This week's EV bargain that I'm not buying

Just got a quote for 2.5k to fix our 6 year old Renault Megane Sport Tourer (and 3 weeks wait to get parts). And to add insult to injury, the car just came off service (with the quote for the major bill) and as I got home and stopped and started the car there's a "check stop & start" message on the dash. Went back and they are saying I have to book it in for another day in and pay diagnosis fees all over again. Incredible "eff you" attitude!!

I wish I had bought the 28kw Ioniq back in 2017 - I test drove one, 5k scrappage and the whole lot.

I missed that 12k ioniq a few pages back. Waiting for another good deal to popup.

What's wrong with it?

Out of warranty Ioniq 28kWh can and do go wrong too and who's gonna fix it for you if it does, another main dealer?

Look at page 22 here for example

Hyundai Ioniq 28kWh - thread 2.0 - Page 22 — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'

"Quick question to see if anyone has came across this issue. My Ioniq has developed a noise which the dealer has said he is sure is coming from the motor. But to properly diagnose he will need to remove the motor. The problem is, they said they will not repair the motors, only replace them, at a cost of €10,000. Car is 3 weeks out of warranty. I've been onto Hyundai customer care, and they are not very helpful. Anyone heard of this? I definitely do not want to spend €10k to repair or replace a motor on a5 year old car."

A specialist EV repairer like John Earls Motors could potentially repair it for a reasonable price rather than have a main dealer throw parts at it.

The driver side front door just won't open - from inside or out. Looks like the door lock actuator failed. And given that the door is stuck shut, local Renault dealers are saying that they will have to remove the driver seat, entire door card will need replacement as it can't be removed without damaging it, and then the actuator of course. Supposedly a 6-7 hour job, so parts (800-1000) + 6-7 hours of labour @ €90 per hour. And oh, three weeks to get parts in! Renault doesn't have a mechanical keyhole for driver side (it's on the passenger side, strangely enough).

Unfortunately for us, we have small kids and a lot of special needs / access type appointments, so really need a car, like yesterday!

Car is practically unusable without the driver side front door access - of course some people can climb in thru the front passenger side door and over the central console etc, but it could be death-trap in case of an accident or any emergency (especially with young kids in the car).

It's a 2017 model, so about a year out of warranty. I don't know if Renault will do anything given the safety nature of the fault - the folks at the dealership had no nice words other than this is expected when a car is more than 5 years old. I have owned Hyundai and Hondas before this and never bad a bother (in fact the neighbour who bought the 2005 Honda Accord still drive it around, like new) but like you said yourself - it could happen to any car I suppose. Just massively frustrated. Should have bought the Ionic in 2017.

It's about 220km per day. Could be someone living in a Carlow etc and travelling to Dublin 5 days a week, 48 weeks a year.

Easily done with a big comfy barge with all the toys. Unfortunately I don’t think there’s any EV that fits the bill.

unusually, this has increased in price, in last 2 days, it was 30k, now 30,500, must be a new strategy !