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0 pointsLio5mo ago0 comments

Really? I think Renault are on a roll at the moment.

The Renault 4, Renault 5 and Megan seem really competitive.

The new Nissan Leaf (made in UK) also looks pretty good.

VAG seem to have lost the plot (“let’s replace all the controls with a small, janky touch system that leaks personal information to hackers”) but their ID.7 isn’t total crap.

Comparing Renaults to the Chinese brands I’ve seen (MG and BYD) the Chinese brands were a bit cheaper but they really felt it with cheap interiors and uncomfortable seats. I’d rather pay a grand more and get a car I like.

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stavros5mo ago

I have a BYD Seal and it's by far the most luxurious and best quality car I've owned, and my previous car was a Mercedes. I don't know what you've tried, but it doesn't feel cheap at all

LioOP5mo ago

I only buy mass-market cars. I've looked at MG 4s, 5s and BYD Dolphins. I didn't rate any of them.

I view all cars as depreciating liabilities and so have little interest in buy either Seal or its Mercedes equivalent.

izacus5mo ago

ID.7 is the most sold EV model in EU so "not total crap" is an interesting definition. Other ID models are selling well too

pxndx5mo ago

What's your source? it's the 5th in this ranking I found: https://autovista24.autovistagroup.com/news/europes-best-sel...

izacus5mo ago

Eh, it was Germany this year: https://www.goingelectric.de/zulassungszahlen/2025/Februar/

Still, 5th is far from "eh" - on a test drive it ended up quite a nice Passat level car.

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0 pointsLio5mo ago0 comments

Really? I think Renault are on a roll at the moment.

The Renault 4, Renault 5 and Megan seem really competitive.

The new Nissan Leaf (made in UK) also looks pretty good.

VAG seem to have lost the plot (“let’s replace all the controls with a small, janky touch system that leaks personal information to hackers”) but their ID.7 isn’t total crap.

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stavros5mo ago

I have a BYD Seal and it's by far the most luxurious and best quality car I've owned, and my previous car was a Mercedes. I don't know what you've tried, but it doesn't feel cheap at all

LioOP5mo ago

I only buy mass-market cars. I've looked at MG 4s, 5s and BYD Dolphins. I didn't rate any of them.

I view all cars as depreciating liabilities and so have little interest in buy either Seal or its Mercedes equivalent.

izacus5mo ago

ID.7 is the most sold EV model in EU so "not total crap" is an interesting definition. Other ID models are selling well too

pxndx5mo ago

What's your source? it's the 5th in this ranking I found: https://autovista24.autovistagroup.com/news/europes-best-sel...

izacus5mo ago

Eh, it was Germany this year: https://www.goingelectric.de/zulassungszahlen/2025/Februar/

Still, 5th is far from "eh" - on a test drive it ended up quite a nice Passat level car.

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