Marty_d Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Now that's what I call a fantastic idea. Electric shock! Jaguar converts a classic E-Type convertible Better performance than the original and 270km range... and no emissions. What other 2-seater classics would be candidates for electric conversion? I'm thinking Shelby Cobra... Alfa Spider... late 50's Corvette. Imagine some of those with aluminium bodywork and an electric donk. More popular than a Prius I'd bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Any model MG. Do anything to an MG and it would be an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 A quick trip to Brisbane from Sydney! in a classic Jag!, "Jaguar says the E-Zero E-Type has a maximum driving range of 270km and takes up to seven hours to fully charge the 40kWh lithium-ion battery. That makes a couple of Long pit stops I think, a Corola would walk that trip in them hours. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 At the moment electric is not about long range cruising. Most people (truckies excepted) don't want to drive from Brisbane to Sydney on a regular basis, they commute to work and home or go for a couple hours drive on the weekend. I hear QLD is putting in quick-charging stations between Brisbane & Cairns. Eventually they might have them all the way up the East coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Oslo to London for 5 pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 I'm old school!. I still love driving, leave Sydney with a full tank, stop for lunch & fill that (too small) tank, Stop for evening & fill up again. Sydney to Cairns in five days. Also all electric cars should have a warning bell "dinging" away to warn others of the silent approaching vehicle, just like the first cars had!. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Octave cheap electricity, It would be nice here in Australia, With all those subsidies & not paying their share of Tolls, why aren't all Norwegians driving Teslas. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Octavecheap electricity, It would be nice here in Australia, With all those subsidies & not paying their share of Tolls, why aren't all Norwegians driving Teslas. spacesailor Well 42% of them are. (Electrics, anyway, not necessarily Tesla's). Compared to 0.05% of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Octavecheap electricity, It would be nice here in Australia, With all those subsidies & not paying their share of Tolls, why aren't all Norwegians driving Teslas. spacesailor Electric cars reach record 42% of Norway’s total new car sales with boost from Tesla Model X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Doesn't Norway/Sweden Scrap their cars after two or three years ?. The new Korean cars would still be under warranty. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Doesn't Norway/SwedenScrap their cars after two or three years ?. The new Korean cars would still be under warranty. spacesailor Actually, I don't believe this is true, after searching the Norwegian car registration authority I can find no reference to vehicle age but happy to be educated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 If you scrap them quickly the energy used in their manufacture becomes a key factor. The Japanese have a system where it has to go through a BIG inspection at 5 years I think so they sell them overseas as it's prohibitively costly. Most North European Cars last a long time. The early Volvo's did high life . there used to be records kept and the Volvo's were highest at 11 years or something like that, average. Salt on the roads kills them. People don't seem to realise how corrosive SALT is.. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 No one is going to scrap a car after 2 or 3 years. Worst they'll do is sell them to a neighbouring country that doesn't have that rule. Jeez, I don't even buy a car until it's 3 years old - let someone else run it in and cop the major depreciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I bought my first ever brand new car 6 years ago & the drive train has a 10 year warranty so still 4 years to go. I have done 135,000 km so far and I have not had a single fault, not even a light bulb has failed. One new set of tyres and windscreen after a truck kicked up a stone & cracked it. Modern cars are reliable and long lasting, end of story. Only vanity makes people get rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 You have no idea how much the "Pre Loved" car you buy has been abused. IF you get a good deal on a new one it has full warrantee and YOU have control how well it's looked after. Council owned cars are often NEVER oil changed Why? The accountants decide that they get no more after the lease expires for looking after the vehicle so they decide to not do it. YOU get a car that's NOT been serviced properly if you buy one that they have leased. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 What happened to Fords "By a Ford at half price", $17,000 for a brand new falcon (at that time) But had to pay the second half after twelve month's of use, or sell it back. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 AND the newly wed Prince & bride drove off in their "E-Type jag" Even if the driver was on the Wrong side of the car !. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 You have no idea how much the "Pre Loved" car you buy has been abused. IF you get a good deal on a new one it has full warrantee and YOU have control how well it's looked after... Not always true, Nev. The only new car my wife ever bought, a Peugeot 307, developed several faults despite being very well cared for. I got in big trouble for writing it off in a prang, so the next day bought her a near-identical model. It had done heaps more km, but was in far better condition; everything worked perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I have only ever bought one new car, because I could get fleet discount through my employer. Had lots of pre-loved cars, which have never given me trouble. Any problems were my own doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 The car Harry gave Meghan is a left-hand drive E-type converted to electric power, and registered E190518, their wedding date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 My point is that many cars are neglected compared with years ago when people got more personally involved with their vehicles. Many mechanics are rushed and careless and also chronically overtighten most things or alternatively leave things not tightened at all. Nuts rounded off, threads stripped especially in plastic parts. Don't tell you what coolant is in there so you can't top it up safely. Pre Loved is a sick term in the situation we describe. The detailing it gets before the purchase by you is probably the only "clean" the vehicle has had or else it's been a car wash with the noticeable scratches that result and detergent down through the doors that cause rust and make things seize up in door mechanisms. Many cars are never garaged, and used every day for relatively short trips They are parked at the railway station or in the city all day and in front of the house all night, perhaps under a street tree which is one of the worst things you can do. The dealers are masters at car detailing. Often the paints used are not long lasting and the "new" bits look distinctly ordinary when the touched up areas inevitably fade. A carefully chosen 2nd hand car is good value if you get it from someone you know or know of. The trade in offers are eye watering and insulting. Often you get the new car at the same price if you get a NO trade in Discount. But a new car loses value at a rapid rate, even if you don't do high miles in it. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 At Rylstone a couple drove up in a very nice looking XK V8 Jaguar coupe. spacesailor[ATTACH]49368._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nomadpete Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 LHD.... Was it a grey import from USA? Aren't there any old RHD Jags left in England? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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