Leapmotor B10 EV
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Dare I say, the best EV deal currently in the market. Even better than the C10 (albeit not when the latter was £169pm).
I have been looking at the videos and it looks good.
Yes, you can get better if you buy with cash but at under £240 amortized on lease, it's the one to go right now.
Anyone purchased one?
I have been looking at the videos and it looks good.
Yes, you can get better if you buy with cash but at under £240 amortized on lease, it's the one to go right now.
Anyone purchased one?
Somebody said:
I test drove one at the local dealer and then signed a PCH on a 5k miles p.a 1+23 after getting them to price match at £245 pm.
I wanted the purple but I didn't want to pay extra so gone for the standard blue.
Factory order. Should be here end of March.
Anything you didn't like?I wanted the purple but I didn't want to pay extra so gone for the standard blue.
Factory order. Should be here end of March.
The steering felt light and disconnected. I had to ask the accompanying salesman to switch to Sport to get a better drive.
Other than that, lots to like. HUD would be a nice to have. Other missing bits for me are front parking sensors (but there's the 360 cameras), rear wiper and no interior lights at the back.
Some reviewers make a song and dance about the lack of a rear wiper but in my experience in other cars the Rear Windscreen Defrost sorts it. It's not immediate of course, but will keep it clear when switched on.
Other than that, lots to like. HUD would be a nice to have. Other missing bits for me are front parking sensors (but there's the 360 cameras), rear wiper and no interior lights at the back.
Some reviewers make a song and dance about the lack of a rear wiper but in my experience in other cars the Rear Windscreen Defrost sorts it. It's not immediate of course, but will keep it clear when switched on.
Somebody said:
I test drove one at the local dealer and then signed a PCH on a 5k miles p.a 1+23 after getting them to price match at £245 pm.
I wanted the purple but I didn't want to pay extra so gone for the standard blue.
Factory order. Should be here end of March.
I just did the exact same thing today, price match the 5k 1+23. Car should be available in the next couple of weeks I wanted the purple but I didn't want to pay extra so gone for the standard blue.
Factory order. Should be here end of March.
Pinguu said:
I just did the exact same thing today, price match the 5k 1+23. Car should be available in the next couple of weeks
Excellent! Interested to know what your insurance is coming in at? I've not shopped yet. Heard some horrendous stories on the leasing thread about £1.5k p.a.
A chap I know through a local group bought one and had an accident the day after he picked it up. After a couple if months, his insurance company are saying they can’t get parts through their supply chain and are looking to close the claim with deductions so he can source the parts himself from China and arrange fitting. Not ideal!
No idea whether this is a common scenario with emerging brands…
No idea whether this is a common scenario with emerging brands…
Pistonheadsdicoverer said:
Dare I say, the best EV deal currently in the market. Even better than the C10 (albeit not when the latter was £169pm).
I have been looking at the videos and it looks good.
Yes, you can get better if you buy with cash but at under £240 amortized on lease, it's the one to go right now.
Anyone purchased one?
Hi,Replied to your question on the best lease deals thread this morning,checked leasing.com,Eden are now £273 1x23 About a fiver cheaper than anyone else.10k milesI have been looking at the videos and it looks good.
Yes, you can get better if you buy with cash but at under £240 amortized on lease, it's the one to go right now.
Anyone purchased one?
Toolslinger said:
Hi,Replied to your question on the best lease deals thread this morning,checked leasing.com,Eden are now £273 1x23 About a fiver cheaper than anyone else.10k miles
The other thing as well is that they don't seem to offer free delivery. Either collect (e.g. in Cardiff) or pay for delivery.Pistonheadsdicoverer said:
The other thing as well is that they don't seem to offer free delivery. Either collect (e.g. in Cardiff) or pay for delivery.
When my son went to test drive on Sunday,The salesman was excellent,he not only said he would match any qoute,but would hold the vehicle,to fit in with the return of his current lease.This was leapmotor Sheffield.Toolslinger said:
When my son went to test drive on Sunday,The salesman was excellent,he not only said he would match any qoute,but would hold the vehicle,to fit in with the return of his current lease.This was leapmotor Sheffield.
I've been informed that the lease has to start (i.e. vehicle registered) before the end of March.ScoobyChris said:
A chap I know through a local group bought one and had an accident the day after he picked it up. After a couple if months, his insurance company are saying they can t get parts through their supply chain and are looking to close the claim with deductions so he can source the parts himself from China and arrange fitting. Not ideal!
No idea whether this is a common scenario with emerging brands
It seems to be a common theme with emerging Chinese brands coming in to the UK market. They're very quick to send these things out the door as quickly and as cheaply as possible, but without the proper parts support network in place behind the scenes. I suppose their main interest is flogging the cars, not worrying about actually keeping them on the road. I've heard horror stories about Jaecoo with this regard. No idea whether this is a common scenario with emerging brands
As for the poster somewhere above citing the heated rear defrost button is going to keep the rear window clear; it isn't. Rear windows tend to pick up all sorts of grime and crap, especially in winter. Heating the glass won't stop road salt sticking to it. A lack of rear wiper isn't being sneaky via clever coatings or clever aerodynamics, it's just cheaping out on behalf of Leapmotor.
Hi has anyone took delivery of their car yet? I'm very interested in leasing the B10 - went to see it in the flesh and was quite impressed with the quality. Saw someone booked the car with their local Stelantis dealer and was offered a price match. I shall try that too instead of going through leasing.com/leaseloco
Got mine. Cheapskate so standard blue. Loving it so far. Drives and pulls great.
Doesn't come with mats.
Mine's fitted with Linglong Tyres. Would have preferred Nexen 4seasons which only 2 out of 10 had (the demonstrator being one) when I checked the B10s at the dealer. Dealer not able to swap. Apparently handling/braking is up there with the best in the wet, but in dry deteriorates the hotter it gets.
Using the phone's bluetooth for locking/unlocking and PIN for starting; much more convenient than using the NFC card on the wireless charging pad. I turn off bluetooth on phone before going to bed just in case it senses rogue signal to unlock (but should automatically lock again on its own accord).
Assigned custom button to remove ADAS features like lane keeping assist (annoyingly Emergency Lane Keeping can't be added to the button so have to be turned off at start of every journey). Inserted a USB A stick for the dashcam function. Created a phone shortcut to take a timestamp to facilitate later finding of dashcam clip.
First home charge last night with the App showing a draw of ~6.2kWh rather than the expected 7.2, but charged to 100% in 2hr 50 mins from 72%.
Other minor gripes include no red line in the rear view camera to denote end of vehicle like some other cars, no front parking sensors (use top view/360 camera instead for both); no rear interior lights, so bought a couple of stick on/magnetic press LEDs to stick near the grab handles, along with a few storage related items like a box underneath the armrest, and floor mats.
That's it for now. Ask away if you have any questions.
Doesn't come with mats.
Mine's fitted with Linglong Tyres. Would have preferred Nexen 4seasons which only 2 out of 10 had (the demonstrator being one) when I checked the B10s at the dealer. Dealer not able to swap. Apparently handling/braking is up there with the best in the wet, but in dry deteriorates the hotter it gets.
Using the phone's bluetooth for locking/unlocking and PIN for starting; much more convenient than using the NFC card on the wireless charging pad. I turn off bluetooth on phone before going to bed just in case it senses rogue signal to unlock (but should automatically lock again on its own accord).
Assigned custom button to remove ADAS features like lane keeping assist (annoyingly Emergency Lane Keeping can't be added to the button so have to be turned off at start of every journey). Inserted a USB A stick for the dashcam function. Created a phone shortcut to take a timestamp to facilitate later finding of dashcam clip.
First home charge last night with the App showing a draw of ~6.2kWh rather than the expected 7.2, but charged to 100% in 2hr 50 mins from 72%.
Other minor gripes include no red line in the rear view camera to denote end of vehicle like some other cars, no front parking sensors (use top view/360 camera instead for both); no rear interior lights, so bought a couple of stick on/magnetic press LEDs to stick near the grab handles, along with a few storage related items like a box underneath the armrest, and floor mats.
That's it for now. Ask away if you have any questions.
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