Our Cars (dream or actual)
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@DeeDee85 i did too when ai spit out that image for me. nailed it
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I'm running an old Ford Fiesta which has 200,000 km, or 125,000 miles. I lost the remote fob a year or two ago, and the aircon compressor melted during a heatwave in January. Here's Tex the Peruvian Hairless Dog struggling with the temperatures in the car.
It's at the point where it's not worth spending money to keep it running, so I'm thinking about a replacement.
I was wondering if anyone else has been thinking about going electric in response to the situation in Iran? Fuel prices around here are up nearly 50% in the last three weeks in Australia.
If I do get an EV, I'm tempted by the Hyundai Inster. My main concern is that I do a lot of miles in rural areas, and the charging network in Australia can be patchy.
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@Brian the charging network in rural areas can be patchy. I did a run from Benalla to just outside Bendigo and back. It was about 170 km, and there were no chargers along the route, though I could have found one in Heathcote if I took a different way home.
Some of the longer range EVs would be fine, but they normally involve going up a size class. I'm interested in the Ioniq 3 that's due to be unveiled in late April.
The other issue could be charging. I could use a granny charger in my current house, but the landlady is going into care, so I'll probably be moving. (Something I should have done a while back.) Due to the somewhat excessive prices for property in Australia, I'm likely to be in an apartment, which means that's not an option.
The i20N is a cool little car. I've seen rumours that the next generation will be a hybrid, and it's not too far away.
The other thing I like is the new Honda Prelude, though I think that I have to hand my man card in if I get one.
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@Graeme i personally wouldn’t go electric unless I had solar and a battery with a charge port at the house ( I rent also and can’t see that changing anytime soon ) I thought about a BYD when looking for a car for myself after we bought the main car for the wife since she uses a car more than I do
Almost a year in with the I20 and less than 5k on the clock should have saved my money really and not bothered but mid life crisis mode kicked in and couldn’t afford a Porsche
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@Brian it's a pain renting, and without a secure tenure, I wouldn't want to drop a couple of thousand on an EV charger for my landlord.
At least the I20N is a cheap midlife crisis, and a reasonably practical car.
I suspect that my car buying plans will depend on when my car breaks down, where I end up living, and just how much of a fuel crisis we have.
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Considering the current fuel prices, my dream car is…
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@NickD However, in terms of size and technology, it’s a significant improvement over my first car, a Renault 5 Campus built in 1991, which was quite recognizable.
