When are you going fully electric?

kristmace said:
I'm about to jump into the BEV world (Audi e-tron).

What are current owners doing for servicing? I've owned VAG cars for years and have a very reliable local indy garage near me but they can't service or test the battery at the moment. Anything mechanical they're happy to fix.
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There isn't really any battery service or testing needed I don't think. You might get some software updates by going to the dealer but I don't think there's anything major for the etron.

Be prepared for awful efficiency compared to all the figures others are posting though, you're looking at just over 2miles/KWh in winter.
 
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About 2.3 winter and 2.8 in summer. Average about 2.6. So yeah pretty terrible but my god compared to almost every other EV it is pure premium luxury and comfort. Just make sure it’s not the small battery 50 unless you are happy with a medium range EV with 170 summer and 140 winter miles. E-Tron 55s are going for a ~£21k with less than 35k mileage and poor efficiency means nothing when you are still getting the equivalent of 100mpg in such a good car. If ACC is important make sure to look for it as it was not standard fit on lower spec cars.

Even the extended Audi warranty was a decent price per year and worth getting.
 
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Yeah the cars are insanely good value now, I'd be able to live with the efficiency it's not that much worse than my I Pace
 
chanjy said:
Yeah the cars are insanely good value now, I'd be able to live with the efficiency it's not that much worse than my I Pace
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I also have an I-Pace and overall prefer it to an E-Tron as a car and yes, not much more efficient. The I-Pace is also insanely good value used, but the extended warranty costs were far more than on an E-Tron. If buying used and these were my two choices I would take an E-Tron for the better warranty costs and better customer support.
 
ICDP said:
I also have an I-Pace and overall prefer it to an E-Tron as a car and yes, not much more efficient. The I-Pace is also insanely good value used, but the extended warranty costs were far more than on an E-Tron. If buying used and these were my two choices I would take an E-Tron for the better warranty costs and better customer support.
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My approved warranty is something like £55 a month, didn't think it was too bad but is the Audi one even cheaper?
 
I was quoted £820 for the Jag assist one (the cheaper one is useless for the I-Pace) and this was before JLR insisted I also have an inspection carried out costing £250. Maybe that inspection is a one off rather than annually? There is also someone on the I-Pace UK forum who was quoted £970.

The Audi one was £600. So more than double for the I-Pace one. Though to be fair that’s hardly a deal breaker. My issue with Jaguar is not the car, but the customer service which is terrible.
 
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Thankfully I have not had any of those. My I-Pace is no worse than other brands such as Volvo, BMW and Audi for minor niggles. The problem for me was 10 weeks to wait for them to look at minor fault and 3 months to wait for parts. That is assuming they don’t simply tell you “no fault found”. Though I’ve heard similar from friends with Kia, Hyundai and MG.
 
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