Selling up my M5 - Moving to an EV and a toy
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This is pretty much what I've done.
I have a 2021 Audi E-tron on PCP for my daily commute and then a Lexus ISF which is my 'toy'. I really enjoy driving the E-tron because of how comfortable and smooth it is day-to-day, especially on our s
t roads.
E-tron costs me £280/month (£500 deposit on PCP), zero road tax currently and it costs me ~£50 a month to do around 1500 miles on Octopus' cheap overnight rate. That was through Audi so I get the full warranty and servicing included too.
The one thing that does irritate is paying for the Lexus to be sat in the garage most of the week. It costs me £1500 a year in tax and insurance before its driven a metre.
I would recommend going for the two car option if you're fortunate to be able to. Makes the 'toy' more fun when you do take it out and saves it getting ruined day to day as well.
ETA: If you're looking at E-tron, go for the 55 if you can. Just get that extra bit of range to take it over 200 miles. An extra 100bhp helps too
I have a 2021 Audi E-tron on PCP for my daily commute and then a Lexus ISF which is my 'toy'. I really enjoy driving the E-tron because of how comfortable and smooth it is day-to-day, especially on our s
t roads.E-tron costs me £280/month (£500 deposit on PCP), zero road tax currently and it costs me ~£50 a month to do around 1500 miles on Octopus' cheap overnight rate. That was through Audi so I get the full warranty and servicing included too.
The one thing that does irritate is paying for the Lexus to be sat in the garage most of the week. It costs me £1500 a year in tax and insurance before its driven a metre.
I would recommend going for the two car option if you're fortunate to be able to. Makes the 'toy' more fun when you do take it out and saves it getting ruined day to day as well.
ETA: If you're looking at E-tron, go for the 55 if you can. Just get that extra bit of range to take it over 200 miles. An extra 100bhp helps too
Edited by T_S_M on Monday 13th May 10:55
T_S_M said:
This is pretty much what I've done.
I have a 2021 Audi E-tron on PCP for my daily commute and then a Lexus ISF which is my 'toy'. I really enjoy driving the E-tron because of how comfortable and smooth it is day-to-day, especially on our st roads.
E-tron costs me £280/month (£500 deposit on PCP), zero road tax currently and it costs me ~£50 a month to do around 1500 miles on Octopus' cheap overnight rate. That was through Audi so I get the full warranty and servicing included too.
The one thing that does irritate is paying for the Lexus to be sat in the garage most of the week. It costs me £1500 a year in tax and insurance before its driven a metre.
I would recommend going for the two car option if you're fortunate to be able to. Makes the 'toy' more fun when you do take it out and saves it getting ruined day to day as well.
ETA: If you're looking at E-tron, go for the 55 if you can. Just get that extra bit of range to take it over 200 miles. An extra 100bhp helps too
To Hammy98 - the Etron might be an excellent look here, too. It's a thirsty beast, with EV efficiency hovering around the low 2's in terms of miles/kWh. That means that its range is not so strong (despite having a monster battery); and therefore more likely on longer journeys to need a pricier public charge.I have a 2021 Audi E-tron on PCP for my daily commute and then a Lexus ISF which is my 'toy'. I really enjoy driving the E-tron because of how comfortable and smooth it is day-to-day, especially on our s
t roads.E-tron costs me £280/month (£500 deposit on PCP), zero road tax currently and it costs me ~£50 a month to do around 1500 miles on Octopus' cheap overnight rate. That was through Audi so I get the full warranty and servicing included too.
The one thing that does irritate is paying for the Lexus to be sat in the garage most of the week. It costs me £1500 a year in tax and insurance before its driven a metre.
I would recommend going for the two car option if you're fortunate to be able to. Makes the 'toy' more fun when you do take it out and saves it getting ruined day to day as well.
ETA: If you're looking at E-tron, go for the 55 if you can. Just get that extra bit of range to take it over 200 miles. An extra 100bhp helps too
Edited by T_S_M on Monday 13th May 10:55
Because of this, though, the depreciation has been savage. The upshot being: if you're not doing more than around 150 mile round trips, you can end up in a well-specced Audi SUV for not much money. Sure, it's thirstier than the iPace/Polestar/Teslas, but compared with running a V8 it's still far cheaper. So, that might well be a vehicle worth considering. But do consider it carefully; if you regularly do a 500 mile round-trip, and have no cheap charging option on the way, it could quickly get expensive at public charging.
blueacid said:
T_S_M said:
This is pretty much what I've done.
I have a 2021 Audi E-tron on PCP for my daily commute and then a Lexus ISF which is my 'toy'. I really enjoy driving the E-tron because of how comfortable and smooth it is day-to-day, especially on our st roads.
E-tron costs me £280/month (£500 deposit on PCP), zero road tax currently and it costs me ~£50 a month to do around 1500 miles on Octopus' cheap overnight rate. That was through Audi so I get the full warranty and servicing included too.
The one thing that does irritate is paying for the Lexus to be sat in the garage most of the week. It costs me £1500 a year in tax and insurance before its driven a metre.
I would recommend going for the two car option if you're fortunate to be able to. Makes the 'toy' more fun when you do take it out and saves it getting ruined day to day as well.
ETA: If you're looking at E-tron, go for the 55 if you can. Just get that extra bit of range to take it over 200 miles. An extra 100bhp helps too
To Hammy98 - the Etron might be an excellent look here, too. It's a thirsty beast, with EV efficiency hovering around the low 2's in terms of miles/kWh. That means that its range is not so strong (despite having a monster battery); and therefore more likely on longer journeys to need a pricier public charge.I have a 2021 Audi E-tron on PCP for my daily commute and then a Lexus ISF which is my 'toy'. I really enjoy driving the E-tron because of how comfortable and smooth it is day-to-day, especially on our s
t roads.E-tron costs me £280/month (£500 deposit on PCP), zero road tax currently and it costs me ~£50 a month to do around 1500 miles on Octopus' cheap overnight rate. That was through Audi so I get the full warranty and servicing included too.
The one thing that does irritate is paying for the Lexus to be sat in the garage most of the week. It costs me £1500 a year in tax and insurance before its driven a metre.
I would recommend going for the two car option if you're fortunate to be able to. Makes the 'toy' more fun when you do take it out and saves it getting ruined day to day as well.
ETA: If you're looking at E-tron, go for the 55 if you can. Just get that extra bit of range to take it over 200 miles. An extra 100bhp helps too
Edited by T_S_M on Monday 13th May 10:55
Because of this, though, the depreciation has been savage. The upshot being: if you're not doing more than around 150 mile round trips, you can end up in a well-specced Audi SUV for not much money. Sure, it's thirstier than the iPace/Polestar/Teslas, but compared with running a V8 it's still far cheaper. So, that might well be a vehicle worth considering. But do consider it carefully; if you regularly do a 500 mile round-trip, and have no cheap charging option on the way, it could quickly get expensive at public charging.
I mainly do 60-80 miles a day so just charge it every other night at home, so the range isn't really a worry. I've done a few longer trips in it and have used public charging, which while being a doddle to use, is very expensive compared to charging at home.
Can't recommend the car itself enough though. An incredible amount of car for the money now at 4-5 years old and £18k+.
blueacid said:
To Hammy98 - the Etron might be an excellent look here, too. It's a thirsty beast, with EV efficiency hovering around the low 2's in terms of miles/kWh. That means that its range is not so strong (despite having a monster battery); and therefore more likely on longer journeys to need a pricier public charge.
Because of this, though, the depreciation has been savage. The upshot being: if you're not doing more than around 150 mile round trips, you can end up in a well-specced Audi SUV for not much money. Sure, it's thirstier than the iPace/Polestar/Teslas, but compared with running a V8 it's still far cheaper. So, that might well be a vehicle worth considering. But do consider it carefully; if you regularly do a 500 mile round-trip, and have no cheap charging option on the way, it could quickly get expensive at public charging.
Wouldn't a V8 powered e-tron type car also be relatively thirsty? So what if a big fat heavy EV SUV drinks more electricity than a smaller EV? I don't understand why people seem to expect some of the biggest and heaviest EVs out there to be as frugal as a tiny city car. Because of this, though, the depreciation has been savage. The upshot being: if you're not doing more than around 150 mile round trips, you can end up in a well-specced Audi SUV for not much money. Sure, it's thirstier than the iPace/Polestar/Teslas, but compared with running a V8 it's still far cheaper. So, that might well be a vehicle worth considering. But do consider it carefully; if you regularly do a 500 mile round-trip, and have no cheap charging option on the way, it could quickly get expensive at public charging.
raspy said:
Wouldn't a V8 powered e-tron type car also be relatively thirsty? So what if a big fat heavy EV SUV drinks more electricity than a smaller EV? I don't understand why people seem to expect some of the biggest and heaviest EVs out there to be as frugal as a tiny city car.
Ah, sorry, I could perhaps have phrased this better - yes, that's basically my point. The E-Tron is still very cheap per mile in terms of energy, compared with if you purchased a petrol or diesel Q7. So, look at how much they cost to buy, look at how much it'll cost to run (and, yes, okay, the latter number may well be more than for the other vehicles mentioned in this thread), and work out if it fits your needs. Don't just rule it out as "thirsty".Gassing Station | Car Buying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff