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[Sir Tigger KC]

If the Chinese ever clone a Senator, make it as comfprtable and put 400BHP under the bonnet I may be interested.  Dont care what the brand name is as I have a full set of original badges tucked away somewhere

If they ever do, it will have a big electric motor under bonnet, but you'll probably only be able to go to the corner shop and back! 

[Varche]

Quote from the article.

“In October, a premium range of the Seres brand will arrive, the SF5, which competes directly with the Tesla," Guillén said. It will cost 60,000 euros, with a range of 700 kilometres of autonomy and 500 horsepower”

That isn't a bad range but I bet it isnt while using all 500 horses!

[Doctor Gollum]

I hear good things about the chinky MG range.

They seem to be good value for money.

An interesting definition of value for money.

Put another way, when was the last time you saw a Proton on the road?

[Nick W]

I hear good things about the chinky MG range.

They seem to be good value for money.

An interesting definition of value for money.

Put another way, when was the last time you saw a Proton on the road?

A more relevant question, at least around here, is when did you last see a new taxi that wasn't an MG5 estate? The reason for that is they are the best value for money for the job. Taxi drivers are like farmers; they'll spend serious money on equipment, but only if there isn't an alternative.

[Doctor Gollum]

No, they buy them for the kickbacks.

Doesn't make them any good.

Intact there are better, cheaper options...

https://www.thetaxicentre.com/new-taxi-sales/mg/#

[STEMO]

Most of them around here are Toyotas, with quite a few Dacia Logans.

[Nick W]

Most of them around here are Toyotas, with quite a few Dacia Logans.

The older ones are Priuses. Before that, they drove Octavias until they realised that high urban mileage, diesel VWs were an expensive proposition. And that's before you consider the easily damaged sumps....


It's not just Taxis either; there's at least six MGs within a five minute walk of here and a similar number of Dacias, all of which replaced either Skodas or Hyundai/Kias.

[Doctor Gollum]

How the Joneses have fallen

Thanks to ULEZ there's a mad rush at work to buy newer shinier cars in order to comply and this the extra costs, rather than taking a more pragmatic approach and trading their newer non compliant cars for older non compliant ones.

[STEMO]

How the Joneses have fallen

Thanks to ULEZ there's a mad rush at work to buy newer shinier cars in order to comply and this the extra costs, rather than taking a more pragmatic approach and trading their newer non compliant cars for older non compliant ones.

I don't get the 'newer' bit. I drive a seven year old Vauxhall diesel, and it's compliant.

[Doctor Gollum]

How the Joneses have fallen

Thanks to ULEZ there's a mad rush at work to buy newer shinier cars in order to comply and this the extra costs, rather than taking a more pragmatic approach and trading their newer non compliant cars for older non compliant ones.

I don't get the 'newer' bit. I drive a seven year old Vauxhall diesel, and it's compliant.

Newer than what's currently owned

[Nick W]

How the Joneses have fallen

Thanks to ULEZ there's a mad rush at work to buy newer shinier cars in order to comply and this the extra costs, rather than taking a more pragmatic approach and trading their newer non compliant cars for older non compliant ones.

That was a friend's idea, as it 'justified' buying a 40 year old TR7. This one is his third, although the last one was a much better car.

[Doctor Gollum]

How the Joneses have fallen

Thanks to ULEZ there's a mad rush at work to buy newer shinier cars in order to comply and this the extra costs, rather than taking a more pragmatic approach and trading their newer non compliant cars for older non compliant ones.

That was a friend's idea, as it 'justified' buying a 40 year old TR7. This one is his third, although the last one was a much better car.

Is there actually any possible justification for buying a TR7?

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

No. There wasnt in the 70,s and certainly isnt now.

[Nick W]

How the Joneses have fallen

Thanks to ULEZ there's a mad rush at work to buy newer shinier cars in order to comply and this the extra costs, rather than taking a more pragmatic approach and trading their newer non compliant cars for older non compliant ones.

That was a friend's idea, as it 'justified' buying a 40 year old TR7. This one is his third, although the last one was a much better car.

Is there actually any possible justification for buying a TR7?

The terrible slant-four engine(there's a prototype at Gaydon with an O-series which would have been a considerable improvement) did them no favours, although they don't drive any worse than all the other coil sprung, live axled(Cortina, Mirafiori, Firenza, Mustang2 etc) cars did. And the very 60s/70s rear axle sited so far forward makes them look just as odd as their contemporaries.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Most of them around here are Toyotas, with quite a few Dacia Logans.

It's an Asian thing.