Living With The UK’s CHEAPEST New Car

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Jack reviews the new Dogood Zero: an electric microcar which claims the title of "UK's cheapest new car". With a price tag you wouldn't be surprised to see on a high end e-bike, could vehicles like this be the future of urban mobility?
00:00 Intro
1:07 Whogood?
1:46 Exterior walkaround
3:22 The joy of tiny cars
5:08 Interior tour
9:20 A modern day G-Wiz?
11:00 Worth the money?
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@pjdarcy Ай бұрын

It looks like fun but whatever marketing genius came up with the name "Dogood zero" needs to be fired.

@trueriver1950 Ай бұрын

When I first saw the name in print I thought it was dogfood😅

@ianjnunan Ай бұрын

@@trueriver1950 how about dogdoo zero

@macjim Ай бұрын

Change the name and remove the steering wheel badge then I might consider it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@johnsmith-cw3wo Ай бұрын

@@trueriver1950 dog💩 is more appropiate

@notMattGarska Ай бұрын

Do zero good? I don't know what the fuck they were thinking

@definedphotography Ай бұрын

"Tonight, James wears a hat. Richard wears a hat and Jack drives one of his own shoes"

@JackScarlett1 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 ffs

@jamesengland7461 Ай бұрын

Bahahaha!

@Ukraine4TheWin Ай бұрын

LOL

@definedphotography Ай бұрын

@@JackScarlett1😁😁 love your work. sir!

@sylvesterking2076 Ай бұрын

..is the battery fire-safe..?? ..is the insurance cheap on it ..?? ..can it fly..?? 😉 ..do you think it may take off..??

@daithomas9859 Ай бұрын

I'd be worried about pot holes, maybe you'd never be seen again. 😂

@enihi Ай бұрын

If all crs on the road were like this one, there wouldn't be pot holes

@Markcain268 Ай бұрын

@@enihi no buses or lorries then?

@JayCreates Ай бұрын

See how efficient this feeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllls ⬇️⬇️

@davidrowley-ic6dx Ай бұрын

Hit a 4” deep pothole like we suffer on any of our rural roads around where I live and I can just wince at the thought of the wheel in the hole left spinning in air as the bottom of the battery graunches along the road …. Just before the whole thing tips over. It was very noticeable how the car was driven by weaving all over the width of the roads to avoid speed bumps and relatively minor potholes. I like the idea in principle, but it looks like a total death trap if driven on roads shared with vans, trucks and buses.

@Putri-nl2gg Ай бұрын

It’s slow so you’ll see them and you’ll easily be able to dodge them due to the size

@williammykura2342 Ай бұрын

It’s basically a motorised wheelchair with a roof. But I like it.

@farhanbadintv Ай бұрын

Hi how are you?

@JohnHuxleySavage Ай бұрын

Yeah it's just a slightly souped-up mobility scooter ahah. Still, it's good to have a vehicle option in that niche.

@markthomas7279 Ай бұрын

@@JohnHuxleySavagebut can take passengers.

@lifeinhd4053 Ай бұрын

TBF, that basically describes all cars.

@has4896 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉😅

@Thats_him_with_the_daft_hat Ай бұрын

Its an alibaba special, drop shipped into a warehouse in the UK, (hastily) assembled. Perhaps the rebranding is a way of dodging all those warranty claims that are stacking up. Forgive me if I sound clinical but this has been done before and it has left a lot of people burnt.

@ASMRHike Ай бұрын

Exactly. Assembled as in sticking a horrible sticker on the steering wheel.

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

Sung to the tune of the national anthem

@grrfy Ай бұрын

and given a free no questions advert on here @@rp9674

@magnetospin Ай бұрын

You don't sound like a doctor at all.

@temper44 Ай бұрын

That still makes it more British than Rolls Royce (Germany), Jaguar (India) or Prince Archie (US).

@ASMRHike Ай бұрын

An AliBaba special with a 🇬🇧 stuck on the steering wheel.

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

How unpatriotic

@carlarrowsmith Ай бұрын

The most British car with a Union Jack since the City Rover

@oliverstemp9132 Ай бұрын

That’s what I was thinking. There’s no way that’s a British car 😂

@end.of.eternity Ай бұрын

Pretty sure I've just found the exact car on Alibaba for £1800.

@karlk7070 Ай бұрын

I mean, isn't tea also a British symbol dropshipped from China

@andreasschipplock4568 Ай бұрын

I just cancelled my Ferrari order.

@katherandefy 14 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@djoakeydoakey1076 7 күн бұрын

Your gonna pick up all the chicks

@rolex4470 Ай бұрын

It has a glass roof! There are cars where the glass roof option is the cost of this entire car.

@JonSpink Ай бұрын

much better cars to be honest

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

Power windows! Booyakasha!

@leehenry5764 Ай бұрын

Really over £6,000?

@bobbralee1019 Ай бұрын

What do you mean there are no bells and whistles ? Stereo, Sun roof, Heater and by the look of it electric windows. Looks well spec'd for what it is to me.

@truetech4158 Ай бұрын

Such things are not too difficult to add on via aftermarket supplies. Perfect platform for adding elements of luxury to. Let's face it, if you like good tunes, you want good audio solutions to convert away from dollar store grade audio. There is a market for upgrades, and all vehicle manufacturers should also offer choices in grade of components from the tires on up. I want adjustable suspension and will source it out, better audio, logical insulation so a heater wont have to drain the power, maybe a better grade of steering wheel, seat covering, laser cut 3M exterior protection film because it's better than not having it even if not travelling above the slow speed of the transaxle. Oh, even those transaxles can be upgraded should someone want it to go faster, but faster does mean more running costs, insurance for example.

@notMattGarska Ай бұрын

It's like if a Citroen Ami was upgraded to be a proper car

@techno1561 Ай бұрын

It even may or may not have A/C. For a 6 grand new car, I'd expect a simple heater, and a bus-style fan just tacked onto the corner, if there was any heater at all.

@Lnclt-tc3ln Ай бұрын

assuming the AC is working once the fan is activated that sounds quite good actually, yes.

@ditch3827 Ай бұрын

And a PTC

@turbogeek.421 Ай бұрын

For £6k I still want those wires covered!

@brummiesalteno-81 Ай бұрын

Agreed

@brummiesalteno-81 Ай бұрын

And perhaps 40 mph top speed.

@LG-ct8tw Ай бұрын

That exactly why they created gaffer tape😉

@Markcain268 Ай бұрын

£6k? You are kidding me!

@Pottery4Life Ай бұрын

@@brummiesalteno-81 Not sure the car and driver would survive an impact at that (brick wall) or higher (on coming vehicle) velocities.

@ComeJesusChrist Ай бұрын

As someone who may be described as a commuter in Britain, I find it insulting that anyone would think that this is what we need and this is what we deserve.

@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Ай бұрын

Rest assured you won't see any politicians using one to whizz around London.

@MckIdyl Ай бұрын

You must spend a lot of time feeling insulted.

@simoncole844 Ай бұрын

My heart sunk when I saw the Union Jack slapped on the steering wheel: "I'm a bit crap but buy me anyway cuz I'm British, God save the King!"

@EugeneLambert Ай бұрын

Likewise.

@philiptaylor7902 Ай бұрын

According to CleanTechnica it's a rebadged Shandong a520

@utubebroadcaster Ай бұрын

That makes sense

@cornishhh Ай бұрын

I was 98% sure it would be Chinese.

@PedalForward Ай бұрын

Shouldn’t have a Union Jack on the steering wheel unless made in UK.

@philiptaylor7902 Ай бұрын

@@PedalForward For all we know the Union Jack badge IS made in the UK. I agree it's a tacky touch.

@joshuarosen465 Ай бұрын

Thanks for identifying it. I was pretty sure that this company was just buying these on Alibaba and slapping a Union Jack on the steering wheel. How much does it cost in China?

@MooseOnEarth Ай бұрын

7:10 - PTC = Positive Temperature Coefficient. It is a resistive heater in this electric car. The PTC aspect of it is a technical one: at first the heater will draw a high power. When the heater then heats up, its resistance will rise with temperature (therefore: positive coefficient: higher temperature higher resistance) and it will draw less power. This way, it regulates itself. It is the standard way to do simple air heaters like in a hairdryer. The unmarked switch may be for an accessory like seat heating or rear fog light. The A/C button is photoshopped out on the web site, so it is likely not functional on purpose. Still, you should have looked it up in the owners manual, that all products sold are required to be delivered with.

@kieranmccreedy271 Ай бұрын

Wish my Nissan had this. The heater is either on or off as far as I know!

@deltajohnny Ай бұрын

Great info! I wish car testers had a look at the manual before recording the videos... 🙄🙄

@cornishhh Ай бұрын

Why doesn't it just say heater? Or have a heater symbol on it?

@deltajohnny Ай бұрын

@@cornishhh I thought the same... perhaps because it is a longer word and it would not look as good?

@truetech4158 Ай бұрын

Layman's terms rules. Thankyou for the transparency, the vulcan knowledge shared. It's always nice to avoid the magic smoke or misinterpretation of things such as a installed mystery switch. There's a reason why we definitely should see graphical warning labels on things such a jugs of bleach, a good thing because without warnings, you just know some idiots drank it like a trip to the jonestown koolade festival.

@AngelodeCiutiis Ай бұрын

I cringed when Lou bumped the roof, clearly in pain from getting his hat button forcibly pressed into the top of his head. Solidarity, Lou!

@bladnik Ай бұрын

I fly gliders and caps with central buttons are NOT allowed. (The button can damage the scull during excessive turbulence). the same rule should be with this car. I also think that he gives an honest appraisal of the £6,000 car.

@nickthegun Ай бұрын

I can't overstate how much I was willing you to try and tip it over during the final summary

@selbalamir Ай бұрын

100%

@JackScarlett1 Ай бұрын

I did try to roll it while driving. No success. I deff reckon I could push it over if I really put my mind to it though.

@iworkout6912 25 күн бұрын

Tip over danger, especially if you live near a University, and the students are having their spring time protest about something.

@snowstrobe Ай бұрын

Damn straight, this is all we need in our cities. Should be one available to hire from every block.

@JackScarlett1 Ай бұрын

Put one on every street corner!

@truetech4158 Ай бұрын

More than only one should be available really, and mayors should demonstrate their ability for logical city planning and The Right To Mobility. Give em a call. I wanna attend town council meeting(s) related to this concern, and to help boost disability rights, human rights, and ecology in a most timely manner. You might be a catalyst even as a individual, you qualify as human, more human than some humans. Cheers from a farming zone in canada.

@snowstrobe Ай бұрын

@@JackScarlett1 Ha, I was going to say every street, but changed it because I thought that might seem a bit too radical...

@globalist1990 Ай бұрын

Who's cleaning them inside?

@sroberts605 Ай бұрын

Automatically driven - these could be circulating around cities, you hire one via phone and it drives itself to you and off again at the destination, on to the next.

@shia_labeouf Ай бұрын

Seeing it pass by Nissan Micras and Fiat 500s makes you realise that even "small cars" just aren't that small any more. This thing is a great entry in the market. Good luck to them.

@pablobelastegui Ай бұрын

I just want to show my apreciation and respect for this channel. The reviews have personality and engage the viewer independently of lacking interest in buying such early stages of electrical machines. Keep up the awesome work! Greetings from Spain!

@aussieideasman8498 Ай бұрын

I have just done three video's showing my respect for Rob Llewellin, lol. I wonder if jack would privately agree? I hope so, and hope Rob has left our almost Russian shores?

@turbokadett Ай бұрын

Without wanting to take away what the Dogood is offering there are currently two Smart ForTwo ED (451's) on Auto Trader for under £6k. Sure you can't do the illegal stuff like skip through bollards but you can do 70mph and have a range of around 70 miles. They are a hoot to drive and perfect for the city.

@liamness Ай бұрын

I'm not even sure if driving through the bollards is illegal. There's no signage indicating that you can't drive through there, it's just that most cars (even back in the 70s when these bollards were installed) would not be physically able to fit through.

@user-bf8tv8xv4w Ай бұрын

That Smart ForTwo is ten years old. Apples to oranges. They're £16,420 new, and everyone knows that you take a hit once you drive out of a showroom, especially since its ten-year-old battery would cost another £6k to replace if it's near dead. You could buy another Dogood for that, or replace the battery in your old one since it would be a third of the cost since it's less than a third the capacity at 4.8Kw as opposed to 17.6Kw in the Smart ForTwo. Obviously used cars are better value, and you'd probably be lucky to get £1k for a ten year Dogood if they existed.

@turbokadett Ай бұрын

@@user-bf8tv8xv4wI disagree, both are small city cars for £6k so apples to apples in my book, one vehicle is a fulley fledged car from an established manufacturer, the other is a rebadged Chinese microcar. As for needing a replacement battery please stop talking bollocks, when I was driving a Smart ForTwo ED it was 8 years old and returning better than book range. My current EV is even older (13 years old) and it also returns book range.

@user-bf8tv8xv4w Ай бұрын

@@turbokadett You can't seem to comprehend that there's a difference between new and used. Those cars were £16,420 new. You'd pay up to £250k for a new Merc Maybach, but you can pick up a ten year old roller for under £39k. The RR badge has more cachée, and there's more legroom for you and your chauffeur. And you will probably be able to pick up a ten year old Doggod in future for £1k. That's heaps cheaper than the latest showroom price of a Smart Fortwo of £22,225. That's over 22 times the price for a smrt since we are allowed to compare today's new price to a ten year old car that's been stunk up by someone else.

@t1n4444 Ай бұрын

@@turbokadett Yes, but, other people drive in other ways. The battery could be ok or not. Thank goodness battery cars are in decline and hydrogen cars aren't. What a waste of time effort and money battery EVs turned out to be. The residuals on some cars are enough to make a grown person weep. A few minutes on CAP Hpi should move you to tears as well. And, to cheer up everyone not stuck with a battery EV that nobody is rushing to buy, even the dealers, JCB is building hydrogen buses in Ireland. Perhaps Sadiq will put some on the roads in London Town to replace the travelling crematoria?

@TobyStewart-dy4qq Ай бұрын

They are kind of like those covered mobility scooters you see in amsterdam

@keepcreationprocess Ай бұрын

But those you see there are wayyy more expensive --- than this

@cornishhh Ай бұрын

Those cost about €15,000.

@stephengoodall7543 Ай бұрын

@@keepcreationprocess😊

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

Amster-damn!

@terryhayward7905 Ай бұрын

I would say more like the road going golf carts that are used in the US.

@tonypapworth4902 Ай бұрын

Is it a small car or a big mobility scooter?

@ziggarillo Ай бұрын

Neither, did you watch the video ?

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

If a car falls in the woods...

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

If a tiger falls in the woods, would he be a golfer?

@t1n4444 Ай бұрын

@@rp9674 He was driving a car at that time. Probably a battery EV judging by the crash and his injuries. Obviously. We talked of nothing else for minutes, in the clubhouse, of a night. Until the booze kicked in and the 19th got busy again.

@karlk7070 Ай бұрын

It's an AC cabin with wheels. Old folks love it

@brummiesalteno-81 Ай бұрын

I'll be honest, you may as well by an old leaf, ion etc. small cars but with more range (even taking into account battery degredation), better interior and 4 proper seats. I saw an ion for

@trevorberridge6079 Ай бұрын

The real big issue with the cheapest new car in the UK is that is costs more than the best bargain second hand EVs in the UK. You can get a whole lot of Zoe for £5,000 in Autotrader. As I write there are 40 listed on Autotrader at £5,000 or less. For example, a 53,000 mile 22kwh 2015 Zoe Dynamique with battery lease for £3,499. Or a similar model with only 41,000 miles and no battery lease for £3,950. At the other end of the sub £5,000 market is the 23,400 mile 22kwh 2016 Zoe Expression with no battery lease for £5,000. You get the point. Unless you really need a very small car and never intend to drive out of town you're better off getting a second hand EV that looks like a car and not a Fisher Price reject. No offence.

@JackScarlett1 Ай бұрын

I absolutely agree.

@oliverhale85 Ай бұрын

If you are only interested in cost, I still think a small petrol will beat electric over the lifetime of the vehicle.

@trevorberridge6079 Ай бұрын

@@oliverhale85 But it won't. Repair and maintenance will get more frequent and expensive. I know because that happened with my three ICE cars. It just became restrictive paying for the upkeep. That hasn't been the case with my EV. It just doesn't suffer the same wear and tear.

@hasan_z Ай бұрын

@@trevorberridge6079 depends how lucky you are. i drive cars no more than £500, don't spend more than £50 on them and scrap them after a few years. Currently driving a 1996 Civic for 4 yrs that I got for £450

@duckydashcam751 Ай бұрын

@@oliverhale85I'm not so keen on EVs at all either but if you're in an inner city area (Central London/Central Birmingham/ Central Manchester) then they make perfect sense. No more than 50miles round trip and no fuel costs (bar lekky obviously). I drive several hundred miles a week in the 'Countryside' so an EV would be pointless for myself so I'm sticking to reliable diesel.

@mbak7801 Ай бұрын

When you said 'next week we do fly tipping' you should have dropped a sweet wrapper out of the window. Just to show the rebel in you.

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

Change the name tu Fukzgivn Zero

@fToo Ай бұрын

that gave me a coughing fit - excellent line :)

@bentp4891 Ай бұрын

Its basically a 4 wheeled moped with a roof

@truetech4158 Ай бұрын

It's better than what Gilligan drove, aside from the nice tropical island, if it wasnt a backdrop for a landlocked hollywood studio set. If a person needs to get groceries home in the rain or wind etc, this is all they need to be practical.

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

In the way that a house is a no wheeled moped with a roof walls and a foundation

@chrisspain Ай бұрын

@@truetech4158 Wind? be careful, looks like it might get airborne 🤣🤣

@davidfeeney1920 Ай бұрын

You can actually get a decent enough small electric used car for 6k and it will be loads better and much safer

@truetech4158 Ай бұрын

@@chrisspain I'd like to see some savage abuse of these to show people just exactly what they can expect under specific environmental and terrain conditions. I want to also see mods done to them and demonstrations so others can mod/add luxury and other practical elements to theirs. What you wrote, could result in seeing one flying around, with a wing kit, and some on youtube would do that with a motor, then a jet. Just include the landing gear, perhaps a rapid deployment airbag and parashute type that vacuums itself up cooler than when that corvette landed on earth in the beginning of the movie Heavy Metal. We should ask the A.I. to produce a version of that movie. Look, if it turns out dangerous, they can still be ok, with the purchase/construction of a proper exoskeleton.

@michaelkinsella1559 Ай бұрын

The major down side of these cars, over bikes, is in a car park you still need a space and to pay lots for it. A bike will win every time for efficient storage and low parking costs.

@sroberts605 Ай бұрын

If you feel the need for protection from the weather and/or traffic? What if they were for instant hire via your phone, automatically driven to you?

@michaelkinsella1559 Ай бұрын

@@sroberts605 I would love hire schemes and auto-driving to be rolled out widescale, but I feel safe with cycle lane and waterproof clothing as a solution that we already have (in the city where I live). I would prefer to be on a cycle path on a bike vs at a roundabout with a HGV in a microcar. It all about options and choices and bikes seem to work better for me for most

@sroberts605 Ай бұрын

@@michaelkinsella1559 For me too, but if this was the other vehicle filling the roads (the cycle lanes around here are either non-existant or worse), I think that would be an improvement.

@andymccabe6712 Ай бұрын

But, a motorbike will LOSE every time on safety, load carrying and KEEPING DRY AND WARM!!!! ..... Everything depends on how you SPIN Your argument ......!!!!! ....where you BIAS lies ... etc etc....

@michaelkinsella1559 Ай бұрын

@@andymccabe6712 for sure, and also what your used to.

@TomTom-cm2oq Ай бұрын

I absolutely fully agree with you pinion at the end!! Fantastic video and commentary. Good hand usage :)

@messiermitchell4901 Ай бұрын

I adore microcars, but this is alarmingly close to a mobility scooter

@logicalChimp Ай бұрын

All L6 microcars are... it's - generally - the L7s that have a bit more oomph and features, etc.

@oyuyuy Ай бұрын

Knowing that it's a $2.000 Alibaba car does take away from it but I will say that £6.000 is still quite intriguing. I'd take this for £6.000 over the €20.000+ Microlinos any day of the week. Price NEEDS to be the main selling point for microcars, I don't see myself paying a cent over €8.000 for 'not a car' no matter how it looks. I just want a road legal golf cart.

@garystephens2109 Ай бұрын

A brilliantly informative, funny video. Laughed out loud in Tesco waiting for my missus (who's currently price checking every item on every shelf)

@handsofdoubt31 Ай бұрын

As a 2 ton SUV driver (in the country where I need the ground clearance and back problems need a car that's easy to get in to) I fully endorse this type of car. I'd love one for those for little trips down to the village shop. Stick it on a trailer behind the campervan as a holiday run around! There are so many use cases for this type of vehicle. Hopefully we can flip the script on urban fashion and make these things really popular. I have nothing against SUVs but I do have something against people driving them in inappropriate places.

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

100%

@terryhayward7905 Ай бұрын

I drive a Volvo XC70, and I completely agree, a perfect little second car / runabout.

@SteveLoughran Ай бұрын

Try an electric bike out for those. They are transformational. Fit on the rack on the back of your SUV nicely too.

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

@@SteveLoughran& of course don't get broken or killed

@terryhayward7905 Ай бұрын

This is exactly what is needed for town and local use, and at the right price at last.

@truetech4158 Ай бұрын

Without affordability, the ecosystem takes a observable nosedive for disingenuous billionaire types that seek their usual lack of consideration, even though they know theyre responsible for keeping the ecosystem held hostage for profit margin. We can't just build rockets and relocate to mars as a backup plan because of the narcissism of escapism desires, and we really only do live just once, and its no simulation either.

@atulmalhotra2303 Ай бұрын

4 kWh battery ? India's cheapest e cars, the Tata Tiago and the MG Comet both cost around 7000 pounds and carry 17-18 kWh batteries plus a 120 mile range per charge. And they both look a million times classier and modern.

@davetester100 Ай бұрын

but they aren’t on sale in the UK?

@terryhayward7905 Ай бұрын

The Tiago is not an EV, and the Comet is not available in the UK, so how does that work ?

@keithhooper6123 Ай бұрын

Yes,these should be available in the UK.

@snowstrobe Ай бұрын

Yeah, FC needs an Indian correspondent.

@keithhooper6123 Ай бұрын

The Tiago is availble,in India,as an EV.

@leeku7768 Ай бұрын

I like the comparison in the end. My eBike is superb and slightly cheaper but I think I’d have the eBike any day. Thanks for picking de bouvier for filming this!

@djkenny1202 Ай бұрын

I saw one recently visiting Portland OR. Definitely had my attention. I like mini cars and this was the ultimate mini Mini. I think a city bike with saddle bags is often more practical.

@MrMorton Ай бұрын

This is a fantastic video! I somewhat question the vehicle but I love the review! 😃

@sebianoti Ай бұрын

If the top speed was 40 and it had more than 100 mile range it would be awesome for food deliveries

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

Might be horrifying at 40

@paulsanders9876 Ай бұрын

could always an exchange battery with you?

@aussieideasman8498 Ай бұрын

A Honda engine in it and it would do it.

@marioseoul Ай бұрын

Yes to small cars! (though not necessarily always this small). I'm in Seattle, so not quite the land of mega pickups everywhere, but I recently went to Lima, Peru for a cousin's wedding. Near the end of the trip, I was in a taxi, and we pulled up beside a Subaru Outback. It looked so big! I asked the taxi driver if he thought that was a big car and he agreed. Was nice to have my perspective reset after years of growing cars. Oh, tangentially, I did see a few electric cars there, they've finally entered the market. A few Hyundai Ioniq electrics, Ionic 5s, a Kona electric, a Yema Auto Mengo, and probably a few other Chinese ones that I didn't recognize. A few of my taxis were BYDs but older ICE models.

@johnbrown-so3vz Ай бұрын

Brilliant, 2 people to work and back and then to the shops and back. No helmet, leathers or waterproofs. Brilliant.

@CleridwenFR Ай бұрын

big agree about car sizes. I drive a xsara picasso all by myself. I live alone in the middle of the city. this thing is too big to conveniently park, too large of a turning radius, but I can't afford a new car and it does what i need, so I'm stuck with it. at 1.3 tons it's not too bad, but oh how much would I love a small car

@jzilla1234 Ай бұрын

Twizy clone, we need more of these

@914050 Ай бұрын

Better off just getting a Twizy

@jzilla1234 Ай бұрын

@@914050 true

@snowstrobe Ай бұрын

@@914050 Even the secondhand ones are more expensive than this.

@michaelbacon561 Ай бұрын

I like the fact that it is fully enclosed unlike the Twizy but it's a shame it doesn't have its funky style or a bit more range and performance. I would always worry that I'm driving a mobile road block.

@justmechanicthings Ай бұрын

Different category, higher output and bigger

@aliruane Ай бұрын

I think the thinking behind this vehicle is spot on. If I lived in London it would be a great little runaround.

@ptonpc Ай бұрын

Hope it's a success. It looks like the sort of vehicle that is needed.

@WilliamOwyong Ай бұрын

For the low cost microcar market, why not start with an off-the-shelf portable power generator/system and build the rest of the car to utilise it? Fitting associated solar panels would then be possible. Upgrading/replacing the battery would likely also be a relatively simple affair. Most importantly: We'd get to see Jack driving a Jackery 😀

@djfmitv Ай бұрын

Unfortunately it wouldn't produce enough energy to keep such a car going for anything more than a couple of miles at most (even on a bright sunny day in the most 'perfect' of conditions) - Basic Physics 101.

@edwinchaffin3154 Ай бұрын

the bubble car with a motor bike engine was an even better idea

@cornishhh Ай бұрын

This with a 125cc option would work well. 50cc would be enough.

@michaelkenny4124 Ай бұрын

Jack makes every video great, one of the best motoring journalists for a long time.

@aussieideasman8498 Ай бұрын

I agree he makes the video's great, but he can't make the cars he drives great.

@MckIdyl Ай бұрын

This host is MUCH easier to listen to, and easier on the eyes as well. Thank you.

@lordpitnolen2196 Ай бұрын

Is it officially CAR or is it a restricted quadricyle?

@paulwincott2987 Ай бұрын

Just think how much car you can pick up for £6k second hand

@Hacker4748 Ай бұрын

Electric, though?

@garysmith5025 Ай бұрын

@@Hacker4748Yep, an older Zoe can be under £6k

@gergall1809 Ай бұрын

@@Hacker4748 I'm in NI,the regional used cars site has 5 Zoes,2 Leafs,and a Twizy below 6k..

@ahaveland Ай бұрын

I picked up a 2nd hand Tesla Model 3 AWD for 4.5x the price of £6k. It's a lot more than 4.5x the car, such as 440 HP vs 3 HP together with everything else it can do. I do agree however that microcars are important and should have a place in cities, but if you own it, then you have to keep it somewhere and be able to charge it. Won't suit so many people unfortunately.

@martinwarner1178 Ай бұрын

@@Hacker4748 Yeah, that's the bonus, non electric. Peace and goodwill.

@ddabrahim Ай бұрын

I like it how we can take the battery pack out. But I can't find the homepage for my life. They need to do better SEO

@DeviceNull Ай бұрын

A shelf for a Bluetooth box would be a good replacement for the "stereo". Other than that the thing looks great to me.

@timscott3027 Ай бұрын

I prefer the ami to this but its a little more but a couple of grand is worth having a dealer network and warranty etc to me. I am genuinely considering one for bad weather commuting, vs the bike which ive been using for the last 20 years an ami would be lush. Im used to shitty weather but i never enjoy it.

@kendavis5686 Ай бұрын

Progress at last on the Uk car market, just the thing we need and at a good price. I want one and will trade in my Biro. Would like to know more about it e.g hill climbing ability ( I live in steep hilled Hastings).

@suegray6284 Ай бұрын

That is so cute…I would like a version that did 40/50 mph and 100 mile range but if you never leave the city it’s great fun!

@liamness Ай бұрын

All the shortcuts you were taking around De Beauvoir are perfectly legal, as there's no signage saying no motor vehicles etc. That's one of the main differences between the 70s era traffic filters and the more modern "Low Traffic Neighbourhood" style approach. Councils have been pressured in some cases to use cameras instead of bollards to preserve through access for some types of vehicle (e.g. emergency vehicles, blue badge holders), but bollards are cheaper and quite frankly if someone wants to pass through on a moped or a microcar I don't really see a problem with that!

@stevesinclair1791 Ай бұрын

Don’t hit a pot hole in this - it would have to be towed out 😢

@enihi Ай бұрын

Just buy a new one, drive over the previous one in the pot hole

@markiliff Ай бұрын

The suicide sunroof surely deserves a comment

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

Tick

@Wireball Ай бұрын

Looks like it would scoop cooler outside air in on a hot day, too.

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

Too much drag at high speed on freeways & track

@mattwills87 Ай бұрын

probably an ideal takeaway with maybe an extra battery or two so you can swap them about as and when needed

@tomstickland Ай бұрын

That was fun. Pleased to see that you appreciate e-bikes and why massive, heavy cars are an issue in cities.

@57thorns Ай бұрын

I bought a rather expensive bike for about 1000 pounds, and the running costs are about one service per year (£45). Can hardly see how that thing would be cheaper?

@57thorns Ай бұрын

So, an ebike, top model, for £6K? Where did you find that one, in Dubai with gold plated wheels?

@John-FourteenSix Ай бұрын

It really is “White goods”. Add handle on the back and it could be mistaken for a kettle, because it wouldn’t look out of place in my kitchen… (Lol) Get the kettle on, it’s time for a cup of tea. Cheers!

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

It's a hot cup o' tea, that should be an expression

@thecrow3461 Ай бұрын

7:17 PTC is another term for resistive heater. (positive temperature coefficient heating element) So it turns on the heater.

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

People's Territory of China

@NevilleWearsPrada 7 күн бұрын

Not everybody’s cup of tea but I do predict we will see lots of vehicles in this style around major cities over the coming years - especially once companies expand into full self driving.

@johnpulman7137 Ай бұрын

“Polluting powerful fast SUVs should be legislated out of our city” 👏👏👏

@teedee6176 Ай бұрын

In a civilised society, what we need is *choice.* Do those Geo-Engineering Sky Sprayers give us a choice? Resounding NO!! Some do-gooder, earth-saver independently decided it's for our benefit, *Safe and Effective.*

@StartledPancake Ай бұрын

Really entertaining review as always and some timely soapboxing at the end as these mega SUVs are really starting to become a menace, as the offputting high running costs of the petrol versions arent applicable to the EV variants. Hence we will only see more of them if they arent legislated against.

@julmaass Ай бұрын

Loved the delivery of the intro. And the writing. I liked the intro.

@54mgtf22 Ай бұрын

If I owned that car, he’d be called Dudley. Love your work, Jack 👍

@MD-cj4yh Ай бұрын

Next week, we're fly tipping! 😂😂

@beachcrow Ай бұрын

In the U.S. countryside there's *"cow-tipping"* where nasty kids will push over a sleeping cow for evil fun. Had not heard of "fly-tipping" but see it's the British equivalent of "littering" and nothing to do with sleeping flies.

@terrystevens5261 Ай бұрын

Littering is throwing a crisp bag on the ground, fly tipping is dumping a lorry load of rubbish down a country lane.@@beachcrow

@ProvencalG Ай бұрын

I could listen to Jack reviewing stuff I'm not interested about in the slightest and still be captivated. Wait... I just did.

@daRogueJedi Ай бұрын

“It’s got…some suspension”😂 Well done mate!

@trueriver1950 Ай бұрын

I'd still prefer a cheap electric car wide enough to have a passenger seat on my left, rather than behind me. Citroen make a car that would be ideal for me, the Ami, and it's about 1.5x the price. If willingly pay that, except they only sell a left hand drive version. Put the steering wheel on the right and I'd already have bought one of those. What i do like is the fact that it avoids the trap of doing everything via a touch screen. For one thing you can't navigate a touch screen by muscle memory the way you do a set of stalks growing out of the steering column. What's worse is that high end eVs trend to change the menu layouts from time to time, without your permission. That's bad enough when it happens on your computer, but very much worse in a vehicle where you should be keeping your eyes on the road even when manipulating the controls. But great review 😊

@MrAdopado Ай бұрын

I quite liked the Ami until I saw some KZfaq videos that show the chassis and the (lack of) quality of construction ... very disappointing.

@melonmelon2848 Ай бұрын

A proper vehicle for the hard-working city dwellers that have other financial concerns in lives! Thanks FCS Team and Jack for checking this out for us all

@truetech4158 Ай бұрын

Its a worthy purchase. If you wanna dial in the luxury features afterwards, its a perfect platform of which to do so. All the fasteners seems accessible without too much effort. I wanna see shows demonstrating a complete tear down and reassembly, and that will take care of concerns about how to upgrade anything about such a vehicle. There's alot of ways to mod these, people wanna know how to, or be of no mystery of the process of ownership and repairs. All manufacturers should include a parts list including prices of each part, a list of factory options including prices of each of those too. This is how to protect the ecosystem, matching solutions to the people who want to be more responsible for their actions.

@chrisspain Ай бұрын

@@truetech4158 If you want to mod a L6/L7 vehicle, get the Citroen AMI, that is taken apart down to the cage in 20mins, a wrench and a screw driver. I did it 😃

@EV-olution Ай бұрын

Considering the entry level BYD Seagull Honor Edition is now about 9700$, the Dogood Zero would not stand a chance if BYD was available in the UK. To me, 6,000$ is a lot when you consider what is available in the Chinese market.

@teklife Ай бұрын

very true. while almost 9700 is nearly 60% more than the doogod, what u get for the seagull is SO MUCH MORE CAR. the squad solar on the other hand, is phenomenal, especially for apt dwellers. u may never need to plug in charge it.

@tivvy-xf4kz Ай бұрын

Trouble is in the UK prices have a habit of rising with various taxes and profit margins and any vehicle is usually much more expensive .

@EV-olution 29 күн бұрын

@@tivvy-xf4kz that issue happens in many countries, but the large increase in price is due to tarifs imposed on vehicles imported from China, which is meant to protect the local market from exactly this sort of situation. China does the same thing to protect the Chinese market, there are tarifs levied on vehicles that are imported, making them much less competitive.

@tivvy-xf4kz 29 күн бұрын

@@EV-olution That was the point I was making they are very rarely anything near the prices mentioned. However there are no UK manufacturers of small vehicles/quads so there is nothing to protect. I have always said that low prices are the key to ev's and not everyone needs loads of range or tech gadgets.

@EV-olution 29 күн бұрын

@@tivvy-xf4kz you are 100% correct.

@JK-xz1lt Ай бұрын

You did a great job keeping a straight face with this.

@iamspartacus3114 Ай бұрын

I feel the most appropriate contest would be an egg and spoon race.

@Pottery4Life Ай бұрын

Looks like Jack and the FC crew needs to do a full Microcar Roundup Episode.

@Benjamin_Jehne Ай бұрын

I take the e-bike.

@garyt1119 Ай бұрын

What would encourage take up of this sort of car is low cost convenient parking for this class only (no teslas or electric monsters) close to town centres railway stations and the like. you could easily get 4 (sideways) into a standard parking spot.

@longrolstral Ай бұрын

A modern-day Invacar. It looks like someone went to China, saw loads of them on the roads, and decided to build their own version. "Doogood Zero" → "Dogood, not!"

@sneakygit2430 Ай бұрын

Kids will love tipping them over for a laugh.

@truetech4158 Ай бұрын

You see the kids always kicking over those bikes that the driver with beards and a dermis of tattoos. Those Bottle Kids, bad parents. Probably raised by authoritarians, you know the type though, theyre too smiley to see past the ego that wants to show off trying to impress the schoolyard bullies. The very very cool kids of overcompensation.

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

Apply a warning sticker: beware of owner

@FFVoyager Ай бұрын

I don't expect Rolls Royce fit and finish on a cheap new car. But I can see at two Rolls Royces for less than that costs on Autotrader at the moment......😲

@MetalTrabant Ай бұрын

You wouldn't want to service and maintain those cheap Rollses... a Rolls is never cheap to run.

@FFVoyager Ай бұрын

@@MetalTrabant I'd rather run a Rolls on a shoestring than drive that thing!

@MetalTrabant Ай бұрын

@@FFVoyager But you can't run an old Rolls on a shoestring... first of all it needs E5 fuel, which is very expensive, and it needs a lot of it. And don't even start on the hydraulics of those old Silver Shadows... those are nightmares to maintain. They look nice on the yard though, when they are not leaking anything...

@FFVoyager Ай бұрын

@@MetalTrabant the suspension is based on Citroen kit. Years ago I bought a GS with no suspension, brakes or steering. An afternoon replacing a couple of cupro nickel brake pipes and it was fine. 😆

@philspencelayh5464 Ай бұрын

It'll keep the weather off you. There used to be a ligier available with a cement mixer engine with similar performance. I used to encounter a couple of them frequently very frustrating for surrounding traffic. That 28mph is absolutely the maximum, fine in a 20mph zone(be interesting to see how it copes with the speed bumps) but mostly 30 and lots of 40mph zones where I live.

@swecreations Ай бұрын

So called "moped cars" use single-cylinder 500cc diesel engines, very common in cities in multiple countries in Europe. Ligier, Aixam and Chatenet are common manufacturers.

@Pique147 Ай бұрын

I see a video with Jack, I give it a thumbs up. Best presenter on YT, full stop.

@grahamfelvus7708 Ай бұрын

I'm so pleased to see that you review and take seriously this type of vehicle. And you are absolutely right, we need far more of these on the roads.

@famousulstersam Ай бұрын

What the hell are you smoking or is that good old fashioned sarcasm?

@benday1218 Ай бұрын

Used Citroen Ami's are sub £6k now with very low miles.

@ziggarillo Ай бұрын

No they're not

@benpark6703 Ай бұрын

There’s 4 on Autotrader right now, £6k or under.

@jamesengland7461 Ай бұрын

"Small cars get you there faster! Why? Shortcuts!" Meanwhile, the cameraman, on foot, keeps up with Jack and meets him at the end 😂

@swecreations Ай бұрын

Fair, but think this is more of a question of bicycles and running being faster than cars in city centers. :)

@nicholasroberts6954 Ай бұрын

Dad's commute to the station car park. Grandads and grannies trip to the village shops. College kids ride to school (In rural areas),. Solution to leisure centre, village hall and church parking problems Plans for a van version.? .. Ideal for the lower scale delivery agents, small shopkeepers wanting to stay in the game by offering home delivery (Could be the modern version of the delivery boy on a bike with whicker panniers of 70 years ago), Royal mail posties and some utiliity workers and tradesmen ? Boon for touristy areas and resort car hire for just 2 up Cheap car football a la TG. Junior motocross

@i3looi2 Ай бұрын

I wonder if it is valid for green gov discount. What would the final pay-down price be ?

@cornishhh Ай бұрын

Twizzy's weren't.

@ziggarillo Ай бұрын

@i3looi2 Ай бұрын

@@ziggarillo i guess vouchers have a lower limit for price. Car price has to be over 15K or something.

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

Free & they give you a pack of crisps & a pint, or whatever Brits feed on

@CeiliogWaspflake 20 күн бұрын

If you mean the UK Government Plug-In Car Grant, it was withdrawn in 2022.

@dannya6825 Ай бұрын

Well presented as usual and a very great comment at the end, which needed to be said.

@ciarancurley5482 Ай бұрын

This feels like a yoke that BYD or even one of the Chinese eBike makers would make a version with proper car trim and make it 1000 pounds cheaper 😂

@isaacingleby8771 8 күн бұрын

Looks good, the main fear is disconnecting the brake or accelerator as you pointed out, that seems way too dangerous to allow on the road

@peterjol Ай бұрын

I don't know why they bother with putting radio's in cars these days...they just need a place for plugging in a tablet or phone and a decent speaker. ..even things like the speedometer display could all be done by apps on your own phone or tablet so why not cut costs even more and not bother to instal any of the things.

@trueriver1950 Ай бұрын

Putting the speedo display in a removable device would probably need a change to legislation. The speedo is supposed to be part of the vehicle. Using the phone to control anything, even something about the vehicle would certainly break UK road law if done while moving, and possibly while sitting in the driving seat ...

@powderandpaint14 Ай бұрын

Lots of people still like listening to the radio (no I'm not a boomer.)

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

All dashboard functions should be through a generic tablet, cheap, easily replaceable, easily resizable

@terryhayward7905 Ай бұрын

My car radio is permanently locked to Classic FM. I would be lost without it :)

@Thelango99 Ай бұрын

In our country at least, emergency messages in tunnels are transimtted over DAB and FM. So you kinda need it for quite a few places.

@Just-SomeGuy Ай бұрын

The question is Jack, are you going to give up your Polestar 2 and get one of these instead? 😉

@Yesterzine Ай бұрын

Yeah, he's not wrong but it does amuse me he owns, in London, exactly the kind of car he says should be banned in London :D

@rp9674 Ай бұрын

@swecreations Ай бұрын

@@YesterzineBig difference between London and London I feel. I think cars should be banned outright in the city center, but still own a car.

@virtualgeezer Ай бұрын

In the last video where they raced across London, he mentioned that most of the team are in Bristol, so it’d be great to see this vs his Polestar to Bristol. It would probably take a solid day as it would have to stick to A-roads! 😂

@logicalChimp Ай бұрын

@@virtualgeezer At a nominal 50 miles of range (probably closer to 40-45 on that sort of trip, it'd probably have to stop to charge 2-3 times too (maybe more, depending on how circuitous the route is to avoid the high-speed roads that it's not permitted on)... but then, it's not designed for leaving its home city really :D