Manual or autoI know two folk that have sent their fords back for gearbox issues, money back and no arguments so can’t be on their own
Manual or autoI know two folk that have sent their fords back for gearbox issues, money back and no arguments so can’t be on their own
Why should it break down?
Serviced and maintained properly almost all cars built in the last 20 years can do twice that mileage, easily (unless it's a JLR). 100,000miles on a car really is nothing
Quite a high proportion of UK electricity comes from renewables now, plus the nuclear power is always there and fuel costs next to nothing, so might as well use it.
It is in regions like Australia, where the majority of electricity is generated from coal, that it makes little sense.
On the other hand even so, there's a lot to be said for moving emissions out from concentrated city areas and instead control it in centralised but more isolated areas where scrubbers are used before sending it up high chimneys to drift over mainland Europe instead of over us.
So am I. Maximum torque from zero revs. The simplest of transmissions. Near zero noise. What’s not to like? I’m seriously considering a Hyundai Ionic as a first car, which has a realistic range of 200 miles, which will get me to Cardiff and back without recharging, while retaining my Diesel Honda for longer distances.from a farm point of view in Australia, there is no reason you shouldn't have a bank of solar panels on every roof or stand alone, & effectively power everything from that
I am looking forward to the days of electric tractors
It’s sheer lunacy to make all vehicles electric, yes in big cities it may make sense re emmisons but only if all that electric is from hydro or wind. Otherwise a lot of energy is lost down the wire and your carting round a big heavy load of batteries. Also the stuff they make these batteries out of is very toxic in itself hence most come from China where human life is expendable and the EA and DAFTA don’t exist. I just can’t see how it’s going to be either economical, practical or environmentally sound.
I bet there some big money being spent by the companies that invested In this technology to lobby governments and do clever maths to show it works
Who charges lease on batteries seperate from car lease or car purchase? Nissan had the option once upon a time but gave up on it years ago.We've looked at electric cars several times. With solar on the house we could run it very cheaply but the lease payments on the batteries always blows the argument out of the water.
err, my 1995 Range Rover has 360,000 km on it & we will be setting off on a few thousand km round trip towing a camper trailer over Christmas
I have no concerns or worries
AutoManual or auto
And you're missing the biggy which is the way most farmers will get panned for dints and imperfections on the return off contract hireEven £3800 per year seems expensive to me over 6 years and 60,000 miles. £22800. Surely you could buy a Yukon for around £20k and it would still be worth at least £4k to sell, which is about £7k cheaper than the contract hire. I've not counted interest in the purchase price though, which could amount to a cost of around £3k on a three year HP deal. So still 4k cheaper or £666 per year averaged out.
I have not budgeted an increased hire cost for the second three year term of course, which might wipe out the £3k interest charge anyway. After all, there's £1600 extra per year for the Navara from the start, which is over £10k a year more than the Isuzu's contract hire cost, which amounts to a total hire cost over six years of £32400, which is £10000 more than today's outright purchase price for said vehicle. Anyone doing that contract hire deal must be soft in the head.
The solar on my house only just manages to heat the waterWe've looked at electric cars several times. With solar on the house we could run it very cheaply but the lease payments on the batteries always blows the argument out of the water.
looking for a new pickup narrowed it down to the ford ranger wildrtrak 3.2 auto or the nissan navara tekna .which is best ( most comfortable /economical ) and reliable . thanks
Don’t buy a new ranger as they are being completely overhauled behind the scenes right now. I’m part of a research/test group and we are being showed virtually finished products now. Likewise both VW and Merc are making big alterations as we’ve seen what they are doing as well.
We've looked at electric cars several times. With solar on the house we could run it very cheaply but the lease payments on the batteries always blows the argument out of the water.
The Ford Ranger is just about to be re-launched here as a 19 model, will you guys get the same design..?
No diesel being offered in U.S.
This is the current Ranger we've had for about three years, maybe four, and which is about to be updated with the new drivetrain.So, the Ford it is then, with the twin turbo.
How do I get into that kind of thing. Sounds interesting.