Burren
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What vehicle do you drive?
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Lambourne
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I'll save you the reddit click and tell you that it's one of only 3 built and one sold for 184,5k in 2020
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Still think it looks like a shitty kit car
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Still think it looks like a shitty kit car
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Was gonna say, that looks like the car from Clockwork Orange that Top Gear also had as a candidate for restoration on one of their shows way back in the day.
Seeing one in the wild is pretty crazy.
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ToeMissile
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It’s the kind of thing that I appreciate and am glad some crazy asshole decided should be a thing, but I would never want to own one.
Similarly there are car that I recognize aren’t great looking or not practical for my use but still have this weird appeal that I can’t really put words to.
For instance
Jeep Gladiator
Canoo EV
Similarly there are car that I recognize aren’t great looking or not practical for my use but still have this weird appeal that I can’t really put words to.
For instance
Jeep Gladiator
Canoo EV
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lurker
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My wife had a 2013 FIAT 500 that I scared her into selling because a part related to the steering shaft was impossible to get. This was a couple of years ago during Covid and FIAT had already stopped selling in the US. The supply chain was broken and who knew if it was ever going to get better. FJB.
She loved that car and I regretted getting rid of it so we bought another one. It's 3 years newer (2016), but essentially the same thing in better shape. She spent two days detailing it. The car had a horrible vibration and a ton of road noise when we bought it but I was 95% sure it was just old and worn tires. New wheels and tires ordered online from Tire Rack and everything is perfect now.
Here she is sporting O.Z. Racing wheels and new tires. Eventually, I'm going to put a red vinyl stripe on the side and lower it about 1", but for now, it's fine. 1.4 liters of unbridled fury mated to a 5 speed manual.
She loved that car and I regretted getting rid of it so we bought another one. It's 3 years newer (2016), but essentially the same thing in better shape. She spent two days detailing it. The car had a horrible vibration and a ton of road noise when we bought it but I was 95% sure it was just old and worn tires. New wheels and tires ordered online from Tire Rack and everything is perfect now.
Here she is sporting O.Z. Racing wheels and new tires. Eventually, I'm going to put a red vinyl stripe on the side and lower it about 1", but for now, it's fine. 1.4 liters of unbridled fury mated to a 5 speed manual.
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Kobayashi
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I still hate that car, but I love what you did with it. The white wheels look great and the vinyl stripe adds some needed contrast. Only thing style-wise that might improve it would be an unnecessary rally spoiler.She's much faster now.
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Aamry
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ToeMissile
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Control
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CaughtCross
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These things start at 60k and only 230 mile range. I cant see a big market for this in the US. With such little range and EV cant turn it into a camper van.
www.motor1.com
The 2025 VW ID.Buzz Starts at $61,545
Volkswagen announced pricing and range estimates for the 2025 ID.Buzz. Here's how it breaks down by trim levels and powertrains.
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ToeMissile
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They've definitely fucked it up. They could maybe get away with 230 as a base trim range. An EV9 starts at 54k w/ 230mi, 61k gets you 300mi range.These things start at 60k and only 230 mile range. I cant see a big market for this in the US. With such little range and EV cant turn it into a camper van.
The 2025 VW ID.Buzz Starts at $61,545
Volkswagen announced pricing and range estimates for the 2025 ID.Buzz. Here's how it breaks down by trim levels and powertrains.
If you don't drive longer distances past little weekend trips it'll be fine, and range anxiety is overblown IMO. But it's not competitive in the segment and I assume VW is betting on the minibus feels/nostalgia to carry them.
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That doesn’t even take into account the electricity you’ll use while camping. Cooking, heating, hot water, lights, refrigerator. Not a good base for a Class B Motorhome.These things start at 60k and only 230 mile range. I cant see a big market for this in the US. With such little range and EV cant turn it into a camper van.
The 2025 VW ID.Buzz Starts at $61,545
Volkswagen announced pricing and range estimates for the 2025 ID.Buzz. Here's how it breaks down by trim levels and powertrains.
Siliconemelons
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Not defending it... its a horrible range and price... they should have learned from the ID.4 on the price points...but noo.
but... non driving uses very little electricity really compared to /moving a giant heavy hunk of metal/
Tesla Powerwalls are like 27kwh, "normal" homes are 2 - 4 of em for like a week + of power.
Heating not by heat-pump will eat energy 2nd fast as driving tho.... so there is that.
edit: looked it up, tesla power wall is 13.5 kwh... so 4 of them is 54 kwh
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Mizake
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These things start at 60k and only 230 mile range. I cant see a big market for this in the US. With such little range and EV cant turn it into a camper van.
The 2025 VW ID.Buzz Starts at $61,545
Volkswagen announced pricing and range estimates for the 2025 ID.Buzz. Here's how it breaks down by trim levels and powertrains.
Cost is too high for what you get. Interesting that range is only 230 miles, which is like just slightly higher than the original Teslas. 230 miles isn't *that* big a deal when it comes to range anxieity, a bigger question would be how long does it take to charge? Because such a small battery makes me think it's last gen technology, and not the faster charging batteries that are out now. I don't know anything about VW EVs, like do they even have a charging network? Are they one of the companies that are going to use Tesla's network?
And someone can correct me if I'm wrong, since I don't camp.....but don't camp sites usually have electric plug ins? If they do that should help alleviate concerns about a camper van being electric. I'm also sure if EV campers become widely adopted, then almost all campsites will eventually have electric chargers built on to the sites.
CaughtCross
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VW made Electrify America charging stations as part of the punishment for diselgate. They are terrible. Tons of them are broken and dont charge as fast as they are suppose to if at all. Electrify America was set up as a punishiment where they just had to say they built this things, not that they are well maintained or keep working.
At least in California where I am people like taking camper vans and even the old VW westfalia camper vans out into the wilderness for camping that will not have electric plugs ins. This new van will absolutely not be able to do that.
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Cad
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My 2013 P85 which was my first Tesla had like 263 miles of range in 2017 when I got it used. This VW having 230 miles in 2024/2025 is way lower than it should be.