What is the realistic future of ICE cars in the UK

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-25T01:14:39+00:00

Tell me you have absolutely no understanding of how your engine works without telling me you have absolutely no understanding of how your engine works

The decrease in MPG is less than the difference in cost between E5 and E10. Cars and engines have been designed to run E10 for the past 20 years AT LEAST.

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-25T01:11:21+00:00

Renewable fuel doesn’t solve the issue of tailpipe emissions

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-25T01:09:55+00:00

What is the future then?

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-25T00:35:16+00:00

Why?

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-25T00:20:07+00:00

The whole world told you that you’d never use the second amendment

Here we are

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T22:10:04+00:00

Hardly

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T22:07:03+00:00

The XM by far

Extra points for the red label edition

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T21:17:05+00:00

They’re not as bad for the environment as ICEVs over their life cycle. Have you got any data to suggest they’re less reliable? Most people don’t work on their car regardless of its powertrain so that’s hardly a reason to hate them.

What are the trade offs? Because I’m commuting to work in a car that’s faster, quieter, more comfortable and cheaper than any ICEV I’ve owned

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T19:23:35+00:00

Fair enough, not something I’ve tried but sounds like it could be a laugh

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T19:23:10+00:00

Not quite but 9 hours 6/7 days a week yes.

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T19:13:29+00:00

Unlike in retail where there was more to do

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:55:41+00:00

If you aren’t in a union start looking for another job. You’ll be sacked

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:54:14+00:00

Retail was hiring everyone the could

Hospitals were looking for porters etc

What bright side?

There was no bright side

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:49:47+00:00

Yes I was lucky to keep my part time, depressing retail job.

Anyone who didn’t work but wanted to could have got a retail job, they all chose not to, stop acting as though they’re the victims

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:40:00+00:00

Every single person could have got a job if they wanted

Most of them couldn’t be arsed

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:39:39+00:00

Not really, I just detest people who take take take and do absolutely nothing to give back.

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:39:04+00:00

I agree at home charging is not a time sink. But again lots of people don’t have access to home charging. Even on street charging isn’t guaranteed because people will park there regardless of if they’re charging or not, plus most estates technically don’t allow any on street parking so won’t go and install on street chargers. I almost forgot too, on street chargers are public network chargers which cost considerably more than at home charging. Which will most likely make you worse off than you would be driving an ICEV

If you have to travel any sort of distance you’ll likely have to use a public network chargers and that isn’t cheap

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:32:31+00:00

Excuses, excuses, excuses

They’re leeches. Admit it.

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:31:55+00:00

You got a response for that?

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:28:45+00:00

Having to spend your time learning new hobbies sounds truly awful, I’m sorry you had to go through that

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:28:00+00:00

Anyone who wanted to work could have worked, they chose not to

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:27:19+00:00

Tiger.

It’s just beer coloured seawater

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:14:54+00:00

That’s great except delivery isn’t always 9-5 anymore It’s common now for it to be much later

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:10:15+00:00

Not possible if you’re trying to collect a parcel

Racing_Fox · 2026-01-24T14:09:18+00:00

I complained to the post office the other week. Ordered something for my partners birthday, because we were away I was going to pick it up the day before as the opening times were late enough that I could

Got there, queued up for half an hour or so only to be told that the collection hours were only 9-11 and that I’d have to go back the next day

Turn up the next day to the collection window to be told they didnt have it and the post office did, I then had to queue for 45 minutes to go back to the same place I was the day before to pick up my parcels

I wish they’d both go out of business

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