05-09-2020, 11:19 AM
(05-09-2020, 08:26 AM)Murphyv310 Wrote: Hi.
All very scary. By the time all this comes in ill not be driving.
For me it was hard to scrape up the cash for my last two cars. It would be impossible to afford the purchase of even a used electric car. So my motoring days will end over the next few years anyway.
Society will change massively in a few short years with a big divide for the less well off, those in rural places could well be cut off from the rest of society.
I can see the horse and cart coming back.
Don't be so sure about the timescale it's happening right now JLR have Autonomous vehicles out and about already, I surveyed, costed and wrote the RAMS for the V2X equipment for the Gaydon test track that must have been 4 years ago.
It is for sure that one of big decisions to come is when to retire and still maintain a reasonable lifestyle (at the moment it's around 68 so another 4 years)
This was put in some jeopardy by the dodgy builders and suddenly having to find a lot of extra money.
To be quite honest I no longer enjoy driving like I used to although electric cars are much nicer to drive and running a decent sized car is one of the big costs in my life.
Fortunately you will still be able to run a Petrol or Diesel car for some time to come although the source of new ones will start to dry up soon.
The price of electric cars is coming down slowly, Tesla have been the game changer forcing the car manufacturers to up their game.
Here's hoping you can continue to motor for a few years yet!
Cheers
Mike T


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