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Mar 17th, 2024, 16:21 | #1031 | |
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They have made something viable that is almost HALF the price of its nearest competitors, yes it is likely an inferior product in most areas as a result but everything is relative. It is safe, otherwise it could not be sold, but it's not as safe as most others, in the same way it is not as fast or does not have the range of most others. It could have been worse, it could have had a NCAP rating of 0 but still meet the mandatory standards for crash protection enabling it to be sold. NCAP is an independent organisation, their assessments are entirely unrelated to the EU type approval process that cars must pass before they can be sold. The latter lays down the standard of what makes a car safe enough to sell and the Spring meets it. And I did point out that I would not be ordering one... It is what it is.... a "Minimum Viable Product" like the 2CV, Classic Mini, Reanult 4, Fiat 128. Good at nothing, acceptable at most. And, believe it or not, there are worse cars you can buy : https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/fiat/panda/34191
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Mar 17th, 2024, 19:13 | #1032 |
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It serves a niche, those people who need an EV but can't afford a super silly price need to buy something. It serves a purpose.
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Interesting you compare a car on its last knockings Vs a new model for the worst car to buy: https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/dacia/spring/44197 Here's another car on its last knockings: https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/ford/focus/33017 Edit: my point being, I know diet Coke is not a car, if the standards did the job why does euroNCAP exist and why do people give it a second thought ?
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Mar 17th, 2024, 21:39 | #1034 | |
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Mar 17th, 2024, 22:39 | #1035 | |
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Likewise, a 2007 S80 is around the same as its German exekutive rivals. |
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Ah, a kind of reverse Delorean!
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Mar 18th, 2024, 10:14 | #1038 |
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Er... Yes, that is logically correct. But I can't see brushed stainless steel finish or a flux capacitor in the options list for the Spring.
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Mar 18th, 2024, 12:15 | #1039 |
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I wouldn't want to take it to 88 MPH either..
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Mar 18th, 2024, 13:47 | #1040 |
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That's just as well because you can't. Maximum speed = 77mph, 0-60 = twice in the same day, maybe....
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