Took one of these for an extended drive today, very well specced and the
only EV that comes with a full size spare wheel.
First impression was that it was very smooth an quiet then I turned onto
the Western Hwy and turned on the cruise control and thought that it was trying to kill us, the lane keeping assist was nuts to the point that I thought that it was dangerous so I turned it off and the car then felt
okay.
I pulled off at the next exit and pulled over trying to work out how to
turn off all that nanny shit, managed to turn a lot of it off but next
time I tried to use the CC it was still all over the place.
When we got back to dealer he explained that it has a semi self driving
mode which someone had turned on, he showed me how to turn it off so
that part was sorted.
Overall not a bad car but I could only live with it with all the nanny
shit turned off, I also
didn't like the steering feel, it felt "wooden" with bugger all feel.
The search continues:-)
Took one of these for an extended drive today, very well specced and the only EV that comes with a full size spare wheel.
First impression was that it was very smooth an quiet then I turned onto
the Western Hwy and turned on the cruise control and thought that it was trying to kill us, the lane keeping assist was nuts to the point that I thought that it was dangerous so I turned it off and the car then felt
okay.
I pulled off at the next exit and pulled over trying to work out how to
turn off all that nanny shit, managed to turn a lot of it off but next
time I tried to use the CC it was still all over the place.
When we got back to dealer he explained that it has a semi self driving
mode which someone had turned on, he showed me how to turn it off so
that part was sorted.
Overall not a bad car but I could only live with it with all the nanny
shit turned off, I also didn't like the steering feel, it felt "wooden"
with bugger all feel.
The search continues:-)
Took one of these for an extended drive today, very well specced and
the only EV that comes with a full size spare wheel.
First impression was that it was very smooth an quiet then I turned
onto the Western Hwy and turned on the cruise control and thought that
it was trying to kill us, the lane keeping assist was nuts to the
point that I thought that it was dangerous so I turned it off and the
car then felt okay.
I pulled off at the next exit and pulled over trying to work out how
to turn off all that nanny shit, managed to turn a lot of it off but
next time I tried to use the CC it was still all over the place.
When we got back to dealer he explained that it has a semi self
driving mode which someone had turned on, he showed me how to turn it
off so that part was sorted.
Overall not a bad car but I could only live with it with all the nanny
shit turned off, I also didn't like the steering feel, it felt
"wooden" with bugger all feel.
The search continues:-)
On 18/4/2026 6:57 pm, Daryl wrote:
Took one of these for an extended drive today, very well specced and the
Want to sell to mug punters, specc the car to the hilt, seems to work
with you.
only EV that comes with a full size spare wheel.
Definitely a bonus but that should be the last thing you look at.
First impression was that it was very smooth an quiet then I turned onto
Electric cars are! What did you expect from a car with no ICE??
the Western Hwy and turned on the cruise control and thought that it
was trying to kill us, the lane keeping assist was nuts to the point
that I thought that it was dangerous so I turned it off and the car
then felt okay.
It will take the Chinese quite some time to perfect such simple
things, don't hold your breath.
I pulled off at the next exit and pulled over trying to work out how
to turn off all that nanny shit, managed to turn a lot of it off but
next time I tried to use the CC it was still all over the place.
When we got back to dealer he explained that it has a semi self
driving mode which someone had turned on, he showed me how to turn it
off so that part was sorted.
Overall not a bad car but I could only live with it with all the
nanny shit turned off, I also
Then either look at cars without the shit you don't want or look at
cars where all the shit just works in a non-intrusive way.
didn't like the steering feel, it felt "wooden" with bugger all feel.
Electric steering can be vague and light. That's how my first Toyota
with EPS felt. The second was a minor improvement, the current is a
world apart. Vague steering can be tiring on long trips, ask me how I
know. Toyota seem to have it sorted now after some 15-20 years. Don't
expect the Chinese to better it in any shorter time frame.
The search continues:-)
On 18/04/2026 6:57 pm, Daryl wrote:
Took one of these for an extended drive today, very well specced and
the only EV that comes with a full size spare wheel.
First impression was that it was very smooth an quiet then I turned
onto the Western Hwy and turned on the cruise control and thought that
it was trying to kill us, the lane keeping assist was nuts to the
point that I thought that it was dangerous so I turned it off and the
car then felt okay.
I pulled off at the next exit and pulled over trying to work out how
to turn off all that nanny shit, managed to turn a lot of it off but
next time I tried to use the CC it was still all over the place.
When we got back to dealer he explained that it has a semi self
driving mode which someone had turned on, he showed me how to turn it
off so that part was sorted.
Overall not a bad car but I could only live with it with all the nanny
shit turned off, I also didn't like the steering feel, it felt
"wooden" with bugger all feel.
Nasty.
The search continues:-)
May the force be with you. Sounds like you'll need it :)
May the force be with you. Sounds like you'll need it :)I'm almost to the point on giving up on a new EV or PHEV mostly because
the only ones within our budget are Chinese, the ones we have test
driven seem to be very well equipped and even the build quality seems
okay but the driving experience isn't up to what I'm used to.
Of the 2 I've driven so far the BYD is the best to drive, at least there
are plenty more models to look at, it will be my wife's car so she is
more keen than me to keep looking.
On 18/4/2026 8:37 pm, Noddy wrote:
On 18/04/2026 6:57 pm, Daryl wrote:
Took one of these for an extended drive today, very well specced and
the only EV that comes with a full size spare wheel.
First impression was that it was very smooth an quiet then I turned
onto the Western Hwy and turned on the cruise control and thought
that it was trying to kill us, the lane keeping assist was nuts to
the point that I thought that it was dangerous so I turned it off and
the car then felt okay.
I pulled off at the next exit and pulled over trying to work out how
to turn off all that nanny shit, managed to turn a lot of it off but
next time I tried to use the CC it was still all over the place.
When we got back to dealer he explained that it has a semi self
driving mode which someone had turned on, he showed me how to turn it
off so that part was sorted.
Overall not a bad car but I could only live with it with all the
nanny shit turned off, I also didn't like the steering feel, it felt
"wooden" with bugger all feel.
Nasty.
It was till I worked out that it was best to let the car drive itself,
the sales droid was very apologetic when I complained, he said that that system is normally turned off for test drives but someone much have
turned it on without him knowing.
I'm almost to the point on giving up on a new EV or PHEV mostly because
The search continues:-)
May the force be with you. Sounds like you'll need it :)
the only ones within our budget are Chinese, the ones we have test
driven seem to be very well equipped and even the build quality seems
okay but the driving experience isn't up to what I'm used to.
Of the 2 I've driven so far the BYD is the best to drive, at least there
are plenty more models to look at, it will be my wife's car so she is
more keen than me to keep looking.
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