The BIK rates between a Tesla and a Bentley are slightly differentI'm still reeling from the idea that the boss would let me have a £142,000 Tesla but definitely not a Bentley Flying Spur.
When are you going fully electric?
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Many years ago Jasper Carrott told a joke about modifying cars. One of the bits was about removing the steering wheel and fitting a leather bound button instead (iirc the whole joke was about essex but I may have made that bit up), concluded with "if they sneezed they would end up travelling in the opposite direction"
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The BIK rates between a Tesla and a Bentley are slightly different
To be honest, if that was all it was, I'd be off to Crewe now. It's a customer perception thing. You should basically drive something 'nice' but not 'too nice'. And people's perceptions of 'too nice' is ludicrous really. At one point I wanted a Porsche Cayenne diesel 3.0. No. No Porsches. VW Touareg for the same money with the 4.2l V8 diesel engine. No problem. I asked about a Porsche Macan. No. No Porsches. Audi SQ7? Just about OK. In the end I got the Touareg with EVERY option. And before I went electric I had four Audi allroads which are stupidly expensive cars but everyone just sees a jacked up estate car and even when someone said "You've got the same car as Price Charles" the next thing they said "I thought he would have had something nicer." So you can't win.
Thanks bud, called them and they just auto switched mine to the Plaid+, so all in, just waiting now lol. im not going the leasing option on this one, so interested to see when the ETA will be.
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I was told 8-12 months.
Yes, I was told most likely early 2022.
Least Cyberpunk should be fixed by then to play in it
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Pretty obvious why then
One of the reasons Toyota still sell their top end $90k+ Landcruiser. Externally it looks like a much cheaper, non flash SUV.
While it shouldn't make a difference I think having something that is seen as too luxurious gets the customer thinking "I've paid for that".
I think sub-consciously our pension fund managers both turning up to my works for our annual update separately in two brand new Jags was part of the reason I told them to stick their management fee and I'll manage my pension myself. Well... that and the fact said pension was evaporating into the ether in awful funds with horrific fees.
I think EV's also, in general, give a bit of a "responsible company" vibe. At least that will be how I'll be trying to justify one to my bosses to offload my BIK burden.
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A new XF is a 30 grand car... would you have done the same if they'd showed up in a Passat?
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Ha, there's a NAVI 23 GPU in the new Tesla onboard computer.
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The revised Tesla Model S and X interior looks clean. Not sure about the Knight Rider style steering wheel though. No stalks either.
If Picasso painted elephants.
now that you zoomed into it it does look uncomfortable for the wrists/arms ... had, also, wondered if it was modelled on one of the thunderbird vehicles,
since it looks like it would be easy for the marionettes to hold.
Noticed that suzuki have some very lax/disingenuous terminology .. tv advert for suzuki swift hybrid ... now, that would be a MILD hybrid, you won't escape the London charges
since it looks like it would be easy for the marionettes to hold.
Noticed that suzuki have some very lax/disingenuous terminology .. tv advert for suzuki swift hybrid ... now, that would be a MILD hybrid, you won't escape the London charges
If Picasso painted elephants.
More Koala to my eyes
A valid pointA new XF is a 30 grand car... would you have done the same if they'd showed up in a Passat?
Does go to prove WJA96s point though. It is the perception more so than the value. To be fair if my pension had performed better than my own investments I probably wouldn't have cared if they turned up in Bentley's.
So after goign through every single electric car in budget I think the Mrs has decided on an ID3...
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£215 per month based on 10500 miles per year on the NHS scheme.
We felt the 208/2008 may have been a bit tight space wise. The idea is we will use this as the day to day family car and the Superb will be my commute and caravan towing duties car. Reviews state the ID3 interior space is similar to that of a Passat so will be ideal.
First time going through this scheme so hopefully will go through with no dramas.
Life Spec
Stonewash Blue
18" Alloys
Mats
£215 per month based on 10500 miles per year on the NHS scheme.
We felt the 208/2008 may have been a bit tight space wise. The idea is we will use this as the day to day family car and the Superb will be my commute and caravan towing duties car. Reviews state the ID3 interior space is similar to that of a Passat so will be ideal.
First time going through this scheme so hopefully will go through with no dramas.
If Picasso painted elephants.
That looks utterly ridiculous to use as a steering "wheel"! Seems like form over function.
I like the look of that new Renault 5 concept though. Could be tempted if they can keep the price around the £20k mark.
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/concept/renault-5-back-meet-electric-r5-concept
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The emergency services discounts are good. I've been looking at an i3 runabout and noticed £8k off to emergency service staff for a new one. Tempted to enquire but as an external (contractor) helping out for now I don't want to take advantage if the NHS are funding part of the discount
.Shame the REX is not an option - quite fancy one with a range extender as a first step into the EV world for my daily runabout as may need to do occasional long journey - could get a few jerry cans for instant increase in range.
ID3 looks pretty good tbh
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Is anybody charging off something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/amp-switched-interlock-socket-220V/dp/B00T9XH9E4/
And using it with a OHME charger plugged in, instead of a dedicated EV charger?
Reason I ask is that I'm getting a Polestar 2 soon, and I was just going to charge off the 10amp mains socket which I know is really slow. However, recent events where I was driving 120 miles a day unexpectedly after a family bereavement has made me realise it's worth having a faster charger at home.
However, the house is rented and we're looking to buy our own place at some point this year, and so I don't want to spend a lot on a dedicated charger for my landlords house (He is fine with me installing one), so I thought this would be the cheapest short-term home charging option until we move and then I can take advantage of the Home charger grant
And using it with a OHME charger plugged in, instead of a dedicated EV charger?
Reason I ask is that I'm getting a Polestar 2 soon, and I was just going to charge off the 10amp mains socket which I know is really slow. However, recent events where I was driving 120 miles a day unexpectedly after a family bereavement has made me realise it's worth having a faster charger at home.
However, the house is rented and we're looking to buy our own place at some point this year, and so I don't want to spend a lot on a dedicated charger for my landlords house (He is fine with me installing one), so I thought this would be the cheapest short-term home charging option until we move and then I can take advantage of the Home charger grant