Thinking of moving to EV

People are well aware of Tesla and you can be sure they've checked out their prices, I'd rather pay more for a better interior or at least less minimalist and I know I'm not alone in that.

You would be amazed at how many people still think any Tesla is around €100k and don't realise you can pick up a brand new model 3 for well under 40k.

100% agree. Everyone is absolutely shocked when I tell them I paid €18k for my Model 3. They all think its a €50k car despite it being 6 years old.

We get it, you don't like Teslas

Three of them. One for each cylinder of a certain ecobox

I'm not a tesla fanboy, I haven't even had a tesla since last october.

Just the irony of someone in an EV forum espousing the greatness of a 3 cylinder city car and criticising probably the most popular EV in ireland is delicious.

Only happened to me twice in the 2 years I've had an EV. Once it was a problem with the card reader so had to use the app instead. Other time I don't know what happened but after a couple of attempts, it started working no problem.

Nope not alone. I personally don't like the interior of Tesla's. Same way that I don't like the general interiors of Fiats.

I could argue the usual backlash I get is from the usual people because they don't agree with me but I couldn't car less, I'm, not here to think like everyone else, I speak my mind and that's it, I don't care if I get a million thumbs up , in fact, I think it's idiotic that boards.ie removed the down vote, the Journal and others did this too. Bring back the down vote !

"called out" who here has the right to call out anyone ? Call out, would you ever cop on.

Define Mad ?

And by the way, I don't like the EV 6, and I did mention this numerous times before. I test drove it and found it wasn't the best to drive, dull , boring, the steering had 0 feel and it felt as bad as an outlander to drive. Granted, the interior was better than the Id3, bloody hell, anything would be better than VW at this point and I'll admit Tesla are probably way better in the software department but I don't like their interiors and so what ?

If someone put a gun to my head and forced me to pick a car then it would be the EV6 vs, Tesla or VW rubbish.

The EV6 is seriously over priced , just like the Ioniq 5.

Interesting, do you like the interior of the New Mini ? I find it an abomination what BMW did to the new Mini, replacing that beautiful analogue speedometer with a round TFT display, what a disgrace, retro should mean retro just like modern retros versions of motorbikes, the Honda Super Cub 125, The Honda GB 350S, the Kawasaki W800, the brand new Meguro S1, the new Triumph Speed 400, the Royal Endfield classic 350, the list goes on, I wish car manufacturers would make modern retros too. These motorcycles sell like hot cakes. I see no reason why retro versions of modern cars wouldn't even EV with proper retro interiors.

Do you remember the Original Renualt 5 ? I remember the 1980s model my Aunt had clearly, It was an amazing car, the new model is so far from the original that Renault should have called it something completely different. I think Renault missed a big opportunity, I admit there is a lot of interest in it, It would be great to see small cars come to market but I feel Renault let the 5 down by the completely ultra modern interior.

I had a 2002 Fiat Punto Sporting, I got it new, I loved the interior, it was really refreshing vs the dreary VWs at the time. Though I admit, I'd have a 2000s VW interior any day over the junk they have today.

What kind of car interior do you like ?

Non stop, going into a thread you have an interest in and reading tripe about something completely different.

Right Im off to the soccer forum to tell them it was better in the olden times and they should bring back heavy footballs with laces that get waterlogged and how they should be following GAA and rugby now anyway and see how i get on.

I was replying to witchgir26's post on the fiats.

And Motorbikes and scooters offer a real viable alternative to the Big Sub and car, most cars have one person in them and no one needs suv.

I slate ev due to their massive environmental footprint.

I have only "slated" the R5 for being so far from the original, but you must have read where I praised Renault for making a small car? surely you didn't miss that bit ?

VW are trash ffs, come on Man. I drove petrol VW Passat in Sweded, ffs, it was a great car f1cked by shite screens and infotainment , I thrash VW in general for making sh1te cars not just EV.

I've never told people their interests are rubbish.