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Random EV thoughts.....

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    #10982
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    350,000 nok on a kitchen…. That’s over €35k

    then he was listing off other purchases… 50k nok here, 50k nok there…. All for stuff that didn’t need to cost anywhere near €4+k!!!

    Madness!!



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    #10983
    JPA
    Registered Users Posts: 13,769 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122308690#Comment_122308690

    But it's Norway. Everything is more expensive.

    But it's tough. He's creates great content, he's probably contributed to tons of car sales which is intangible.

    But he doesn't get tons of views, like in the 100ks. I hope he gets out this mess.



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    #10984
    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 8,993 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    I have to confess I didn't watch all of it as I find him very difficult to listen to. Like everything in this world nothing lasts forever and he built a huge house on an unstable income. It reminds me of the Celtic tiger whingers who looked down their noses at people living within their means during the "boom" and then wanted their sympathy when it went tits up in 2008. As we've all found out over the years the only person who can fix your problems is you and it looks like he's going to learn that lesson too.



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    #10985
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122308774#Comment_122308774

    I agree he creates great content, however I don't think I've watched any of his videos in over a year….. they are only interesting to prospective buyers of the car he's testing…

    I too hope he get's it all sorted, and gets to keep his dream house, but at the same time I'm not building heated swimming pools in my garden when I don't have the means to fund it (I actually do, but those funds are better (in my opinion) spent paying off debts before buying fancy things).



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    #10986
    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 8,993 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309155#Comment_122309155

    🤔🤔, if you have debt you don't have the money to build a swimming pool.



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    #10987
    Buddy Bubs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,683 ✭✭✭Buddy Bubs


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309155#Comment_122309155

    I'm sure plenty of us here could build a swimming pool with borrowings less than the price of some of our cars (that said, I've no idea now much a swimming pool would cost to build as I don't know anyone that has one )



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    #10988
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309196#Comment_122309196

    well we kinda do, as the debt is quite small and could be cleared overnight if we chose.. , and we have far better things to be spending our money on than heated swimming pools. I was moreso trying to portray it from Bjorn's point of view…. he had that crippling debt yet installed a heated swimming pool… maddness.



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    #10989
    the_amazing_raisin
    Registered Users Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭the_amazing_raisin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122308690#Comment_122308690

    I'm not going to hold it against him for buying a nice house with nice stuff. After all we're all here trying to justify spending €40k or more on a car which is functionally equivalent to something half the price

    He definitely made some mistakes though, buying stuff for the house before paying off the high interest loan. A lot of us who have bought houses lived for a few years with the cheapest IKEA furniture available simply because we can't afford more

    As I said, I reckon he's also taken an income hit over the last few months and this played into his situation

    Anyway, I hope he figures something out

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



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    #10990
    BrianD3
    Registered Users Posts: 8,370 ✭✭✭BrianD3


    I had naively assumed that he still worked as a programmer in a university. So youtube is his job now and he has the Norwegian equivalent of a Muck Mansion. Bizarre stuff asking for loans on youtube.

    Video seems to be gone now which is sensible. If he was in Ireland and publicised his financial issues like that and subsequently put the house on the market, the sh*tehawks and vultures would smell a firesale from a mile off.

    He does produce useful content but given that EVs are basically appliances, there's only so much to say about them. He's not going to get a critical mass of people settling down for an evening's entertainment watching his videos. These days, the only Bjorn videos I usually watch are the range test ones and then only a minute or two, skipping to the range comparison table part.



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    #10991
    eagerv
    Registered Users Posts: 4,498 ✭✭✭eagerv


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309308#Comment_122309308

    Nothing was new with us, were happy to accept hand me downs from relations and second hand stuff. And our earnings were probably above average at the time.

    The world has gone mad, I tell ya.🙂



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    #10992
    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 8,993 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309232#Comment_122309232

    Loony stuff alright, we saw the very same carry on here too, lads half a million in debt buying a new BMW etc.



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    #10993
    ELM327
    Registered Users Posts: 21,895 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    Much as I have watched probably weeks of Bjorn content over the years, and he seems a very smart guy, he has made stupid decisions and these are the consequences

    If I go to Vegas and burn a years salary then no one will help me out, you got to live with the consequences of your actions



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    #10994
    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 8,993 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309462#Comment_122309462

    They aren't interested in small bets in Vegas 😊



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    #10995
    the_amazing_raisin
    Registered Users Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭the_amazing_raisin


    More info on the joint venture between Rivian and VW

    https://www.electrive.com/2024/06/26/volkswagen-group-invest-5-bn-rivian-software-e-e-architecture/

    Looks like VW's internal software group Cariad has largely been cut out and the new partnership will handle software for the next generation of VW platforms

    While it doesn't work out well for Cariad, it's probably a win overall for both companies as VW gets access to an already developed software stack (which generally seems to have excellent software). Rivian also gets an influx of cash when it badly needs it

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



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    #10996
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Doesnt he also own a Model 3 in Thailand? I presume if he still owns it it's up for sale..



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    #10997
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309308#Comment_122309308

    He definitely made some mistakes though, buying stuff for the house before paying off the high interest loan. A lot of us who have bought houses lived for a few years with the cheapest IKEA furniture available simply because we can't afford more

    Pretty much this. We bought this house (our 1st) in May 2014, furnished it with Ikea/Harvey Norman stuff, plus the stuff we already owned from while renting (TV, beds, bedside lockers, chest of drawers etc…), and then our sole focus was to pay off the mortgage as quick as possible, which we did after 8yrs & 11 months thanks to consistent overpayments of around 150% on top of our monthly repayments. Anything we bought since living here was contingent on it not affecting our ability to overpay the mortgage at the rate we were overpaying it… so I bought a boat, then we bought the Tesla, Installed solar PV, then we bought a house in Lithuania & furnished it… but through all of that, we were fixated on clearing the mortgage asap… which we did. And we still have all the original furniture we bought… some of which is due an upgrade soon enough, but with a 9yo, the longer we keep that stuff, the better it'll work out for its replacements chances of survivability…

    We desperately need a new back garden, but we want 'the dream' back garden which might cost us €30k-€40k, and while we had the mortgage we didn't even discuss it that much… but now the house loan is taken care of, we now have that ability to think further about doing the back garden.. but to do it while we still had a mortgage…. not a chance in hell.



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    #10998
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,466 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Liveline today will have a piece about an 8yr battery warranty not being honoured due to the fine print.



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    #10999
    JPA
    Registered Users Posts: 13,769 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309738#Comment_122309738

    I bet the not so fine print is it's limited by milage.



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    #11000
    ELM327
    Registered Users Posts: 21,895 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309513#Comment_122309513

    Hey, it's average sized!! (AT least that's what I tell myself :P)



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    #11001
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,466 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309795#Comment_122309795

    I'll not be listening, as its a soul destroying show to commit your time to, but I'd say you're right.

    And to be honest, if it is that, then it's not fine print, it's always up front and known. You always hear "8yr, or 160,000km warranty " quite openly.



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    #11002
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309738#Comment_122309738

    Joegasm



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    #11003
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,466 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309825#Comment_122309825

    Except the part timer isn't working.



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    #11004
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309861#Comment_122309861

    oh thats right, it's summer, so he'll be off for what, 7 - 8 weeks…



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    #11005
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,466 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309871#Comment_122309871

    Like most of the 'big talent'.

    Expect to see Tommy Mescal anchoring the news in studio very soon. Only time he gets indoors.



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    #11006
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,929 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Tesla tried to fob off a battery fuse failure (enclosed in the pack) as non warranty, next day the battery pack failed so never got to have "that" conversation

    My stuff for sale on Adverts inc. EDDI, hot water cylinder, roof rails...

    Public Profile active ads for slave1 (adverts.ie)



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    #11007
    obi604
    Registered Users Posts: 5,569 ✭✭✭obi604


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122306849#Comment_122306849

    I get a “video is private” message when I try to view. Is it working for you now?



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    #11008
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,982 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309361#Comment_122309361

    he has 325k subs what's a critical mass? Evs are cars with electric propulsion, I know you love a Dacia but it's just a car as well with different propulsion



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    #11009
    BrianD3
    Registered Users Posts: 8,370 ✭✭✭BrianD3


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122310207#Comment_122310207

    Well I didn't mention Dacia, then again it's not surprising that you'd bring it up given that Dacia lives rent free in the heads of EV zealots. Combine that with me describing EVs as appliances and I suppose the upset is understandable.

    Seeing as you love EVs so much, do YOU watch all of Bjorn's videos for entertainment or any other purpose. That'll help him make enough money to pay his debts and keep making videos. If not, nothing stopping you from donating money to help him pay for curtains for his house.



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    #11010
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122310030#Comment_122310030

    I wasn't giving it my full attention, but essentially he owes a creditor (the house builder?) about €130k, he's already maxed out with the bank (close to €1m?) so they won't lend him anymore… if he can't pay back that €130k soon he's at risk of having the house repossessed and sold off to pay his debt, of which the interest rate is something like 15%. He already asked his channel sponsors if they could give him a loan and he didn't get any joy, so in the video yesterday he was asking if any of his followers would be willing to to lend him the cash, but at a much more manageable rate of 10% interest…

    Video got pulled, so maybe he got a taker.

    I think he might have been better just asking for a dig out via a GoFundMe or something… times are hard but he has the profile whereby enough people might just give him a dig out… if 33% of his subscribers gave him €1 he'd be sorted… or if 11% gave €3 and so on… I'm not even a subscriber, and yeah, I'd probably drop him €5 on gofundme as I've killed hours upon hours over teh years on quiet days watching his videos…



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    #11011
    the_amazing_raisin
    Registered Users Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭the_amazing_raisin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122310601#Comment_122310601

    I signed up to his Patreon yesterday, €5 per month. I'll keep it going for a year since he basically did a lot of independent research which helped me when buying the ID.4

    Paying back a few euros seems fair. I agree he'd be better off pushing platforms like Patreon or GoFundMe, getting €5 from 20k fans is a lot more realistic than asking for a loan

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



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