T4tomo
Legendary Member
Using "girls" as part of an insult is sexist.
Citroen Ami
- Thread starter gavroche
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Using "girls" as part of an insult is sexist.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Good job I didn't call him a big girls blouse then.
The last thing I want is to add "sizeist" to my list of charges
BalkanExpress
Legendary Member
- Location
- Brussels
I've been looking at one of these for a while. Certainly In France and (here) Belgium they are not classified as a car so can be driven from the age of 14 France and 16 Belgium. I think that, in theory, they can even use the cycle lanes.
The range and speed mean they are designed primarily for urban travel. Here in Brussels there is a 30kph limit on most roads and 50kph on the rest so keeping up with traffic should not be a problem.
The other advantage is that it would give me an excuse to buy a Brompton to ride out and pick it up in the morning after a night out
The colour packs and added transfers all seem stupidly overpriced. Could be a niche market there for some personalised transfers...calling @Specialeyes
The range and speed mean they are designed primarily for urban travel. Here in Brussels there is a 30kph limit on most roads and 50kph on the rest so keeping up with traffic should not be a problem.
The other advantage is that it would give me an excuse to buy a Brompton to ride out and pick it up in the morning after a night out
The colour packs and added transfers all seem stupidly overpriced. Could be a niche market there for some personalised transfers...calling @Specialeyes
Cerdic
Senior Member
This is what you want. Half the price of the Ami, twice the speed and more range…
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFSJDSh1jmE
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFSJDSh1jmE
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gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
ClichéGuevara
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kingston upon the River Hull
That's peaked my interest. Anyone got any idea of insurance costs for something like that? I know it depends on a lot of other things, but a general comparison would do.
Cerdic
Senior Member
Ahhh, just a minor detail! No, it’s not. I said it’s what you want, not what you can have!
It doesn’t have Type Approval in the EU, which Britain still aligns with, because it doesn’t meet EU safety requirements. Although I find it hard to believe it is less safe than a Citroen Ami!
Of course, some might argue that the Chinese car is being kept out of Europe thanks to lobbying by the big European car manufacturers. Perish the thought…
Anyway. I agree with the bloke in the vid, this is exactly the sort of basic transport that would benefit our cities.
It doesn’t have Type Approval in the EU, which Britain still aligns with, because it doesn’t meet EU safety requirements. Although I find it hard to believe it is less safe than a Citroen Ami!
Of course, some might argue that the Chinese car is being kept out of Europe thanks to lobbying by the big European car manufacturers. Perish the thought…
Anyway. I agree with the bloke in the vid, this is exactly the sort of basic transport that would benefit our cities.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
They look cool in Paris, Manchester possibly less so
Of course, in Manchester like the rest of the UK you must have the biggest electric monster truck possible. PS 30mph is a plenty in Manchester, even Parkway and Mancunian Way are now 30. Only issue for me, would be the couple of miles on the motorway would be a no go.
These little cars make perfect sense, not your £70k Tesla.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
You'd be over taking everyone at 28mph round here. Take an hour to drive 9 miles into Manchester, hence why I ride the long route.
There are some cars which are clearly 'girls' type vehicles. Fiat 500 being one, small cabriolets being hairdressers cars-mostly female.
Coming from a nearly bald man- could be classed as hirsute-ist
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
8.1 KWH for efficiency for that little Chinese car, miles better than a Tesla. We need more cars like this.
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Deleted member 1258
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That would be true in the rush hour round here in some places, but I rarely drive during rush hour now I'm retired, at other times of day I will sometimes get a queue, get tailgated and overtaken driving around the 30mph legal limit.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
You say that like it's a bad thing...
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Deleted member 1258
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It is, it could result in dangerous driving, pissed off drivers are likely to do something stupid.
