Blooming kids.The kids drive the Vitara... I insure it, service it, refuel it, clean it and do everything else
A note left on the driver's seat prompting the next driver to refuel before going much further would suffice.If it's not me who will be driving the car tomorrow morning... then I have two options: refuel it in the evening, or prepare a jerrycan for a rescue mission later in the day....
Not a lotNot keen on Tesla's, then Mike.
Strictly manual lawnmower for me.You need to think beyond Wimbledon
The electric version of the diesel tractor I bought (identical spec. other than the fuel type) was three times the price, which I couldn't have afforded even if it made long term financial sense (which it didn't). I keep fuel for it at home because the nearest forecourt is a 12 mile round trip and it does 10 mph flat out
I also keep petrol for my old ride-on mower, which I paid £700 for 2 years ago. The only electric equivalent I know of (in terms of cutting width) is £7,300 new (too recent to be readily available second hand).
Sounds like straightforward Dad economics to me.
I don’t urge anyone to get an EV, unless it’s a company car or if they foolishly think it would save the planet. (It won’t.) And I don’t urge anyone to get a hybrid either.
Looks like what the Allegro would have become if only people hadn't panned it unfairlyA good friend has (literally) just picked up this to replace a lovely A5 cabrio.
I’ve asked him to keep me updted on how he gets on with it
You've been pressing the case for convenience of recharging at home for 2p/mile pretty heavily. Anyway, tiresome, lets leave it at that.
For journeys where ICE doesn't hit operating temp - ideal. But limited to Leafs and their soon to be discontinued public charging system? Why not the Focus? No obvious reason not to - but we know the intention is to phase out ICE. What we don't know is the method(s).
We just don't know what will transpire and deadlines may well be extended. But of little use if no one has ICE to offer and I'm pretty certain ICE development has stalled and how long before the production lines are scrapped?
- Just push the button and move the car, even 1-inch, and obviously drive normally first thing, no need to wait for the car to warm up etc.
Oh! Where were you - when I still drank?Give this man a beer on me...
It isn't the wear aspect (the oils I use have tackifiers so there's oil present at the turn of the key - merely not at pressure) that bothers me as much as dumping the acidic products of combustion into the oil which will remain until the next long enough journey to boil them off. Acid etches bearing surfaces.I've been agonising about this for years, refusing to "just drop-off someone at the tube station around the corner because it's raining", or "move the car nearer the house for tomorrow morning", etc etc, I felt in my bones the metal shredding with the engine started from cold for a 5 minutes journey...
Advantage EV - no disputing it.No such worries with the EV
AFAIK there are no circulatory oil systems so no need for concern on that score. I did see something about different greases being developed for the motors. Something to do with proofing them against electromagnetic effects. I didn't read any further into it.
