Stop the press! New cars lose money!!

I'm still very happy being paid to put fuel in my milk float. Was buying it new silly, oh yes, just like my new Subaru back in the day.

Maybe can offset losses with bit coin

Serviced my first E -tron today.

Had to drain the coolant leakage reservoirs as part of the schedule.

WTF is that you ask? I asked the same. Well, the motor armature has a hollow shaft used for cooling with slip ring seals to keep coolant out of the motor/gearbox. The reservoir is there to catch any coolant that may weep into the motor casing.

A few ml is ok, but if its found to be full there's a leak . If the reservoir isn't emptied coolant contaminates the motor causing an earth fault and the vehicle to shut down the HV system (equivalent of a RCD tripping) rendering the car immobile. Rectification is to replace the motor. Kerching, turns out E-Trons are bricking quite a lot with this issue. Hope the owners have a good warranty.

Its the modern version of a head gasket failing. But this ain't no scabby old K-series :D

:lol1::lol1::lol1:

how much less of an 'investment' has it been than the Subaru ??

forgetting about your solar for a minute

Sooner or later, taxes will be imposed on electric cars, so it's worth considering whether your car is worth exchanging for an electric car.

Not sure I get what you mean but the Subaru lost ~£20,000 in my ownership plus an absolute **** ton of petrol. My little milk float didn't cost that much.