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Author:  wannabeeahack [ Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Cars you didnt see 10 years ago

how many are Chinese though?

im looking for a SUV, petrol or self charging hybrid, MG do a ZS S/Hybrid £22,000, 7 years warranty

BYD https://www.byd.com/uk
CHERY https://www.cherycar.co.uk/
CUPRA https://www.cupraofficial.co.uk
FISKER https://www.carwow.co.uk/fisker/ocean#gref
GREAT WALL https://gwmcars.co.uk/
GWM https://gwmcars.co.uk/
JAECOO https://jaecoo.co.uk/
KGM https://www.kgm-motors.co.uk/
LEAPMOTOR https://www.leapmotor.net/
OMODA https://omodaauto.co.uk/
POLESTAR https://www.polestar.com/uk/
SKYWELL https://skywell-uk.com/
XPENG https://xpengcars.co.uk/

Author:  StuartW [ Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cars you didnt see 10 years ago

Cars like that I'd worry about stuff like servicing and warranty, and getting parts etc, because they presumably won't have an extensive and established dealer network, and sourcing parts might be difficult.

I remember when Kia first appeared on the scene about 25 years ago and one of the local drivers got one, and was off the road for a while because he couldn't get a warranty repair because of a lack of parts.

Had a close shave even with my new model Passat, which had a known problem with the sender fuel pump beside the tank (or whatever it's called), and because of the amount of failures there was a bottleneck with parts. I was lucky because when mine failed the VW dealer took a pump off a car in the showroom and put it on mine to get me on the road again =D>

But it's all the usual brochure/showroom thing vs the reality, and that's why I've stuck with VW group cars. But even servicing and stuff is difficult with my Skoda, because the nearest dealer is 25 miles away :?

Author:  Sussex [ Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cars you didnt see 10 years ago

The fact is that the Chinese cars are miles cheaper than anything built in Europe or the USA, especially EVs.

And our trade, usually, looks at the price and then worries about the other stuff much further down the line.

Author:  wannabeeahack [ Fri Oct 10, 2025 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cars you didnt see 10 years ago

Fisker went bust, cars were dumped in a Nottingham road, but sales are good at half price lol

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/cars/used/fisker/suv


and she knew!

Quote:
A woman who snapped up a sleek £42,000 Fisker electric SUV has been left with a 2.5 tonne 'garden ornament' that can't move after its software packed in and the firm went bust.

Karin Simonsen, a marketing manager from Southampton, made the leap to battery-powered motoring with a Fisker Ocean Sport in December 2023 - setting aside concerns that businessman Henrik Fisker's last car company had gone bust.

But the 52-year-old's electric dream became a nightmare as she suffered repeated issues with its software. Fed up, she decided to send it back to Fisker under the terms of the warranty.

Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sat Oct 11, 2025 10:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cars you didnt see 10 years ago

Sure fact Tesla isnt the only dog on the EV street now

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