I'm not massively sold on hybrids. You gain regenerative braking but you haul around a load of batteries and motors. If you're constantly in stop - start traffic I guess you gain more than you do on a steady A road trundle but it's all a bit marginal for me. Although 120mpg equivalent cost sounds pretty good!
Plug in hybrids were a little better in that you could get the first 30 miles emmissions free (locally) which is great for cities. But as was well documented, company car drivers bought them to get the lower benefit in kind and handed them back at the end of the lease with the charging cables still in their packets.
"Why should I charge on my own electricity bill when the company pays for petrol?"
I will admit I'm interested in a Tesla. Not because they're so cheap to run. They're sodding expensive compared to an LPG converted P38 because they're £400 a month before you even take them out of the garage.
No, I'm interested because they're stupid fast. Even a mid-range Tesla 3 will do o-60 in 4.2 seconds and the performance version is 3.3 seconds. Also, they have the super chargers which will give you 350 miles range in about 20 minutes (Tesla 3) which is fine by me.
If I got one, I'd install the home charger and then the range starts from your front door, which is a hell of a lot more than I get from LPG right now as it's 15 miles to the nearest LPG pump and I get 170miles from the P38 before it's back to petrol. Plus... you don't have to charge it once a week - you just charge it overnight, every night so it's always full. It's a different way to look at things.
I haven't driven one yet, so I might hate it.
who knows.
romanrob wrote:
WIfe just got a Tesla (I haven't even been in it yet... too busy fixing the P38) but she tells me that you subscribe to a provider, and pay that way
Report back when you get a go! I suspect you'll be surprised.
Fronts...
Good point about the potential issue with old holes and new sliders.
I've got full Shitpart. I feel dirty!
But at least she'll be back on the road in a couple of days.
Cheers Richard!
Today I have mostly been....
...... Snapping caliper bolts.
Arse :(
SO. It would seem to be time to replace the caliper slides/bolts. OEM for £27 a side or Shitpart for £7.49?
I mean, a bolt is a bolt, right? but they are quite important bolts :/
I'm used to driving BMWs which have pad wear indicators. I'd better start checking more often!
Jacked her up and took a front wheel off to confirm my suspicions about the front brakes. Yep, the pads have gone all the way down and trashed the disks. Stupid me.
New ones ordered for Friday, a little brake job this weekend methinks.
Pierre3 wrote:
Have you noticed if there is a difference between the original material and that supplied by Martrim ?
Pierre3.
It's hard to say, as the original was F$$$$D but I showed mine to someone in the motor trade and he was impressed. Or he said he was - he was in the motor trade after all ;)
That is top work!
Those RR classic converters must have got some sort of grant. There's no way in hell I'd even consider an electric Range Rover for £245k.
A Tesla Roadster is £140k for the model that runs a sub 9s quarter mile. £85k for the merely stupidly quick version (155mph/3.1s 0-60) and there's one in between if you're not sure.
Will an electric Range Rover classic ever go off road for anything more challenging than a round of golf or a slightly rough track to the grouse butt? I doubt it.
Jeeps need the whole hub as well. Well, my 1997 one does.
Richard, what colour was the headlining we put in during Summer Camp? I know it was Martrim.. and I'm very happy with it. Eyes vary of course.
I'm almost tempted to demonstrate how open minded Gordon is.... :)
Just needs a full-on set of amateur radios and a big fridge!
mad-as wrote:
Morat wrote:
or not need a fuel pump!
so what is the towing capacity off an electric 4wd, 3500kg is the base limit , my shack is 300km return , sorry not really an option is it .
Nope, you can't tow behind a Tesla worth a damn. But you can't do 200mph in a Range Rover either. I suspect there will be electric tow cars one day, but that's not a niche they're pursuing yet. The best towing capacity for an EV so far appears to be the Polestar2 (volvo offshoot) at 1500kg.
You can do a 300km round trip though, should you be traveling light :)
I'm also on 18s. I wouldn't go so far as Magic Carpet. There's a some jiggle over poor surfaces but it's never uncomfortable and rarely crashy. Once you're on a decent road it's smooth and very pleasant albeit with a fair amount of roll noticeable at low speeds (roundabouts, junctions etc) which is where you get the sensation that you're actually driving a big heavy car. But if you're trying to nip about like a 205 you're in the wrong vehicle.
I got The Duchess because I wanted something that would survive commuting over horrible B roads without breaking bits like the BMWs we had before. She copes with unacceptable potholes very well indeed. You notice the big ones, but you don't lose a wheel or find your rear shocks poking through the boot carpet.
Grip is surprisingly good and braking is excellent with the right tyres. There is no tramlining and no hint of death wobble.
I have standard airsprings, stock Boge black shocks. EBC grooved/dimpled front disks and EBC Green 9000 (I think) SUV series pads. Michelin Cross Climate 2 tyres in standard size.
She arrived with a nasty unpredictable front end that felt like a cross between tramlining, an extreme reaction to off camber corners and a hatred of driving downhill. After many bits and bobs were changed, it's all nice and predictable now.
or not need a fuel pump!
Very very neat, I'm impressed and if I wasn't running on LPG I'd be jealous!
Jetwashed it yesterday, noticed the rear bumper trim bits were bulging out with mud so I pulled them off and jetwashed them clean again.
It seems that the metalwork underneath is red, which was unexpected. Is that normal or have I bought a convincin respray?
The top bolts are missing (possibly because the rear mudflaps have ripped off) so one of them flapped loose on the way to work today, which was worrying until I worked it out.
Did that guy just slap his watermark on pics he pulled from the forums?
E46 Touring has the battery in the RH of the boot, with a vent.
useless fact #2134