Old stock bargains

[LenEV2016]

At my first tyre change, Continentals to Goodyear Vector all-seasons, I could not believe that the hideous plastic trims concealed proper alloy wheels which look so much better. I sold the trims on eBay for £100 which effectively gave me a 20% discount on the new tyres. Result all round

I know the trims are designed to improve wind-resistance at higher speeds but I generally avoid motorway driving because the charge falls off a cliff at 70mph. I agree that they do look a bit 'retro'

Back to the subject of old stock bargains, the low values of nearly-new EVs reflects the reluctance of the car-buying public to fully embrace the actuality of owning, driving and charging an EV when compared to an ICE car. Home charging at night at discounted rates - great. Short journeys on A and B roads - great. Range at motorway speeds - pants. Public charging network - pants. Add to that the recent addition of car tax and you have few incentives to switch from ICE to EV as your only car

As an example, next month I will be travelling 200 miles to an event in the Midlands, mostly along motorways. My MG4 won't get me anywhere near on one 100% charge so I will be forced to pay around 90p/kWh to re-charge at least twice on the motorway network. This introduces an anxiety to the progress of my journeys plus a significant cost for extortionate re-charging charges. By contrast, if I take my 1999 Jaguar XKR with a 4 litre supercharged petrol engine, it will do 24mpg at 70mph so it will cost me about £100 in petrol for 400 miles with one very easy and quick re-fuelling stop

If I chose to use a more efficient ICE car than the thirsty Jaguar for this long journey, not only could I do the return journey without a re-fuelling stop but it would cost me a lot less. As a result, EVs are condemned to play only a supporting role in our personal transport needs

Disagree completely with your last sentence

 

[Kenp1]

Don't they look better without the wheel trims.

Those look like the 17 inch wheels and the design isn't too bad. I took the covers off the 18s and the wheels are a flat design that doesn't look great, so the wheel trims went back on.

 

[OriginalBigAl]

At my first tyre change, Continentals to Goodyear Vector all-seasons, I could not believe that the hideous plastic trims concealed proper alloy wheels which look so much better. I sold the trims on eBay for £100 which effectively gave me a 20% discount on the new tyres. Result all round

I know the trims are designed to improve wind-resistance at higher speeds but I generally avoid motorway driving because the charge falls off a cliff at 70mph. I agree that they do look a bit 'retro'

Back to the subject of old stock bargains, the low values of nearly-new EVs reflects the reluctance of the car-buying public to fully embrace the actuality of owning, driving and charging an EV when compared to an ICE car. Home charging at night at discounted rates - great. Short journeys on A and B roads - great. Range at motorway speeds - pants. Public charging network - pants. Add to that the recent addition of car tax and you have few incentives to switch from ICE to EV as your only car

As an example, next month I will be travelling 200 miles to an event in the Midlands, mostly along motorways. My MG4 won't get me anywhere near on one 100% charge so I will be forced to pay around 90p/kWh to re-charge at least twice on the motorway network. This introduces an anxiety to the progress of my journeys plus a significant cost for extortionate re-charging charges. By contrast, if I take my 1999 Jaguar XKR with a 4 litre supercharged petrol engine, it will do 24mpg at 70mph so it will cost me about £100 in petrol for 400 miles with one very easy and quick re-fuelling stop

If I chose to use a more efficient ICE car than the thirsty Jaguar for this long journey, not only could I do the return journey without a re-fuelling stop but it would cost me a lot less. As a result, EVs are condemned to play only a supporting role in our personal transport needs

If you are doing that journey daily or even once a week , you have a point . If its only once in a while you will experience some inconvenience and possibly more cost but overall an EV as you have stated will be the better and cheaper option .
When getting the MG4 I considered our annual holiday trip and thought , its going to be more hassle , worry , and cost than an economical ICE car but overall daily usage it would be annually cheaper. With regards to the holiday , I am still working out whether or not to hire a cheap ICE car to do the normal 3000 km jaunt which also has the advantage of keeping the MG within its annual insurance mileage limit .

 

[Muffler]

Yep, head up regularly to Derbyshire and those two locations always come in handy. Always reliable and never had to queue for a charger, even at peak times, although varying traffic conditions can add fairly significantly to the ‘time out’ on your journey, depending on how you catch things.