P400e lease deal - anyone else?
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Did anyone else get in on the decent deals towards the end of last year? I ordered back in October '19 for a January '20 delivery, however that slipped to this week, which has now slipped to the end of Feb - I'm not holding my breath for then either!
I went for the metallic black, privacy glass and black headliner as the only options, HSE Dynamic spec. My commute is 6 miles each way of mainly queuing/town, the most regular trips I do are to my gf's, town, mates houses and my parents - all of which are within 10 miles of my house so I'm hoping to be running it on mainly electric for at least 75% of journeys. This should offset the longer trips I do when I can't use the batteries, with my only worry being our UK holidays, where the battery will likely be depleted on the journey there, leaving me with only the petrol engine for the rest of the trip and the journey home.
I've been looking into wall chargers and I can get a 7kw charger installed for under £300 so I'll probably get that done whilst the grants are still around - again if anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears! I'm currently talking to this company www.projectev.co.uk
I'd be really interested to hear anyone else's experiences (especially if you already have yours) or if anyone's order has been delayed like mine!
I went for the metallic black, privacy glass and black headliner as the only options, HSE Dynamic spec. My commute is 6 miles each way of mainly queuing/town, the most regular trips I do are to my gf's, town, mates houses and my parents - all of which are within 10 miles of my house so I'm hoping to be running it on mainly electric for at least 75% of journeys. This should offset the longer trips I do when I can't use the batteries, with my only worry being our UK holidays, where the battery will likely be depleted on the journey there, leaving me with only the petrol engine for the rest of the trip and the journey home.
I've been looking into wall chargers and I can get a 7kw charger installed for under £300 so I'll probably get that done whilst the grants are still around - again if anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears! I'm currently talking to this company www.projectev.co.uk
I'd be really interested to hear anyone else's experiences (especially if you already have yours) or if anyone's order has been delayed like mine!
Edited by Shrimpvende on Tuesday 18th February 17:08
Shrimpvende said:
Did anyone else get in on the decent deals towards the end of last year?
I missed the really cheap deals, but put in an order at the end of January at a lease cost that was still OK.Shrimpvende said:
...with my only worry being our UK holidays, where the battery will likely be depleted on the journey there, leaving me with only the petrol engine for the rest of the trip and the journey home.
The great thing about PHEV is that you don't have to worry. You can always fill up on a long journey when you get low on petrol. No public charger anxiety.Shrimpvende said:
I've been looking into wall chargers and I can get a 7kw charger installed for under £300 so I'll probably get that done whilst the grants are still around - again if anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears! I'm currently talking to this company www.projectev.co.uk
I'm just beginning to research the chargers. It sounds like you control the charging from the car, so a basic charger is probably all that is needed. My wife likes the Andersen one, though, which has a stylish case and is one of the most expensive! Throttle Body said:
Shrimpvende said:
Did anyone else get in on the decent deals towards the end of last year?
I missed the really cheap deals, but put in an order at the end of January at a lease cost that was still OK.Shrimpvende said:
...with my only worry being our UK holidays, where the battery will likely be depleted on the journey there, leaving me with only the petrol engine for the rest of the trip and the journey home.
The great thing about PHEV is that you don't have to worry. You can always fill up on a long journey when you get low on petrol. No public charger anxiety.Shrimpvende said:
I've been looking into wall chargers and I can get a 7kw charger installed for under £300 so I'll probably get that done whilst the grants are still around - again if anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears! I'm currently talking to this company www.projectev.co.uk
I'm just beginning to research the chargers. It sounds like you control the charging from the car, so a basic charger is probably all that is needed. My wife likes the Andersen one, though, which has a stylish case and is one of the most expensive! My delivery has again been pushed back, although it's now been confirmed for w/c 9th March and I've been given my registration number, so I'm a little happier. March is still a far cry from 'mid January' as first expected though!
Shrimpvende said:
I've had my electrician round, who told me that although my garage has its own fusebox, it's still coming from the house fusebox and the cable between them isn't thick enough to support me hanging a 7kw charger off my garage box. I've decided instead just to get an outdoor socket on the garage and use the 3 pin charger for the time being, as it seems that only way I can have a proper charger at home is on the front of my house, which won't look very good and means parking in an awkward position to plug into it - not ideal!
My delivery has again been pushed back, although it's now been confirmed for w/c 9th March and I've been given my registration number, so I'm a little happier. March is still a far cry from 'mid January' as first expected though!
I would be inclined to upgrade the cable. It is unlikely that you will be going back to an ICE car, so you are going to get the use out of it, particularly if you buy a BEV in future.My delivery has again been pushed back, although it's now been confirmed for w/c 9th March and I've been given my registration number, so I'm a little happier. March is still a far cry from 'mid January' as first expected though!
So it finally turned up!
So far I'm really really happy and massively pleasantly surprised with it. I had tried to get a charger fitted, however the electrician found that the cable between my garage and my house (where it takes its feed from) isn't thick enough to support a 7kw charger. Annoying, but I'm making do with a socket for now until I work out if I really need the charger as it sounds like it's going to be expensive to sort.
I tested the electric range from a full charge properly last night. I did 28 miles to a friend's house over a mix of roads including a stint on dual carriageway. The battery ran out after around 25 miles, however although it was showing 0 range it was still pulling away on electric and I could see it assisting the engine on the screen animation. I was at 95mpg by the time I got home, just in normal driving mode and sticking to speed limits. This is about as far as I regularly go, so I'm very impressed! It's really smooth and silent in electric mode, although you can't feel the petrol engine kicking in either. I really expected the petrol engine to be a bit crap when the battery ran out, as we have an XF at work with the 250PS 2l petrol and it's not the most refined thing, however in the RRS you don't even notice it. I think the fact you never feel it idling helps with this.
I commuted in properly with a full charge today and it used 30% of the battery getting here in the traffic, so it seems I can definitely get here and back in EV mode only. I guess my usage profile suits it as I'm 6 miles of mostly urban traffic each way with only a short dual carriageway stretch. I'm also only about 4 miles from the city centre on 30/40mph roads, so it should have no trouble getting me to town and back on electric.
I'm going for a weekend away in Oxford this weekend so I'll be interested to see how it does on a longer trip with no charge. I think as 80% of my driving is likely to be on electric only (or very minimal petrol) it won't really matter if its down to 30mpg or so without the batteries as this more than makes up for it. Overall I should see some decent fuel savings over my previous daily Octavia VRS petrol, which averaged about 35mpg over its 2 years with me. It might also offset some of the carbon emissions from my Aston!
So far I'm really really happy and massively pleasantly surprised with it. I had tried to get a charger fitted, however the electrician found that the cable between my garage and my house (where it takes its feed from) isn't thick enough to support a 7kw charger. Annoying, but I'm making do with a socket for now until I work out if I really need the charger as it sounds like it's going to be expensive to sort.
I tested the electric range from a full charge properly last night. I did 28 miles to a friend's house over a mix of roads including a stint on dual carriageway. The battery ran out after around 25 miles, however although it was showing 0 range it was still pulling away on electric and I could see it assisting the engine on the screen animation. I was at 95mpg by the time I got home, just in normal driving mode and sticking to speed limits. This is about as far as I regularly go, so I'm very impressed! It's really smooth and silent in electric mode, although you can't feel the petrol engine kicking in either. I really expected the petrol engine to be a bit crap when the battery ran out, as we have an XF at work with the 250PS 2l petrol and it's not the most refined thing, however in the RRS you don't even notice it. I think the fact you never feel it idling helps with this.
I commuted in properly with a full charge today and it used 30% of the battery getting here in the traffic, so it seems I can definitely get here and back in EV mode only. I guess my usage profile suits it as I'm 6 miles of mostly urban traffic each way with only a short dual carriageway stretch. I'm also only about 4 miles from the city centre on 30/40mph roads, so it should have no trouble getting me to town and back on electric.
I'm going for a weekend away in Oxford this weekend so I'll be interested to see how it does on a longer trip with no charge. I think as 80% of my driving is likely to be on electric only (or very minimal petrol) it won't really matter if its down to 30mpg or so without the batteries as this more than makes up for it. Overall I should see some decent fuel savings over my previous daily Octavia VRS petrol, which averaged about 35mpg over its 2 years with me. It might also offset some of the carbon emissions from my Aston!
I ordered a Range Rover Sport P400e HSE Dynamic around August last year, but was in no rush for the car as I was waiting for my current lease to end in March.
Received the car on 9th March with new 2020 plates, luckily before everything really got locked down re corona virus!
I’m looking at getting the Andersen EV charge point installed, I’ve read some of the cheaper companies (e.g Pod Point) are extremely attentive when it comes to selling you their product, but that the after sales custom is awful. So I’m thinking it makes sense to spend a bit more, plus they look good.
I’ve barely even driven the car as I really am staying in, but one thing I’ve noticed is that I’m sure it’s supposed to come with internal ambient lighting, however I can’t seem to find it on the menu to adjust the colours etc.. anyone else had any luck?
Received the car on 9th March with new 2020 plates, luckily before everything really got locked down re corona virus!
I’m looking at getting the Andersen EV charge point installed, I’ve read some of the cheaper companies (e.g Pod Point) are extremely attentive when it comes to selling you their product, but that the after sales custom is awful. So I’m thinking it makes sense to spend a bit more, plus they look good.
I’ve barely even driven the car as I really am staying in, but one thing I’ve noticed is that I’m sure it’s supposed to come with internal ambient lighting, however I can’t seem to find it on the menu to adjust the colours etc.. anyone else had any luck?
I’m fairly sure the changeable lighting colour thingy was a £200 ish option on the HSE dynamic. Funny because it was free on my mustang which was half the cost. As it happens I played with it for a day, settled on blue and then left it blue for 2.5 years which is why I didn’t tick the box on the RR.
Toks2999 said:
I ordered a Range Rover Sport P400e HSE Dynamic around August last year, but was in no rush for the car as I was waiting for my current lease to end in March.
Received the car on 9th March with new 2020 plates, luckily before everything really got locked down re corona virus!
I’m looking at getting the Andersen EV charge point installed, I’ve read some of the cheaper companies (e.g Pod Point) are extremely attentive when it comes to selling you their product, but that the after sales custom is awful. So I’m thinking it makes sense to spend a bit more, plus they look good.
I’ve barely even driven the car as I really am staying in, but one thing I’ve noticed is that I’m sure it’s supposed to come with internal ambient lighting, however I can’t seem to find it on the menu to adjust the colours etc.. anyone else had any luck?
I'm sure mine hasn't got ambient lighting?Received the car on 9th March with new 2020 plates, luckily before everything really got locked down re corona virus!
I’m looking at getting the Andersen EV charge point installed, I’ve read some of the cheaper companies (e.g Pod Point) are extremely attentive when it comes to selling you their product, but that the after sales custom is awful. So I’m thinking it makes sense to spend a bit more, plus they look good.
I’ve barely even driven the car as I really am staying in, but one thing I’ve noticed is that I’m sure it’s supposed to come with internal ambient lighting, however I can’t seem to find it on the menu to adjust the colours etc.. anyone else had any luck?
Sorry for the crappy quality photo, but looking at the order form details, under “Interior Features” middle column, fourth row down says “Ambient Interior Lighting”.
As AR101 mentioned maybe that just means white lights inside the cabin at night
I’ve got the HSE Dynamic.
As AR101 mentioned maybe that just means white lights inside the cabin at night
I’ve got the HSE Dynamic.
Edited by Toks2999 on Monday 27th April 20:21
Yes, configurable ambient lighting. The configurable ambient lighting allows adjustments to colour and brightness.
That screen shot shows just regular ambient lighting. That said I have it configurable and the white light is definitely the best so you are not missing out. And you cannot notice while driving anyways.
That screen shot shows just regular ambient lighting. That said I have it configurable and the white light is definitely the best so you are not missing out. And you cannot notice while driving anyways.
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