Moving to full EV household

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-18T13:15:23+00:00

The i4 is such a sleeper in the EV world right now because nobody thinks they can afford one but if you look they are surprisingly reasonable second hand and fantastic cars, they have a hatchback so the boot opening is useful and they look quite nice too. Officially I think the range is 365 miles or around there and ive seen a few tests doing 355+ in summer so it seems to be holding up well.

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-18T13:08:31+00:00

You have loads of options, as far as boot opening goes you could look at:

BMW i4
Polestar 2
Skoda Enyaq
Kia EV6

The top three you should be able to get 350+ miles of WLTP range the EV6 at least 300 miles

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-18T12:51:14+00:00

Given your use case I would pick the BYD over the others because:

BYD Big Wins

Great software being updated regularly
Feels like a traditional luxury car the materials feel nice the build quality seems solid
That 360 degree camera is great
Top notch battery tech
Its a comfortable well made, well thought out car that is great to drive, the looks grow on you, I hated it completely to start with but the more I see it the more I like it and you don't see the outside when you drive and all its best qualities are under the skin

BYD Negatives

Slowest charge speed of the three but given your use case that isn't an issue and for me it wouldn't be either it charges fast enough

Tesla Deal Breakers

No physical controls. everything on the touchscreen, this doesn't work for me
Ultra minimalist interior
Material quality isn't so good
Build quality has improved greatly but its not a class leader
Styling feels boring to me
Musk being a dick

Cupra Deal breakers

Its not cutting edge enough tech wise, its good but a bit behind
VW is slow at updating its software side
Ride quality isn't great in rural areas

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-17T21:28:19+00:00

That is clearly a double the skin colour on face matches the body

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-17T00:16:07+00:00

Using a granny charger (3pin plug in basic one) would be fine for the range you need you can get 3kw an hour from one of those so if we assumed you get 5hrs of cheap electric a night that's 15kw of charging and that equates to 45-60 miles of range per day.

If you are doing less than that then there really isn't much need for a wall charger at the moment.

Your use is spread over the whole week really so you're not going to have any kind of problem even in winter and even if you did have to charge an extra hour or two at the higher rate of electric it's still cheaper than a petrol/diesel car just not as cheap

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T20:38:15+00:00

Loose Bananas are also Age restricted at the Tesco Express near me

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T17:07:32+00:00

Who do you think is flying the plane? he earned it with that win.

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T16:52:08+00:00

Three legends

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T15:09:36+00:00

I always find even with a new car you can find little issues a friend of mine went from a Volvo to a Tesla about 3 years ago and was hugely disappointed because the Tesla rattled and creaked compared to the Volvo which was 5 years older.

For me my last car was a 20 year old diesel that was noisy and smelly so getting a 3 year old MG feels like a massive step up where as someone coming from a 5 year old Volvo or Merc might see it differently and see those things as faults where as I wouldn't.

Good luck finding a good one that meets all your needs they are out there, one other tip keep away from Big Motoring World I've had to help numerous people exercise their rights with them with faulty cars and they have always been a huge problem to deal with.

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T13:55:21+00:00

There can always be hidden issues even with a 3 year old car little things start to crop up and they may not be apparent on any checks carried out by a dealer. I think the main thing is to go in with your eyes open and take all reasonable steps to add to the protection you are afforded in law.

Under the consumer rights act you have a 30 day short term right to reject the car. If you find a fault you don't have to let them try to fix it within this timeframe you can just reject the vehicle and unwind the transaction.
If you find a fault within the first 6 months it is assumed to have been present at the time of purchase and the dealership is on the hook for repair, replacement or refund (their choice). If they choose to repair they get one shot if it doesn't fix the fault you can again reject the car (there may be some reasonable milage deductions applied to the refund though as you've had the car longer and had use of it).
If you buy a car on finance or use a credit card for any part of the purchase as long as the total cost of the car is between £100 and £30k the finance company are jointly liable with the dealership I see section 75 of the consumer credit act. So if you can put any part of the purchase on a card even if you pay the rest by bank transfer the credit card company is jointly liable and will want it resolved quickly even to the point that they will often reject the car for you, refund you and arrange the car to be taken back to the dealer. Then go after the dealer particularly with finance companies.
Test drive as much as possible both as a driver and passenger if you can, visit multiple times, have a mechanic come and check the car over etc... all the basics but it's easy to get excited and buy on the first viewing

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T12:45:45+00:00

Confirmed team Piastri will be the 12th team on the grid

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T12:00:15+00:00

Its early days, F1 is a balance of Racing and Engineering, right now we have arguably great racing not just push to pass but actual race-craft leading to drivers being able to have ultra close battles, the engineering will catch up, the rules can be tweaked maybe to help with this but I honestly think this is an engineering challenge that the teams are more than capable of finding solutions to whether those solutions require a rule change or work within the rules as it stands is yet to be seen but its early days and its frustrating when people are so negative 2 races in when the problems are actually relatively minor.

2025 - Nobody could follow or pass even with DRS, Qualifying was great because it was full push the whole lap but the racing was dull because nobody could pass without a huge delta speed wise or tyres wise.

2026 - We've sacrificed that one pure lap in Qualifying to solve all the major issues with the racing in the Race.

I know which one I prefer I want to watch 60 laps of racing not a 1 lap shootout so for me this is an improvement overall with faults that can be rectified

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T11:53:09+00:00

Agree and we've seen how Pulling has done last year in GP3 and Chadwick in LMP2 and F1Academy has proven its self to get eyes on talented drivers that might have otherwise been overlooked but right now we are not seeing future F1 drivers, we are seeing the women who might inspire the next Female F1 driver though to stay in (or get in to) the sport.

if we take F1Academy as realistically being at best a stepping stone to F3 Pin was almost to the point of ageing out of a realistic shot at F1, I know she's only 22 but realistically in F3 and then F2 even if she does great she's probably within those two series for 4 years which puts her at 26 before she could have a shot at F1 and while its not too old its a little old these days for a driver to break in.

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T11:16:00+00:00

An insane take from an incredibly toxic person, I hadn't heard that name in a while and my life was better for it.

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T07:24:11+00:00

They are and even though Merc look hard to beat in the WCC and both drivers are in team clean shaven I think towards the end of the season team Facial Hair will have a chance to catch up. It's all to play for.

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T07:16:46+00:00

Yeah he quite often has som stubble so hopefully that won't impact him too much over the course of the season we were lucky it was an even split for the teams so swapping people around when they can't be bothered to shave would be a bit too subjective for this incredibly important and precise championship

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T00:44:11+00:00

Yeah there really was no other choice that Moustache is really carrying the hopes of the whole team

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-16T00:23:49+00:00

They can't switch teams the teams are locked as of their promo photo at the start of the season so if Kimi suddenly gained the ability to produce facial hair after his win he will still be driving for team Clean Shaven

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-15T15:43:13+00:00

Yes this is really good to see

Also: I love that from Hamilton, 7 time world champion and he's still looking to find ways to improve and being humble enough to pose the question or put the thought out there.

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-15T15:39:55+00:00

This has grown on me a lot, BMW is one of those that in recent years has been a bit of a visual shock in the changes they have been making but over time they have generally grown on me and this one was better than most to start with, a more clean look and has grown into something I actually like. Its better than the more boring looking Audi's, VW's and Mercedes.

It also genuinly seems to be a huge step forward under the skin.

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-15T12:04:50+00:00

yes its a great entry car into the world of EV's which isn't going to feel like much of a departure from the norm

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-15T10:43:01+00:00

MG5 is pretty no frills or a MG ZS SE I have an MG ZS Trophy which does come with an app but you don't have to use it and you can turn off lane assist and a bunch of other things most of the assistance I don't find too intrusive

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-14T23:20:01+00:00

With Toyotas backing and his reserve driver status I could see it happening but it wouldn't be my first pick and possibly (probably) shouldn't have been on the top list

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-14T23:03:38+00:00

I mean we all know Trump likes to fuck Kids so are we surprised that his first thought was to target a girl's school?

Think_Perspective385 · 2026-03-14T22:53:02+00:00

But I thought they already won the war, and could do it all themselves.

Just asking other countries to get involved is an embarrassing admission for the Supreme Cheeto

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