EVs... no one wants them!
Discussion
Sc0tchland said:
Right what we all buying today?
Hmm, been looking at the VW ID. Buzz on my wife's salary sacrifice scheme.3 yrs, 6k per year £345 pcm including insurance, servicing, maintenance tyres, 10p pm excess mileage charge.
Minimal affect on her pension.
Downside is it's the base model (Life) so just silver metallic which isn't the best colour and range isn't the best but ok for 95% of our use.
GreatGranny said:
Sc0tchland said:
Right what we all buying today?
Hmm, been looking at the VW ID. Buzz on my wife's salary sacrifice scheme.3 yrs, 6k per year £345 pcm including insurance, servicing, maintenance tyres, 10p pm excess mileage charge.
Minimal affect on her pension.
Downside is it's the base model (Life) so just silver metallic which isn't the best colour and range isn't the best but ok for 95% of our use.
Sc0tchland said:
£345 all in!? Is she on funny money for a salary?
I find that unbelievable too… its like she is getting a real tax discount on a perfect risk profile.What company is that with?
And is that a proper quote or one of their fantasy headline deals?
I was suckered by these, a real quote was barely cheaper than doing it all privately and much more expensive than the fantasy headline deals they advertised.
Post a screeny?
Edited by wyson on Monday 27th March 10:21
Not going to mention the company, my wife wouldn't appreciate that 
Proper quote, I was amazed as well.
She's not on serious money, middle management as an Accountant.
Polestar and Ioniq 5 were more expensive.
She's in the office today so I'll ask her for a screen grab and see if I can blank out the company details.
Proper quote, I was amazed as well.
She's not on serious money, middle management as an Accountant.
Polestar and Ioniq 5 were more expensive.
She's in the office today so I'll ask her for a screen grab and see if I can blank out the company details.
GreatGranny said:
Not going to mention the company, my wife wouldn't appreciate that
Proper quote, I was amazed as well.
She's not on serious money, middle management as an Accountant.
Polestar and Ioniq 5 were more expensive.
She's in the office today so I'll ask her for a screen grab and see if I can blank out the company details.
Grab the proverbial bull by the horns, and in fact. I'll take one too..Proper quote, I was amazed as well.
She's not on serious money, middle management as an Accountant.
Polestar and Ioniq 5 were more expensive.
She's in the office today so I'll ask her for a screen grab and see if I can blank out the company details.
GreatGranny said:
Not going to mention the company, my wife wouldn't appreciate that
Proper quote, I was amazed as well.
She's not on serious money, middle management as an Accountant.
Polestar and Ioniq 5 were more expensive.
She's in the office today so I'll ask her for a screen grab and see if I can blank out the company details.
Sorry, I meant the company providing the salary sacrifice scheme, definitely would be a stretch to try and get a job where your wife works, just for a car!Proper quote, I was amazed as well.
She's not on serious money, middle management as an Accountant.
Polestar and Ioniq 5 were more expensive.
She's in the office today so I'll ask her for a screen grab and see if I can blank out the company details.
Might interest a few ppl, if you said Zenith, I’d be firing up their portal, asking for a quote straight away because my company use them.
wyson said:
GreatGranny said:
Not going to mention the company, my wife wouldn't appreciate that
Proper quote, I was amazed as well.
She's not on serious money, middle management as an Accountant.
Polestar and Ioniq 5 were more expensive.
She's in the office today so I'll ask her for a screen grab and see if I can blank out the company details.
Sorry, I meant the company providing the salary sacrifice scheme, definitely would be a stretch to try and get a job where your wife works, just for a car!Proper quote, I was amazed as well.
She's not on serious money, middle management as an Accountant.
Polestar and Ioniq 5 were more expensive.
She's in the office today so I'll ask her for a screen grab and see if I can blank out the company details.
Might interest a few ppl, if you said Zenith, I’d be firing up their portal, asking for a quote straight away because my company use them.
GreatGranny said:
Hmm, been looking at the VW ID. Buzz on my wife's salary sacrifice scheme.
3 yrs, 6k per year £345 pcm including insurance, servicing, maintenance tyres, 10p pm excess mileage charge.
Minimal affect on her pension.
Downside is it's the base model (Life) so just silver metallic which isn't the best colour and range isn't the best but ok for 95% of our use.
I'll have one of those please... That'd be a great new dog wagon and a good option for a lot of our local usage!3 yrs, 6k per year £345 pcm including insurance, servicing, maintenance tyres, 10p pm excess mileage charge.
Minimal affect on her pension.
Downside is it's the base model (Life) so just silver metallic which isn't the best colour and range isn't the best but ok for 95% of our use.
If that paperwork stacks up then get that ordered before it disappears.
J1990 said:
GreatGranny said:
Hmm, been looking at the VW ID. Buzz on my wife's salary sacrifice scheme.
3 yrs, 6k per year £345 pcm including insurance, servicing, maintenance tyres, 10p pm excess mileage charge.
Minimal affect on her pension.
Downside is it's the base model (Life) so just silver metallic which isn't the best colour and range isn't the best but ok for 95% of our use.
I'll have one of those please... That'd be a great new dog wagon and a good option for a lot of our local usage!3 yrs, 6k per year £345 pcm including insurance, servicing, maintenance tyres, 10p pm excess mileage charge.
Minimal affect on her pension.
Downside is it's the base model (Life) so just silver metallic which isn't the best colour and range isn't the best but ok for 95% of our use.
If that paperwork stacks up then get that ordered before it disappears.
Sc0tchland said:
Grab the proverbial bull by the horns, and in fact. I'll take one too..
Well wife went into the portal this morning and they've all been allocated!Nor surprising and no idea how many they had.
They went up on Thursday I think.
Still thinking about an Ioniq 5 77KWh 228PS version for approx. £345 pcm or a Polestar 2 Standard Range SM for £335.
GreatGranny said:
Well wife went into the portal this morning and they've all been allocated!
Nor surprising and no idea how many they had.
They went up on Thursday I think.
Still thinking about an Ioniq 5 77KWh 228PS version for approx. £345 pcm or a Polestar 2 Standard Range SM for £335.
Honestly wouldn’t wait at those prices. They are abnormally low, I reckon they are special lead ins or some sort of very limited offering so they can advertise their bs headline rates legally.Nor surprising and no idea how many they had.
They went up on Thursday I think.
Still thinking about an Ioniq 5 77KWh 228PS version for approx. £345 pcm or a Polestar 2 Standard Range SM for £335.
The thing with ICE cars the basic drivetrain is so developed the incremental improvements generation to generation are small. I mean a 15 year old ICE does about the same mpg, is roughly as refined and has about the same regular servicing costs as one you buy today. Performance won't be vastly different either.
With EV I suspect in short order a £20k EV will be better and newer tech than a current £40k one and a £40k one twice as good.
That means "Generation 1 and 2" EVs will seem old hat before their time.
With EV I suspect in short order a £20k EV will be better and newer tech than a current £40k one and a £40k one twice as good.
That means "Generation 1 and 2" EVs will seem old hat before their time.
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