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Post by Jembo » Sat Sep 01, 2018 11:41 am

Speechless... I’ll join any hanging posse that does it to the //M

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Post by john-e89 » Sat Sep 01, 2018 11:53 am

It’d settle the bearing change arguments though.... :D
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Post by srhutch » Sat Sep 01, 2018 12:22 pm

This company was at Goodwoood FOS last year. Spent 30 minutes or so chatting the the owner and his colleague. Really interesting and useable cars.

https://www.electricclassiccars.co.uk/
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Post by buzyg » Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:21 pm

World's gone mad. :cry:
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Post by GuidoK » Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:34 pm

Although I think what they're doing is really interesting from a technical pov, certainly the styling aspect with the jaguar and fitting computer screens in the middle and as binnacles is very ugly and out of place.
I'm not keen on digital binnacles anyway (I think a car maker can make analog dials a nice styling point, crafting it with nice materials, the same way an analog watch can be a thing of beauty) and certainly not in a classic car.
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Post by Mr Tidy » Sat Sep 01, 2018 10:26 pm

It just seems a waste of a classic car IMHO, although I do appreciate it from a technical point of view.
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Post by Ewazix » Sat Sep 01, 2018 10:49 pm

Soulless, but the upsides are stopping the usual quart of oil on the garage carpet, no manky Jag gearbox to negotiate and you now have a good chance of getting home at the end of a day out :)

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Post by Jembo » Sat Sep 01, 2018 11:22 pm

it’s the sound & smell of our octane burners that give them real soul.

I just feel an electric pacemaker will keep it moving, but will be dead emotionally inside.
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Post by Marlon » Sat Sep 01, 2018 11:41 pm

Jembo wrote: Sat Sep 01, 2018 11:22 pm it’s the sound & smell of our octane burners that give them real soul.

I just feel an electric pacemaker will keep it moving, but will be dead emotionally inside.
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Post by Bottom » Sun Sep 02, 2018 1:46 pm

I love driving my wife's i3, I'd be very happy with an electric Z4.

It makes a nice "whee" sound on hard acceleration and my Z4 struggles to keep up with it without going at license losing speeds. An electric E Type would be awesome.

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Post by Silverzedtom » Sun Sep 02, 2018 2:31 pm

I get all the pros but every time I read another article on electric cars I die a little inside.

Nothings going to stop the revolution though, at least this ones got a little bit of character I suppose and maybe a sign that we’ll be able to convert our zeds one day if we are forced to :lol:
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Post by Flyingfifer » Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:20 am

This made me really sad :(
The thought of taking such an gorgeous and iconic car and tearing its heart out.... :chophead:
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