Are we being forced to go electric?

[Gunk]

Status, insecurity, projecting an image.

The politics of envy, how can you judge and generalise about someone you've never met?

 

[Jameshow]

The politics of envy, how can you judge and generalise about someone you've never met?

Covetousness and envy - both sides of the same coin!!

 

[All uphill]

The politics of envy, how can you judge and generalise about someone you've never met?

Does anyone think that more expensive cars are bought solely as a means of transport?

If we accept that they fulfill other needs/ wants, what would they most likely be?

 

[FishFright]

As an actual phone, the Nokia 3210 is better than the iPhone 14. The latter just comes with more "attached" to take your mind of that fact.

The memory of the 3210 is much better than being stuck with one that hasn't been able to make a call for a long.

 

[Gillstay]

The politics of envy, how can you judge and generalise about someone you've never met?

Sorry to offend, I am not trying to judge a particular person, but Audi do seem to be marketed at a certain sector of the community.
Its not envy. If you gave me an Audi I would just sell it or give it away. Can belts that need regular replacement at great cost, suspension that is both expensive and not overly reliable is a poor choice.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 10th


Citroen Ami
Morrisons
London Road
Portobello
Edinburgh

This was parked up when we came out, after going in for a couple of things for the journey home

 

[Jameshow]

Monday 10th

Morrisons
London Road
Portobello
Edinburgh

This was parked up when we came out, after going in for a couple of things for the journey home
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Were the designers on strike? Yuk!!

 

[icowden]

Does anyone think that more expensive cars are bought solely as a means of transport?

True. I look upon the couple of dads who drive to my daughter's school in these as being utterly insane.
They are both custom jobs so presumably >£150,000. Luxury off road 4x4 vehicles that will never be driven off road.

Then there's the dad who drives one of these:-

The school is down a road with *many* speed bumps which the d*ckhead has difficulty driving over.

If I had their money I'd be in the Tesla X gang. As it is, my kids are very happy to have joined the ID4 gang (3 of us so far!).
Interestingly (or not), my daughters friends are pretty much all in the supportive and friendly "can just about afford it" group with fairly standard cars and houses. I'm not sure what that says about wealth and the sort of "friends" those girls get - they tend to be the "popular" girls, usually making themselves look stupid on school trips as they get stuff removed from their bags - or in the worst, and very sad case, when their parents just forget to pick them up at the end of the trip.

 

[FishFright]

True. I look upon the couple of dads who drive to my daughter's school in these as being utterly insane.
They are both custom jobs so presumably >£150,000. Luxury off road 4x4 vehicles that will never be driven off road.

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Then there's the dad who drives one of these:-
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The school is down a road with *many* speed bumps which the d*ckhead has difficulty driving over.

If I had their money I'd be in the Tesla X gang. As it is, my kids are very happy to have joined the ID4 gang (3 of us so far!).
Interestingly (or not), my daughters friends are pretty much all in the supportive and friendly "can just about afford it" group with fairly standard cars and houses. I'm not sure what that says about wealth and the sort of "friends" those girls get - they tend to be the "popular" girls, usually making themselves look stupid on school trips as they get stuff removed from their bags - or in the worst, and very sad case, when their parents just forget to pick them up at the end of the trip.

Good for both of them , they worked hard to be able to drive something interesting that gives them pleasure.

 

[chris-suffolk]

Good for both of them , they worked hard to be able to drive something interesting that gives them pleasure.

Or maybe had others work for them on minimum wage whilst they pocket the profit!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

No picture, but l saw one of the electric VW ‘bus’ (‘buzz’?) in Edinburgh
It looked good!!

 

[Alex321]

Its likely that those who can afford a premium vehicle, whether its a ICE or EV, have the disposable income and view the expense similar to those with lesser wealth of buying a £2k used car.

Western capitalism

I have enough disposable income I could theoretically afford to buy a reasonable new vehicle, or a premium used one.

But I don't choose to do so, and I suspect most in that position don't.

 

[FishFright]

Or maybe had others work for them on minimum wage whilst they pocket the profit!

Or an alien craft landed one night and gave them magic beans?

Either way envy is a poison to the soul.

 

[icowden]

Good for both of them , they worked hard to be able to drive something interesting that gives them pleasure.

Having seen them, they don't look as if they worked hard... That said, of course they can drive whatever they want. I just don't grasp why people want to drive off-roaders around the roads of Surrey. Maybe it's future-proofing given the state of the roads...!

 

[vickster]

Having seen them, they don't look as if they worked hard... That said, of course they can drive whatever they want. I just don't grasp why people want to drive off-roaders around the roads of Surrey. Maybe it's future-proofing given the state of the roads...!

The green one doesn’t look like your typical off roader