A dash cam is a small camera that records what’s happening on the road while you drive. If there’s an accident or argument, the footage can help show what really happened.
The Mercedes-Benz CLA (C117) is a compact electric car with a coupe-like shape. In the podcast, they mention the CLA Electric 350, which is the electric version and a specific trim/model variant. It’s brought up because it’s one of the EVs they looked at.
This is Mercedes-Benz’s compact electric car. It’s meant to be a smaller, more affordable-feeling EV with a sporty look, but it runs on electricity instead of gasoline.
The Tesla Model Y is a fully electric SUV. It’s designed to be practical for daily use, and it’s popular enough that many people compare other EVs to it. The hosts mention it because they looked at it as part of their EV shortlist.
The Ford Mustang is a famous car model name. In this podcast, it’s brought up because the hosts are comparing it to other electric cars they considered. It’s basically one of the options people look at when shopping for an EV.
The Tesla Model S is an all-electric car in sedan form. It’s meant to be a more upscale option compared with smaller EVs, and it’s well known among electric-car shoppers. The hosts include it because they reviewed it alongside other EVs.
The Polestar 2 is a fully electric car. It’s a compact sedan, and in the podcast it’s mentioned because the hosts compared it with other electric cars they were considering. It’s basically one of the options on their EV list.
The Zeekr 7X is an electric SUV. The hosts mention it because they drove it and were impressed with it. It’s included as part of their hands-on look at different EVs.
It’s like the phone SIM that gives the car internet access. With that connection, your phone app can talk to the car and do things like turn on cooling before you get in.
Concept
start the cooling
This means turning on the car’s air conditioning before you get in. It helps you arrive in a comfortable cabin without waiting for the car to cool down after you start driving.
A head-up display shows important info on the windshield, like speed or directions. That way you don’t have to take your eyes off the road to check the dashboard.
Concept
costs about $1.50 a night to charge
They’re talking about what it costs to charge the EV overnight. Your actual cost will vary based on your electricity price and how much you charge each night.
A “ute” is an Australian/NZ term for a pickup-style vehicle with an open cargo bed. The host uses it to describe a practical, everyday use case (like going to the dump) that they want to keep even if they’re considering EVs.
Concept
lease ends
A lease is a rental contract for a car. When the lease ends, you usually have to return the car or choose a new one, which is why they’re waiting to see what EVs are available then.
“Granny charging” means plugging your EV into a normal home wall socket to charge it. It’s usually slower than dedicated EV chargers, but it can work if you have time overnight.
A wall charger is the EV charging box you install at home on a wall. It plugs into your home’s power so your car can charge faster and more conveniently, often overnight.
Evnex is a company that makes EV chargers. They’re using an Evnex wall charger rated at 7 kilowatts, which affects how fast their car can charge at home.
They’re quoting their electricity price—about 8 cents per unit of charging power. The idea is to charge when electricity is cheapest, so it costs less.
They’re talking about possibly adding a home battery later. A home battery can store electricity so you can use it for charging when it’s most convenient or cheapest.
“Public charges” are EV charging stations you use outside your home. They’re useful for trips, but you can live without them if you mostly charge at home.
A gear lever is the stick or handle you move to choose gears like Park or Drive. The host is saying it’s embarrassing when you forget how that specific car’s controls work.
The Mazda 6 is a regular family-sized car made by Mazda. The host mentions a 2010 Mazda 6 to explain that when you drive different cars, you have to relearn where controls are and how they feel.
Adaptive cruise control is like normal cruise control, but it also watches the car in front of you. If that car slows down, your car slows down too, and then speeds up again when the road clears.
The Mazda 2 is a small car that’s usually used for everyday driving and shopping trips. In the podcast, it’s mentioned because a 2012 model was in the driveway and was being used. It’s included as a reference point for what the owners were used to.
Concept
took delivery
“Took delivery” means they’ve officially gotten the car from the dealership. It’s the point where the car is really yours and you can start using it.
Car
MG4
The MG4 is an MG electric car (a small hatchback). In this segment, they’re using it as a reference to say the other MG looks less sharp and more rounded.
The MG3 is a small MG hatchback. Here they’re saying it was a petrol car and that it was priced well, so lots of people bought it and it left a good impression.
MG is the car brand being discussed. The hosts are saying MG earned trust because the MG3 was good value and lots of people bought it, so she wanted to keep looking at MG models.
“Solar at home” means putting solar panels on your house to make electricity. If you drive an EV, that electricity can help charge it without buying as much power from the grid.
Concept
fill up an EV for free
They mean charging their EV doesn’t cost them much (or anything) because they’re making their own electricity at home. With solar and storage, you can use your own power instead of buying fuel or grid electricity.
Car
MG4 EV
The MG4 EV is an electric car from MG. Here they’re talking about choosing the car online and how the available paint colors show up (or don’t) in the configurator.
The MG4 is an electric hatchback. In the podcast, someone is looking at the online configurator, which is where you choose the version and options. It’s mentioned because it’s a car people consider when they want an EV that’s easier to buy.
A configurator is the website tool where you pick options for a car, like color. They’re checking if the color shown on the homepage is really available to order.
A launch color is a special paint color that might be offered only when the car first comes out. They’re asking if the color they see online was only available at launch.
A hybrid is a car that uses two power sources: an electric motor and a petrol engine. It can use electricity sometimes, but it also has petrol as a backup.
MG3 is a small car (a hatchback) made by MG. They’re talking about using it for short, everyday trips, which is where an EV can work well if you can charge it at home or nearby.
The Ford Ranger is a pickup truck. They’re saying they use it for work, while the smaller MG3 is for everyday local trips.
Term
43 kilowatt version
“43 kilowatt version” refers to the EV’s power rating (kilowatts), which is tied to how much electrical power the car can use for acceleration and charging behavior. In EV shopping, different “power” or “battery/charging” variants can change real-world range and how quickly you can replenish the battery.
“316k range” is the estimated distance the EV can go on a full charge, measured in kilometers. The exact number can vary depending on how and where you drive.
A granny charger is the slow EV charger you plug into a regular home socket. It works, but it typically adds charge more slowly than a dedicated wall charger.
They’re naming the dealership in Ballarat (Peter Stevens for MG). The point is that the salesperson/dealership experience helped them feel comfortable with the EV.
A test drive is your chance to drive the car before you commit. With an EV, it’s also a good time to ask questions about charging and whether the car fits your daily driving.
“Type 2 to type 2” refers to the common European charging cable setup where both ends use Type 2 connectors. It’s the typical way to connect an EV to many public AC charging stations and some home wall units, so having the right cable matters if your car doesn’t include it.
Charging apps are the apps you may need to use certain EV chargers. The hosts recommend setting them up before you arrive, because you might not be able to download them on the spot.
EV charging stations are places you plug your car into to recharge it. Before you leave, it helps to check what chargers are nearby so you’re not stuck.
PlugShare is an app that shows where EV charging stations are. It also helps you check which chargers are available so you don’t get surprised when you arrive.
A 200 kilometer radius is a practical planning range used to map out nearby charging options around your home. The hosts use it as a rule of thumb for identifying which charging networks (and therefore which apps) you’ll likely need for everyday trips.
MG is a car maker that’s usually focused on value—cars that are priced to be affordable. Here, the hosts are basically saying MG makes cars that do what they promise.
Brand
IM brand
The hosts mention an “IM” brand as something MG has added. They’re talking about how it’s meant to fit a certain market niche and not promise more than the cars can actually deliver.
“Overpromising and underdelivering” is a customer-experience concept: marketing or sales claims set expectations too high, but the real-world product experience falls short. The hosts argue the strategy here is the opposite—deliver what’s expected rather than exaggerate.
Car
Polestar 2
The Polestar 2 is a fully electric car made by Polestar. They’re talking about it because they rented one and learned what charging in public is like—like whether the chargers actually work and are easy to use.
They’re talking about a Dodge Ram pickup with a V8 Hemi engine, which is a classic gas-engine setup. It’s brought up mainly to compare a traditional truck to the electric car they’re discussing.
The Polestar 4 is an electric Polestar crossover. “Long range dual motor” means it has two electric motors and is set up to go farther on a charge than shorter-range versions.
“Luxury car tax” is an extra tax some countries charge on more expensive cars. They’re saying the Polestar 4 was priced low enough that it didn’t trigger that extra tax.
This means how the dealership treats you and handles the sale. The point here is that even if you like the car, a bad experience can make you walk away.
Kia is a well-known car brand. In this story, the speaker tried to buy from a Kia dealer and didn’t end up purchasing.
Concept
last three feet of the sale
It’s a sales saying about the final moments right before you buy. The idea is that what the salesperson does at the end—answering questions and guiding you through the last steps—can make or break the deal.
After-sales service is what the company does to help you after you’ve bought the car. That can include fixing problems and keeping you updated while it’s being sorted.
Wheel balancing is making sure your tire and wheel spin smoothly. If it’s not balanced, the car can vibrate, and the shop can fix it by re-balancing the wheel.
Trickle charging means charging your EV slowly. It usually takes longer, but it can be convenient if you have plenty of time and don’t need the car fully charged right away.
22 kilowatt charging is how fast the charger can charge the car. Higher kilowatts usually means faster charging, though the car may not always pull the full amount.
9.7 kilowatts is the real charging speed you’re getting. Even if a charger is capable of more, your car might only pull part of that, so it charges slower than you’d expect.
Concept
one-star review
A one-star review is when someone rates a business very poorly. The point here is that dealerships shouldn’t just ignore those reviews—they should use them to improve how they handle customers.
Pre-delivery is what the dealership does to get a new car ready before you pick it up. For EVs, it can include making sure everything is set up correctly so the customer’s first experience goes smoothly.
“Long game” means they’re not just trying to sell you one car. They’re trying to keep you as a customer for years by making the whole buying experience feel good.
“Booked out” means the dealership is already fully booked and can’t fit new appointments for a while. They’re suggesting that when a dealer is that busy, it can make them less attentive to customers.
The Gold Coast is a place in Australia. In this moment, they’re just talking about where to go next.
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Steven, great to be with you, mate. Let's talk electric cars as we love to do.
Let's do that. I should reveal I've actually chosen my next car.
It's official.
Should we keep it a secret or?
I mean, I've chosen.
The chances of someone who's a reasonable term listener to this show not already knowing what you've picked.
Given that you haven't really talked about any others.
Yeah.
Because really it came down to the McCann was a bit of an option for you.
It was.
But as soon as another vehicle showed its face and you were able to get a sense of it.
And I think we got the pricing revealed live on the show once.
And it was very sharp, given it's a much lower level car for the new current one.
Yeah, it is the level down.
So it is the Mercedes-Benz CLA Electric.
350.
So I didn't rig up a 3 sparklers and things for you.
250 plus expecting it.
I was actually one of the first orders they reckon.
So expect to get in September.
Very nice.
Yeah.
And we're going to drive it in a car.
Yeah.
I'm going to the launch of a car in July that I've already bought.
Yeah.
I can't wait for you to tell that story a hundred times while we're up there.
Might have slipped through on an email.
Yeah.
Well, it's exciting.
Are we going to track it like we did last time with it?
Thank you.
Potentially.
Yeah.
Possibly.
Hopefully it'll be sooner.
They reckon it might be sooner.
But they're saying, I think they're trying to manage my expectations.
They're saying it should be September.
Early September.
Early September.
And my lease runs out in early August.
So there might be it.
I'll be leaning on the other cars.
Yeah, that's true.
Oh, actually, we need to make sure I sort that because I'm away.
So I'll be not booking anything.
I'll make sure we sort something out for you, Stephen.
You'll be behind the wheel of something spectacular while you wait for your glorious new car.
Well, congratulations, mate.
Thank you very much.
It's exciting.
Yeah.
It's a good look of car.
That's great.
I haven't seen the electric.
I've seen the petrol model yet.
And I've sat in it.
I think I've sent a new message.
It's showing you how it's not that much smaller inside than my current car.
Remember, I showed you the side by sides.
Yeah.
Please don't send me photos of your knees again.
They were covered, mate.
It was all good.
No jeans on.
All right.
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Lenny's on the line.
Good day, Lenny.
Good day, Tram.
Good day, Steve.
How are you doing?
Really, really good.
Where are you at in your EV journey, my friend?
Well, my journey of just bought a car.
My wife just bought a car, I should say.
I've been on the journey.
As long as you guys have been on.
Oh, okay.
So, yeah, you guys started the journey with, I started the journey with you guys when
you started buying your battle lessers and your Kia-car.
Oh, he knows as well.
He knows as well.
He knows as well.
Well played.
Well played.
So, hang on.
It's the wife's car.
If you've been on the journey, have you been on this journey together or did you just
luck out and she got to get the first one?
No, we've been on the journey together to buy a car for her.
I had some input, but not all the input.
It was more about making her happy.
Is it life?
She chose a car.
Good play.
She chose the car in the end.
I wasn't 100% agreeable on it, but it is a good car.
Well, before you tell us what you got, what was it without giving it away?
What was it that you didn't agree with about the vehicle she chose?
Just this technology, guys, it's not as technologically as other cars.
There's a few things missing that I wanted in the car for the family and the car didn't
provide.
It was actually provided in Europe, but they stripped it out for the Australian version.
Aha.
I don't know why.
European car, right?
I feel a familiarity to this story.
Yes, you're right.
Pretensions kill me.
I want to know.
Well, the journey started way back with you guys.
The journey started way back with you guys.
We looked at Polestar 2 and we looked at Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model S and the Mustang
Marquis and a few others.
We nearly bought the Mustang Marquis 2022-2023.
We nearly bought that back then, but my wife was a little bit insecure in the job at the
time and thought, oh, we won't go ahead just now.
We'll just see what happens.
She's not getting made redundant, so luckily.
It was the right move.
Now she's feel secure and with this petrol thing that just happened a few months ago,
she said, it's time.
There you go.
Time to do it.
We drove the Model Zika 7X, which I was impressed with.
You and thousands of other people, mate.
Yeah.
Yeah.
The actual dealership was good, but they're just too busy to answer any of your questions.
They had to wait three months for the next shipment to arrive.
Right.
It just wasn't quite right for us.
My wife wanted it now and then.
We then went and drove the Cooper Taviskan.
We'll drive.
It put a big smile on my wife's face.
The car was going to be available within a week or two.
It was more or less.
The guy at Cooper was really, really good.
Tristan at Fortitude Valley, Cooper, done an amazing job with us.
Great.
The car is great.
I love the car a lot, but it's not.
The amount of money you spend on the car, you'd expect heads up the display and a few other
things, navigations.
We've driven the Taviskan.
Yeah, we drove the Taviskan.
We've driven this car.
Trev's a Cooper driver.
I mean, I love my son's a Cooper driver.
I don't get to drive it much these days.
I got back from overseas and there was a week before I had our next press car pickup.
I said, Jackson, mate, you're in the Mazda.
I'm driving the Cooper again.
It just gave me the same joy.
After a couple of years to get the same joy I got from the very first time I drove it,
it just made me so happy.
Lenny, I hear you.
In Europe, there's an app.
In Europe, there's a SIM card so that you can check in on it, start the cooling and all that
kind of stuff.
They don't have that in the Aussie models.
Is that one of the big gripes along with head up display?
Yeah, that's the main gripe.
But as far as driving, it's great.
It's comfortable.
Beautiful car.
It's a driver's car as you're probably aware.
It handles like you wouldn't believe.
The car's great.
There's nothing wrong with it.
It's just missing a few things for the money you pay compared to some of the other cars
you can.
So this is your wife's car, you said?
Yeah, the wife's car to go to work and the what?
Oh, the bug room.
She's been away for the last three days and cans on her job.
So I took her to work for three days.
So it's her work car base, isn't it?
Is that what we're saying?
Yeah, she goes...
Yeah, and we use it for the weekends because it's a lot cheaper to run as you understand.
It costs about $1.50 a night to charge, you know?
Yeah, it's great.
And so has this made tip to you over?
Are you a two car family?
Or are you thinking of maybe getting your own in a little while?
Well, yes, I am.
I drive a ute.
I don't need to drive a ute, but we like our utes.
I like my ute to, you know, go to the dump and use it as a ute.
Fair enough.
The only option I'd have would be the Shark 6, which I do like.
Yep, yep.
That's a hybrid.
But I'm still halfway through.
I've got to wait for more.
I've got to wait for at least the finish before I do anything else.
By the time that lease ends, there might be other options.
We know we spoke to the guy about the Sangyong that he's driving.
The Sangyong KGV or whatever it's called.
That's a fully electric ute.
Fully electric ute.
Look great.
I mean, pricey-ish, but I thought it was a great option.
And if that's existing, then there's going to be more.
What have you done at home to cope?
Have you gone granny charging?
Have you installed a wall charger?
What's been that experience?
Well, we started with the granny charger for the first...
We've had it for about four or six weeks, Trevor and Steve.
We used the granny charger for the first week
and just sort of said to ourselves,
let's upgrade to the wall charger.
So we've got an Evnex, I think it's called.
Evnex 7 kilowatt wall charger.
Nice.
And now we can charge at the times we want.
We can charge at midnight for the 8 cents a kilowatt type of thing
and go from there.
That's standing.
And at some point in the future, we'll probably look into a battery,
but at this stage, that's how we're charging.
We haven't used any public charges yet.
Oh, okay.
Don't feel the need to, but we will try
and experiment one weekend and just go out
and try a couple to see how they work and all that,
but we just haven't done it yet.
Yeah, fantastic.
Very nice, mate.
That's amazing.
Has the wife given you any feedback about driving
or owning an electric car as a daily driver,
anything that she's not negative about,
but just things that you didn't know
in that early discovery phase of several years?
Just the things on the opposite side.
There's a few little quirks with blinkers with wipers.
And how things work.
That's the only negative feedback,
but we just will go through the instruction manual,
so to speak.
But isn't it interesting, Lenny?
That's just car feedback.
What you've just given us is feedback.
If you had bought a Cooper Leon or Fomento,
which are not electric,
you were just switching to a European car.
And we drive it in a car every week.
And isn't it funny, Stephen?
Sometimes you're like, and it's embarrassing,
because we pick it up from like a warehouse
where all the cars are.
And sometimes you're sitting there going,
where's the start button?
Exactly.
I've done that a few times.
You think, how do I turn this?
And I don't want to go inside and ask,
because I feel like a goose.
So I've got to work it out.
Do you know the worst one?
And this is a real, real top end thinking,
but it's Porsche.
You're sitting in a port,
like it's because it's a Porsche dealership.
And you're sitting there in the driveway
of the Porsche dealership.
And they're like, if you driven one before,
I'm like, yeah, totally.
And then you get in, you're like, I've forgotten.
It's been a while.
The little gear lever.
Oh, mate, it's embarrassing.
But so that's the great thing is your discovery.
How old was the car that she used to drive?
I was a 2010 Mazda, 2010 Mazda 6.
So, mate, any car you had aboard,
electric or otherwise,
was going to give you a whole range of new discoveries.
Not just the left and right,
but how do the wipers work?
How does the cruise control work?
Because, mate, adaptive cruise control
you probably didn't have on the old Mazda
is a phenomenal feature of pretty much every new car.
Yeah, so it's always going to be discovery.
So it's fascinating to me that after a few weeks,
you've not really had any discoveries
in the electric sense, mate.
Smooth transition.
Yeah, good stuff.
No, no, no.
Well, mate, enjoy the group.
We did a lot of our discoveries on the pre-
on all the test drives we did
and all the other cars we did a lot of our discoveries.
Okay, nice.
Of course, yeah.
How many test drives?
We've been in this journey for a couple of years.
Did you get near the record test drives?
How many test drives did you do?
No, mate.
As a bit, is that definitely under 10?
Maybe eight?
Yeah.
You're not in the, yeah,
you know we're near the record.
No, no, but well tried.
You gave it a crack.
You gave eight to solid number two, by the way.
Yeah, yeah.
Not too bad, hey?
Mate, welcome to the Cooper family.
Welcome to the EV family and
Thank you.
Give your wife our best and hope she enjoys the car.
Just tell her every now and then.
Let you drive the car.
Come on.
Yeah, give you a drive, mate.
That's it.
Give it a squirt every now and again.
Yeah, thank you, gentlemen.
Cheers, buddy.
Great to hear from you.
Love to see you guys.
Thanks, mate.
Cheers, Lenny.
That's awesome.
What a cool story.
And you know what?
Happy wife, happy life, mate.
You know how it works.
You know, look at after that.
I mean, we wish this should be two bucks talking marriage
counseling.
Exactly.
Because essentially.
You looked after the boss.
We've talked about who makes the decisions.
Oh, yeah.
Marketing to the wife and things like that.
It's probably, you know, the, not just in EVs, but across
every market, you've got to appeal.
There has to be a feminine appeal because often the women
in the family are the treasurers, the gatekeepers of the cash
and the ones who organize everything.
We should be clear.
It's not because they don't let you spend.
It's because you want them to be happy.
Yeah, of course.
That's what partners do.
And so it's amazing to me.
Like, Amanda hates the Cobra.
Really?
She doesn't like it.
Look at it.
She doesn't like driving.
It doesn't want to barb it.
Say it with Joe.
Joe doesn't like the Merc.
She says it's like sitting on the road.
She doesn't like being so low on the road.
If there was like a...
Has she ever driven it?
Yeah.
A couple of times.
Joe's never driven my car.
If there was a mechanic in the driveway working on like
changing a tire on the car and she needed to go to the shops
and there was a Cooper and a Mazda 2 from 2012 in the driveway.
She'd go to the Mazda.
Mazda 2 every day that week.
That's right.
100%.
Joe's never set foot.
Or she set foot in the car.
She's been in the car, but not in the driver's seat.
She's never driven my Merc.
She never ever drove my Tesla either.
None of that?
Yeah.
I'll tell you what that is.
That's fear.
She doesn't want to bump, scratch.
Yeah.
Mark.
She doesn't want to scratch my rims.
Can you quickly tell the story of the great Grandma Express?
How you trolled your mother and mother-in-law?
Well, I went up to Newcastle because we had our grandson,
little Jack and my daughter Hailey and James live up in Waters Bay.
And I'd seen the baby.
And of course, Joe had still there.
But my mother and Joe's mother, they had an opportunity
because my mom's now on her way to Malta.
She's already gone.
So this was her only chance to see little Jack.
And so I charged up the Merc and I said,
right, we're going to head up and we got up there.
Plenty left in the battery.
And on the way out, we're walking out.
And I said, look, I think I've got enough charge
to get back to Sydney.
We might have to walk the last couple of days.
And they go, what?
What do you mean?
I said, we shall be fine down there.
I said, no, no, we're all good.
You're a terrible son and son-in-law.
But then what happened, right?
Because we're in my Merc, right?
Really smooth ride.
Both of them have fallen asleep on the way home.
They both have a little snooze.
And I'm just driving away.
Looks like I was bobbing myself.
Mate, what you should have done?
They woke up with sort of the door connects.
With them asleep was pull up in one of those emergency spots,
put the bonnet up and just go and just sit there on the phone
for them to wake up.
What's happened, Stephen?
Yeah, we got run out of battery.
Yeah, I should have done that.
You're right.
Anyway, don't do that to your elderly parents and grandparents.
Great grandmas.
They had a great time.
Yeah, but I got them there and back safely.
Well done.
I noticed you didn't take the tank.
No.
No, I thought we'd go up in style.
We'd go up in the Merc here.
Yeah, fair call.
Fair call.
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If you're on the YouTube, you'll know exactly what we're talking about.
We're just got a lot of energy this morning.
A lot of energy.
Yeah, we're fired up.
We are.
Are you actually fired up?
I am.
I don't know.
I just feel like there's a very positive energy in this conversation.
There's a vibe.
All right, we'd love to hear from you.
As we've said, Ryan's on the line.
Good day, Ryan.
Good morning.
How are we, gentlemen?
Mate, really good.
Where are you at in your EV?
Well, we believe you've put your money down on an MG for the Urban.
We actually took delivery on Tuesday.
Fresh.
Now, can I?
I'll be very clear.
Haven't driven it.
Saw it for the first time on the road yesterday.
I was pulling out, Stephen.
You'll know this.
You drive up the road, then you go up the hill to the lights.
This car pulled out in front of me.
What is that?
Because it doesn't look as sharp and angled as, say, the MG4.
It's a little bit more, I don't know, rounded on the edges or something.
And I don't know.
I didn't mind the look of it, but it's also pretty affordable.
Is it not?
Correct.
Yeah.
Look, it's probably a bit more rounded on the edges.
It's not essentially more car.
It's my wife's car.
Of course.
We've had this discussion this morning already.
Yeah.
And so she went from an MG3 to the MG4.
So she stayed in the family, right?
Can I just stop you there?
That is a huge endorsement of MG because the MG3, you know, that was a petrol car.
It's just a car, let's be honest.
There's nothing special about it, but it was an unbelievably well-priced car sold in big
numbers.
Yeah.
And that was how they created themselves a real market on the road.
So she obviously had a very positive experience with the brand.
She loved that car.
She loved the MG3.
It was more than just a car to her.
She's...
Wow.
Yeah.
So she was very reluctant to let it go.
So she only wanted to look at MGs anyway.
Really?
So no other brands came into it.
No, she didn't want to look at any other things, test drive anything else.
Wow.
That's awesome.
No, it didn't get close to your test drive record.
We only test drive the one vehicle and she went, yeah.
And that was it.
And we're in the barmy area of Ballarat.
So we turn on the heated seats and she goes, yeah, this will do.
Wow.
So the MG3 was bought on the colour.
So cars are very important to her.
What colour was that?
No, it was like a lavender colour.
So the MG3 was bought on colour?
No, no, no.
The MG3 was bought on the heated seats, I reckon.
Oh, right.
I think that was a tipping point for her.
Sorry, I missed that.
Right.
So you went for the, is it a lavender greeny looking colour on the urban?
No.
So the new ones, that greeny silvery colour, I'm not sure.
I think it's the one on the homepage.
It's their feature colour.
What do we call that in the smartphone world?
Your hero colour.
Hero colour, yeah.
It'll be on all the billboards and stuff.
Yeah, they've got some bold colours, MG.
I like their colours.
Yeah, and that was partly because that was in stock as well too.
So there wasn't.
Really?
You got into it straight away, eh?
But hang on.
Right, right.
She loved the MG3.
Yeah.
She was reluctant to get rid of it.
Why did you?
Because we've got solar at home.
I just put a 42 kilowatt battery on as well at home.
And I just sort of said, and I just said, look, we've got all this energy.
And we're essentially empty in essence.
It's just my wife and I at home now.
So we put a lot more charge in than what we use,
especially through the summer months.
And I said, look, you can fill up an EV for free.
You don't have to go to a petrol station anymore.
She hates putting fuel in a car, like detests it.
And I just said, you plug it in when you get home and then unplug it and drive it to work.
And then after a test drive, yeah, she was like, yep, right, let's do it.
We'll get to the plug in, but I'm curious.
I'm on the MG4 EV configurator.
Yes.
And that color that's on the homepage, I don't see.
Was that a launch color or something?
Because you can't order it in that color.
You can only get it in white.
It's green metallic.
Stone green metallic.
Where's that?
Second one from the left.
Second one, top row.
No, no, it's a standard.
It's a standard color.
Yeah.
Okay.
Stone green metallic.
My bad.
I'm on the MG4, not the Urban.
I'm not on the Urban.
Hey, attention, Trevor.
All right.
Back to you, Stephen.
So, yeah, tell me, yeah, so it wasn't a hard sell then.
The brand obviously wasn't a hard sell.
But the fact that it was an EV, was that something that she, you know,
because even to this day, like my wife, she's thinking, yeah,
I'm not sure if I want to go full EV or maybe a hybrid.
And was your wife fully on board?
Hates petrol that much?
Yeah.
Yeah, hates petrol that much.
And the other thing is too, look, she's probably doing 25 to 30 kilometers tops a day.
Okay.
No, cool.
Yeah.
You know, like we're putting $50 a fortnight into the MG3.
And that would, you know, be keeping it nearly full.
So we're not really doing that many Ks in it.
I've got a Ford Ranger for work with a magic fuel card that I don't have to pay back.
So if we do, do trips on weekends or whatever.
Is your washing it done by magic as well?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So we, you know, it's really just the runabout, the about town.
Yeah.
So we even, we just went with the 43 kilowatt version, is it?
Yep.
Yeah.
The essence.
315 range.
316k range.
Told us about your amazing solar setup and battery setup.
So have you got a, did you get a, do we discuss if you've got a wall charger or how are you
charging it?
You got the wall charger?
No, I just got the granny charger.
Okay.
So you need for that, for that low amount of Ks, like when you were, and also is the
car home, is she at home most days?
So it's getting the sun and the solar?
No, look, she works from an office, but three days a week.
So she's working from a, like a hybrid setup, two days a week from home as well.
So a bit of a mix there.
Yeah.
And what about your, your driving?
Did you guys do a lot of driving on the weekend?
Do you sort of head out?
I know you got your Ranger, but are you guys sort of the campers or what do you like to
do?
Oh, we've got a caravan and stuff.
So I use a Ranger to pull that.
So it's really just going to be in a round town car, but we're off to Bendigo this weekend
from Ballarat.
So that's about 120 Ks.
So we thought we might take the E-V cross and then plug it in on a, on a charger, just
to do that and show her how to do it.
So she's got some confidence.
You mentioned in your text message, you mentioned the option for accessories and what you should
buy.
So is that something the dealership kind of threw in?
You've got a $500 credit.
You can go and buy a few accessories from them.
Yeah, that's right.
Yeah.
So it was all, you know, all the boot match, full match, all that sort of stuff.
Where did you get it, mate?
Give him a shout out.
How was the experience?
Was it?
Yeah, absolutely.
Absolutely great.
It was Wayne at Peter Stevens, MG in Ballarat.
Yep.
So he was great.
Like when we went and actually did the test drive, we just sort of pulled up and said,
oh, we'll just go in and have a look and, you know, not expecting the test drive.
And he's like, here, you know, you can grab the keys, take it for a drive, you know, and
the only limitation we had was they were closing at five, so we had to get it back by then.
So we still had 45 minutes to take it out, take it out in the highway, drive it around
town.
Wayne was really good, not pushy, just answered all their questions, told us a few things that
we thought we needed to know.
So if you're in the market and you just want a test drive on there, go and see him.
Can I ask, sorry, when you were in that experience of the test drive and, you know, obviously
negotiating the price, did you ask, like we had this issue in the last couple of weeks
about, you know, servicing, repair costs.
Did that come up, the post sales information?
No, not really, because I'd probably jumped online and had looked at most of that and
answered those questions for myself.
And, you know, just sort of looking into it, just from an interest from the solar point
of view, we've got such a good setup at home, I'm thinking.
Yeah, fantastic.
You know, how else can we benefit from that?
And the next obvious step was an EV.
The only other thing I think worth pointing out, because you mentioned in your text message,
I would invest in the cable for public charges.
So that didn't come with the car.
Most cars come with a granny charger, not with a type 2 to type 2.
So you want that, it's the kind of male and female ended cable.
For those charged that don't have a cable.
And you mentioned in your text, and I have said this before, in both of our EVs, there's
under the bonnet in the front, in the boot, wherever it is, there's two packs.
One of them is the trickle charger.
So if we, on a road trip and everything's broken, we can just plug into a PowerPoint
anywhere and for days, we'll get it charged.
And the other one is the type 2 to type 2 for public charges that don't have a cable.
And that, I was at Taronga Zoo yesterday and I took the Kia and they have public charging
with no cable.
And so I'm like, how beautiful, pop the thing, put it in, got a heap of charge.
And I had to, I came home and swapped the cars and had to go back.
And I went there at night in the BWD 801 and I thought I'll park in the EV spot.
And I didn't have a cable because it didn't come with one.
It came with only the granny charger.
And so I wasn't being, I didn't want to be naughty.
I moved into a normal spot and off we went.
But you know, I was parked for, you know, three hours.
So I would have got a bit of charge.
So yeah, it's a great thing just to have the rarest cable you'll ever need.
But it's also the one that will matter the most when, you know, it might, it might matter.
So I would invest in one of those, mate and throw it in the boot or wherever you can.
Yeah, I'm going to get one of those.
But I had a look in the value for the MG one versus the ones that you can buy online.
They're probably half the price.
Just make sure you get one that's certified for Australia.
So it's been electrically certified here.
But otherwise, mate, yeah, go for your life.
But that's not the sort of thing you don't skimp on the price.
I get to get one that's got it's good quality and that's passed all their standards.
Yeah.
Yeah.
No, and that's, I look, look, I've researched into that.
So my background is technical sales and so I've got a fair understanding of all that.
So yeah.
You said you were going to head out.
You said you're going to head out to the, you know, do some driving and stuff.
Mate, just open up plug share the app or the website and look at all the charges in the kind of 200k radius and make sure you've got all the apps.
So, and this is the thing before you go.
And I say this to everyone.
Don't do it when you get there.
Bloody hell, you know.
Yeah.
That was the other thing I asked to the apps as well, which ones do you suggest?
Yeah, plug share is the best one.
So plug share for sure.
A better route planner we've discovered is fantastic.
That's really good.
And then basically, I mean, there's a million apps.
There's EV, there's ChargeFox, there's Tesla.
But look at, as I say, look at the 200 kilometer radius around your home and see what all the brands are because there might be a couple of brands that you need special apps for.
And it's worth, it's worthwhile to for, if you do, if there are some brands around you to download their apps, set them up just in case because you turn up at a charge and think, oh, I've got to download the app.
And I've got to, sometimes there's not enough reception to download the app.
So if you're ready, it just saves that time.
Do all that now.
And then you're ready for any trip anywhere.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's good advice.
Mate, enjoy the car, Ryan.
Congratulations, mate.
Yeah.
It's good.
Enjoy your ranger.
The wife's enjoying the car.
Yeah, I'm out here burning fossil fuels.
She's sold her car, the 11 to Lamborghini, as we used to call it.
We sold that off to her daughter.
So we're keeping it in the family.
So she's very nice.
Not too disappointed.
So she'll still see it.
She'll get visitation rights on the old MG.
I hope she got mates' rights too, mate.
Yeah, looked after her.
Yeah, she did.
No, no.
We looked after her on price as well.
She got it much cheaper than retail, that's for sure.
Very nice.
Very nice.
Well done, Ryan.
Good to talk to you, mate.
Thanks for reaching out.
Thanks for getting in touch.
Thanks, Jen.
Thanks, Jen.
Great pod.
Love it.
Really appreciate it, mate.
That's great words.
Cheers.
Oh, that's awesome.
Isn't that?
Do you know what?
Great endorsement of MG too.
He's an owner.
He's the fact that they're the South Sydney major sponsor too.
Not at all.
He's in Victoria.
He wouldn't even know that.
He wouldn't give a rat.
Okay.
I just thought I would ask.
Wouldn't care.
Yeah, probably not.
Yeah.
Anyway, look, I've got nothing bad to say about the MG brand.
They're terrific.
I've never heard such a glowing star.
Yeah, absolutely.
But you know what?
They're really, I think they've made their name for themselves
in that sort of the entry to mid-level.
They've never tried to do more than what they did.
They've brought in the IM brand to try to overstate.
Well, that's true.
So you're not overstate in their lane.
They're not overpromising and underdelivering.
They're just delivering.
And I think that's a really good strategy.
Remember the IM?
We had a caller.
It was a Bruce.
He loves his IM.
He was raving about it.
I recommended one to someone the other day.
He said, mate, what do you think about this car?
I said, mate, just buy it if you're interested in it.
Great car.
Very nice.
Knock it over.
Nice looking.
Works well.
Runs well.
Two-brake story electric cars.
We'd love to hear from you.
Get in touch and we'll get you on the show.
I control the camera so it could be a complete stitch-up.
Exactly right.
Not the first or the last time that there's been a stitch-up on this show or any of our
shows for that matter.
Two-brake story electric cars.
We'll keep going with your calls.
Jacob's on the line.
G'day, Jake.
G'day, guys.
How are you?
That's a familiar voice.
We've had you on the show before.
Haven't we, Jacob?
Yep.
Almost two years to the day.
Wow.
Okay.
We're refreshers.
Talk to us.
Remind everyone who's new to the show.
There's a lot of people new to the show over the last few months after the bombing of
Iran.
Let's be honest.
Welcome, everyone.
Tell us about what we talked about two years ago and why are we talking now?
So, two years ago, we were talking about I'd rented a Polestar 2 and it was quite an interesting
insight going to public charges and noticing, A, how many of the charges were down and,
B, how difficult they were and nuanced, I suppose, to be able to activate them properly.
Right.
Yeah.
And so, that was two years ago.
And now, what are you driving us?
What's the story about?
Dodge Ram pickup truck V8 Hemi.
Almost.
Almost.
I'm now a month into ownership of a Polestar 4 long range dual motor.
That's a $94,000 car, bro.
Very well, JK.
Under the luxury car tax was all it needed to do.
Is that right?
There it is.
Yes, made it, eh?
Yeah.
Nice.
Okay.
So, talk us through the process.
What did you consider?
Because with the greatest respect, with a budget like that, there's a lot of options.
So, were you always going to be Polestar or did you give a few away?
So, I've always had a soft spot for the Polestar's, but interestingly enough, not only was I looking
at other brands, we'd gone into Zika and I was about to pull the trigger on a Zika X.
Sorry, a Zika 7X.
7X, wow.
And what I noticed and you guys have talked about it before was the dealership experience
can actually, you know, make or break a sale and it did for me.
I walked out of there saying, you know, I don't want to give them my money and we said,
we'll just, yeah, yeah, yeah.
What happened, mate?
So, just the, it was just the sleazy car salesman experience, you know, it was, you know, if
you don't buy this car, the next person will, you know, all those sorts of tactics.
Yeah, it was quite interesting and surprising because it's not the feedback that I've read
about the Zika experience as well.
You might have gone to just the wrong place at the wrong time, but it also cost them a sale.
And again, we've told this story a million times about my local Kia dealer and how I've
tried to buy there twice and haven't done it.
Interestingly, random story, but my wife was across the road at the Toyota dealer doing
some social media stuff with them and she mentioned this to them, like my husband.
Yeah.
And he goes, mate.
My husband travel on from the station.
No, no, no.
He's the guy, the dealership said, mate, we get a lot of customers from over there because
obviously that they, they have that experience.
So isn't it amazing that Jacob, that obviously no one said something and said, listen, you've
got to work it out.
I mean, let's not name names, but where was the dealer?
Because I think Zika would want to know that.
I genuinely think that from our vibe of the company, they'd be like, hang on a minute,
what?
Yeah.
Well, it was one of the dealerships in Sydney in New South Wales.
Well, I tell you what, I want you off air.
I want you to text me as much information as you can because there's no bone, no skin off
your bones, mate.
You bought a car, but I think they need that feedback.
I think they need to hear this and know that they lost a sale.
Well, can I ask, mate, if this dealer, if they had had a different approach, would you be
sitting in a Zika right now then?
I would probably have a Zika on order.
I don't know if I'd be sitting in one, but definitely.
I mean, the walk, walking out of that dealership, I said to my partner, you know, let's, let's
just go and have a look at the, the poll star just to say that we've done it.
Yeah.
And, and walking in there, it was just a completely different experience.
Like it felt, it felt like a premium experience.
And we were probably in there for about 15 minutes before he had a deposit.
So it's, yeah, completely just polar opposites.
That's remarkable.
It's, it's just common sense.
I mean, we're, again, and a random story again, but Amanda and I went door shopping
because we're getting a new front door shopping.
And honestly, five minutes into the place, I'm going, why are we still here?
Yeah.
And so when we left, I said to Amanda, I said, we're not buying a door here, right?
And she goes, and she looked at me and I went, I didn't enjoy that experience at all.
Yeah.
Did your test drive it?
Yeah.
Open and shut it.
It seemed really good.
But I think, I think it's fascinating that sales hasn't evolved in some places.
No.
And look, it's unfortunate that, you know, car salesman, there's actually a reputation,
right?
The old used car salesman thing, or as you said, the sleazy car salesman thing.
It's not hard to be a modern salesperson because of all the information that exists
online, all the reviews, you can watch, mate, you could probably watch 15 videos
from Australian journalists of the poll staff or the Zika 7X, let alone
internationally and form a very strong opinion.
It's all about that.
What do they call it?
The last three feet of the sale?
Yeah.
Is that when you're there?
And that's, mate.
Well, drop the ball on the line.
Jacob, why don't you give every car dealership a lesson?
What happened in that 15 minutes that went, okay, I'm ready to put a deposit down?
The biggest thing, guys, is he, you know, the salesman that we dealt with, he, we didn't
feel like we were just a number to him.
You know, it was a personal experience.
He stopped what he was doing.
And, you know, we, we'd walked in there on a, on a random Sunday morning and I said,
you know, is there a chance of a test drive?
And he said, look, we're, the cars are pretty booked out, but let me see what I can do.
He came back in three minutes and he said, it's all good.
We've got this car for you.
I mean, the polar opposite to the Zika, they said, oh, we're, our test drives are out
for eight weeks.
So we can't, yeah, we can't let you drive one.
And yeah.
Yeah.
Yep.
Okay.
And you know, I said to Zika, look, I want to have a look at the performance model.
And they said, oh, we don't put them in the showroom.
So it was just that sort of stuff.
And, and the, yeah, the salesman I dealt with at pole start, he, he answered every question.
There was no pressure.
Like, you know, he, I think he genuinely backed the product.
And, you know, he was pretty passionate about it.
So he didn't, he didn't need to sell the product.
It was give me the information that I needed, make, you know, make me feel like I'm a, I'm
a person and not just a salesman.
You're a valued customer.
Yeah.
Yep.
Wow.
And, and even still, like, I mean, they're, they're after sales service has been amazing
as well.
Like we've got a, we've got a slight issue with the car, just, just a wheel balance
issue and pole star Australia call me every two days and they say, listen, I just want
to give you an update on this.
This is where I, like it's, I cannot fault them.
Wow.
That's great.
That's simple.
So yeah, all the, the post sales, that's been a big theme of our shows the last few weeks
of how these companies go after you put your money down after you've taken delivery,
sounds like pole stars on a winner here with you.
And what have you done charging wise, mate?
Have you made some changes at home or are you trickle charging?
What's the plan?
Yeah.
So we, we live in an apartment here in the inner West in Sydney.
So we're actually just using the public charges.
So the, the EVX, you know, street mount charges, but the car's got 22 kilowatt charging.
So we, you know, we drop it off and walk home.
It's 200 meters home and then go for an afternoon walk and pick the car up on the way back through.
So I mean, it's, it's an easy experience.
22 kilowatts you can do.
That's awesome.
Which is, you know, one of those, again, it's a, it's that Taronga zoo thing.
I was there, it's 22 kilowatt charger, but I'm getting 9.7 kilowatts in the Kia.
So it's like, it makes a big difference.
That's a really interesting observation, Jacob, because for you only using that at half the
speed would be a vastly different experience for, for many of the other cars.
So did you know about that before you bought it?
I did.
Yeah.
I mean, I'd, I'd sort of research to the entry degree and, you know, run some numbers and
talk about it's not, it's not really an inconvenience.
Any day I work from home and I need to charge the car, I'd drop it up there, get a coffee
and pick it up later on.
And it sounds like you're very happy with your purchase, mate.
I'm stoked.
Absolutely stoked.
So is this the one that doesn't have the rear window?
Is that the one?
Yeah.
Yeah.
How do you, how do you do with this issue on the show?
How do you do your thank you wave?
There's no rear window.
Well, yeah, I flick, I flick the hazards.
Give the hazards a flick.
Oh, is that it?
Is that how you do it?
Oh, okay.
Wow.
Flick the hazards.
Is that another way of saying thank you?
I don't know, that's legal.
But anyway, I won't tell if you don't.
Yeah.
Well, listen, just so you know, officer, I'll flick the high beams to let people know you're
there.
So, you know, because there's some people that don't use ways.
So I like to warn them that things are coming.
Yeah, absolutely.
Yeah, I'm not always losing myself.
So I appreciate you on the road.
Mate, when I picked up the BYD at 01 and, you know, I got to drive the M7 home and
that's been under construction for some time now.
Yeah, I thought it was still an 80 road.
And so I'm going, but I'm going 110, like I'm flying.
And there's a cop on one of the entryways, like the on ramps.
And I just went, I've slowed to, I want a four maybe, but I've gone, oh, no.
And then I've gone, oh, it's 100.
But the one time, the one time I don't have ways running and I, I nearly, I come so close
to being pinked.
I don't know.
I just hadn't turned it off with the small screen.
I was just running Spotify, just run a bit of music and sing along to myself.
I look forward to using this small screen.
All right, Jacob, congratulations on the car, mate.
Thank you for being on the journey and keep us updated, mate, as you as you learn more
and enjoy the car.
We expect to hear from you in another couple of years, mate.
Perfect.
Thanks guys.
Love the show.
Cheers, buddy.
Appreciate it.
Good on you, mate.
There you go.
That's Jacob, who joins us for the second time, a couple of years down the track,
having finally made the plunge into the world of eagles.
It's if, if, if people in the industry, if dealers aren't hearing what has just
been said now and talking to their staff, then something's wrong.
And that, that's why, and I'm not trying to dog people in.
I just think that, and I do this in tech as well in the inner city.
So I know, I know, but it's, I think that a lot of the time people just
leave a one-star review or something and it doesn't really go anywhere.
But I think that, especially our conversations with Zika, we've had them on the show.
Yeah, I think they would be very keen to hear that.
Not because they want to sack someone because someone needs to hear that call.
They can do it better.
They should play that call in the dealership and say, guys, we missed an $82,000 sale.
This guy wanted the performance model.
You should have taken him out the back and said, come and have a look at it, mate.
We'll take you into the workshop and you're going to have a look at it yourself.
You know, even if, do you know what, if the salesman took me out the back and said,
this one's just been here.
It's going through pre-delivery.
It's got all the, it's still got all the plastic on the seats and everything
because it's someone else's car, but you can have a look at it in a quick sit.
You can't drive it, but it's someone else's car.
Here's what's different.
Look at the wheels.
Look at the, you know, point to all the things that are different and five minutes later,
he'd have a deposit.
He's your deposit.
Yeah, exactly right, mate.
He was, he literally said he was willing to wait three months.
Yeah, unbelievable.
Yeah.
Anyway, he's happy with the Polestar and good luck to Polestar because, you know,
we've had them on the show too, right?
So their experience, the dealer experience, I think, is similar to sort of
Mercedes-Benz and all these established brands that they want.
They want to see your one car.
They want to see your five cars.
They want you over the next 20 years.
They want you to be a customer and they're going to look after you.
And that, that's sort of the long game.
And you know what, the long game, their end of the theme of this show.
Because just think about the first call we had and how Lenny's wife.
Yeah, just loved it.
Is she's going to be an MG owner for life?
Absolutely. Her next car will be an MG.
I can tell you that already.
Like we can both say safely with pretty much confidence.
Yeah, that's right. Yeah.
Well done. There you go, folks.
Pay attention, car dealers, get your act together.
Look, I don't think it's a lot, but I think it's a small few and it just takes one.
It's what's what's the saying?
It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice.
I've never heard that saying before, but I love it.
There you go. So that that that applies.
It is nice to be important.
That applies to dealers like, you know, do that.
I know, I need to write that down somewhere.
We write that on the wall to me.
Yeah, I should probably.
Don't you reckon it's that kind of that that's taking the time to do to do that.
Would look at the money they would have made.
And like that dealers work on, they mustn't work on commission.
Do they work on commission?
Like how does it work?
Maybe in this new world, it's different.
Maybe, but, you know, it's positive.
There isn't these jobs to sell cars.
And also, maybe there's a job.
Maybe it's complacency because they're selling so many.
It's like, mate, we're booked out for eight weeks.
Yeah, well, that's arrogance.
If 10 percent of the test drives sell, we've got our book
covered for the next three months.
Well, I'll tell you this for a fact.
Mercedes-Benz wouldn't do that.
Mercedes-Benz wouldn't say.
They do have cars.
Like I'm waiting for four months for my car, right?
So they do have that, but they will never, ever, ever
treat a customer that way.
And I bet to any money when you were in there, they didn't shy away
from saying, look, we don't have the electric, but the petrol's here.
Come and have a look at it.
Yeah, they knew I was after the electric.
They know me.
No, no, no, what I'm saying is they wanted you to look at the car.
I sat in the petrol version.
They didn't have the electric one in the dealership yet.
I haven't even driven the car yet.
I know you're in it.
So what if we go to the Gold Coast?
Where are we going?
Somewhere up there. Gold Coast, yeah.
What if we go up there and you're like, oh, I don't know about the drive.
How many Mercedes don't drive well?
And I've only watched like 400 YouTube videos on it, too.
So I think I'm good.
All right, well done.
Thank you to everyone for being on the show, Lenny, Ryan, Jacob,
and to you for listening.
If you want to talk EVs with us, we'd love to chat.
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Stephen, let's do it all again next week.
I will be here for sure.
All right, mate. See you then.
Bye-bye.
About this episode
Steven Fenwick reveals he’s ordered a Mercedes-Benz CLA Electric 350, expected around September, and discusses the wait as his lease ends in August. The show also takes a listener call from Lenny, who and his wife navigated multiple EV options and ultimately bought a Cooper (with a focus on what’s missing vs European specs). Lenny praises the dealership experience but complains about stripped-out tech, then shares home-charging upgrades from a granny charger to an EVnex wall unit and early ownership quirks.
We're taking you calls about Electric Cars this week, and Leny joins us to tell us about his wife's new car and what bugs him about it.
Ryan's wife LOVES her MG - but sold it for a new one. Is she MG for life?
And how Zeekr cost themselves a big sale and Polestar got the deal done with Jacob.
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