discussion IX3

[mullerza]

On point 4 , yes i have. The acceleration is amazing but its just fast, it has no charm, no character, no sweet spot when the cams come on song, no blip of the revs when gearing down for the corner, no need to open the window when i hit a tunnel..... You get the point

I get the point, but even that is disappearing. EU regulations are forcing cars to be a lot quieter. Soft limiters so you cant rev them in Neutral. Super quiet exhausts, most of the "engine" sound I hear in the M60 is fake sounds played through the speakers, even when you switch it off its not really off. Even from the outside you would not say there is an M motor under the bonnet.

 

[Mytfine]

I get the point, but even that is disappearing. EU regulations are forcing cars to be a lot quieter. Soft limiters so you cant rev them in Neutral. Super quiet exhausts, most of the "engine" sound I hear in the M60 is fake sounds played through the speakers, even when you switch it off its not really off. Even from the outside you would not say there is an M motor under the bonnet.

Its sad but i will be on deathbed before we run out of old coal chuggers thatbi can buy and enjoy.

I cant blame them though, its what majority in the market wants.

 

[m0lt3n]

On point 4 , yes i have. The acceleration is amazing but its just fast, it has no charm, no character, no sweet spot when the cams come on song, no blip of the revs when gearing down for the corner, no need to open the window when i hit a tunnel..... You get the point

Eish I dont know if I agree about the charm. There is just something about cutting through traffic in silence with instant response. I love it. You just dismiss everything silently and get ahead of whatever traffic situation there is. And you also dont abuse breaks while you are at it, my speed is determined by the length of regen breaking available. Something I would never have done with an ICE car.

I had the iX3 for 2 months when I went on a road trip with a friend in his X5M comp and I still missed my car even if that thing was epic.

 

[m0lt3n]

re the resale....the EV prices were dropping seriously last year, when we had load shedding. I was in the market for a long time, still have all my autotrader notifications setup. And since loadshedding stopped, I think they have been appreciating, or some serious stagnation on resale values.

Obviously not talking about the I pace many like to refer to, (and the IX, apologies). Unique cars never did well with resale.

 

[XPD]

If keeping only in warranty = electric
If keeping long term = 3.0d

 

[MR_Y]

If keeping only in warranty = electric
If keeping long term = 3.0d

Which explains why 30d keep their used values so damn high!