Polestar 2

One of the aspects I hate about my Model Y is the lack of parking sensors. I'm sure I'll receive opposing comments but TeslaVision is utter crap despite the many updates it received. Night time accuracy is atrocious, daytime is still crap, particularly the front area. Parking sensors gave a nice degree of comfort in my previous cars and never failed me. TV was a terrible product decision in my opinion. I would happily pay extra for parking sensors, radar, and a rain sensor.

I agree the space in the Model Y is amazing, if they just added the items I mentioned above, it would be a perfect car.

I wish Polestar improved their warranty terms to match Tesla.

I think some have slightly different mileage? They all seem to be the most basic spec with the 19" wheels which is why I bought privately instead

Yep it's absolute class to be honest! Immaculate condition inside and out and the plus pack had the few goodies I wanted as well as the 20" pro wheels which I think are one of the best looking wheels on any car around at the moment. Long range also great to have. A family member has the dual motor which would have been the icing on the cake but I'm delighted with mine.

I think the plus pack being so expensive on a P2 is a bit of a joke and should all come as standard with maybe the pano roof being an optional extra. The my23 that are for sale in spirit should probably be about €5k less now that the my25 is available. The Tesla M3 coming down so much in price lately will steal a lot of potential polestar customers when they look at the price difference in my opinion

They are worth so little that I think it's hard to price anything from a 231 to a 242. They are obviously suffering EV depreciation but I also think they are still suffering startup depreciation. I'm almost two year into a 4 year PCP. It's the best car I've owned but worst car financially. There's no chance I will be able to change it early. The car is worth a lot less than what I owe on it.

I still think my 231 is worth about 25k to a dealer. That's being optimistic. 4 years is a long aul PCP and I think my GTV is around 16.5k so it will be interesting to see if there is any equity in the car in 2 more years.

If the brand lasts, I don't think a new P2 will be released in Ireland at that point but I'd consider a P4 if it drops in price which it probably will.

They are nice cars but probably have a better chance of surviving if they were rebranded and taken into Volvo directly as an expansion to their EV lineup. Buying an expensive car online or out of a portacabin in Dublin for example isn’t for everyone.

Absolutely but Tesla is a more established brand and has an enviable reputation as an EV manufacturer. Polestar have a long way to go to become another Tesla. I think if Spirit were nationwide like MSL, if would have a better chance. It seems to have given BYD a great foothold here from the start. Geely were probably foolish not to leverage the Volvo Dealer Network here to make Polestar an early success.

I’m sure the experience is fine especially if you’re not trading in a car but Polestar sales are dismal for 2024 so far. By comparison there were a lot more Volvo EV’s sold in the same period.

They'd be in top 5 surely?

Sales are small all right and worse, how many of them are pre-regs?

Cupra only have 1 car in the fight if that's a listing of EVs sold.

Until very recently, so did Polestar.

Has anyone outside or Dublin had any warranty issues? I've had two and they've been an absolute nightmare to deal with. Multiple visits to their local service centre who are completely uninterested, Polestar support are utterly useless. First issue took 5 months or me chasing to sort out (a replacement alloy so not something complicated). The second issue is being finally sorted next week (again after 5 months of chasing).

I'm sure it you're living near Dublin it's just like any other visit but without proper after sales support it's hard to recommend them. My wife's car is up for replacement and we had thought logically that a 4 might fit the bill if we pushed the budget (or even another 2 given the value) but I wouldn't consider giving this company another penny if I can avoid it due to after sales.

Family member had a problem with some paint and they came out anf dropped a loaner off and took his car away for a few days and dropped it back when finished so that was pretty decent. Was in Dublin

What problems did you have? Did they want you to head to Dublin and that wasn't possible for you?