Electric moped car abomination thing

[mlawlan69]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/20454629

£10,000

surely someone has got to be having a laugh?

limited to less than 30 mph also, so they are literally good for fuck all.

[blackie_2k5]

drive them on a cbt ;)

been about for year

not many ppl know that you can actually drive a reliant robin on a cbt too at 16

[Prickle]

:zainy:

Id much rather that then a Scooter though.

[Phils_VTR]

That kid talking is such a melt.

What 16 year old will get a 10k car thats what I wanna know. Rather hold out a year and buy an actual car for 10k.

Bendermobile if ever I saw one.

Hyabusa engine swap anyone? Looks so small bet it'd go like stink

[camble]

A reliant robin is under the same law isn't it?

What a waste of R&D to come up with a pointless creation. If it was £1000 it'd be attractive.

Edit: Confirmed RR theory by Blackie :P

[Phils_VTR]

:zainy:

Id much rather that then a Scooter though.

Really? Scooter you can pick up dirty cheap, bypass all traffic etc. I'd rather 9.7k and a cheap ped

[Prickle]

Really? Scooter you can pick up dirty cheap, bypass all traffic etc. I'd rather 9.7k and a cheap ped

Yes.

Im not talking about the cost. Thats ridic. Cost aside yes id rather the car..

[jamie281093]

how many 16 year olds are going to rob one, do a engine conversion, and kill someone? :/

[Manu]

how many 16 year olds are going to rob one, do a engine conversion, and kill someone? :/

This, override the controls or something. I knew a kid who got clocked with a speed gun doing 90 on a 50cc moped.

That said, who's going to spend 10k for a 16 year old on an aixam, shit cars to start with, no range and going nowhere out of town. I can't even start to imagine how slow it's going to be with a passenger on board.

Wouldn't want beeing seen dead in one, and for that matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXTC2YSa2vk

[blackie_2k5]

the answer is nitrous :y:

[jamie281093]

This, override the controls or something. I knew a kid who got clocked with a speed gun doing 90 on a 50cc moped.

That said, who's going to spend 10k for a 16 year old on an aixam, shit cars to start with, no range and going nowhere out of town. I can't even start to imagine how slow it's going to be with a passenger on board.

Wouldn't want beeing seen dead in one, and for that matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXTC2YSa2vk

more solid than a saxo :y: think cost is the only thing keeping everyone safe hahah

[Manu]

more solid than a saxo :y: think cost is the only thing keeping everyone safe hahah

Probably because they ran a 5 mph crash test on it. Now imagine someone goes into the back of you at 40+ and pushes you into the car in front, makes you the meat in a metal sandwich. Totally unsafe pointless car, can't even believe they try to sell these for 10k. Totally worth waiting another year and buy a real car for less.

These make ladas look good lol

the answer is nitrous :y:

Double the batteries and crank the amps up, override the electrical intake, might actually see 50mph with that beast

[jamie281093]

Probably because they ran a 5 mph crash test on it. Now imagine someone goes into the back of you at 40+ and pushes you into the car in front, makes you the meat in a metal sandwich. Totally unsafe pointless car, can't even believe they try to sell these for 10k. Totally worth waiting another year and buy a real car for less.

These make ladas look good lol


fair point, imagine the sort of car you could buy and insure for 10k :P

[blackie_2k5]

if its just a scooter engine

the simple derestriction methods should get it north of 50mph easy enough tbh

[jamie281093]

if its just a scooter engine

the simple derestriction methods should get it north of 50mph easy enough tbh

would it not already be de restricted to reach 30 carying extra weight maybe?

[blackie_2k5]

would it not already be de restricted to reach 30 carying extra weight maybe?

nahhh

bes surprised what them little engines can pull

itll most likely be electronically limited..but should be easy to get around

[Manu]

little firmware update and on your way. Though still a shit car.

if its just a scooter engine

the simple derestriction methods should get it north of 50mph easy enough tbh

Sure, then see your range drop to 12 miles and having to charge it all night to do another 12 miles haha


fair point, imagine the sort of car you could buy and insure for 10k :P

exactly, a pointless expense. Unless you're a fat bastard with too much money, and I don't know of any parents who would buy such a tin can. It would be cheaper to just call a taxi for a year.

[blackie_2k5]

there will always be finance

and there will always be rich cunts to sponsor their kids, if anything...most kids are at their stupidest at about 16

and with finance so easy to get, theyll sharp plough in head first

[Manu]

Even if I had that much money to throw at pointless things, I still wouldn't put my kids in a death trap :P

[OllieVigar]

Ahaa i struggle with my £800 car plus my £1.7k insurance, already i feel sorry for the younger generation!

[blackie_2k5]

Even if I had that much money to throw at pointless things, I still wouldn't put my kids in a death trap :P

more vulnerbale on a bike/scooter

ppl still buy them

[Manu]

Yeah I know, some people still have more money than sense

[devil34uk]

I'd rather have a rs 50 & spend a bit of cash on the engine or just whack a rs125 engine in it, then still have 7/8k to buy a car and insure it at 17.

That little cars a joke

[Liamm]

Just wait for the rise in everyones insurance when 16 y/o wankers smash them into everything. School kids are idiots on their feet nvm a vehicle.

[blackie_2k5]

Just wait for the rise in everyones insurance when 16 y/o wankers smash them into everything. School kids are idiots on their feet nvm a vehicle.

wont be covered by car insurance

which means itll probably be pretty fucking cheap too

[ltp22]

We have loads of people call up for quotes for them at work, they're powered by a Diesel engine which should make them cheaper to insure. Still.....not worth 10k IMO

[Prunicycles]

Who's going to insure them?

Are CBTs going to change? or are kids going to be taught to ride a twist and go ped and then drive one of these onto the roads?

You can't drive a robin on a CBT - those days have long passed. That only worked because a robin was a trike, which only needed a CBT, Trikes now need full bike licences and robins have been re classified as cars.

The only safe legal way to drive a car at 16 is to get yourself high end disability allowance. With that you can learn and drive at 16, and will also be given a car.

[ed-bradley]

Or move to the Isle of Man and get your Driving licence at 16..

[blackie_2k5]

Who's going to insure them?

Are CBTs going to change? or are kids going to be taught to ride a twist and go ped and then drive one of these onto the roads?

You can't drive a robin on a CBT - those days have long passed. That only worked because a robin was a trike, which only needed a CBT, Trikes now need full bike licences and robins have been re classified as cars.

The only safe legal way to drive a car at 16 is to get yourself high end disability allowance. With that you can learn and drive at 16, and will also be given a car.

i did hear about this but wasnt sure it was fact or not with quads still being part of a car license

it will depend on what sort classification it gets, but id imagine bike insurance as it does say its getting an extended CBT to use

[Prunicycles]

Or move to the Isle of Man and get your Driving licence at 16..

My bad, i meant without actually moving country, I believe. You can drive at 14 in Alberta, Canada.

[blackie_2k5]

Or move to the Isle of Man and get your Driving licence at 16..

you cunts really do have it easy over there dont you

what i love is:

you could get a licence in IOM at 16 then fuck off to england and drive where you want and they can do fuck all about it

[ed-bradley]

you cunts really do have it easy over there dont you

what i love is:

you could get a licence in IOM at 16 then fuck off to england and drive where you want and they can do fuck all about it

Yarp, we do.
Not sure on the deal whether you could legally drive at 16 on UK roads with a Manx licence. Would depend what the UK Licence states.
But I guess you could get away with it easy enough! Saying that though, theres a lad I know that races sidecars and he's 16 with a Manx licence, travels over to the mainland racing quite often..Driving his van like.

Legal or not, I've no idea :A:

[blackie_2k5]

Yarp, we do.
Not sure on the deal whether you could legally drive at 16 on UK roads with a Manx licence. Would depend what the UK Licence states.
But I guess you could get away with it easy enough! Saying that though, theres a lad I know that races sidecars and he's 16 with a Manx licence, travels over to the mainland racing quite often..Driving his van like.

Legal or not, I've no idea :A:

uk has to honour licenses from other places no matter if their laws differ from ours

thats why even if your from its-shitistan and got your driving license at 13 by doing burnouts on gravel..

after living in the uk 2 years you can apply for a british license and have it honoured by your old one

only provision with not living here is..i think you can only do it for 6 months at a time as a "tourist"