The Car Thread
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I don’t really know about that but would assume “pushing on” at that time would’ve meant tax-payer investment, in the form of further subsidies for private companies, tax-breaks, protecting profits and the like. And also any long term vision with a strategic plan which any government chasing short term votes to avoid being kicked out at the next election is always going to struggle to get behind.
I think that’s fundamentally why we’re seeing the sovereign states come to the fore and the realisation they’re virtually impossible to compete with. Not sure what the answers are but the thought the only option might be a managed decline is pretty depressing tbh.
Interesting company. I lived less than a mile from there and followed them very closely indeed, as did anyone that knew what was happening. They never needed the AIM and went straight to the main LSE at flotation in 1998. Almost 50% increase on the first day and were the darling of the stock market at the time. Eventually delisted when acquired by SoftBank in 2016, for what Google says was $32 billion.
I’m not picking a fight here, but similarly to LJ’s frustration at missed opportunities elsewhere, in an increasingly less significant democracy I’m not sure how we can stop the flow of all of that into the hands of the sovereign states or the immense private wealth of the likes of SoftBank either.
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Thousands of drivers wrongly fined for speeding since 2021
An anomaly identified by National Highways caused thousands of incorrect speed camera activations.
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We have a 3 year old VW ID3.
Getting rid of it this month.
We're thinking of a Skoda. All electric.
A half and half is not a runner for us.
It's either a full diesel or an all electric
We know someone who has an MG. Say they wish they had'nt got it.
By the way, it won't be new, maybe a year old.
Any fantastic recommendations?
Getting rid of it this month.
We're thinking of a Skoda. All electric.
A half and half is not a runner for us.
It's either a full diesel or an all electric
We know someone who has an MG. Say they wish they had'nt got it.
By the way, it won't be new, maybe a year old.
Any fantastic recommendations?
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Volvo. The XC series get great reviews.
I guess you’ve got two decisions there, diesel or electric and then on to the make and model after that.
I’ve been pretty outspoken about EV’s but criticism is reserved for government strategies and directives, who is driving those and with what agendas, but its pretty obvious they have a place and many of them are fantastic. If an EV fits your bill and is as effortless as their proponents suggest I’m not sure why you’d consider a diesel?
I got rid of my diesel for an 18 month old petrol, planning to keep it 3 years, on the basis that would let the EV chaos settle down and bridge the gap when it would become clear they wouldn’t effectively become mandatory or the latest generations had the sort of mega range required to eliminate any away-from-home pissing about.
In retrospect that was a big mistake. Petrol engines are just crap and should’ve kept the diesel. Seriously tempted to switch back and enjoy one of the 2023/24 bad boys while they can still be found and to buy a bit more time again, but I guess how it’s financed and whether it’s leased etc would affect those choices.
I don’t envy you, it’s all a bit of a pain in the arse at the moment which is why I suppose more and more people are not changing if they don’t have to.
