 months is more than what i paid for a 2017 mitsubishi asx diesel that i got 49.8mpg on a run to devon at the weekend

@Everything_Evan

23 күн бұрын

Is it front or 4 wheel drive?

@J1M1F

22 күн бұрын

Its depreciation in 6 weeks is more than the value of the Passat I’ve been driving for the last 7 years…

Biggest enviroment-scandal ever. Holy molly. WHOs gonna invent recykling strategy for year 2026.

@dn744

22 күн бұрын

Yes, wait till scrapping problems add up. Already too many battery fires on new cars. Once they ate old, ticking time bombs 💣 😒

@davecooper3238

22 күн бұрын

If you have solar panels used EVs are a very good buy.

Imagine being in wales and knocking a kid over with 2.5 tonns at 20mph, that’s one dangerous Milkfloat…

@wizzyno1566

20 күн бұрын

2.5 tonnes, 2 tonnes, 1.5 tonnes - no different if its hitting a kid you're talking about.

@MjA-tz8so

20 күн бұрын

⁠​⁠@@wizzyno1566no shit Sherlock, I was being sarcastic..

@wizzyno1566

20 күн бұрын

​​@@MjA-tz8sohow would i know that? It read like a serious point from an idiot. To prove my point, 10 morxns agreed with you.

@wizzyno1566

20 күн бұрын

​​​@@MjA-tz8sohow would i know that? It read like a serious point from someone who doesnt understand physics. To prove my point - 10 people liked your post! So this is on you.

You know Tony I reckon trade in at a main dealer you’d be nearer £15k. But it’s not a problem because the dealer won’t actually want it so you’ll have to try and sell it privately. And good luck with that!! Have a good weekend mate

Just like the classic cars are fitting EV tech to make them usable, how long till we see all these overpriced boxes of dogwank, piling up outside clever engineering workshops, awaiting diesel engines and drive trains ?

@whocares264

22 күн бұрын

all those diesel trains now electrified, all clean quiet and reliable...

@alexdewar6584

22 күн бұрын

​Do electric trains use batteries then ?

@dieselfunk65

20 күн бұрын

@@whocares264check out the Class 69 old chap, definitely not electric I think you’ll find!!

@whocares264

20 күн бұрын

@@dieselfunk65 The sounds of the NEW Class 69 on the Severn Valley Railway BONUS FOOTAGE..... wow, what a noisy stinker

A fool and his money are easily parted

They are EV-il. 👹

Bloody hell, they know how to drain folks' money away hey? Who in their right mind would do that to themselves?

EV’s have been a CON of colossal proportions and I actually feel sympathy for the people that have been duped into believing they were the best thing since sliced bread. I’ve now heard that Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and even the Chinese are investing heavily in developing small ICE engines with mild hybrid capabilities, makes you wonder why governments were so keen to push EV’s over recent years!!!……..

Heart breaking losing 50k in just over 3 years seriously,bargains to be had then ffs.

@ridbanner1407

22 күн бұрын

Not sure myself ,the battery condition could leave you out of pocket ?

@hectorshouse7348

22 күн бұрын

@@steviewylie5267 bargains? I don’t think you’re getting the point😂

@steviewylie5267

22 күн бұрын

@hectorshouse7348 I've seen vintage voltage they do classic cat EV conversions,the main guy is an expert and said the battery efficiency after 100k is around 90%,so my thinking is if you buy a 3 Yr old EV it's depreciation is massive but you can buy it at around a third of new price,then have s good few years at least left of usable driving battery wise,but tyres are another thing twice as dear and don't last due to special compound,but at a third of new price imo thsts possible bargains at least short term.

@unnamedchannel1237

22 күн бұрын

Paying just $50k for a car is crazy to me

@markburton8303

20 күн бұрын

@@hectorshouse7348 yes bargains - Depreciation is bad when new, but that makes used purchases cheap. I bought a two year old Enyaq for the same price as a same year Merc A class with one of the shit engines and it's far far nicer to drive and has saved me £3.4k in the last two years. I had an independent battery check before buying with no degradation. The problem is people getting their info from the likes of Trevor who's grifting to make a few qiud to keep his Alfa diesel on the road.

Without STANDARDISED batteries that can be swapped out cheaply and affordably EV's are a Money pit, that won't outlive a normal ICE , and so will be worse for the environment

I bought a 2007 Renault Laguna 2.0 petrol estate - 50k miles - 1 owner - full history - 12 month mot for an expensive £1500 one year ago. Just had new mot + 2 tyres + service £300. Depreciation- about a fiver a week. Now that is cheap motoring But it does impress the neighbours.

@daveandjanwoolf8078

22 күн бұрын

NOT

Friends of my mum brough a top of the range BYD ev for 42,000 AUD .... Had it for a year and half with 36,000 kms And wanted to trade it in on another one.... The trade in offered was 4 ,000 AUD ..... Talk about throwing bundles of cash out the window for each km or mile you drive it your ev .... And thats not even the costs of charging the ev ,insurance or maintenance.....

Depreciation? With you all the way. My MG 5 estate was £34k eighteen months ago. Carwow will give me ....wait for it ....£14,700. What shit! At least it's lighter than the Audi, and, the sat nav is positioned on the MG so you don't need to look at your croutch. Repairs to date: central control unit failed at 7k miles; passenger door release failed at 1500 miles; drivers door seal dissolving as we speak. So, I plan to run it into the ground/wall. Cheers.

@josephberrie9550

22 күн бұрын

I am sure Peter would nor want you lookin there...............................crotch

@EricaMTB

20 күн бұрын

Chinese cars are also unpopular secondhand.

OMG, two and a half tons!

This mode of transport is normally the attraction of people with status hallucinations

Interesting. Just a few points: 1. You are not forced to buy it, could have bought a different - far cheaper model. 2. Why not just keep the car for 10 years ? 3. I don't think anyone has bought a new car as an investment 4. Fantastic news if you want to buy a used EV. 5. The best car is no car

Excellent business opportunity for those willing to steal and burn out these things for insurance purposes.

I have lost all respect for these "famous car brands" that are making these stupidly huge, heavy and expensive trash.

The only thing in our house thats run by a battery keeps the wife happy ,,,,😂😂😂😂😂

@chiefbrody3406

14 күн бұрын

Toothbrush?

It’s not worth £25k!

@offgrid7837

22 күн бұрын

I'd offer 500 quid and strip it for the batteries.

@isaachunt5799

22 күн бұрын

soon as it's 5 years old it'll only be worth it's scrap value. as most dealers wont touch it- only an utter moron pays this much for any car let alone an ev.

2.5 ton of depreciation 37000 mile cost 50,000 perhaps 55,000 so with no charging costs - is 1.40 a mile. With charger costs almost 1 litre of petrol a mile !

@dn744

22 күн бұрын

That's ridiculous lol. I has a 6.5 litre do 16 mpg 😅

@ashleylaw

22 күн бұрын

@@dn744 We live in a Post Ignorant Society. UK is now just 28th ranked in the world and falling fast. It makes nothing, no iron no steel no plastics no cars no nothing much any longer. All we do is sell each other old bricks using debt crested from thin air and think that is an economy.

That 2.5 ton milk float crashes into something like a flimsy built fiat 500 it will crush into near nothing and nite nite all inside,stored kinetic energy and all that disco never mentioned by the ev lovers ever imo

@stevewest131

22 күн бұрын

What about those 3 ton 4x4s

@rohanw1989

22 күн бұрын

​@@stevewest131 which ones are they ? As most SUVs are around 2.2-2.4 tonnes and the eletric ones are 2.5 tonnes+

@brucemitchell5637

22 күн бұрын

​@@stevewest131awww, still all butt hurt about the depreciation of your EV, little fella? BAHAHAHAHA!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

@hudsonbear5038

22 күн бұрын

@@stevewest131 the average weight of most Landrovers and Rangerovers( new one) is 2.6-2.7tons ealier ones are lighter, most 4x4 pickups are around 2.0 to 2.85 tons. so which ones are you talking about??? Incidentally the weight of ev's is on average between 2 tons and 2.5tons...

@stevewest131

22 күн бұрын

@@hudsonbear5038 Weight of a tesla 3 is 1800kg. So Land Rovers are much heavier and really guzzle the gas. There are much heavier vehicles on the road, buses, mini-buses, lorries, tankers, bin lorries. EVs are not the heaviest vehicles on the road.

The Value of an EV is linked to the 8 warrantee of the battery . Essential EV's are a disposable car . The replacement of the Battery costs more than the value of the car .

@BlueSpruce2

22 күн бұрын

As disposable as toilet paper it would seem.

Looks like a Cavalier would look in 2024. 🙂

34 pounds a day

@NeilBarratt

22 күн бұрын

Or about £1.30 per mile.

@davidgane5786

21 күн бұрын

1100 £ a month 🎉😂

Wouldn't pay more than £500 for it .....and then I'd have to think about it 🤔 😅

bought a Subaru Forester Premium in 2020, it is still worth over 70% of what we paid for it depreciation of less than 30%

Why does everything have to beep? If you don't realise your door is open without an annoying beep, maybe you shouldn't be driving and get your eyes tested instead.

@BlueSpruce2

22 күн бұрын

I took the programming tool for my car and turned it off in my vehicles including the stupid, nagging seat belt warning! All theses beeps and warnings have gotten ridiculous over the years. I think the only warnings most people need is when you leave the headlights on leaving the vehicle or backing up into an obstacle.

@torino390

22 күн бұрын

@@BlueSpruce2 my old Mercedes W124 reminds me if I've left my lights on when I get out of the car, and that's it! No other beeps or warning lights. Brilliant!

@BlueSpruce2

21 күн бұрын

@@torino390 Couldn't agree more. Maybe they are trying to compete with smartphones for the king of distractions title although I suppose you could argue they are compensating for it... 😀

These EV owners will try to convince you they saved so much money on overnight tariffs that they were smart. 😂😂😂. I think they only say that so they can get to sleep somehow.

@paulineprice9534

22 күн бұрын

Our neighbour has just got a new cherry red Tesla. Has had to install a smart meter to charge it on Economy 7. Mental.

@whocares264

22 күн бұрын

my ev costs me 2p per mile to fuel, octopus inteligent, actually this not quite true because this is a ev tariff so i can also use this 7p per kw tariff to power my home, so fueling my ev costs me less than nothing..

@TestTest-hl8ny

22 күн бұрын

​@@whocares264do you really understand what you are into with an ev? 2 pence , wow you just lost a fortune

@Isclachau

22 күн бұрын

@@whocares264 I think you proved my point superbly. Thank you 🤣

@whocares264

22 күн бұрын

@@Isclachau I am glad to help

DEC 25th 2025 a wake up call to e.v. owners and potential buyers. Transport for London (TfL) announced that from 25 December 2025, drivers who previously paid £10 for a year's exemption from congestion charges will have to pay the standard £15 daily fee. That is an increase from £10 per annum to a maximum of £5,475 per annum if you used it everyday in the congestion zone(s). An increase of 547.5%, whoopee.

About right chap, well said

i have to ask but would leasing be a better option if you want to avoid massive depreciation

that would be 19 grand trade-in against another EV i would expect

I'd check in boot to see if among the equipment there's a defibrillator maybe?

@martinf8508

22 күн бұрын

There's no point. You need power to charge one of them 😂😂😂

@allannicolson2607

22 күн бұрын

@@martinf8508 Good question - do they need plugged into anything to do their job, or is there a powerpack inbuilt? Not something that crossed my mind with the appearance of them on shop walls here and there. There's one on the local butcher's door post - asked him if it was because of his prices.

If you bought a used model for £25,000 and after a year the batteries started to fail the cost of replacing them would be unaffordable. The cost is therefore £25,000 for a year's motoring then you have to find another, there is not even any scrap value, you would probably even have to pay for recycling. Marvellous.

Good review , here in Sydney (aus) I have been researching secondhand Tesla 3 in the local Carsales . And they are not selling , some cars have been advertised for over six months , and if you go into price insights they are dropping price every month , I reckon if you offered them 5-10k less than advertised price you might get a bargain. Or maybe not , take care Mate

KZread need more milk float killers 👍😆

Lots of people have found themselves financially upside down thanks to the EV cost saving narrative. Frequently, the total cost of ownership for some EVs can even outweigh that of a bona fide supercar, for example: The 2022 Audi E-Tron S has an 83KW usable battery, and costs £64 to fill (public UK rapid charger at 80p KW), and delivers about 190 miles of real world range, or 33p per mile. A Lamborghini Huracán with an 80L fuel tank, costs £112 to fill up (£1.40 per litre), and delivers about 330 miles of range, or 33p per mile. The depreciation costs after 3 years for the Huracan is about 15% (£40k), for the E-Tron S the 3 year depreciation cost is about 60% (£60k) Slight road tax reduction for the Audi but insurance costs for the two cars is broadly similar for many. Replace 'E-Tron' with (bank balance) 'Taycan' for a true horror show... losses in excess of £60k in ONE YEAR.

That’s half a ton more than my LWB sprinter !

I renew my car every 3 years. last time 2022, I got the same money trade-in for my BMW as I paid for it in 2019! I was gobsmacked. AND my M8 who works in the Service Dept. at the dealership told me not to touch a BMW EV with a barge pole. I drive X3's and the price margin between a mid-spec ICE X3 and an IX3 is about £20K...................£20K!!!

I'm wondering if these heavyweights will have to be restricted to 10mph slower than most cars on dual carriageways like commercial vehicles are? My transit is 3.1 tonnes gross and some of these evs are approaching 3 tonnes and can accelerate at crazy speeds. Albert Bridge in London has a 3 ton limit enforced now will they be ticketed if the exceed?

@TakeResponsibilty

14 күн бұрын

That's an interesting point. I've been stopped in a double cab pick up towing 3.5t braked trailer weight. Fortunately, I wasn't carrying a tonne in the load bed as well. But I did have 4 passengers on board. Police politely and respectfully wanted to see if I was exceeding the stated weight limit on my license. If I did have a 1-tonne load in the back, I would have been exceeding my standard car license.

@tommy22b

14 күн бұрын

@@TakeResponsibilty I'm sure it will need to be looked at. Was just checking some new EV weights, the new Roll Royce Spectre is 2,975 kg. Add a passenger or 4 etc and we are well over 3T. Range rover PHEV 2,810kgs. These are unladen weights. My transit is 2.6t or 3.1 gross. Surely they should be restricted from 3t limit bridges etc

Cakey tea ! you are the real poldark I thought I'd heard that voice before

Well I have a electric kona second hand saving loads getting over 300miles range from it costing £7.00 to fill up on cheap over night tarrif how's that for cheap motoring

I am curious as to why you got that Audi EV considering the rate of depreciation ?????

Tony, IF Geoff and Lee were to invite you to join them on an American road trip - say Route 66 or Alligator Alley, what would be your cheap car of choice? It would be comedy gold imo.

@Evcarnage

22 күн бұрын

Chevy Blazer. Would spend the entire time pretending to be Jack Bauer

My mate won an escort in 87 it was 8K in the showroom, he asked how much they would give him, 5K! I would love to know how much Audi would give you now after driving out and straight back in again, if they would actually have it.

@isaachunt5799

22 күн бұрын

they probably wouldn't want it. they have to sell so many new ev's by law now. why would they want to try and sell on this pos thing?

I drove a 20 year old Honda Civic which still did 500 miles to a tank up until when i scrapped it. Drove it every day.

Being on a low income i obviously can't get fiance for such cars. I have 09 golf diesel . Hopefully i can keep it till i stop driving in 3 or 4 yrs . Roads busy now too busy

It's going to be Hobsons Choice for everyone under Labour. Almost certainly they're going to rapidly accelerate the push towards EV's and heavily tax combustion engine vehicles.

Could you tell us what you really think of second hand EVs.

Can somebody tell me whether that 230miles of range is what you get from a 100% charge. I ask this because we are now being told that, to avoid premature battery degradation, you should not charge the battery of an electric car to more than 80% and also you should never let it drop below 20%. That only leaves you 60%. So unless you are prepared to ignore that advice the safe range, by my reckoning, is only 138 miles. Is that right?

I have a Mazda BT50 Ute (Rebadged Isuzu) with an agricultural 3 Litre Diesel. It weighs 250kgs less than the Audi, cost less than one-third of the Audi in 2021 and is worth 58% of purchase price with a whopping 79,000 miles on it compared to the Audi. For intercity running it gets 1,100km or 683 miles per tank meaning I can easily go from Brisbane to Sydney. I am not against EVs or new technology but hell, they have a bloody long way to go to match an older ICE vehicle let alone a modern efficient one.

I'd be interested to know how much it costs to charge these cars. With so many energy suppliers ripping customers off.

@isaachunt5799

22 күн бұрын

fast charging? costs more than running a diesel. home charging on a good tariff. 10 times cheaper than running a diesel. we own a leaf btw.

Are we petrol or diesel drivers subsidising the EV’s drivers insurance costs?

@hikaru9624

Күн бұрын

More than likely. We're already paying for their electric by eating the price increase.

Do all EVs have the steering wheel on the wrong side?

£1.51 per mile it costs to run deprecation wise ? Let alone all othe running cost ? Is this the future?

Next, you'll be charged to have the car traded in for recycling because the batteries are too toxic to process. I can see many instances of trees jumping out in front of them on dark, lonely lanes at night. 😮

Folks are throwing away their money on those things. Madness

Brilliant news

The red cross thing is wild 😂

I would love a link to a cheap ev. Any link at all.

I would imaging these are for company lease deals so does not cost the user much than the charging cost to run also guessing low mileage users because of typical UK’s underinvestment in infrastructure and current tech limits in range and away from home charging times.

There’s simply no sensible way to buy these now unless you salary sacrifice or lease, neither is cheap. This is only going to get worse.

Motability apparently have been pushing EVs onto their clients. What's going to happen when they are handed back? Can see the up front payments going up a lot.

And the UK electorate have just voted in a Party who will bring back the all EV future by 2030, just six short years away!

@neilthewheelio

Күн бұрын

That is the date originally set by the Conservatives.

@xjsteve

Күн бұрын

@@neilthewheelio - who then extended it to 2035.

My little BMW i3 cost less than £10k, it weighs not a lot, it has a range more than that Audi, cost zero to Tax, is fun to drive and comfortable. The thing is this.. if you want to spend stupid money on the latest and greatest then you have an issue. Don’t bang on about depreciation, you let someone else take the hit.

Who would buy any Audi Merc or BMW without expecting it to lose 50% as soon as you drive it away! All expensive cars drop money like a stone! EV or ice. I saw an 18 month old Aston Martin 8k list price £198000 up for sale at £69000!! So the dealer will be making at least £15000! All cars drop money like a stone! That's why I bought a two year old Zoe GT LINE with 9000 on the clock for less than £15000! Still with 3 year warranty on the car and 6 years left on the battery. This car only weighs 1475kg with a 52 usable battery! The new Dacia Spring Brand new £15000 and weighs 982 kgs!

Shhhh, Mr Starmer will hear you! You know how hell bent he is on forcing us into EVs. :-(

@zitzong

22 күн бұрын

Sir Starmer is a WEF 🌎 muppet

Advert after was for Anderson ev, home chargers I believe. Lol

My wife’s Tesla model Y has lost £27000 in less than two years and I sold my Tesla model 3 to webuyanycar because Tesla Uk didn’t want to take it back as a part exchange against the new Highland model. Tesla uk offered £5000 less btw. Never again will I touch a Tesla

@hikaru9624

Күн бұрын

Highland model? Does it go "och aye" or something?

I got my dad a brand new Hyundai i10 with 150 miles in 2012 for £6900. It’s done 80.000miles. Only spent £600 on problem. Otherwise just MOT and Service. £20 a year tax.Does 230 miles on £36 of fuel. And just about to part ex for another one for £1500

That’s heavier than my 80 series LandCruiser… wonder how long tyres last on that Audi, that’s something to take into consideration for running costs

I don’t know at what point the lease companies wake up and start to realise this by way on increasing the money payments on it from new to make up for its respective value at 3,4,5 years etc. it seems atm the payments are quite low for high value EV’s but they are worth nowt after this time. The manufacturers won’t be taking the hit for much longer surely? If the payments go up the leases will dry up, then it’ll really begin to unravel.

2.5 tons the world has gone mad

Bloody hilarious. Me too got a weight problem mate.😊😅

That's a heap of money to lose 😱