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Thanks both and that advice is perfect. I didn't realise one of the two 12v batteries were removed in the MY21 versions so that's definitely a plus too!
It's typical, the ones around 2021 are the ones I'm looking at and they suffered most from the chip shortages. I'm not sure if I'd even care for HUD or the 360 camera but it would bug me not getting something it should have had!
I was initially looking at an S variant, as they were the cheapest, but I think I'd prefer an SE at least due to folding mirrors and blind spot assist and the nicer rims!
The HSE is another step up but unless I can find a good price on one, it's most likely the SE I'll go for.
I can't afford one yet (or rather, take a bit of a loan on one) as I've got some debt to pay off (interest free, money to clear it is premium bonds!) but middle of this year I might be OK. Will see!
You can write off Seat as a brand. They've committed to Cupra as being the brand for mainstream cars going forward. Or as they confusingly put it "The future of Seat is Cupra".
Seat will remain as an "e mobility" brand so stuff like e-bikes and scooters. Or, as I cynically predict, will release a couple of products that go nowhere then disappear into the ether.
That does leave VW and Skoda which are both after the same customer demographic which makes a tricky marketing position for VAG.
This is where government need to bring in a right to repair law. or else we'll all be paying £100p/hr main steelership prices.
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I really need to stop reading this thread!
I bought an ex demo Rav4 last year as we needed the space and I liked the economy. Looking at current prices on WBAC and its plummeted in value. Since getting the Rav4 we have had solar and battery installed and Im considering electric cars.
However, the iPace prices having also dropped and this is tempting me. Interesting reading the above regarding which are the better options to consider.
Do you know if the offer of a free charge point etc is subject to taking out finance? I've not found anything obvious and I would have the cash along with my Rav4 to buy a MY21/22 car. Preferring not to take finance. However, I suppose there is the option of taking the finance if I need to then paying it off straight away? Not had to finance a car for years so I'm out of touch!
I bought an ex demo Rav4 last year as we needed the space and I liked the economy. Looking at current prices on WBAC and its plummeted in value. Since getting the Rav4 we have had solar and battery installed and Im considering electric cars.
However, the iPace prices having also dropped and this is tempting me. Interesting reading the above regarding which are the better options to consider.
Do you know if the offer of a free charge point etc is subject to taking out finance? I've not found anything obvious and I would have the cash along with my Rav4 to buy a MY21/22 car. Preferring not to take finance. However, I suppose there is the option of taking the finance if I need to then paying it off straight away? Not had to finance a car for years so I'm out of touch!
The real stinger will be car insurance if it becomes 'cost effective' to write off nearly new cars due to the complexity of repair.
I heard from a very reliable source the other day what margins a pretty big insurance company were targeting this year and despite the upward trend of insurance costs the margin they are aiming for is tiny. Which doesn't bode well for the trajectory of insurance prices going forward.
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The 2021 built ones are the MY22 where the chips hurt, the 70 plate (MY21) is the sweet spot on features you get the 3D camera & HUD etc. i still miss gesture tailgate from mine (OE70 HWA)
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my December 2020 MY21 was a covid car and lost the motorway driving assist (it has lane keep assist but that is all)
it also lacks automatic parking which I presume is linked to the missing hardware above.
other than that I think the HSE has everything else. (the HUD is great in the daylight and dusk, over all I love it so glad I didn't lose that, tho in pitch black it can be a distraction I wish it dimmed in the dark (setting somewhere maybe ? hell I can't even fathom wireless android auto!)
Whilst I would rather have the drive and park assist than not, I expect it lowers the price 2nd hand to make it more affordable.
the thing I would like is the rear view camera which is an option built into the rear view mirror but this was always a paid extra even on the HSE AFAIK and not a "freebie".
someone else asked about the chargepoint. iirc it wasn't linked to finance but ab offer on all Jag used approved Ipaces
not sure if the offer is still on. I didn't get it as I bought elsewhere as they didn't have the spec I wanted. I do regret that decision as once warranty and what not was included it was not much of a premium. I believe you can also take out the finance offer, get a chunk of change discounted on the car for doing it, and then cancel in the cooling off period and pay the car off
some say that is dishonest, no judgement from me either way.
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Does it dim with the usual dash dimmer scroll wheel? I can't remember where it is on the Jag (nor my Merc, I thought I'd cooked the dials they were so dim but turned out I'd just knocked the brightness wheel!).my December 2020 MY21 was a covid car and lost the motorway driving assist (it has lane keep assist but that is all)
it also lacks automatic parking which I presume is linked to the missing hardware above.
other than that I think the HSE has everything else. (the HUD is great in the daylight and dusk, over all I love it so glad I didn't lose that, tho in pitch black it can be a distraction I wish it dimmed in the dark (setting somewhere maybe ? hell I can't even fathom wireless android auto!)
Whilst I would rather have the drive and park assist than not, I expect it lowers the price 2nd hand to make it more affordable.
the thing I would like is the rear view camera which is an option built into the rear view mirror but this was always a paid extra even on the HSE AFAIK and not a "freebie".
someone else asked about the chargepoint. iirc it wasn't linked to finance but ab offer on all Jag used approved Ipaces
not sure if the offer is still on. I didn't get it as I bought elsewhere as they didn't have the spec I wanted. I do regret that decision as once warranty and what not was included it was not much of a premium. I believe you can also take out the finance offer, get a chunk of change discounted on the car for doing it, and then cancel in the cooling off period and pay the car off
some say that is dishonest, no judgement from me either way.
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Park assist was an option and the steering assist feature Bosch screwed up with the EVA2 system that came in at 21MY hence the cars were packaged with 3D surround as part of feature recovery.
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not sure. it's a good question I may have a fiddle with it at the weekend as I winter I drive more in the dark than Indo the light.
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You can control brightness, the HUD content and the height of the projection within the cluster menus using your left steering wheel thumb controls.
Sounds like the HUD option is worth having then!
I hope you guys won't all be competing for the same I pace with me in a few months or a year
I would never be justifying a car this expensive but as everything has gone up, even a 21 plate VRS Octavia is around 21k or more. A few k more gets me a nice I pace and it's even faster and more worth buying! By the time I buy, prices might have come down a little and I'll end up going with a normal ICE car but at the moment, electric cars are a great buy if they fit your lifestyle and driving habits.
I hope you guys won't all be competing for the same I pace with me in a few months or a year
I would never be justifying a car this expensive but as everything has gone up, even a 21 plate VRS Octavia is around 21k or more. A few k more gets me a nice I pace and it's even faster and more worth buying! By the time I buy, prices might have come down a little and I'll end up going with a normal ICE car but at the moment, electric cars are a great buy if they fit your lifestyle and driving habits.
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that is great thanks.
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not me. I already have oneSounds like the HUD option is worth having then!
I hope you guys won't all be competing for the same I pace with me in a few months or a year
there are a decent amount of them on auto trader for a good price. I expect a lot are ex company cars coming off 3 year contracts with often 35k-45k miles. high for the age of the car perhaps but in reality it's nothing imo.
mine was an Ex company car tho I got at only 2.5 years old (with 43k on the clock) which does seem an odd age..it was immaculate however so i was happy. Everyone I know keep their company cars for either 3 years or sometimes if they extend 4.. but I ain't complaining.
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My worry about ex company cars is the previous 'owners' absolute disregard for any care of the battery. The amount I see on the Audi groups that couldn't care less about charging to 100% all the time - despite all the warnings the car gives about it.
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Company cars, lease cars, ex rentals, ex demonstrators... same applies to anything that people are driving for a fixed duration and have no personal liability if the thing breaks.
Todays constantly charged to 100% is just the 'red lined from cold' of previous years.
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perhaps.
I have managed to get 220 motorway miles out of mine and around 250 mixed driving still with 10% remaining on the battery so I figure the battery in mine is ok.
I read somewhere that due to the fairly modest charging rate of the ipace it's actually a lot kinder to the battery.
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Just get a 330e they've not once seen a charger