Xela Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Last Ford Fiesta rolls off the production line in Cologne today. End of an iconic car. Bet most of us have owned/driven one at some point. My Mom had one for 11 years - a mark 2 Festival. Identical to the one pictured below. Was the first car I drove on my own after passing my test. Edited July 7, 2023 by Xela 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 looked it up to see what they're replacing it with....electric car of course would guess that its actually been replaced by the puma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Used EV residuals are absolutely plummeting. Some down 35%-40% in 6 months. Good news if you are on the look out for a used one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 9, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 23/06/2023 at 15:29, Genie said: This looks very cheap, brand new (pre-registered) family sized EV for £24k. link The Fully Charged show really really rate the MG EV's. Describe them as the best overall EV's you can buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10, 2023 I'm sure I'd get a good part exchange rate on the Lupo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 The company lease on the BMW i3s is up and now been replaced by a bog standard Tesla Model 3. This ipad screen thingy will take some getting used to. Already had to reset it once due to the screen just "crashing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Chindie said: I'm sure I'd get a good part exchange rate on the Lupo. I'd take a Porsche over an Aston, Ferrari or Lamborghini any day of the week. They just always seem to be at the top of their game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, Xela said: I'd take a Porsche over an Aston, Ferrari or Lamborghini any day of the week. They just always seem to be at the top of their game. For me Aston -> Ferrari -> Porsche -> Lamborghini 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Aston’s are made just down the road from me, so every evening I have to give way to transporter lorries of them and every time it happens I think of the VT Cost of Living thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 19 minutes ago, Xela said: I'd take a Porsche over an Aston, Ferrari or Lamborghini any day of the week. They just always seem to be at the top of their game. I'm a Lambourghini man myself, but I have to say the new Turbo S is a thing of beauty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 18/06/2023 at 22:02, El Zen said: I’ve had my ID3 for a little while now, and it’s great. Very roomy and comfortable, very smooth ride (lane assist aside, it is complete rubbish on the motorway and is best just to switch off completely,) big enough to fit my son’s bike with the back seats down if I need to, and I really only have to charge it a couple of times a week overnight for my commute. And it saves me a fortune every month compared to the lease and fuel expense on my Octavia. Have you had any software issues? I've heard they have had a lot of issues. I thought they'd sorted it now but my client who us transitioning their whole fleet to electric have cancelled all future orders of ID3 and ID4 and won't buy VW again. This video is absolutely fascinating and it seems Ford are radically changing the way they make cars with EV's because they've decided the only way you can make EV's work properly is to abandon the modern way of building cars with extensive supply chains and bring back everything in house as that's the only way you can ensure everything fits together properly and can talk to each other properly. He thinks those (I assume VW) who keep on the current way will always have software problems. The vehicle to Grid/Vehicle to home piece is also absolutely fascinating. Almost unknowingly they absolutely conquered America with their electric truck because people realised they could power their home from the battery in the event of a power cut. They have a lot of power cuts in USA because they don't believe in public infrastructure. So an almost accidental inclusion of a feature became the most important addition for the company since probably the invention of the Model T. Vehicle to Grid/everything is one of the things that's going to solve a huge amount of problems related to the Green Energy transition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 35 minutes ago, sidcow said: Have you had any software issues? I've heard they have had a lot of issues. I thought they'd sorted it now but my client who us transitioning their whole fleet to electric have cancelled all future orders of ID3 and ID4 and won't buy VW again. The only issues with mine is a dodgy washer liquid sensor (says it needs refelling when it doesn’t) and the integrated phone charger doesn’t work. Both covered by warranty, and should be sorted once I find a suitable date to take it back. My only other grievance is a hyperactive lane assist, which is more a matter of taste than an actual flaw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2023 Ooh, this just popped up on my twitter feed, from that there Birmingham Mail. Do you drive a 4x4? Quote The oceans are rising, climate change is worrying, we have to be aware but it needs to go higher up the chain. Is the government doing enough ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 How will people feel about EV SUV’s? What about hydrogen fuelled SUV’s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Genie said: How will people feel about EV SUV’s? What about hydrogen fuelled SUV’s? Ours is an SUV, my wife loves it. And it shifts for a car that weighs over 2.5 tonnes. Me, I prefer driving the 330D but I can’t fault the Volvo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 12, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 12, 2023 For those of you from the Top Trumps generation, you might remember this legendary myth car. Clickety linkings Quote Aston Martin Bulldog comes out of its slumber to hit 205.4mph The one-off Aston Martin Bulldog has finally cracked the 200-mph mark, more than four decades after Aston Martin attempted but failed the same feat. The Bulldog is a mid-engine supercar with gullwing doors that Aston Martin designed in 1977 to be the world's fastest production car. Testing that took place in 1979 at the MIRA test track in the U.K. saw the car reach 191 mph, falling well short of Aston Martin's original target of 237 mph. Aston Martin at the time was owned by American businessmen Peter Sprague and George Minden. They were also responsible for the equally wedge-like Lagonda sedan, which unlike the Bulldog actually saw a small production run. The Bulldog features a turbocharged 5.3-liter V-8 estimated to be delivering between 600 and 700 hp, which was a crazy figure at the time of the car's development. More in link ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2023 Saw one of these today. Didn't know what it was at first, just that it'd got a **** mean profile and sounded filthy. Turns out it's a Camaro that's been custom built from the ground up as a modern Firebird. Very expensive, very powerful, and sounds incredible. What the **** one is doing burning around Brum I've no idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Quote Jaguar Land Rover-owner Tata will announce plans to build its flagship electric car battery factory in the UK. People familiar with the matter said the new plant in Somerset would be officially announced on Wednesday. The government is providing subsidies worth hundreds of millions of pounds, sources said. Some in the car industry have described the plant as the most important investment in UK automotive since Nissan came to Britain in the 1980s. The investment could lead to the creation of up to 9,000 jobs around Bridgwater in Somerset. But its significance lies in the boost it will give to the car manufacturing sector as it transitions from petrol and diesel to making electric vehicles. link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Reading the story above about the battery plant I’m surprised (and saddened) about the negatively in the comments. The large subsidies seems to have upset an awful lot of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lichfield Dean Posted July 31, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2023 Still loving the Kona electric after 18 months. This week we are holidaying in Scotland. On the way up we stopped overnight at a hotel near Carlisle. They had free charging. Tonight we are camping in Perthshire. They have free charging, powered entirely by solar. I wish more places did this kind of thing, it's brilliant. This trip is proving so easy and so cheap in terms of fuel it's just fantastic. Have had zero issues taking the EV on long trips. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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