Did you buy your EV to Save The Planet?

[salty]

Oh yes, that's a great sound, and the engine sound is one thing I miss with an EV.

Thought I would. But don't miss it at all.
Like the silence. (Apart from the motors) Particularly in the X Power. The silent Assassin. Makes me smile when you hear cars screaming away, to make any decent progress.
Then you just whoosh past them.

 

[Ian Key]

The Stag didn't scream, more of a roar

 

[Shrink Proof]

"Did you buy your EV to save the planet?"

Save the planet, eh? How arrogant can you get? The planet's going to be fine, just fine.

We, on the other hand....

 

[salty]

The Stag didn't scream, more of a roar

Yep, does sound good, plenty of roar, just not much bite.

 

[Gomev]

I hated the previous Konas.

I like the front end of the current Kona, but the back end still rankles with the rear light clusters bulging out oddly.

Whilst it is nice to have a car that is a looker, unfortunately the looks are for other peoples benefit. As the owner my time is spent inside.

Which curiously brings me to steam trains. I have spent my money to travel on heritage steam trains before but I seriously wonder why. The whole beauty is watching them go by (for free) and not sitting in some uncomfortable old passenger carriage behind one watching people wave at you.

 

[GaryMG4]

Which curiously brings me to steam trains. I have spent my money to travel on heritage steam trains before but I seriously wonder why. The whole beauty is watching them go by (for free) and not sitting in some uncomfortable old passenger carriage behind one watching people wave at you.

So true, but by spending money to be there it goes some way to ensure they will be there. Better still spend the money being a driver for the day. A few years back I did a 'driver experience' where I fired for one trip then drove a 9F for the return trip, quite an experience.

 

[OriginalBigAl]

Whilst it is nice to have a car that is a looker, unfortunately the looks are for other peoples benefit. As the owner my time is spent inside.

Which curiously brings me to steam trains. I have spent my money to travel on heritage steam trains before but I seriously wonder why. The whole beauty is watching them go by (for free) and not sitting in some uncomfortable old passenger carriage behind one watching people wave at you.

Always agreed with that sentiment , but in relation to houses . The best looking house on the street might not be the best inside where you spend your time. Before the advent of the MG4 I would also have given the same response , but strangely I still get a bit of a buzz and emotional satisfaction when approaching it and comparing it with the relatively drab cars surrounding it in supermarket car parks. I was going to add ... you can't buy that, but obviously , you can .

 

[Shrink Proof]

Which curiously brings me to steam trains. I have spent my money to travel on heritage steam trains before but I seriously wonder why. The whole beauty is watching them go by (for free) and not sitting in some uncomfortable old passenger carriage behind one watching people wave at you.

Which is one of the reasons heritage railways provide alternatives to "sitting in some uncomfortable old passenger carriage". Like dining on board (some if which is surprisingly good), so the whole thing becomes more of a day out.

Or try travelling in a vintage First Class compartment and see what it used to be like when we had a proper railway run for passengers rather than for hedge funds (even old BR standard coaching stock from the 1970s is more comfortable than some of the minimally upholstered plastic seating in modern trains. See Thameslink and Great Western for details).