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I have zero interest in EV.
I would like a small SUV with as little electrical interference as possible,petrol or diesel and a conventional automatic gearbox.
Is that too much to ask?

Nodge68 wrote:

Dartman the one wrote:

For her in a very rural Scottish location the cost of a 3 phase supply would not be economic, though the PHEV range and over night charge would be adequate for her daily commute

No need for 3 phase electric, most EVs can't even make full use of it.
A standard domestic single phase supply will supply the 32Amps needed to charge at 7.4kW. This adds 20 to 25 miles of range for every hour of charging.

Octopus and Eon both offer excellent low cost EV charging for 6 hours at under 8p per kWh, which means a full battery for less than a gallon of petrol.

A standard 230v 10amp outlet, if you have your car charging overnight for 10 hours, that's 23kWh. A 15 amp circuit is 34.5kWh. Most people's daily commute is pretty low.

If a bit short on 230v circuits in the home, just get an additional circuit installed. Or a bit bigger like a 20 amp circuit for a stove, that would give you 46kWh over 10 hours.

In Sydney we have noticed more of these small boxes, about a cubic foot, popping up along the streets. They are boosters for voltage in that very local area.

We are fairly close to a substation & our voltage hovers around 248 volts according to my RMS Meter. The Standard for 230v is + 10% to – 6%, at least in Australia. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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OLOSTEVE wrote:

This post has diverted from subject.
I have zero interest in EV.
I would like a small SUV with as little electrical interference as possible,petrol or diesel and a conventional automatic gearbox.
Is that too much to ask?

There is only one replacement for the Feelander 2; another Freelander 2.

Jimbo

If we had a second garage we would think of buying a spare.

For a car a decade plus old, there are handful in my very local area, we are surprised by the number, all in great condition, parked on the street. A lot of properties without off street parking. There are not many cars out there that are fresh out of the oven or almost 2 decades old which have any visual redeeming qualities.

My personal opinion is that all Toyotas have been done over with the ugly stick beyond any understanding of reasoning. The only model which looked good was the Rav 3 door. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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Totally agree, Lightwater, very difficult to find 3 door and when you do they are expensive.
Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin is another nice looking car and a bit of a hidden gem.

I think most people quite like the same just newer. Like when the wife buys a new washing machine, it’s got a million buttons on it but she still only uses 2 of them. The car is the same, radio stays on greatest hits and never touch half the buttons on the car. I guess if someone is comfortable in a fl2 they want the same again

OLOSTEVE wrote:

This post has diverted from subject.
I have zero interest in EV.
I would like a small SUV with as little electrical interference as possible,petrol or diesel and a conventional automatic gearbox.
Is that too much to ask?

Yetis were good, my dad and brother had a few of them, all diesel, dsg automatic 4x4s. Unfortunately they are all getting older now as well, only made for a short time after freelander production ended.
They have Skoda Karoq and Kodiaq as replacements now but I'm not keen on all the euro 6 emission equipment they have fitted. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Jimboland wrote:

There is only one replacement for the Feelander 2; another Freelander 2.

Jimbo

vanadium23 wrote:

Skoda Yeti

Agreed! But then I might be a bit biased with myself owning a Freelander 2 and my partner owning a Skoda Yeti. Both brilliant cars in their own ways .

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