Family reaction to the new car

[Fluffykins]

My son-in-law pitched up with the grandkids a day or so after I'd picked up the new car.

The oldest grandkid got out. His dad pointed him gently towards where I was standing near the MG. He'd primed the lad for something. It was transparently obvious.

With a big grin all across his face the 9 year old walked over, looked at the car, back to me and said "can I have a bottle of milk please"

He'll be lucky to make 10 with that cheek.

Fluff

My other car is a milk float

 

[Deleted member 2158]

I'm prepared for cries of 'here comes Ernie' when I can finally visit friends and family.

 

[Valiant5]

.....and be ready for all those quips about keeping spare AA batteries in your glove compartment

 

[bb1922]

Fastest milk float in the west...

 

[Stuwit46]

My best one is “did you buy it from Wish.com”? Or the Chinese car reference, the reply is usually, yes from the same country that made the phone you use to type the abuse ?

 

[Petriix]

They don't seem quite so disparaging when you tell them it costs 3p per mile to run and can beat anything (apart from another EV) away from the lights, in near silence.

 

[Mark Holmes]

They don't seem quite so disparaging when you tell them it costs 3p per mile to run and can beat anything (apart from another EV) away from the lights, in near silence.

Even cheaper if you charge for free at your local Supermarket if they have free chargers.

 

[Fluffykins]

My best one is “did you buy it from Wish.com”? Or the Chinese car reference, the reply is usually, yes from the same country that made the phone you use to type the abuse ?

That's the problem with a Chinese car. You have a drive in one then half an hour later you want another one.

 

[Fluffykins]

We'll, the little blighter (prompted no doubt by his daddy) was at it again the other day.

I pitched up at his house to pick up some stuff. Grandson opens the front door and says "Thank God you're here. We've just run out of milk".

He's in great danger of not making it to his 10th birthday.

 

[Deleted member 2158]

Go with the flow - for his 10th birthday deliver some baby milk

 

[AdamMGEV]

So the only reference is because its electric? And that's a bad ot funny thing in your family's eyes? I don't get it. Would they say the same of its a tesla?

 

[Cocijo]

They would not have known it was an EV unless you had told them ?

 

[jonathanhoey]

They would not have known it was an EV unless you had told them ?

Spot the difference, etc:

(someone should show SAIC a mk7 Passat, they might like it )

 

[Mark Holmes]

Spot the difference, etc:

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(someone should show SAIC a mk7 Passat, they might like it )

There’s no petrol cap...

 

[Ranger]

I think the Passat is slightly taller in the rear and bigger overall. Plus for some reason the 5 lacks front fog lights.

 

[Cocijo]

The passat has useable roof bars? Sorry ?

 

[Electric Berry]

Even cheaper if you charge for free at your local Supermarket if they have free chargers.

Free and "rapid" if you use the free 50KW CCS chargers that Engie have dotted about

 

[Mark Holmes]

Free and "rapid" if you use the free 50KW CCS chargers that Engie have dotted about

Really free rapid chargers??

 

[Electric Berry]

Spot the difference, etc:

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(someone should show SAIC a mk7 Passat, they might like it )

The Passat has roof bars that are actually load bearing

 

[Electric Berry]

Really free rapid chargers??

Yep, i'm in yorkshire so not sure where you are based but if you check on here and see if there is one near you ENGIE Chargepoint Network they're all free till the end of this year I believe