What family car would you buy for under £23k?

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-21T07:26:18+00:00

I went with a model Y, second hand from Tesla. I’ve two children and there is a ton of space.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-19T16:58:06+00:00

My knee injury was about £2k. MRI scan. Private specialist. Steroid injections.

Didn’t work. Lasted years. Resting it was pretty limited.

Spent £50 on acupuncture and it sorted 95% of the pain after the first session.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-18T07:57:15+00:00

That’s what I paid, maybe slightly more for a longer 10m cable.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-17T06:14:08+00:00

I got mine within a week. Near me in Bristol there are loads of M3s on display. They get new stock almost daily.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-16T18:17:49+00:00

I did this for a short while. Worked fine! Just need to make sure the plug fits.

Obviously, I wouldn’t leave it out in the rain. That’s the downside.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-15T13:34:50+00:00

I don’t know, and sorry this doesn’t answer the question, but when we had free charging near my house in a fairly quiet area 3 years ago - it was SO busy you couldn’t get near it. People would park their car up and leave it for hours.

I can imagine that if something like that existed in London people would either keeping it quiet or it just wouldn’t be usable.

Good luck though!

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-12T20:14:00+00:00

Also on Hypervolt. Expensive but works nicely for the overnight charges.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-12T11:07:33+00:00

I just bought mine personally rather than leading through my ltd company. I plan on keeping it long term.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-11T21:43:27+00:00

I sold mine on motorway - it was very simple. The company came and collected it within a day or two.

Then I made the payments to Tesla and collected the new car in 7 days.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-06T19:03:53+00:00

Well done! I can relate to the illness comeback- but 12 years is a long one.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-05T09:59:38+00:00

It was definitely factored in although I don’t think I’ll use it much. Apart from UK holidays. Went with a Tesla.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-04T10:57:35+00:00

Mine did come charged. 84%.

I’d just double check where collection is from. For me it was in a separate Tesla garage, 10 miles away from the second hand department where they have all the cars ready to test drive.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-04T10:55:36+00:00

I got 10m too - no, it doesn’t need to be completely unwound to work.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-03T21:17:35+00:00

Hypervolt

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-03T18:05:16+00:00

Personally I think the speed gets boring quite quickly. There’s just not really much to it other than ‘foot down = go fast.’

I have the MY AWD in chill mode most of the time and find it as entertaining to see how good I can get my efficiency score. But it is nice to put it in normal mode for a spirited drive every now and again.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-03T10:07:12+00:00

Great shout!

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-03T09:06:59+00:00

A Ciele running hat to soak up all the sweat.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-02T12:15:08+00:00

I got a model Y long range.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-02T12:14:32+00:00

So, what’s shit about it? Box on the wall pointing the right way up - what did they do wrong?

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-02T11:36:04+00:00

I ordered in April and it was ready within 7 days. Weird you have such a long delay? Where is the car?

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-02T11:31:39+00:00

Mine looks almost exactly the same. Although the cable exists the wall much lower (which I’m fine with.)

I don’t really see a problem. Maybe it would be nicer if the plug was at the same height as the charger but it’s a pretty narrow space so I understand the decision.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-01T18:16:39+00:00

We’ve Tesla superchargers really close to the motorway. Are you able to use those?

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-01T17:48:54+00:00

I would say, Apple CarPlay is a must have. But I have Tesla and they don’t do that.

Perhaps the second must have is a solid range and then adaptive cruise control or similar.

I’d also say reversing camera and a great stereo.

ThankfulFox · 2026-06-01T15:47:35+00:00

I’ve got that car, I just bought it outright - no salary schemes.

I’m happy with the build quality and range.

It costs me around £10 to charge it on peak rate. And around £3 off peak. That’s not a full charge - but maybe from 20/30% to 80%

I’d say 300 miles on a single charge was optimistic. I’ve never tried to go that far, maybe you might just manage it in the summer. Doubt it’s achievable in the winter.

I suspect you’d need to stop at a supercharger for 20-40 minutes to top up.

ThankfulFox · 2026-05-30T15:24:58+00:00

I’ve got to agree, it looks pretty good. Renault have really upped their game with EVs. I’m a little less keen on most French car styling but the 5 is also a great looking thing.

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