If you’re employed by a company which does novated leases, consider buying one now on a 1 year lease to take advantage of the FBT exemption, and time it so that it ends before you retire.
I found it dangerous to drive, multiple times it slammed on the brakes for us driving through Montenegro, thinking we were about to hit a car but the closest car was on the other side of the road and not at all close to us in any dimension.So far, very good, it has plenty of go, plenty of room for us 2. Indicators on wrong side, which is a pain when I drive the RS!
It is all wheel drive, but not really suitable to go extreme offroading.
The lane warning system is much better than any other car I have driven with that feature.
Overall, quite pleased.
Decisions decisions...
We had that in a VW we rented whilst driving from Paris to Reims, the car did an emergency brake as it assumed the speed dropped to 80 because there was an 80 sign on the off ramp, we were driving 130 at the time, scared the bejesus out of all of us
Should have let me know! Could have brought them in for you.
You can turn all these ‘aids’ off, but it’s not very intuitive how to do that, sometimes even as an owner. They should leave these off by default on any rentals.
Had this exact thing in Italy on the motorways. The speed gets auto-adjusted to that of some side road. Absolutely miraculous we weren't rear-ended. Couldn't figure out how to turn it off. It's just as 'exhilarating' when it jumps in speed too. I like the look of the Arteon but can't/won't buy VW due to their emissions debacle.
Never had a car that did this until my most recent. Coming up to an intersection with a car turning left so I proceed to accelerate as I am quite capable of judgeing the situation. Suddenly the brakes jam up leaving my car at a dead stop in the middle of the intersection with no control for a couple of seconds, enough to get me killed had something untoward happened. Meanwhile said car ahead is 80-100m up the side road. I turn it off now.
They are a very big thing in UK/Europe at the moment, where people (wrongly) assume owning a Tesla is support for its major shareholder and extractor of cash, to support his personal pursuits.
That's one option, but then I've always been a tightwad when it comes to cars, and not wanting to wave goodbye to real money through depreciation. I picked up my. Beemer ten years ago second hand (my first 'badge' car) and it's been brilliant - but it's getting on. Hence my hopes that the second hand value of EVs continues to tank, so I can pick one up at a good price.
Amused to see that a certain political party is claiming the home affairs minister is driving a “Chinese spy car”.Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced at a Business Council of Australia dinner in Canberra on Wednesday night that road a tax for electric vehicles is on the agenda if they win the next election.
IMO it’s inevitable as the government cannot afford to reduce the $15 billion revenue it receives from fuel tax.
Chalmers flags action on EV road user charge
Jim Chalmers has told business leaders a road user charge was a tax reform that needed to be addressed, raising industry hopes it will be dealt with after the election.www.afr.com
According to news services he was advised not to drive a Chinese EV.Amused to see that a certain political party is claiming the home affairs minister is driving a “Chinese spy car”.
Is that not what I said? Be more of a worry if he was driving an Elon car.
Tesla car owners have described "phantom braking". The incidence has significantly reduced with OTA software upgrades
An RUC is a great idea. All vehicles should contribute to roads capital works and maintenance. Just do it on a per km basis. The pink slip records the odometer - easy. For the new cars with 5 year exemption - just a declaration is all that is needed
