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Tires don't have long life either+ it needs fuel all the time & other maintenance on topHorse exhaust has a high carbon footprint.
Tires don't have long life either+ it needs fuel all the time & other maintenance on topHorse exhaust has a high carbon footprint.
It's ok, we have at least one member on the forum that can replace the tyres @hotponyshoes and one that can give it fuel @Parm although a constant diet of Ruby Murray's would probably put the emissions through the roof!Tires don't have long life either+ it needs fuel all the time & other maintenance on top
The backfiring is not as loud, but more memorable.Tires don't have long life either+ it needs fuel all the time & other maintenance on top
No but my 07 passat estate was a grand. THAT is my point. 14 years old an a electric car will have a kanackered battery.Do you get ICE vehicles for free now?
So does electric as most people will be charging at night.Horse exhaust has a high carbon footprint.
Sorry I don’t understand the point you are making? He said his car was 6 years old and sub 10k so you can really only compare like with like, hence my point about the horse.No but my 07 passat estate was a grand. THAT is my point. 14 years old an a electric car will have a kanackered battery.
My point is you can't get a 14 year old EV. I don't need a 6 year old car. Nor can I afford one.Sorry I don’t understand the point you are making? He said his car was 6 years old and sub 10k so you can really only compare like with like, hence my point about the horse.
The fact is you won’t be getting a 6 year old car for a grand.
The other fact is that we simply don’t know how long batteries etc are going to last - but currently they seem to be holding up ok over higher mileages from the few people who have run them that long (not forgetting the tech has moved on rapidly from the early days of ev which were not that long ago), but as with all new technology there is an element of suck it and see. One thing I would expect as the technology becomes more widespread the current high cost of replacing batteries (if required…) will likely come down as third party suppliers and repairers get involved.
Your complaint is that you can’t buy a 14 year old version of something that wasn’t made 14 years ago? Really?My point is you can't get a 14 year old EV. I don't need a 6 year old car. Nor can I afford one.
No my point is my finances do not let me buy an EV...Your complaint is that you can’t buy a 14 year old version of something that wasn’t made 14 years ago? Really?
But if they don’t let you buy any car of 6 years old, that really doesn’t seem a problem specific to an EV?No my point is my finances do not let me buy an EV...
yes of course it does. My point is I dont agree that outlaying 10k to start with is saving 60 odd a week. This is not being factored in. I am actually reflecting the original post in that he needs an EV to get his bills to zero. THAT is not free. If the figures work for you or anyone I am not suggesting its wrong to do so.But if they don’t let you buy any car of 6 years old, that really doesn’t seem a problem specific to an EV?
Without wanting to detract from the original post too much, if you CAN get one and it’s saving you £60 odd a week over an ICE then surely it makes sense to?
Of course not, but no one has said they are spending 10k to save 60 quid a week! They would likely have bought a car of some form or another anyway so the money spent is almost an irrelevance.yes of course it does. My point is I dont agree that outlaying 10k to start with is saving 60 odd a week. This is not being factored in. I am actually reflecting the original post in that he needs an EV to get his bills to zero. THAT is not free. If the figures work for you or anyone I am not suggesting its wrong to do so.
Its rather like having solar fitted and paying for it. Yes at some point you will break even and then start saving but in how long!
Anyone want lend me an EV to prove my theory.
Our 16 panel PV on an original FIT of 17.5 p evidently paid for itself in just over 3.5 years not my figures but the guy from Tessla powerbanks . Lot's of variables including a not quite square on southern orientation but more to ssw .yes of course it does. My point is I dont agree that outlaying 10k to start with is saving 60 odd a week. This is not being factored in. I am actually reflecting the original post in that he needs an EV to get his bills to zero. THAT is not free. If the figures work for you or anyone I am not suggesting its wrong to do so.
Its rather like having solar fitted and paying for it. Yes at some point you will break even and then start saving but in how long!
Anyone want lend me an EV to prove my theory.
Now you are joking. Only if it was bought for half what I paid for mine...Our 16 panel PV on an original FIT of 17.5 p evidently paid for itself in just over 3.5 years not my figures but the guy from Tessla powerbanks . Lot's of variables including a not quite square on southern orientation but more to ssw .
In case your interested, £12.5 k purchase cost, 4000 units in a good year, we had the first, original fit. I reckon it took 7.5 yrsNow you are joking. Only if it was bought for half what I paid for mine...
IIRC £3200 cash inc VAT receipted , fitted and registered as working In Feb 2018 . Fitted with the very latest cheaper panels and controllerNow you are joking. Only if it was bought for half what I paid for mine...
Ah, you said the original fit, which I took to be way back when it originally started. Simple calc on fit payments show 4.5 years, if you add in offset for heating water, cooking etc then yes, maybe under 4 years is conceivable.IIRC £3200 cash inc VAT receipted , fitted and registered as working In Feb 2018 . Fitted with the very latest cheaper panels and controller