EVs... no one wants them!

[NDA]

covmutley said:

How many tyres do they think I'd get through!!

In my limited experience of owning one EV, the tyres seem to last far longer than equivalent 400bhp ICE cars. I changed my rears at 30,000 miles, the fronts are still good. Brakes last forever.

[skinnyman]

akadk said:

is £430 for a boggo one though?

the one I am getting is Long Range and has the Plus pack which appear to be £8k options on the current configurator (£4k + £4k)

so that £430 could be closer to £500 on like for like.

the one I am getting is a 71 plate, so still has 18 months new car warranty for the 24 month term, and don't anticipate any servicing requirement

The standard model is £470/mth, long range plus is £550/mth at our place, based on 40% tax payer & 10k/yr.

I wish these 2nd hand PCP deals were available a few months ago, I've not long taken on an Abarth 595 lease until April 2024.

[Raihan]

skinnyman said:

The standard model is £470/mth, long range plus is £550/mth at our place, based on 40% tax payer & 10k/yr.

I wish these 2nd hand PCP deals were available a few months ago, I've not long taken on an Abarth 595 lease until April 2024.

Is that by any chance the green one that someone else was getting rid of on here?

[S600BSB]

SpeckledJim said:

krisdelta said:

I've not heard the usual JLR horror stories about the iPace - biggest issue (until recently) was entry point - which has dropped by £10k in 6 months along with much else on the EV market (relatively).

I'm keeping a keen ear to the ground (as I want one) and it seems that owners generally really do love them. But when they fail they really fail, and parts availability is awful, and warranty protection similarly disappointing.

How quickly the delighted owners are being converted to disgusted owners is the tough thing to ascertain.

They don't seem as dismal as the Taycan, if that's any consolation.

They are fantastic cars. The lease on my first one finishes today and it has been faultless. Fast, comfortable and brilliant in poor weather/road conditions etc. Range 250 in the summer, 230 in the winter.

[covmutley]

Im in the process of getting a polestar using Oracle too. Thanks for the tip, whoever that was!

21 plate, pilot plus, dual motor (408bhp, pan roof, H/K sound etc etc). 1k deposit plus 24x £438. That's for 15k miles per annum though.

I was supposed to be keeping my a4 diesel estate to 150k miles (106k currently), but I reckon I will save £900 a year in fuel at the current electricity cap, so that, no VED and some man maths around the reliability /service costs make it pretty affordable motoring overall. So I decided to grab what I think is a good deal- I think im supposed to say something about fisting??

Edited by covmutley on Friday 24th March 16:00

[scotnoob]

really want values to go down on Ionic5.

Love that car but bit pricey. Want to buy a 1-2 year old one and live out the warranty and sell.

[akadk]

I got a mate to buy a Polestar 2 also

Dual motor plus pilot. £2k in £301pcm.

I found going 6k pa and paying the 6p excess mileage charge worked out cheaper than going for a higher mileage on the finance deal

[scotnoob]

any links to these polestar deals?

[covmutley]

scotnoob said:

any links to these polestar deals?

See page 65. Find a car, then call oracle.

[Allthemiles]

Cheers for the tip on Oracle. Called today and got a similar quote though was told the finance company were going to be reassessing residuals overnight so who knows if these deals will hold into next week! Fingers crossed they do.

[Macron]

Allthemiles said:

Cheers for the tip on Oracle. Called today and got a similar quote though was told the finance company were going to be reassessing residuals overnight so who knows if these deals will hold into next week! Fingers crossed they do.

Saturday Mar 25 2023, or "fk me we're ruined", as Oracle may soon start to call it

[soupdragon1]

Macron said:

Allthemiles said:

Cheers for the tip on Oracle. Called today and got a similar quote though was told the finance company were going to be reassessing residuals overnight so who knows if these deals will hold into next week! Fingers crossed they do.

Saturday Mar 25 2023, or "fk me we're ruined", as Oracle may soon start to call it

Depending on mileage, they're still getting about £9k to £11k over 2 years so while they might take a residual hit, they're getting good coin on the monthly payments/initial deposit.

[Deanoc123]

Cheers @akadk. Bagged myself a polestar today at a crazy price. Hate EVs 😂

[SWoll]

Deanoc123 said:

Cheers @akadk. Bagged myself a polestar today at a crazy price. Hate EVs ??

Should end well then.

[squirdan]

I think Scott owes me one! Enjoy your news cars people

[Mart65]

Monkeylegend said:

Ditto, and what were you banned for?

Thanks both I think lol

[covmutley]

For those getting these polestar, I had the quote through and it clearly presents future options that include handing the car back. This is subject to 'mileage and return conditions'.

Il obviously read through the detailed paperwork when it arrives (Monday hopefully) but is anyone who is further down the line in the process happy that handing it back is water tight? Presumably it goes back to the finance company, not oracle, who are just broker??

Thanks

[rowley birkin]

Can somebody re-name this thread "Best EV deals" please ?

[akadk]

covmutley said:

For those getting these polestar, I had the quote through and it clearly presents future options that include handing the car back. This is subject to 'mileage and return conditions'.

Il obviously read through the detailed paperwork when it arrives (Monday hopefully) but is anyone who is further down the line in the process happy that handing it back is water tight? Presumably it goes back to the finance company, not oracle, who are just broker??

Thanks

It’s a regulated product

So it will go back

Unless you’ve used it to do the Dakar rally and driven around the world 7 times.

[akadk]

I’ve handed back a Project 8 on a 12 month pcp , it went to auction and lost £30k vs the GFV.

It’s the banks asset, they take the hit.