Duels wrote:

Yup.

I always owned Volvo wagon types. Great reliable cars who brought me safe at my destination and a lot of room. Although not really known by public but they are speedy also, looking back at my old 2004 V70R type.

Now, after my retirement I was not in need of another big car anymore and Volvo's catalog did not mentioned any small cars.

So (for the first time) I bought a Japanese rice cracker: a Toyota Yaris Hybrid.

Why a Hybrid? Because its environmental more friendly and government taxes on driving and owning this type of car are very low in here.

Only down side; Hybrids (in general) don't accelerate quite as fast as typical gasoline-powered cars, and I needed some time to get used to this.

After driven around for a year now, I find it a very enjoyable car and my next one will be again a Hybrid powered one.

Our neighbour opposite has a Tesla five door thing and as it's not a hybrid he's learned the reality of on-street parking with an electric car. He gets range anxiety and a cable across the pavement to his letterbox which he has to protect from becoming a pedestrian trip hazard. I'm certainly thinking a hybrid would be a good second car. I keep looking for an Aston Cygnet, or the base car the IQ.

My new car on the production line earlier this week!

The last cars made by... carpenters!

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Morgan?

I love Morgans. I would dearly love having a Morgan 3 wheeler as a sunny day car. Eccentric to the max.

I could see a B&O collaboration with Morgan for lamellar wood on the speakers in exchange for some anodised aluminium on the cars!

Mmmmm, Morgan 3-wheeler. That would be lovely on these crisp California sunny days.

Chris I snorted out my coffee when I read "Japanese Rice Cracker". A lot of people have and swear by the Yaris.  I didn't know they made a Hybrid, well they don't sell the Hybrid here in Oz. 

Simonbeo,  a few years ago I had a plug in electric iMiev which felt more top heavy than a swimwear model.  But there is an official term for those who own electric cars who can't charge them in their own garages "Garage Orphan". I was a garage orphan and the trial that I was involved in, I was unable to have the charge box installed in my garage because my garage is separate from the house and I didn't have enough power going in to my house from the street and would have cost $10k to install it.  A week after the trial ended, I received a letter from the power company - we are upgrading the power supply to your house and doubled the power going in!  D'OH!   I also thought that the reason you choose a Tesla is because you won't suffer range anxiety.  My iMiev did about 100km on a charge which meant I could go to and from work 2 days and I tried it and it was ok.  

Simon8201 - what a great photo.  It's not every day you can see the body and the chassis being made and its yours.  Such a special moment.  I can see you driving and a beoplay A2 just sitting on the passenger seat like its a magazine shot.  Can't wait to see what colour you are getting.

CB very spot on!  

Jeff you better have your big driving goggles on! :-).