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jason61c said:
SWoll said:
Indeed. Get them while you can as I don't see them staying at this price for long.
Be interested to know how much the performance package adds to the cost on a 3+35 deal.
Its about £100 a month.Be interested to know how much the performance package adds to the cost on a 3+35 deal.
I was going to go for it however I'd prefer a 'softer' car for the motorway waft!
From what I've read it rides better than the standard car due to the crazy expensive dampers and lighter wheels?
Edited by SWoll on Friday 3rd July 16:50
SWoll said:
But gold brakes and seatbelts!
From what I've read it rides better than the standard car due to the crazy expensive dampers and lighter wheels?
part of me is still deciding if I add it or not, its a net impact of circa £60 a month. They'd be lovely dampers. Its also nice to see a company that offers proper suspension as an option instead of variable ones etc.From what I've read it rides better than the standard car due to the crazy expensive dampers and lighter wheels?
Edited by SWoll on Friday 3rd July 16:50
I'm just wary as i'm not sure what the actual running costs are going to be, given public charging costs etc.
jason61c said:
SWoll said:
But gold brakes and seatbelts!
From what I've read it rides better than the standard car due to the crazy expensive dampers and lighter wheels?
part of me is still deciding if I add it or not, its a net impact of circa £60 a month. They'd be lovely dampers. Its also nice to see a company that offers proper suspension as an option instead of variable ones etc.From what I've read it rides better than the standard car due to the crazy expensive dampers and lighter wheels?
Edited by SWoll on Friday 3rd July 16:50
I'm just wary as i'm not sure what the actual running costs are going to be, given public charging costs etc.
When we ordered our Model 3 the Performance was basically the same monthly cost as the LR despite the extra kit and power so a no brainer for me.
SWoll said:
Yep. If they'd pushed the performance to say 450bhp as part of the package it would be easier to justify but £60 a month is a lot for upgraded brakes, wheels and suspension.
When we ordered our Model 3 the Performance was basically the same monthly cost as the LR despite the extra kit and power so a no brainer for me.
I think given the performance on offer already, i'd take another 100 miles on the range! The numbers will probably be on the conservative side, they seem to be looking at it from another angle.When we ordered our Model 3 the Performance was basically the same monthly cost as the LR despite the extra kit and power so a no brainer for me.
Crazy times really, a car with the on road performance of a 996 turbo, for 0% bik tax!
Witchfinder said:
How often will you charge away from home?
I can charge at home, my office is 160 miles away, all motorway, I can charge there. I'd say motorway speeds with normal use of aircon/electrics, i'm really hoping it does 200miles worse case.I'd say, 40% home, 40% work, 20% public charging
jason61c said:
I can charge at home, my office is 160 miles away, all motorway, I can charge there. I'd say motorway speeds with normal use of aircon/electrics, i'm really hoping it does 200miles worse case.
I'd say, 40% home, 40% work, 20% public charging
The only slight risk I can see with your plan is if you ever get a problem with your work charger. You are likely to use ~70-80% of the battery to cover 160 miles, depending upon the temperature and speed you travel.I'd say, 40% home, 40% work, 20% public charging
So you are going to need reliable type 2 chargers at both home and work which don't trip.
EddieSteadyGo said:
The only slight risk I can see with your plan is if you ever get a problem with your work charger. You are likely to use ~70-80% of the battery to cover 160 miles, depending upon the temperature and speed you travel.
So you are going to need reliable type 2 chargers at both home and work which don't trip.
totally, i'm not worried about either though, as its sort of the industry we're in.So you are going to need reliable type 2 chargers at both home and work which don't trip.
I did think if i've a proper long trip, the family car is a civic 1.6 estate, which being an oil burner, does 60+mpg so not all is lost.
jason61c said:
EddieSteadyGo said:
The only slight risk I can see with your plan is if you ever get a problem with your work charger. You are likely to use ~70-80% of the battery to cover 160 miles, depending upon the temperature and speed you travel.
So you are going to need reliable type 2 chargers at both home and work which don't trip.
totally, i'm not worried about either though, as its sort of the industry we're in.So you are going to need reliable type 2 chargers at both home and work which don't trip.
I did think if i've a proper long trip, the family car is a civic 1.6 estate, which being an oil burner, does 60+mpg so not all is lost.
had our quotes confirmed late today, and i'm just about to place our order for one of these for both my business partner and myself.
The dynamic package and towbar does push the monthly up somewhat on a 24 month lease, but I think we've given enough credence to man maths to justify, based on well, ohlins, brembo and gold bits! (Ok, and it's cheaper than a slower etron and better looking than a model 3.
Struggling with colour though - I've done black to death and not sure if whites my thing.
Would have loved a met red or met blue but the colours are a bit, uhm, Volvo..
I'm leaning towards silver with slate interior as both look good on the configorater, but together?
Be interested to hear what people think what colour would look best (I think poss a lighter colour myself)?
The dynamic package and towbar does push the monthly up somewhat on a 24 month lease, but I think we've given enough credence to man maths to justify, based on well, ohlins, brembo and gold bits! (Ok, and it's cheaper than a slower etron and better looking than a model 3.
Struggling with colour though - I've done black to death and not sure if whites my thing.
Would have loved a met red or met blue but the colours are a bit, uhm, Volvo..
I'm leaning towards silver with slate interior as both look good on the configorater, but together?
Be interested to hear what people think what colour would look best (I think poss a lighter colour myself)?
The polestar app has a very honest range calculator, it’s saying at motorway speeds, -15deg c, aircon on , 192 mile range.
Given it struggles to get to -5, I’m not going to worry.
I did look at the model 3 range, it seems to vary depending on who makes the car, the Kia will just about manage it range on the motorway. This isn’t Tesla bashing but there is a little more smoke and mirrors about their range
Oh- I’m going for ‘thunder’ I think.
Given it struggles to get to -5, I’m not going to worry.
I did look at the model 3 range, it seems to vary depending on who makes the car, the Kia will just about manage it range on the motorway. This isn’t Tesla bashing but there is a little more smoke and mirrors about their range
Oh- I’m going for ‘thunder’ I think.
jason61c said:
The polestar app has a very honest range calculator, it’s saying at motorway speeds, -15deg c, aircon on , 192 mile range.
Given it struggles to get to -5, I’m not going to worry.
I did look at the model 3 range, it seems to vary depending on who makes the car, the Kia will just about manage it range on the motorway. This isn’t Tesla bashing but there is a little more smoke and mirrors about their range
Tesla does have 'honest' range calc too, you can access it via the energy page. It's just not displayed top level. Does seem a little dodge it would be easy to add a recent average in brackets, for eg, on the app. Given it struggles to get to -5, I’m not going to worry.
I did look at the model 3 range, it seems to vary depending on who makes the car, the Kia will just about manage it range on the motorway. This isn’t Tesla bashing but there is a little more smoke and mirrors about their range
Where can I go see a polestar 2? Are they sold and serviced via volvo garages? Are they on display yet? Test drives?
sambucket said:
jason61c said:
The polestar app has a very honest range calculator, it’s saying at motorway speeds, -15deg c, aircon on , 192 mile range.
Given it struggles to get to -5, I’m not going to worry.
I did look at the model 3 range, it seems to vary depending on who makes the car, the Kia will just about manage it range on the motorway. This isn’t Tesla bashing but there is a little more smoke and mirrors about their range
Tesla does have 'honest' range calc too, you can access it via the energy page. It's just not displayed top level. Does seem a little dodge it would be easy to add a recent average in brackets, for eg, on the app. Given it struggles to get to -5, I’m not going to worry.
I did look at the model 3 range, it seems to vary depending on who makes the car, the Kia will just about manage it range on the motorway. This isn’t Tesla bashing but there is a little more smoke and mirrors about their range
Where can I go see a polestar 2? Are they sold and serviced via volvo garages? Are they on display yet? Test drives?
As above, i'm taking a punt based on all the reviews of the pre-prod models and general confidence in a volvo/geely product.
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