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Hah, I realised where I got the £20 vehicle tax for EVs figure from...that's for any cars (not just EVs) that emit less than 99g/km of CO2...that were registered between March 2001 and March 2017. Obviously the car I'm looking at was registered October 2017, typical, so I'd have to pay £165 (although looking around a bit more, seems like this figure is actually £190...all very confusing).
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
You'd hope the clubs will be able to settle in the middle there, at about 1 million. It's only a bit more than we got for Wahlstedt. It would be like paying about 200k to (you'd think substantially) upgrade Wahlstedt. If we're sure he's the right guy we should at least be willing to go to 1 mill. If we physically don't have it, well firstly I'd be surprised because we are talking about 3 or 4 more players...make it just 3 then and pay it. But still, we could try a more realistic version of what some jokingly said, the ole' FM trick of offering a substantial international bonus. He played for Netherlands up to U20 level so it's not outside the realms...albeit unlikely through playing in the Championship, but something like another million for an international cap, and maybe fill that 200k-400k gap with 'after 50 appearances' or something to let us kick the can down the road. Maybe those exact terms won't tempt them, but the point is you can get creative with the finances to get something over the line if you don't have the money yet or you're unsure he'll be enough of a success to warrant it. -
Thanks O2G, that's very helpful. Shame, you could have checked it out for me 😂It will need a bit of planning, and dosh, getting down there and back. Public transport down, at least one maybe two (if he doesn't fully charge it for me) charges on the way back. I can't really just go take a look because of the distance, I'll only go if I'm buying. It does indeed look like it only has the Type 2 charger. I'm seeing mixed things online about how long that takes to charge, anything from 1 hr 15 to 2 hr 30...so it took you about an hour did it, to get I'm guessing a 10-80% charge? What year model was yours again? I think I can live with the real range it probably currently has, though I'd feel more comfortable if I can get him to fully charge the car and confirm for me what mileage the car claims, so I can deduct an appropriate amount to get a realistic estimate. But I'm more worried about how much it might fade in the next few years...I'd say I need it to have practical mileage for me for the next 4-5 years, and the motor to be ok, for this purchase to make good economic sense. The motors generally last 100k to 200k miles apparently, so I'm confident on that front, and the batteries are the same, but it just sounds like it might have lost a lot already for only 38k miles, makes me wonder if it has an inherent flaw (or maybe somebody just abused how they drove and charged it). But they do say most battery degradation occurs at the start anyway then slows down a lot. So after 6 years owning it from new, you didn't think the range had dropped much at all? Do you know how many miles you had on the clock? Shame it doesn't have either a much better charging speed like the later ones, or another 50 miles of real world range compared to what I suspect it has, or I'd definitely take it. And without knowing its real range it's hard to figure out how much I'll need public charging. Which costs money and time. Yeh I knew webuyanycar would be lowball, they only offered me £500 for mine and I was thinking more like 1k (without accounting for the body damage they don't know about yet), but I'm more concerned by the way the seller claimed they'd offered him more than double what the site says, doesn't build trust. However he seems ok with me paying him just a £300 deposit and getting the rest to him like a week after I've taken it, which builds a bit of trust. I can check its MOT history, mileage is accurate and it's only had tyre issues, the usual amount. AutoTrader have their own checks, and it shows as not stolen and never been written off. Not sure I can check more than that without paying for it. Yeh for some reason I thought the EV vehicle tax that will probably still happen under Labour because they're having funding issues was something like £20 for most EVs, and only higher if they were classed luxury cars (above £40k). But it looks like that's just new EVs on their first year. Looks like this Zoe would pay £165 as it stands. Which is still about £155 cheaper than I'm paying on my old Peugeot but definitely less of an advantage than I thought and won't fully offset the increased insurance. Home charging is definitely the way, and I'd been thinking of going with Octopus, who I think also use renewable only, but good to have a list of the alternatives to mull over. The more I have to use public charging the less I'll benefit. One thing I've thought though, is that if I decide in the next year or two it's not enough range for me and I'm wasting too much time and money charging, I can probably sell it for similar to I'm paying, as it's going for about 3k less than the market average. This is a big decision for me, a lot of my savings when I'm already slightly cash flow negative (the main reason for that though is my bloody car costs!). Could be a massive cost-saving in the long run, or could be a big mistake if a big part fucks up or the mileage drops to unmanageable levels. I guess those kinds of things can happen with any car though! Especially a cheap piece of shit that I can afford lol
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
If the quoted price is correct, and the plan is to develop him to sell on, it's not a very good plan. Kaminski was a pretty top-end Championship keeper, and although we admittedly weakened our negotiating position by senselessly keeping him out of the team behind an inferior goalie for ages, we only got £2.5 million for him. As far as I can see, the most a keeper moving from the Championship with no Premiership experience has cost is 5 million Euros. Karl Darlow, aged just 23, moving to Premiership Newcastle from Forest. He'll have had the 'young British player' premium though, although it was way back in 2014. Championship WBA paid 7 million for Sam Johnstone from Manure and he hadn't played in the Prem but he'll still have had the 'big club prospect' price tag. Championship Leicester also paid about 7.7 mill Euros for Hernansen from the Danish top tier (Brondby, who presumably were playing in Europe). There are some other (lower value) examples of more than 5 mill being fetched by keepers from foreign leagues moving to the Championship, to clubs flush with parachute money, but 5 mill is the current ceiling for Championship keepers with no Prem experience, and that was for a Brit and hasn't been fetched for 10 years now. Not to say it's not possible to get that kind of money for that profile, but it appears to be very difficult. I'd hope he's more just being looked at as someone who could be our number one for a few years and improve substantially on Pears. -
Obviously it's your life, so just reply when you can, but I'd really appreciate those comments as things have moved on apace! 😅 I've found what seems to be a very good deal on one, all the way down in Dagenham though so will be a mild pain to collect. 2017 model, 38,000 miles done, just £4.5k! Apparently other buyers looking though (which I believe given the price...it should be going for about 6 to 7k+ really with those numbers), and would have already sold it yesterday if he'd been able to prove it was battery-owned not battery lease (says the papers have come through today from Renault to prove it). Getting a few red flags though... mostly because I called him to ask about the battery (more on that in a moment) and also why the price is so low. He said he went off the site's estimate for a battery lease version since he didn't have proof yet that it was battery owned. But is fine with selling it at the quoted price because it was part of a bunch of cars he got in a good deal. He also said webuyanycar had offered £5,700 for it. So why sell it for 4.5k? I thought I'd take a look at whether they were offering that, so I put the reg on the site and first it said they couldn't find the car. Which is weird, as the MOT checker finds it, with the correct details and quoted MOT date. So I entered the car details manually, and they offered about £2,200. Which is genuinely a pathetic price considering autotrader shows the market average for this car with this mileage being about £7,500! So webuyanycar are being cheap, but I also think he's blagging me about what they offered to push a sale (a used car seller being less than honest, who'd have thought...). I also don't think he's a proper dealership, autotrader listed him as EMM Car Sales, but during the convo he mentioned the car was parked on his drive. So if something goes wrong quickly (MOT is good til August next year though) I might struggle for any recourse. Then there's the battery...a mild concern perhaps. The car has a stated range of 250 miles, but on his description he said 'give 150 miles almost on full charge'. This was the main reason I called him initially, and he said that was his estimate based on what he'd got out of it. He said it was currently showing half full battery and 90 miles (which tbf, there's a photo of that on the listing too). He said he has been running it with the aircon constantly on too, so thinks it might get about 150-180 miles in the real world depending on use but admitted he doesn't know much about EVs. And tbf, Renault themselves 'state real world ranges of 186 miles in summer and 124 in winter'. So it suggests the battery hasn't degraded too significantly, though still seems a bit more than I'd expect for 38k miles based on what I've read about them, though it's also 7 years old, and time has an effect too. Guessing his battery would show a range of 180-200 ish if he fully charged it, which is down at least 20% on what a brand new battery would display fully charged. My main travel is to Manchester (50 miles), so there and back isn't an issue, except maybe in winter. But I often then stop at my mum's in Darwen (30 miles from Manchester), and either go to Manchester or Preston the next day, and sometimes back to my mum's and do it again the day after, or sometimes home to Blackpool. So there's definitely potential for needing to public charge in winter at times, which will occasionally bring costs closer to petrol costs, and isn't very quick on these models. Also, I only do about 8k miles a year but the battery will still degrade further over the next few years, and I worry that could make me need to top up in public more often. There's also the potential to need to go further (I'm an actor, so though I have two steady gigs with just local travel, god knows where future work might need me). I probably can't piss around on deciding though, I reckon this one will be gone in the next day or two if I don't take it. Any input greatly appreciated.
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
At a cost of around £300k (I think it was a release clause thing too but can't remember for sure) and having just been the top scorer in the U21s Euros and in the team of the tournament, he seemed like a shrewd and intriguing signing at the time. Turned out to be crap though of course. -
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The Dutch use Euros. Which are almost as valuable as the pound. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It says 'several', not 'seven' million. Several million Euros would also be extreme (not sure what number that would be considered to be, but definitely more than the 2 million previously quoted, and it makes me think 4 upwards). But it could be lost in translation. Even 2 mill is quite a lot for a keeper, especially when you look at what we paid for Kaminski. It really needs to prove a good signing if we are spending in that region. Though, it does anyway, as the other option is Pears... -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
He just asked why you used the tactic of saying that Eustace wants it, and why you keep using it, and pointed out he's giving his own opinion, not discussing Eustace's. Why have you then replied by going on about Eustace's desires again? It doesn't add anything to the discussion Chaddy. We all know what Eustace has said in public, it's publicly available. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
But the rest of the time he plays like his hands are in his pockets. -
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Hang on though, BB was crap. BBD was superb. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I noticed that too. I also thought the vast majority were pretty average saves. Although he does seem to be good at closing players down, and that triple save was top top drawer. With a keeper it's all about consistency, and the bits you get wrong as much as the bits you get right, so it's probably even harder to judge from a highlight reel than other positions. I bet you could even make a reel of Pears where he looks top class. The Greek lad (Stergiakis?) looked like an absolute find from his clips. Did he even play a first team game? -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Where did I say that you said that? I was quite clear I was talking about the post you quoted for that part. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I don't think we know enough about JE yet. It was said when he managed Kidderminster he had them playing like a non league Barcelona! I expect more pragmatism until we are safe though (if we get there) and then think he will try to evolve the style. Easier said than done. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It's far lazier though to just say, as the post you quoted did, 'the goals will come from somewhere I'm sure'. Imagine if that was our recruitment stance. That streak of not signing proven goalscorers since Graham can't continue indefinitely. We've been very, very lucky that players have kept popping up and having top 3 scorer in the league returns. Only 3 teams a season can do that, and we have done it what, 3 of the last 4 seasons? There isn't something written in the stars that Blackburn Rovers must always have a prolific scorer. However, I don't think these are bad gambits, we have actually signed three proven scorers. None prolific, except Weimann about 3 seasons back, but the other two have steady returns in reasonable leagues that just aren't this one but are probably of roughly comparable standard. J-League maybe a mix of Championship and League One. Hopefully between them we can replace a chunk of Sammi's goals, though it's hard to see how we replace them all unless one of these lads really hits the ground running. -
Way above what I can rummage together even from all my life savings. Might not be a bad shout. I know a lot less about the economics of them though, and none showed in my search at my price point...but since I selected range 250+ miles, I guess they wouldn't! May have to do some research there. Also reconsidering the Zoe...upon reflection, the times I'd need more than 100 miles in winter would be few enough, and never on one continuous journey, so although it charges slowly I could probably plan around it. Minor hassle on a tiny percentage of my journeys. And looking at the newer small cars (I need small really due to where I park), their stated ranges all seem limited to about 250, more or less same as the Zoe, so god knows how long before anything significantly better in that size becomes affordable on the used market for me. Back to thinking the main problem is potentially less life on the motor and battery than newer models, and those are expensive fixes if I get unlucky in the next few years.
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It's very odd that they're so crap at posting results. Especially on a game they posted the lineup for. Why hype it up then not say how it ended? Maybe it was an embarrassing result lol
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
We didn't attack as much. It's easier to defend backs to the wall than defend against counter attacks, especially when your defence lacks pace. But yes we conceded less after the change. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I've noticed that's two interviews now where Eustace has said Sammie is 'in talks with Ipswich'. Not we are in talks with Ipswich. Sammie is. That rhetoric makes it sound like we have already accepted a bid. We shouldn't be allowing the player to have talks with Ipswich if they haven't had a bid accepted, as again it just unsettles the player further, and weakens our hand by showing Ipswich they're nearly there. If we have accepted a bid, dropping him from the last 3 friendlies makes a bit more sense. The first time Eustace said this, he said SS and SG were in talks with other clubs. It was only a couple of days later I think that Gally signed for Stoke. Sounds to me like his agent might be struggling to get Ipswich to meet his terms. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I don't think it's 0 games, but he hasn't played the last 3 I believe. I agree, doesn't make sense. 'He could get injured'. Right, well he could get injured training. He could get injured stepping out the shower or playing his xbox! He probably won't get injured in any of those ways, including a light hearted friendly, as he was pretty sturdy last season. Taking him out of the team for friendlies means he doesn't get match sharpness in him. That's no good for us if he stays, and it's no good for Ipswich if he goes there. It also sends the signal to Ipswich that they're unsettling the player, which gives them cause to keep the bids low. Foolish all round IMO. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Confidence can be built. And if you have ability, it should be easier to do so. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
If 9/10 million is right, setting an 8 mill release clause is fucking stupid and detrimental to Rovers. If we want to sell him at 8 mill we will sell him for 8 mill. Nor would an 8 mill release clause stop clubs trying to lowball us. It won't. In Spain, players move for less than their release clauses all the time. Some people talk like minimum fee release clauses mean you can't accept a lower offer or something. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
That's not true. The season before, BBD scored 7 goals from the flank, and looked far more useful than his previous seasons. Szmodics had been in great form in the final third of the season before. Who was showing momentum last season? If the new boys don't fire, I don't see anybody doing an AA/BBD/SS, even using them as the model for it. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I didn't say they were good leagues, or that they're good signings, I said they're stronger leagues than the Scottish second tier, which you said they weren't. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Became pretty much both-footed. Like MGP.