davidcook

(cross-post from Facebook, because it's long-ish and will get lost there very quickly)

Right, belated update ... we bought a car! A new car, even - it's an MG4 Electric (Excite 51 - the base model), and it's blue.

So, why that one in particular? Well, after test driving a few different cars, it was the one where we both came away saying "it's just like driving any other car" - handles well, doesn't feel like a dodgem car when you lift off the accelerator, nothing too clever in the gadgets and gizmos. It also has a very pleasing amount of "whoosh" if required, it's put a smile on my face more than a few times now.

Ironically, we went to the MG dealer around 4:30 on a Saturday afternoon (with a nominal 5pm closing time), and the salesperson there dissuaded us from a test drive then "because there's a lot to learn about these cars". Good thing we decided to go back, because once we knew how to turn it on and choose D/R, we were off.
We still have the Mondeo (diesel wagon), because Lisa still needs to haul around half a fencing club every now and then, and family road trips (like the Discworld convention in Adelaide last weekend) still need room for four passengers plus a Whole Bunch of Stuff. But the intention is to use the MG for as many of the short trips in our lives as we can (and with kids at two different schools for the next 2.5 years, there could be a lot of those!). We don't have a fast charger at home yet, but seem to be doing ok with the slow one so far anyway ...