Renault Fluence EV? Am I mad?
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My wife's current commute to work is only 5 miles return per day and we have decided to give her old Polo to eldest daughter as first car. We have two other modern vehicles but one of them is a large diesel jeep that we use for caravanning. The Polo has been great but with such a small mileage it would seem electric would be a possibility. The local Mitsubishi dealer is selling a 2013 Renault Fluence with 20 odd thousand miles for less than £4000. It's like new and represents a lot of car for the money. Has anyone experience of the Fluence? Would we be better to double to £8k and look for a nearly new Zoe or a Toyota Yaris Hybid?
You also have a potential nightmare at the other end - when you want to sell it, you have to transfer the battery lease to the new buyer - even if you trade it in, the garage has to take the lease on or you keep paying it - unless you sell it to a Renault dealer, who won't touch Fluences at all.
I suspect if you scrap the car you're still on the hook for the rental and have to return the battery to Renault/RCI first!
Related, I think non-PCPd ZOE owners might be in for some surprises once their battery agreements run out
I suspect if you scrap the car you're still on the hook for the rental and have to return the battery to Renault/RCI first!
Related, I think non-PCPd ZOE owners might be in for some surprises once their battery agreements run out
I did extensive research into Fluence a couple of weeks ago.
According to Fluence forums even UK Renault dealers won't touch these cars. P/X offers were often less than a grand due to prohibitive battery lease costs.
Some owners were even considering removing the battery pack to return to Renault and scrapping the shell.
According to Fluence forums even UK Renault dealers won't touch these cars. P/X offers were often less than a grand due to prohibitive battery lease costs.
Some owners were even considering removing the battery pack to return to Renault and scrapping the shell.
eliot said:
Thread resurrection folks…
So what happens if you buy a car and don’t pay the lease on these things. I’ve read they cant repair or replace the battery - so what exactly are you leasing?
If you bought one and simply didn’t pay it - what are they going to do?
It’s a finance agreement, so take you to court?So what happens if you buy a car and don’t pay the lease on these things. I’ve read they cant repair or replace the battery - so what exactly are you leasing?
If you bought one and simply didn’t pay it - what are they going to do?
You can very readily buy out the battery lease now.
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