I drove my ICE car today .......

[Deleted member 2439]

Got it all warmed up & then off for MoT - which it passed ?
Didnt half feel strange after a month of MG driving. It’s manual for a start, but the absence of acceleration was a big shock. I did a quick calculation & reckon the annual road tax bill on the Mondeo (c £260 p.a) will actually be MORE than the cost of fueling the MG for a year driving 10k a year - especially as we are now on Go and also have a large solar PV system. Strange times indeed ?

 

[Kithmo]

Got it all warmed up & then off for MoT - which it passed ?
Didnt half feel strange after a month of MG driving. It’s manual for a start, but the absence of acceleration was a big shock. I did a quick calculation & reckon the annual road tax bill on the Mondeo (c £260 p.a) will actually be MORE than the cost of fueling the MG for a year driving 10k a year - especially as we are now on Go and also have a large solar PV system. Strange times indeed ?

You just need an oil well and refinery in your back yard now for the ICE.

 

[chowbenter]

Got it all warmed up & then off for MoT - which it passed ?
Didnt half feel strange after a month of MG driving. It’s manual for a start, but the absence of acceleration was a big shock. I did a quick calculation & reckon the annual road tax bill on the Mondeo (c £260 p.a) will actually be MORE than the cost of fueling the MG for a year driving 10k a year - especially as we are now on Go and also have a large solar PV system. Strange times inde

Oh! You're going straight to Hell for that one!

 

[Deleted member 2439]

Theres not much point in getting rid of it as it’s not really worth anything and it’s mileage will now be quite low. Plus, it’s an estate and much more spacious than the MG and I don’t really mind getting it dirty.
It also runs on a fuel which can recharge itself in a couple of minutes and has a range of 500 or so miles ?

 

[chowbenter]

Theres not much point in getting rid of it as it’s not really worth anything and it’s mileage will now be quite low. Plus, it’s an estate and much more spacious than the MG and I don’t really mind getting it dirty.
It also runs on a fuel which can recharge itself in a couple of minutes and has a range of 500 or so miles ?

I'm in the same boat, I've SORN'd mine as it's very old but still very reliable & really only worth scrap value.

 

[Simon J]

Theres not much point in getting rid of it as it’s not really worth anything and it’s mileage will now be quite low. Plus, it’s an estate and much more spacious than the MG and I don’t really mind getting it dirty.
It also runs on a fuel which can recharge itself in a couple of minutes and has a range of 500 or so miles ?

Plus, if need be, it would make a decent tow car, the one failing of EVs

 

[SCB86]

I have a Renault Scenic auto that does 19MPG around town and 31 on a run.
I've done close to 1400 miles in my ZS now and it has cost me nothing (have a free 7KW Pod Point in my village) the same amount of miles in my Renault would cost me about £210!

 

[Gomev]

We still have our Avensis oil burner which my wife drives to work 5 miles and back each day (we traded in her old Fiesta). A journey which is perfect for the EV, but, she works in a supermarket and has to park in the public car park.
I am not having my nice new shiny ZS bashed by every Tom Dick and Mary several times a day with car doors and shopping trolleys.

 

[Cocijo]

We still have our Avensis oil burner which my wife drives to work 5 miles and back each day (we traded in her old Fiesta). A journey which is perfect for the EV, but, she works in a supermarket and has to park in the public car park.
I am not having my nice new shiny ZS bashed by every Tom Dick and Mary several times a day with car doors and shopping trolleys.

Ha ha - it just shows that there are many factors that affect how green we are! I’d do the same.

 

[Marcad]

Doesn't the Supermarket have a nice little charging station where it would parked with other like minded EV drivers and, oh, yes, free charging at the same time

 

[Gomev]

Doesn't the Supermarket have a nice little charging station where it would parked with other like minded EV drivers and, oh, yes, free charging at the same time

Nope, it's a midsized Asda, not the little ones and not the superstore. Doesn't even have a staff parking area.

In fact does any ASDA have charging stations anywhere ?

 

[SteveO]

Plus, if need be, it would make a decent tow car, the one failing of EVs

You can spec a Tesla Model 3 with a towbar from the factory.

They tow acceptability by all accounts.

 

[Lovemyev]

We still have our Avensis oil burner which my wife drives to work 5 miles and back each day (we traded in her old Fiesta). A journey which is perfect for the EV, but, she works in a supermarket and has to park in the public car park.
I am not having my nice new shiny ZS bashed by every Tom Dick and Mary several times a day with car doors and shopping trolleys.

Very wise !.
I always wonder why the PDR guys don’t just set up shop in the supermarket car parks !..
After all, 95% of their works is a result of a visit to our local supermarket !.

 

[Lovemyev]

In fact does any ASDA have charging stations anywhere ?

I think some of the larger ones have 7kw A/C posts.
The Chester store has them, but they are not free to use !.

 

[Marcad]

Around here Tesco is free, and there is a BP chargepoint at a Holiday Inn nearby.

 

[Pict]

In fact does any ASDA have charging stations anywhere ?

Our local midsized store has two, but both BP Pulse so not free

 

[SCB86]

They tow acceptability by all accounts

Only 910KG! Not great considering the power on offer and the four wheel drive. The Model X can tow 2250KG.

 

[SteveO]

Only 910KG! Not great considering the power on offer and the four wheel drive. The Model X can tow 2250KG.

If memory serves you can no longer fit a towbar to the M3P, but can to the M3SR+ which is RWD.

I remember you could get a towbar for the Leaf for fitting a bike rack BUT not for towing, didn't stop one of the guys from using it to tow gliders around an airfield.

Problem is IF it was rated to 2000 kg someone would want to tow 2500 etc. etc.!!!!

It's all about options I think, and it is moving in the right direction.