u/EcoNorfolk

Is the EX60 a great car? Absolutely. Anyone buying one should be justly proud of what is one of the most accomplished cars on the road. However, and with a dash of remorse, I shall not be joining the ranks of buyers. Following my test drive here is why.

The car itself, in Ultra trim, is fantastic. Whisper quiet. Brilliant suspension. Incredible hifi. Fast. Great battery range. On the outside it looks great. Purposeful. Old money, especially in Forest Lake. So why aren't I getting one?

The simple answer is twofold. First, lets talk price. £65,555 may seem pricey but compared to rivals it sits rather well. What doesn't sit so well are the leasing figures.

Let's take 4 years, 8000 miles a year with a 6-month deposit on a business lease. Once all the VAT and tax implications are considered and factored in the nett cost per month comes in at 763.49 per month. That's Macan money (although I disliked the Macan on several fronts, even though I desperately wanted to like it).

Now, a fully loaded Polestar 4, with performance pack, leather interior and all the bells and whistles is £75,300. Near enough £10K more expensive. Yet on a like-for-like basis the lease is £656 per month. So more expensive car, but for a cheaper cost. £5,159.52 cheaper over the term. Not significant, but not to be ignored.

And here comes the crunch - the car didn't feel like an extra £5K of fun. It is the sensible choice granted and beats the P4 in many ways. However, it didn't give me the fizz.

The centre glove box, drinks holders and door pulls are all a bit fussy for this worshipper of design. It's all a bit gentlemen's drinking club that to go with the times has installed some Arne Jacobson Chair 7's amongst the wood paneling. Both are fine designs but slightly jarring.

When ensconcing myself in the P4 it feels modern and special. Like being in a spaceship with performance to match. It seems capable of the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. It would so in extreme comfort.

Yes, the range is a bit down, yes the hifi is marginally lacking and the suspension is just a little bit off the Volvo's. But, by jim, it's a good car and loaded seems insane value right now (weirdly the coupe is also cheaper than the new, cheaper P4 SUV). The performance pack makes it the best handling cars on the road imo. (Although I also have a Renault 5 which is the best small EV ever produced).

So, all the best to EX60 buyers. You have one fine car. But, for me, I guess I'm done here.

Now going to be £20.99 a month. Soaking membership again.

I am not sure Netflix is giving value for money. Been a member since 2013 but think it is time to say “enough”.

For context since 2024 profits have jumped to over $10b.

Quote in and it seems a bit high. Includes hinges, air intake holes, fitting and is 12mm low iron glass.

Size is 1.8 x 2.1

Thoughts?

Sounds like a Nazi Julie Andrews.

My car will be going back in the new year so I need to sell my commander and S3XY button along with all the stuff I bought when I first got it (rear bin, boot bin covers, frunk liner, boot rubber mat etc etc - I fell for the accessories hard after reading this subreddit (thanks guys!).

EBay seems to be a hellscape, not on Facebook and doesn’t appear to be a Tesla members thing where non members can post adverts.

Any ideas?

FedEx have 3 packages. The polish carrier got it port without any issues and tracking was spot on.

Then - in the UK - the home of crap delivery companies, many US owned, they cocked up.

My address is right and my office overlooks the drive. Marked as delivered and stated “left at front desk” which is clearly not right as it’s a domestic property. So I go onto the piece of crap website. No help. Finally find a phone number. Ring them. Automated process you battle with telling you to visit the crap website. Finally got to a human and suggested they ring the driver. They don’t have that capability so I should put in a ticket on the website. What the hell?

A place in hell is reserved for this company and its executives.

/rant.

Tonight I found out that a family run carpentry business that does everything from kitchen installs to bespoke stuff has gone under. They say that since spring everything fell off a cliff. Another couple of builders are saying that quotes are not turning into jobs and they are struggling. One is making redundancies. The carpenter we have says that is gone a bit quiet but lots of quotes are out there. Screwfix, Travis all seem to be down on trade.

But then others I speak to seem to still be busy. A joinery workshop has a 13 week lead time, lighting store seems very busy.

I am not in the trades and my business (professional services) is over capacity currently - we can't keep up and are now quoting end of year to start projects. I realise some of this is season related but it seems a very mixed bag.

Can anyone make this make sense? What is your experience currently?

I am just about to start my sauna project and starting with the floor tiling. it’s a concrete slab with 150mm below. The sauna is being built in an annex I built using SIP panels and is very thermally efficient.

I’m thinking 6mm hardy backer board on floor and 100mm upstands, sealed and then tiles over that will be suffiecient.

The alternative would be vapour layer, 30mm PIR then hardy backer then tiles but I really don’t want a “step” into the sauna - stubbed toes are not desired.

thoughts before I begin (may document the build to post if anyone is interested)

SpaceX is sliding again ($115 at time of post) and this is before August 6th. It is sinking faster than Nigel Farages credibility. It's market cap makes about as much sense as a Trump speech. It seems more toxic than Pete Hegseths breath. It's future seems as uncertain as Mitch McConnell’s pulse.

I want this stock to fail badly and bring the stupid AI bubble with it. The thought of MAGA voters losing a shed load of money is delicious. I'm long on popcorn futures and want to get the wisdom of randoms on the internet about when I can pop the cork on the bolly.

Thanks in advance.

although my outgoing is being calculated my incoming is only providing kWh amounts. if I try to switch to pounds it is saying it cannot estimate the cost. this is a bit annoying as I am hoping for a nett zero year and love tracking it. anyone else? hope it gets fixed.

I had an idea today on the Grand Canal in Venice. I'm here for art, following an interesting trip to Art Basel last week.

So here is my business idea:

Company B Ltd formed as a subsidiary of Company A which is a group holding company already established to manage property assets and company C profits.

Directors (who are majority shareholders of both companies A, B and C) loans money through company A to company B to buy art that is to the directors taste. The business rents said art to creatives that dress high end homes to sell. Average art cost is circa £50K. Company pays back loan out of proceeds.

In this scenario company A is loaning company B money - is this tax deductible?

Assume company B the VAT to purchase the imported art (5%) is deductible assuming they register for VAT ? Also assume that the artwork is written down over a term assuming it isn't sold for profit?

If company B is loss making I am assuming this loss is deductible against Company A?

If the directors of company A decide to use their home as a showroom for the art (including photo-by and viewings) would a charge be able to be laid on company B? (assuming they are also directors of company A). Would this be permissible as it would be too much hassle to remove said art from the home.

Hope that makes sense.

I’m currently driving across Europe. Today was hot and we crossed into Italy. I’m doing 129kph with adaptive cruise on a largely empty section of motorway. I’m about to overtake a lorry painted all black with the sun reflecting off it a bit but not much.

All of a sudden the brakes slam on then lift then slam again. If anyone had been behind me they would have likely crashed or thought I was a giant dock for brake checking them.

I have disliked my car since getting it but over the last 2500 miles it has almost been fun. But then this.

Anyone else had this happen?