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Here's a better looking MKII ;) My OH had one in the early 1980's - wish he hadn't sold it back then for £1500!

They're not very 'eco' EV's, are they ;) 🕊️🕊️🐈‍⬛🕊️🕊️ (and yes, I know they're doves and not pigeons and you don't buy them to be eco.... -the Xpowers not the doves, that is)

Hmm - that would be extremely limiting... but, if true, the cynic in me says we then find out that only Tesla's have eco-factories and an 8 year drivetrain warranty and that the Rt Hon Heidi Alexander's partner is CEO of Tesla UK ;)

Agree about the badges - I would have expected the location of assembly to be the key factor regarding eco-credentials of manufacture, rather than ownership of a company. But hey-ho, we can't expect too much logic from governments. No doubt cars where the discounts will apply will still have...

Is the new model just a cosmetic face-lift? If so probably the same, but if the new model is based on a new monocoque, very unlikely to be the same. If the garage's Hunter subscription is not up-to-date or the latest Hunter data (from 21st May 2025, according to Google) doesn't contain the...

(y) probably a wise move.. the Metro looked fugly back then compared to the R5 / mini / Fiat 500 🫣

Could well be wrong, but I suspect that the R5 will get a semi-cult following like the new Mini simply due to the popularity of the original version, esp. appealing to us oldies, even if simply as a 2nd vehicle. From what I've seen (on screen, haven't seen one in real life) it looks like the...

Of course - but I don't consider Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, Smart or MG as European companies any more :(

OMG... you don't believe they actually wrote down your contact details do you? ;)

I was puzzling what European companies have vehicles manufactured in China that are imported into the UK - Google suggests it's BMW iX3, Mini Cooper Electric, Mini Aceman, Cupra Tavascan and Dacia Spring.

A 'low mileage' 60k service :unsure:

Pun not intended, I hope ⚡

(y) You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Meat Loaf) = that was going to be my line of defence if anyone objected to my humour :)

Don't forget the Beach-boys, 'Good vibrations' ;) <takes tin hat and heads for the door>

LOL - that was just the start of an interest in electronics... oh believe me, I've done it all - re-using components from radios and old pixie tube calculators, etching blank pcb's with ferric chloride and (much to the annoyance of my dad) breaking numerous 1mm drill bits when drilling out those...