Hi all, after 25 years of Land Rover ownership I've decided to move on from LR. I've picked up, off all things a Mazda 3.3D Takumi.
I just hope its going to be as reliable as my last 2 FLs.
I've never been a big poster on here but a regular reader due to the fact that I've never really had any issues over the years. So all the best and keep up the good work in all the posting. MY13 HSE LUX Aintree Green
MY57 SE Stornoway Grey. Gone
Nissan X Trail
Discovery V8 LPG
Series II Land Rover

Best of luck Jules

All the best.
I'm doing the same, once the new vehicle arrives. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.

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Nodge68

All the best.
I'm doing the same, once the new vehicle arrives.

Hi John.
Going electric on us think I'm going to let one of mine go later this year, the Tambora to have a van seeing that my daughter is calling on me to more work at their home in Wales, and also need a van for the evermore trips to the tip with garden stuff.

Arctic wrote:

Hi John.
Going electric on us think I'm going to let one of mine go later this year, the Tambora to have a van seeing that my daughter is calling on me to more work at their home in Wales, and also need a van for the evermore trips to the tip with garden stuff.

Yes. We're going all modern.
We pick up one like this next Thursday morning.

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I got a lot of rude abuse on the EV thread on other LR forum, so I've stopped posting there. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.

Looks very nice, I think I can confidently say it will never be in my pay grade.

To be fair, this one is on a lease. I couldn't afford a near £50k vehicle outright.

However I've seen the same spec vehicle for sale, 20 months old, under 15k on the clock for well under £30k. So in a few more years, they will be Freelander money, with ⅛th of the running costs.

Like this one.
https://quotes.carwow.co.uk/deals/3e0a7f1a...;gclsrc=ds Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.

I get what you’re saying but will wait and see. Also it’s not just the price of the electric, will Fred in the shed work on them and fix them. It’s hard enough with a relatively normal car like a freelander to get it fixed. These are the sort of things normal people will be considering before they buy something.

There's a growing community for EV owners to get help and advice much like there is for any other vehicle.
Obviously an EV is just a car, but with a different power source. So things like suspension, brakes, fluid changes (yes they still have those, although less often than ICE vehicles), can all be found on line. This will increase as EVs become more common, and more importantly cheaper to buy second hand as more new EVs flood the market.
The different part of an EV is the high voltage electrics, which are best left to the professionals, but there's still a vast amount that can be checked by the owner with suitable diagnostic gear, exactly the same as an ICE vehicle.

The benefit with an EV is there are less mechanical components to go wrong, or need regular maintenance, so the ease and cost of ownership is much lower than a conventional ICE vehicle. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.

All what you have said may be true, but normal people will vote with their wallet. If it’s cheaper than they will buy it , but if Fred in the shed will not work on it and they are forced to pay higher garage costs it will be a no. Money is the only thing normal people will be interested in.

My freelander is still off the road from the beginning of April so I wouldn’t have much faith in getting an electric one fixed.

Nodge68 wrote:

Arctic wrote:

Hi John.
Going electric on us think I'm going to let one of mine go later this year, the Tambora to have a van seeing that my daughter is calling on me to more work at their home in Wales, and also need a van for the evermore trips to the tip with garden stuff.

Yes. We're going all modern.
We pick up one like this next Thursday morning.

Click image to enlarge

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I got a lot of rude abuse on the EV thread on other LR forum, so I've stopped posting there.

I'll still be posting on here Arctic, offering help if I can. LRs have a wonderful community, even if the vehicles themselves don't always play ball. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.

Just a driver wrote:

All what you have said may be true, but normal people will vote with their wallet. If it’s cheaper than they will buy it , but if Fred in the shed will not work on it and they are forced to pay higher garage costs it will be a no. Money is the only thing normal people will be interested in.

Nodge, Have you found a friendly Ioniq 5 Forum yet?

I think that you will still have lots to interest you in your new car, although lots of problems may be fixed by software, and not hardware.

https://www.ioniqforum.com/threads/hyundai...els.49157/

https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/artic...xno=212946

I am glad that you won't be leaving us completely.

Happy Driving

Ian FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)