Recent content by gr4z

Bloomberg - Are you a robot? I await the inevitable tax from the Government when loads of people have been persuaded to move over to EVs. Thoughts?

On my current ICE car I have summer wheels/tyres and a seperate set of winter wheels/tyres. I told my insurers (Direct Line), but they admitted they did not mind as this is not classified as a modification according to them anymore.

Great thanks, that is what I was after

How do people think 'spirited' driving i.e. not hanging around will affect the range? Will it plummet?

Ouch, that is a bump and half!!

How is everyone choosing what they want for a home charger? There are loads, the Tesla seems the simple one to get but it seems there are others that are better. Anderson, Rolec and Pod Point seem the most popular. As others have mentioned it’s a minefield.

True but Cambridge is in one of the shopping arcades right in the middle of town. It's a real pain in the ass to get to it :)

Just looking at booking a test drive at MK. No option on the booking site, location is not listed. Nearest alternative for me is Cambridge, which is a pain to get to.

@zayn @davidmc thanks guys, that's perfect. Looks like get a 5k lease and pay the excess is the way to go.

Does anyone know what the typical excess mileage fees are? I typically do 15-20k miles pa and am trying to work out if it's cheaper to go with 5k and pay the excess or try and get a deal for 20k. Thanks all.

I am also thinking of a M3 for a company purchase. I am a freelancer running a Ltd company but was looking at leasing, for the reason that technology is advancing so quickly that in 3 years there will probably another Tesla or equivalent with better tech to replace it with. Rather than having to...

Thanks for these answers - very useful. What about the etiquette at say hotels? These only have 1 maybe 2 points, what happens if someone checks in at 3 or 4pm and leaves their car plugged in until the following morning when they check out. You can't use it at all and their car might be full...

Do you find that the superchargers at service stations are in use and you have to wait? Or is this rare?

Thank you for the replies. I was not aware of A Better Routeplanner which is very useful and the advice of the chademo adapter. It suggests I would need 0:20 charge on either my outward or return journey at Northampton for my week with possible topups during the working week. I guess this just...

Hi First time poster for the forum and appreciate your views. I am looking at a S for company car, I own the business so can control the budget and possible offset for tax reasons. My home is my office. I would like some input around owning a model S and living in a rual community and...