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You regret more that which you do not do than that which you do do.
If you get the car and you like it, great, if you get the car and it has awful issues then you get years of anecdotes about how bad it was.
When are you going fully electric?
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You regret more that which you do not do than that which you do do.
If you get the car and you like it, great, if you get the car and it has awful issues then you get years of anecdotes about how bad it was.
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My advice from what I can see is buy quickly buy used. The price of a 2021 or even 2022 is crazy cheap compared to a new one plus if you do it before end of the month jag dealerships are throwing excellent deals around (2 year warranty etc). Just make sure you get a full battery health check.
This from my last week of mad research as also leaning ipace direction heavily but more towards purchasing end of year.
This from my last week of mad research as also leaning ipace direction heavily but more towards purchasing end of year.
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I'll pose you the same question as earlier - are you as bitter towards people getting tax free childcare? Which is worth far more financially than a few £ in free charging (before our youngest was eligible for the 30hrs free/week, I was saving more per month from tax free childcare than my annual spend on charging the car).
Who me??? I’m not bitter at all
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So why the complaint about "unfair" treatment?
I put it in quotes. Usually it’s quoting someone else’s words or thoughts. If they were my thoughts they wouldn’t be in quotes
excellent advice...i bought a peugeot 407 and everyone said id get problems...looked online afterwards and was shocked by things going wrong ,had the car 5 years never had a problem and never spent a penny other than oil and filters.
had i listened to others first would never have bought it.
I have a MY21 and it is a fantastic car. Don’t hear about too many issues with the newest models tbh but dealers can be a bit slow to sort issues out. It will depreciate like a rock so think carefully about how you are finding it
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I've had the pre-facelift iPace and really enjoyed it, I would not, however, touch one as a private purchase unless it was dirt cheap. Depreciation, poor range, slow charging and dealer support being the main reasons.
Cell failure seems an increasingly common issue currently too.
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The failed cells rumour is no worse than any other manufacturer. I-Pace uses the same cells as other manufacturers that have had a recall, Kia and Hyundai. I am active in a number of I-Pace forums and the actual number of people with failed cells can be counted on one hand. The ones who have had it tend to complain a lot more on a forum (as noted in a previous post).
If you are getting a used car now I would not buy from independent dealers if there is no original warranty left. I would not buy any car (ICE or EV) if it was not possible to buy an official manufacturer extended warranty. Far too many expensive parts in modern cars.
If you are getting a used car now I would not buy from independent dealers if there is no original warranty left. I would not buy any car (ICE or EV) if it was not possible to buy an official manufacturer extended warranty. Far too many expensive parts in modern cars.
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Thanks all
I’m new to EVs, I’ve got an eGolf, mostly for shorter trips locally. On the off chance I need to use public charging, what do I need to do, can I just rock up and PAYG or is it more complicated?
I’ve signed up to WeCharge through the VW app but I think that only allows me to charge with certain providers and from some Googling, there appear to be lots of providers.
I’ve signed up to WeCharge through the VW app but I think that only allows me to charge with certain providers and from some Googling, there appear to be lots of providers.
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There’s plenty that offer contactless charging, and it’s mandatory from next year I believe. Lots of Macdonalds have Ionity chargers with contactless and are usually an easy find if you need one.
I’d recommend Zapmap for a good way of finding local ones and filtering by speed, payment method etc
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Is that a rip off of McDonald’s?
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I was literally just typing that if you come across Ionity then you'll likely need an app or subscription,
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Not at all, there’s loads of them next to Burger Kong…
@Spleen Sauce you might want to remove that referral link before a mod gives you a holiday.
Most rapid chargers have contactless now, some don’t. Hardly any AC chargers and they will need some kind of account/app/RFID card to use.
You can use a ‘roaming’ provider like VW WeCharge, Octopus Electroverse, Charge Point or Shell Recharge. Most of these aggregators have similar coverage of networks.
The thing with these roaming providers or aggregators is that pricing can vary, sometimes it is cheaper going direct, sometimes it’s cheaper to go via an aggregator.
I’m signed up to a few of the aggregators but almost always direct with the network as well, mostly to compare pricing and select the cheapest.