Recent content by Gforcemurphy

Thank you! And thanks for the tip re the Mazda - always good to get 'real world' comparisons with existing cars out there, with similar dimensions.

Thanks a mil - that does help ?

Hi All. I've been keeping a close eye on all things Mach E for a while now, and while I haven't been in a position yet to make a reservation (apart from current uncertainties, there is the added fact that you simply can't order yet in Ireland, where I am based), I am still keen and have been...

Whaaat? That makes no sense. (Apart from, maybe, having to adhere to different security regulations this side of the pond.) I take your word for it, but can I ask where you heard this?

Not actually stupid! Some people do it, although you’re right the LHD / RHD is a big issue. That said, even taking VRT (see above) into account, the price difference is often quite significant. We get screwed here for prices.

Not ignorant or daft at all. I hadn’t thought of that, although I expect it might work out similar to me buying in NI myself and bringing it back over the border (assuming we avoid Armageddon). We have something called VRT (vehicle registration tax) here - essentially a tax on an already taxed...

Not the actual lowest ?

Thanks for this, appreciate it. One option for me would be to order from Northern Ireland (which is part of the UK). However there are lots of variables, such as Brexit uncertainty (potential import duty after Brexit), and uncertainty re future incentives (which is the same everywhere I guess)...

Hi guys. It’s frustrating - but at least you can make an order. I’m based in Ireland and we can’t even put an order in, it’s very poor. I think Ford Ireland is going through some restructuring, and will be / is subsumed into Ford UK. But we still have our own tax incentives, VAT, etc. It’s a...

Are we just going to leave that hang then? Or is it definitely confirmed to be carbonised grey or infinite blue? ?

I’m just like you, stranded between Infinite Blue and Carbonized Gray. I’ve looked at the miniature photos but that only helps to a point. There have been a few videos of demo cars that might be CG (and stated to be CG on the videos) but there’s plenty of speculation on these threads now as to...

I really wanted my next car to be black, however my hesitation is about the way, in the other colours, there is this cool design feature where there is an ‘illusion’ of a lower profile towards the back, with the gloss black roofline allowing for proper headroom for the back seats. It’s mentioned...

Very interesting. Presumably you were told this when at the London event. That’s good to hear, as as beautiful as the car is, I just can’t shake the impression that the things we see now are no more than an afterthought.

Is that not Carbonized Gray? Sorry, these colours seem to have us all confused! I remember a German video not that long ago (same guy that did the recent one on the satin blue) and some of us thought that car was the silver, turned out to be the gray. Plus, it seems to be First Edition, and...

For what it’s worth, the current Irish government is planning the same ban by 2030. Also, to have the vast majority of cars on the roads to be BEVs or PHEVs, by that time. They’ll likely tax the s**e out of diesel cars in the meantime. Considered by most to be ridiculously ambitious...