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we had thought you were minted
you can share your two passions and test-drive a Skoda Enyaq , similar, dog-sized, boot 600l(p2 400), as octavia estate, exterior look equally elegant as P2 ?
OOI - new corsa-e tv adverts boasting 48 hour test drive .
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Why would you think I was minted driving a 2.0 litre E Class?
Enyaq looks perfect (in practice), but the list of options you would actually want on the car is ridiculous - £400 for heated front seats? £1000+ for Matrix headlights? £1000 for a heat pump! It doesn't even come with a reversing camera in the top spec one.
Enyaq looks perfect (in practice), but the list of options you would actually want on the car is ridiculous - £400 for heated front seats? £1000+ for Matrix headlights? £1000 for a heat pump! It doesn't even come with a reversing camera in the top spec one.
Even with 0% Bik an EQC is 65K new , average new car prices are some £35K -
I hadn't realised skoda, like vw, are miserly on the options -
After reading an article on id3 heatpumps https://www.goingelectric.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=393&t=58265&start=50
if you are able to pre-warm the car (daytime rates - yes) their benefit may not be so great, unless you live up North.
I hadn't realised skoda, like vw, are miserly on the options -
After reading an article on id3 heatpumps https://www.goingelectric.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=393&t=58265&start=50
if you are able to pre-warm the car (daytime rates - yes) their benefit may not be so great, unless you live up North.
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As I mentioned, it would have been a business contract hire.
It's basically renting a car for a few years.
Funny that, mine came through too today.So today I had my home Pod-Point charger installed and I got my VIN & Reg number confirmed on the Polestar website. Not long to wait now
Chased up with the leasing company as wanted to see if they’ve had any info further than me as Polestar told me Jan the other day!
My MDs EQC comes in next week, hoping my P2 wont be long...
P2, unlike model 3, does look as though it has a high up/suv driving position, so, will have same aerodynamic hit as the much more spacious Enyaq,
at which point you have, just, the better interior build, maybe ICE, and, not least, seat comfort as P2 advantages.
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P2 range is basically little over 200 miles from what I've seen from owners, nowhere near the 292 mile WLTP range.
The EPA range is a lot more accurate.
But that's not a problem if you have an ICE car for longer journeys.
The EPA range is a lot more accurate.
But that's not a problem if you have an ICE car for longer journeys.
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Plenty of YouTube videos of it as well
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Don't bring sensible comments in here, it was clearly entirely the car's fault. Despite it looking like it automatically broke to save a worse collision.
Isn't it well documented (including in the car manual) that auto pilot that it doesn't stop for stationary objects?
I also don't think the interior facing camera is correctly positioned to see if a driver is looking at the road or not, its in the rear view mirror and looks at the interior generally rather than at the driver.
As for insurance, why wouldn't they pay? The driver is legally in charge of the vehicle.
I also don't think the interior facing camera is correctly positioned to see if a driver is looking at the road or not, its in the rear view mirror and looks at the interior generally rather than at the driver.
As for insurance, why wouldn't they pay? The driver is legally in charge of the vehicle.
they'd pay, but, if you are driving wthout due care and attention, indeed any criminal offence, can't the insurance company sue you if there are excessive public liability costs, issue has been discussed in earlier threads.
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They will pay out third party, not necessarily for the policy holders own loss in cases of fraud basically.
Cases of dangerous driving are not valid reasons for voiding a policy, which is what your talking about.
The ins co pays the 3rd party claim (they are forced to) but due to extreme circumstances they will void the policy and then go after the (now ex) policy holder via the courts for their money they have been forced to pay.
Its really actually quite rare, whats far more likely is they will void the policy and the (now ex) owner should declare this on any quote for a new policy which will result in lots of declines from insurers, and probably no online quoting engine will actually return a premium, most will need some human intervention.
they addressed this on i3s ?