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I'm not really 'into' this high tech. stuff bit thought I would run this : As far as I can make out Nissan's E-Power uses a petrol engine to charge a battery that runs the electric motor that provides the motive power :unsure: Is it not possible to delete the battery & have the ICE power the...

I would hate to collide with a modern RR, the poor sod would never get insurance cover again .. hard enough to procure in the first place :unsure: You make a good point about 'imported' emissions.

Tell me about it .. 5mins. plus & I lose the will to live :sleep:

They don't, I've taxed cars for other people more than once.

Best bet is to make the call from his Mum's then DVLA call handler can speak to her if required. Silly, though widely employed, form of security really as anyone could masquerade as 'Mum' on the 'phone :unsure:

Sadly the older generation can be trying at times, I should know as I'm one of them :rolleyes: As suggested you could contact Swansea to quote both the reg. & VIN # from the V5c

Could you not tax it for her online ? I always do that for our cars & have done so for elderly neighbours that don't have the internet. As for 'mad old folk' you'll be one some day :oops:

I like the horse 'n cart analogy (y) As for crash resistance my old BMW comes out pretty well when viewed on Utube crash tests & an identical example of my Range Rover classic totally obliterated a Renault Clio in a head-on a few years back, in return for a smashed light unit a bent wing &...

Last Saturday I travelled from Chelmsford to Norwich & was surprised to find a much greater variation in petrol prices from service stations on the A12 than is found in Chelmsford & it's surrounding areas. Two places on the northbound carriageway north of Colchester were selling at £1.43/44...

And basically reliable things as well .. my two have a combined age of 63 years & still going strong. Will be a different story for the disposable items, sorry cars, produced today. Legislation will likely kill the old 'uns long before they die naturally :(

No idea, they all look the same to me .. unlike the classics I drive (y) Not seen him lately, but I'll ask when I do.

As it happens one of my friends runs a BEV as a company car so I was already aware of the set-up & didn't need to question the reason. Incidentally he hates the thing (n)

Maybe, deal with that as & when the time comes. Being retired moderating car usage/fuel consumption will not be an insurmountable problem as there is no commuting, taking kids to school, acting as the family taxi or travelling to baby-sit the grandchildren. Might even make better use of the bus...

I've no idea & even less interest as I'm never going to be in the market for a brand new car, whatever it's motive power. I believe Toyota have already decided not to go all BEV despite the penalties imposed for producing ICE cars.

One of my neighbours works as a sales 'exec' for a nationwide car dealer. The vast majority of new BEV sales are to business users, private sector sales have all but collapsed. Gov.com isn't losing out though, with fines of £15k per new non BEV's over 22% of total production (rising to 28% next...

In my personal experience : WD40 looks good after treatment, up to the point when it rains or you wash the car. Toothpaste is a waste of both 'paste & effort. My tame bodywork guy does my old 5 series BMW & the treatment lasts 18months - 2 years, but he won't tell me his trade secret :rolleyes:

Problem (for me anyway) is that most of today's autos are not traditional in their working, many being just complicated computer controlled manuals. To me unless it has a torque convertor it ain't an auto, I've had most of them in various cars .. BW/GM/ZF/Ford/Jatco. I may be looking for a cheap...

'Elf 'n safety .. someone might walk into it :oops:

28 months. Car not used every day, but several times a week & battery trickle charged every couple of months.

Does 'ping' when boot open/lights left on etc. but at nearly 26 years old not quite as modern as that ! Will check the charge indicators on the Cetek after 24hrs. & if looking encouraging leave the car on charge for another 24h. Last time I checked the alternator output it was 14.2v but I can...