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Post by mysty on Feb 24, 2024 19:03:24 GMT 1
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Post by curtis on Feb 24, 2024 20:33:58 GMT 1
Excellent news. (not as a prospective purchaser!)
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Aardvark
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Post by Aardvark on Feb 24, 2024 21:35:21 GMT 1
![]() "Depreciation is hitting EVs harder than most other vehicles" ![]() |
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Post by Nifty on Feb 24, 2024 22:11:43 GMT 1
What will happen when petrol and diesel get to £25 + / gallon ?
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mysty
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Post by mysty on Feb 25, 2024 9:09:05 GMT 1
What will happen when petrol and diesel get to £25 + / gallon ? Oil producers will get even richer. |
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Post by mysty on Feb 25, 2024 9:15:28 GMT 1
![]() "Depreciation is hitting EVs harder than most other vehicles"View Attachment![]() You won't be laughing when your running about in your new electric car using your hands free smartphone to see which company to use to transfer you pension from the UK to France after paying some scammer online on FB for firewood that did not exist you had to join as it was the only way to buy food now that supermarkets went 100% online only.😀 |
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Aardvark
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Post by Aardvark on Feb 25, 2024 11:09:24 GMT 1
I will never be able to buy a new car, petrol or electric.
I won't be using a smartphone in a car, hands free or not.
I will never purchase anything from a seller on Fartbook.
If supermarkets decide to sell online only, I will carry on using my home built desktop PC to access the internet.
Did I miss anything?
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mysty
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Post by mysty on Feb 25, 2024 12:12:01 GMT 1
Nothing that comes to mind at the moment😀 Peugeot have an offer just now, nothing down and either 70 euros a month or something to rent an electric car. I heard it on the radio but was not paying attention. Fiat have something similar. There is probably a catch.
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Post by crabtree on Feb 25, 2024 14:29:31 GMT 1
I recently had my Diesel car serviced at my local garagiste.
We got talking about electric vehicles, and he gave me one excellent piece of advice. He said to not buy outright any EV, as they will cost an arm and a leg to repair (unless still under guarantee, of course). If you want to buy a new EV, then rent it from the manufacturer, any repairs are then their problem. He also added, buying a used EV is not a good move.
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Post by Olave H on Feb 25, 2024 15:51:26 GMT 1
I will never be able to buy a new car, petrol or electric. I won't be using a smartphone in a car, hands free or not. I will never purchase anything from a seller on Fartbook. If supermarkets decide to sell online only, I will carry on using my home built desktop PC to access the internet. Did I miss anything? The weather & MS Windows?  |
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Post by mysty on Feb 25, 2024 16:20:50 GMT 1
I recently had my Diesel car serviced at my local garagiste. We got talking about electric vehicles, and he gave me one excellent piece of advice. He said to not buy outright any EV, as they will cost an arm and a leg to repair (unless still under guarantee, of course). If you want to buy a new EV, then rent it from the manufacturer, any repairs are then their problem. He also added, buying a used EV is not a good move. You read that advice almost everywhere and if you look online at damaged cars for sale there are plenty of what looks like bargains electric car wise but I thought electric cars have less moving parts so just sounds like another kind of rip-off. |
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Post by Aardvark on Feb 25, 2024 17:20:24 GMT 1
I will never be able to buy a new car, petrol or electric. I won't be using a smartphone in a car, hands free or not. I will never purchase anything from a seller on Fartbook. If supermarkets decide to sell online only, I will carry on using my home built desktop PC to access the internet. Did I miss anything? The weather & MS Windows? The weather: I thought "global warming" sounded like a good idea at first, living in Brittany. But they have changed the brainwash buzzwords to "climate change". That means more rain rather than more heat here.
Windows: I have a second hard drive in the tower with Linux installed for a quick changeover if Windows 7 ever starts playing up. So far it has been brilliant.
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Post by cernunnos on Feb 25, 2024 20:48:12 GMT 1
Climate change is obviously happening ,nothing to do with "Buzzwords", the climate is changing due to global warming. We that live in and love the countryside are seeing and feeling it happen . Warmer means wetter, simples toch ? 
Oh and btw , no way would I buy an " electric " car
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Post by jackie on Feb 26, 2024 12:18:36 GMT 1
I’m currently in love with the 2 seater Fiat Topolino, looks like a little cartoon car. They had one in Le Clercs and I’m now smitten….
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Post by Aardvark on Feb 26, 2024 14:02:13 GMT 1
Back in the 70s I did some chassis alerations for a friend's drag racing car. A plastic bodied early Fiat Topolino called "Earsplittenloudenboomer". V8 powered single seater, and obviously very loud! I have a photo but can't post it here. Update: I found a way to post it.
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