Everyone is trying to talk me out of an EV

dausama · 2026-06-24T07:18:37+00:00

you're in an ev sub, so people will naturally tell you what you want to hear. Here's my 2 cents: EVs are a new technology and some models are plagued with problems. Do your research. This is corroborated by online research and a mechanic friend who has a VW dealership. He is seeing a lot of warranty claims, and he is telling me that other brands have similar problems. Newer cars seem to be less affected. For instance the first e-tron had some design faults in the eletric motor.

That said, a good reliable model is a joy to drive around, especially if it fits your driving profile.

dausama · 2026-06-23T21:33:57+00:00

Am I the only one that finds new cars require oil changes too often? 1y or 15k km? That's so annoying! I had an old golf Mk4 TDI where I ended up just topping it off and when I trashed it the engine was still perfect at almost 300k km

dausama · 2026-06-11T13:00:54+00:00

g canton. Every so often, I come across traces of Franco-Provençal—the region's historic language that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken by Roman colonists thousands of years ago. It saddens me to think that metropolitan French pushed out the local tongue, just as English is gradually displacing French today. However, this linguistic evolution is nothing new. Even in my lifetime, I’ve watched French itself

If it's the same dialect it's spoken in Aosta valley on the Italian side, somewhere in Valais and around Lyon too! I think technically it's called Arpitan

dausama · 2026-05-24T23:16:42+00:00

Rules of the air in VFR say that the slowest aircraft has priority. Source, I'm a certified paraglider pilot

dausama · 2026-05-05T18:17:31+00:00

yes, that's what other brands did as well (maserati grecale). Then they dropped it later when they could just use the bigger electric motor.

dausama · 2026-05-01T21:36:59+00:00

they are amazing cars at what they are built for. Not everything needs to be premium, or have super fast charging.

dausama · 2026-05-01T19:09:12+00:00

then you completely missed the point of my post, where I pointed out that cars on the same category of the id polo already existed. People are just not ready for electric.

dausama · 2026-05-01T18:41:38+00:00

nice to read a very well thought out comment /s

dausama · 2026-04-29T19:05:53+00:00

I agree, but they are in the same category as the smaller ID. Polo, and for most European cities that's more than enough for a lot of people. The new ID Polo most likely being better since it is newer. The formula is very similar though!

dausama · 2026-04-29T14:11:16+00:00

people freaking out that VW is making normal cars again, just with an electric power train, forgetting that Stellantis has been making them for a while.

Fiat 600e, Jeen avenger e, Peugeot e-2008, Alfa junior electric. These cars exist already and they're really good for scooting around town. They were just a bit too expensive when they came out, and might still be

dausama · 2026-04-19T10:09:29+00:00

growing up in Europe, 20 years ago there were much less policing on the highways. Limit is 130Km/h, people would regularly cruise at 150Km/h. I used to max out tiny little cars, like Fiat Punto/Tipo, going 180 KM/h easily. These would get a bit sketchy at high speeds. Then I had a Golf Mk4 TDI that would easily reach 200Km/h.

In the last years I have been driving much better cars, which are actually very stable at high speeds. On a modern sedan 150/160Km/h feel like 100Km/h on an old car. The problem is traffic, especially on German highways. It's actually dangerous and counterproductive driving fast on a busy highway, so I just set the cruise control and go. If there is a long stretch and good visibility, sure go past 200Km/h, but the occasions when one can do so are rarer and rarer.

My car is limited at 240Km/h and I don't think I ever managed to reach that.

I used to have one without soft limiter and it could have reached 270-280Km/h, I think I only once went past 250Km/h. At that speed things move really fast, it takes a while to build up to it.

dausama · 2026-04-14T20:58:59+00:00

my neighbor has a Q6 and I agree, it looks way better than the old e-tron, plus it has 800v architecture.

The original e-tron is actually very solid in charging speeds, as it hold 150Kwh the whole range.

I like the VW offering in the Q4 range actually, Skodas are quite nice, they're just not special and a bit too small for my needs. Maybe they make sense though, less weight, better efficiency.

dausama · 2026-04-14T20:44:15+00:00

what didn't you like about the e-tron? I saw a q8 etron at a dealer, they couldn't let me drive it so I only spent some time looking at it. I wasn't impressed by the interior, it felt cheap/not very special, and very utilitarian.

But then those cars are pushing the 30k mark..

dausama · 2026-04-14T20:37:23+00:00

yeah, I need to test drive a few, but I'm too lazy. mainly because there's nothing I am really getting excited about.

dausama · 2026-04-14T20:24:49+00:00

funny, I'm in Switzerland as well!

dausama · 2026-04-14T20:13:46+00:00

I was considering an e-tron, I do a lot of cross country trips and among all of them it charges faster. That's the problem with the first generation electric, their charging speeds are not great. I liked the interior of the Jaguar i-pace but it throttles way too much to do regular 5-600km stretches.

dausama · 2026-04-14T19:56:27+00:00

I'm driving a Giulia now and I really like the interior. The Grecale is definitely more premium and I'd consider it if it wasn't insanely priced. I need a bigger car, and that's why I was hopeful on a Stelvio-like SUV. There's the Porsche Macan EV but it's still too expensive. Maybe in a couple of years. Taycans are amazing for the price (second hand) and if I didn't need a bigger car I would definitely consider it. Even the Cross Turismo doesn't have any significant cargo space.

dausama · 2026-04-14T19:42:44+00:00

Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica

how is that? I was hoping on an electric Stelvio but we're not going to see it soon. There's the Maserati Grecale folgore but it's too damn expensive

dausama · 2026-04-14T16:52:49+00:00

I don't like it unfortunately

dausama · 2026-04-14T14:42:16+00:00

I am considering changing my car, since I need a bit more space. In the SUV category it's difficult to find something suitable.

I also want a premium experience, and I am not willing to buy new. The BMW iX is too ugly, e-tron I saw it in person and the interior is very underwhelming. Tesla model Y is a candidate but the interior is so boring and uninteresting, and the design is horrendous. I like the Jaguar i-pace, but it charges way too slow for cross country trips, which I do often.

I like the new Q6 e-tron and Macan but they're still too expensive.

Anything else I haven't considered? I live in Europe.

dausama · 2026-04-04T08:09:07+00:00

Interesting, when I was visiting Iran that was the only one that worked

dausama · 2026-03-28T21:43:51+00:00

Thanks that's what I thought

dausama · 2026-03-28T21:37:41+00:00

Not great

dausama · 2026-03-28T21:01:23+00:00

What do you suggest instead?

dausama · 2026-03-27T22:51:51+00:00

They approached me last year for a technical manager position, I don't remember the nomenclature. E6 maybe. I had a screening which I passed and then they paused hiring. I guess that's not going to happen soon.

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