Other A ask...

neilly · Sep 20, 2018

Tigger Eeyore & Roo said:
Here’s a sad thing. My September 2017 Full Fat has now passed its 30 day anniversary in the dealer’s garage with no sign of when I might ever get it back.

I got a fabulous 10 1/2 months out of it before it broke and I’m now stuck in an XF loaner.

It’s been passed over to the finance company to deal with.

Getting blo0dy despondent now and starting to regret moving on from a perfectly good Disco 4

That sucks, but look on the bright side.

You are still paying the depreciation....

Cheers

Tigger Eeyore & Roo · Sep 20, 2018

That’s cheered me right up!

Grrrrrr · Sep 20, 2018

neilly said:
That sucks, but look on the bright side.

You are still paying the depreciation....

Cheers

Fuel economy is better and at least it holds the mileage down.

Tigger Eeyore & Roo · Sep 20, 2018

But I’ve got a paper weight that does both of those things and it didn’t cost quite so bleedin’ much!

Grrrrrr · Sep 20, 2018

Tigger Eeyore & Roo said:
But I’ve got a paper weight that does both of those things and it didn’t cost quite so bleedin’ much!

Bet it isn't as comfortable though.

Bagshot · Sep 20, 2018

Tigger Eeyore & Roo said:
But I’ve got a paper weight that does both of those things and it didn’t cost quite so bleedin’ much!

Just read an article where someone bought a 3 year old L405 Hybrid, took it to the dealership and out of curiosity asked how much the battery would be when the warranty ran out.. sit down... £10,300 (Inc VAT possibly plus fitting). Lovely car but that works out at about.. 5 of mine.

gold rover · Sep 20, 2018

Bagshot said:
Just read an article where someone bought a 3 year old L405 Hybrid, took it to the dealership and out of curiosity asked how much the battery would be when the warranty ran out.. sit down... £10,300 (Inc VAT possibly plus fitting). Lovely car but that works out at about.. 5 of mine.

It's all relative though, isn't it?
Your veh selling price approx £2k , battery approx £100, mpg under 30 on a good day.
L405 hybrid 2015, selling price £50k approx , battery £10k, mpg approx 45.
As I said earlier in the evoque thread , when you buy a new , or near as damn it, full fat flagship Range Rover, these things are irrelevant.
BTW anyone know the expected life of the battery?

holidaychicken · Sep 21, 2018

Grrrrrr · Sep 21, 2018

gold rover said:
It's all relative though, isn't it?
Your veh selling price approx £2k , battery approx £100, mpg under 30 on a good day.
L405 hybrid 2015, selling price £50k approx , battery £10k, mpg approx 45.
As I said earlier in the evoque thread , when you buy a new , or near as damn it, full fat flagship Range Rover, these things are irrelevant.
BTW anyone know the expected life of the battery?

Essentially they're mobile phone batteries so maybe 7 years.

Bagshot · Sep 21, 2018

Grrrrrr said:
Essentially they're mobile phone batteries so maybe 7 years.

I'm all for saving the planet and would sell Mrs Bagshot for an L405, but in 10 years time when it comes up for sale.." lovely car, good tyres, 6 month's MOT etc... oh but might need a new £10k battery" (spares or repair anyone.?)

Grrrrrr · Sep 21, 2018

Bagshot said:
I'm all for saving the planet and would sell Mrs Bagshot for an L405, but in 10 years time when it comes up for sale.." lovely car, good tyres, 6 month's MOT etc... oh but might need a new £10k battery" (spares or repair anyone.?)

Go on, ask how much CO2 making and delivering the batteries makes!

Saint.V8 · Sep 21, 2018

Cars will become disposable (they are pretty much there already!) so whilst they may not polute during their time on the road - when it comes to the energy needed for recycling, thats when the true impact of this 'green' culture will show.

Whereas our 30 year old 110 will still be going strong, still need the odd bit of work doing to it to keep it on the straight and narrow, but in the longer term, whilst it chugs diesel fuel and creates black dust, this will be far less harmful than the oddles of energy and pollution created trying to recycle a fecking Prius!

gold rover · Sep 21, 2018

Bagshot said:
I'm all for saving the planet and would sell Mrs Bagshot for an L405, but in 10 years time when it comes up for sale.." lovely car, good tyres, 6 month's MOT etc... oh but might need a new £10k battery" (spares or repair anyone.?)

Such a positive view of the green oval

Expecting someone to keep it ten years, thats only for the likes of us lunatics on here

In ten years , it will be coming up for sale for about the third or fourth time. The original owner will have traded it at three, the second owner may last three or four years before the 'character' becomes to much for them, unless they find this site, or similar, and they may be the one who's selling it.
Hopefully/probably , by then , just like phone batteries, other brands will be making the battery, same as other parts. There will also be vehs sitting in scrappies, so second hand batteries will turn up. So it'll be no different to the way it is now: a part needs replaced, stealers pluck a price out of the air, owner nearly faints, then goes looking for after-market or second hand part.

Saint.V8 · Sep 21, 2018

gold rover said:
Such a positive view of the green oval Expecting someone to keep it ten years, thats only for the likes of us lunatics on here In ten years , it will be coming up for sale for about the third or fourth time. The original owner will have traded it at three, the second owner may last three or four years before the 'character' becomes to much for them, unless they find this site, or similar, and they may be the one who's selling it.
Hopefully/probably , by then , just like phone batteries, other brands will be making the battery, same as other parts. There will also be vehs sitting in scrappies, so second hand batteries will turn up. So it'll be no different to the way it is now: a part needs replaced, stealers pluck a price out of the air, owner nearly faints, then goes looking for after-market or second hand part.

They don't pluck a price out of the air, they go to the nearest phone book and pick a page!

Grrrrrr · Sep 21, 2018

Saint.V8 said:
They don't pluck a price out of the air, they go to the nearest phone book and pick a page!

I thought they asked ERNIE?

(EDIT: for younger readers ... https://www.nsandi.com/ernie)

Saint.V8 · Sep 21, 2018

I have to admit - I am probably one of the few who had to click the link...

and I ain't to young anyomre!

myfirstl322 · Sep 21, 2018

The fastest milkman in the west.....

gold rover · Sep 21, 2018

Saint.V8 said:
I have to admit - I am probably one of the few who had to click the link... and I ain't to young anyomre!

You dont know ERNIE? I invested decades ago ,with the promise, "you might not win a lot but over a decade or so you will win enough back to equate to bank interest."
I haven't won once

Henry_b · Sep 21, 2018

I'm glad more people are buying hybrid and electric!!

Means i get more fuel for my V8

gold rover · Sep 21, 2018

Henry_b said:
I'm glad more people are buying hybrid and electric!!

Means i get more fuel for my V8

At some point in the future, I would happily buy a hybrid. I love driving and I enjoy a high marque vehicle, but I like to make as many eco choices as possible. At the moment, a lot of my choices are an attempt to offset my footprint , especially due to what I drive.

Other A ask...

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

Well-Known Member

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

Well-Known Member

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

Dyed-in-the-wool 100% RR Junkie

Well-Known Member

Dyed-in-the-wool 100% RR Junkie

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

Dyed-in-the-wool 100% RR Junkie

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Think outside, no box required.

Well-Known Member

Similar threads