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Hyundai Ioniq 28kWh
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Drive like a maniac? Well I only drive in sport mode. I take off from the lights at max acceleration most of the time. I like spirited driving. I usually drive on or over the speed limit where ever I can and let's just say that I know exactly what the GPS verified maximum speed of the Ioniq is. And it is a lot higher than any other EV apart from the Teslas
Make no mistake though, range suffers badly when you drive an EV at speed. Even in a car with the best coefficient of drag in the world (Ioniq and Tesla model S)
Hyundai haven't updated their website properly, they should have removed the reference from that page. Scrappage is gone, but it will probably come back. My dealer expected so himself when I collected my car last Friday
With the scrappage gone, no doubt you can negotiate more discount though. Much of a muchness though as there are no more Ioniqs coming in until October. And who wants to wait 6 months (or more) for their new car?
At €25k the Ioniq was a steal, but things do progress and if you can wait, I've no doubt there will be cars out with bigger batteries and more range, still for reasonable money. The free chargers are running out soon though, but I'd expect most other subsidies to remain in place.
And if you don't want to wait, you can import a 2016 Nissan Leaf with the larger 30kWh battery for about €16-€17k landed from the UK. That's a lot of car for your money and it will do your range easily. It has already taken a huge depreciation hit, so won't be as bad going forward. And it will buy you a few years sitting on the fence waiting for the next generation of EVs and what they can doMy ads on adverts.ie:
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Waiting time is not just a few months though. Even the dealers themselves say October. And that is by no means guaranteed. 6 months could turn into 7 or 8 months and then you would get an end of year reg, which is not desirable in Ireland as it will hit the resale value, so you will want to wait for a January 2018 reg. And that's 9 months away. I found it very hard to have to wait almost 3 months, I can't imagine what it would be like to wait 9 months
As Mope suggested earlier, see if you can find a demonstrator or see if any Irish dealer has any stock. I'd personally never go for a white one, but there might be some of them around. If you are keen and supply is tight, it invariably means you won't get a great deal though, bear that in mind. I'd say Mope is the only exception to this rule, he's a very lucky man. Although he won't agree with me until he actually bloody gets the car My ads on adverts.ie:
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Waiting time is not just a few months though. Even the dealers themselves say October. And that is by no means guaranteed. 6 months could turn into 7 or 8 months and then you would get an end of year reg, which is not desirable in Ireland as it will hit the resale value, so you will want to wait for a January 2018 reg. And that's 9 months away. I found it very hard to have to wait almost 3 months, I can't imagine what it would be like to wait 9 months
As Mope suggested earlier, see if you can find a demonstrator or see if any Irish dealer has any stock. I'd personally never go for a white one, but there might be some of them around. If you are keen and supply is tight, it invariably means you won't get a great deal though, bear that in mind. I'd say Mope is the only exception to this rule, he's a very lucky man. Although he won't agree with me until he actually bloody gets the car
I'd be picky enough as regards a new car so would want a specific Colorado etc. Thanks for all the info so quickly. I will give a ring around just to make sure.
I can decide to hold on the the 19 year old banger for another while or get something to tide me over.
I don't really like the look of the leaf so will give them a miss.0 -
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bipedalhumanoid wrote: »I like the look of the leaf. Most people want a boring looking car that just looks like every other car on the road. Most people are boring AF.
And for that reason majority of cars sold have 0% of colour... They name them in fancy way - Tectonic Silver, Stealth Grey, Moondust Silver, Magnetic, Titanium etc... But it goes down to 50 Shades of Grey...
Bo-Ring... Sadly
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Deleted User wrote: »I could think of a much harder life , for instance, walking to work !
I walk to work every day, 30 minutes each way and I love it!
Even if I had an EV, I would still walk. It is actually faster at peak times and I feel I get to work in the morning refreshed and ready to face the day and the walk home helps me shed the pressures of the work day and to prepare for a nice relaxing evening
Of course some people have commutes far beyond that, but that is their choice.isnottheword wrote: »I think we place too much value on all of this. At the end of the day, a car is a functional item i.e. it's purpose is to get us from A to B comfortably, safely and economically.
Agreed, but that is not how car manufacturers want us thinking, that is why they spend so much on advertising. So they can sell a dream and up sell us on more expensive cars, etc.0 -
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What about all the emissions from that ride on! :pac:
My main reason for buying it was the time involved in cutting 3/4 acre. It's 90mins a week and if it's raining the day you are off it gets out of hand by the next free day. The robot goes out in all weather!
I dont know if you remember KCross you gave me some great advice last year on the auto lawnmower thread. I was planning on buying one but because of the trees around the house I bought a tractor one.
I got the chance to clear all the trees and now trying to get landscaping company to finish off garden
After that I need to try and get Misses to let me sell brand new tractor lawnmower for robomow :P:P:P:P:P0 -
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isnottheword wrote: »That said, the game is moving on. Perhaps not in Ireland yet but elsewhere there are a lot of the younger generation opting for car sharing. Once driverless cars eventually commercialise, this will be the model and we won't have as much store in those lumps of metal being a sign of affluence.
Agree completely. While a bit older, I'm certainly have that same mentality and I see it a great deal amongst many of my friends and colleagues.
A lot of younger people have little interest in cars and have no problem taking public transport or Uber/MyTaxi to get around.
Much faster and more convenient to get anything you want delivered right to your door, Tesco food deliveries, Amazon, ebay, etc. Deliveroo, etc. for take out.
If you are heading out socialising, you will want to drink anyway, so will be taking a taxi/public transport anyway.
If you can get to your work by bike/walk/public transport in a reasonable time, then little need for a car.
Why waste a lot of money on an expensive car when you can be spending that money on social activities, eating out, travelling, etc.
I recently spent some time in Manhattan and it was a real eye opener. Everyone there uses the UberPool service. It is basically a taxi like service but where you share with other people along the route for a reduced fare, people jump in and out of the car next to you as you go.
Sounds weird, but actually works well. Mostly young professional people, people often chat in the cars, I even hear the odd date comes out of it People rave about the service there.
Once Uber starts doing self driving cars, these people will be throwing themselves at such services.0 -
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