Maybe the mod’s should be fresian his membership.
Maybe the mod’s should be fresian his membership.
If I’m changing it I’d want to get away from adblue, DPFs and EGRs etc. The extra space would be nice but not essential as we have a drive away awning tent.
I did find myself recently looking at T5/5.1, 1.9 TDIs as I know the engine is good for epic mileages and I know in Skoda’s it was only the very last produced 1.9s that had DPFs. The EGR is less problematic and simple to omit.
If you can't beat 'em...., eh?
No more from me - promise!Please dont its really grating me
October has been reported to be the worst for used vehicle sales for 10yrs. Which doesn't bode well for the well known December doldrums of sales. Vans are not selling as fast as they were and therefore more appear to be on sale when there's a backlog of unsold vans building.
Best time to buy a van, got mine in December
It’s growing on me but I will wait for the hydrogen version to come out.
Having recently acquired a polestar 2 for daily use I really like the electric drive system (and I was against them for a long time!) the thought of combining that into the retro look of the iD Buzz is tempting!…
Sold my t6 last week and been driving the buzz for three weeks now. It works for me but not sure it would make a good camper.
If they make a new t7 all electric it would take the transporter to a new level as the buzz is by far the most car like van I have driven. I got a very good price for the t6 compared to other makes of van so must still be the van to have.
If they make a new t7 all electric it would take the transporter to a new level as the buzz is by far the most car like van I have driven. I got a very good price for the t6 compared to other makes of van so must still be the van to have.
From a mechanical/electrical propulsion point of view (excluding any perceived Green benefits) EVs make a lot of sense. The only single downside to EVs is speed of refuelling. As I said to the salesman in the VW commercial garage, “show me an electric van that I can convert into a camper, & can tow a 2000kg boat 400miles without having to stop recharge, and I’m all ears” he shrugged & walked off.
There's also the downside that we don't (and we won't) have the power generation capacity required to allow everyone to have an EV.
EV ranges are improving every year. Toyota are talking about 1000+ mile range in the near future. The fast charging infrastructure is also improving. Hopefully it will be realistic to expect that range when towing in the next 5 years (or less)
Yeah, there are other downsides. I was just pointing out that from a mechanical perspective, electric traction motors make much more sense than internal combustion. An IC engine is 35% efficient at best, an electric motor is around 85%eff. A DC motor has phenomenal torque that even super cars can’t match. Interesting fact, an Express Dairies milk float could out accelerate a Porsche 944, 0-5mph
Agreed, but as Bav says, where’s the leccy going to come from? According to the CEGB we have around 5% overhead generating capacity compared to demand. Any severe weather& they are de-mothballing the old coal power stations in readiness, which sort of defeats the point of “green” EVs. If you look at the total energy demand of the UK, around 30% is provided by diesel & petrol. If you take those out of the equation, we need a hell of an amount of additional electricity generation to balance the books.
Wot? And they’ll move the charging points at motorway services to somewhere in the car park that allows towing vehicles?!!!
