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  • #32
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,066 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    Yes but they have given an official quote and monthly price based on it....even he checked the Leaf and it seems to be same error

    Sounds like a mistake. Maybe EV's are new to them and they dont know they need to subtract the grant or something.... time to pickup the phone I'd say.


  • #33
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    KCross wrote: »
    Sounds like a mistake. Maybe EV's are new to them and they dont know they need to subtract the grant or something.... time to pickup the phone I'd say.


    To be fair he asked me and he might as well have asked the wall....I had no idea....


    I thought all they got was 3800 off :p:p:p:p


  • #34
    Mupchease
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Mupchease


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    Got asked a question and no idea how it work....

    He is looking to get an eGolf off company car scheme. At the moment he has got quoted the following numbers
    Standard eGolf: 40,995
    Executive eGolf: 44,495

    According to the eGolf price book the car should e
    Standard eGolf: 45,995
    Executive eGolf: 49,495

    Now maybe I am wrong but are those numbers wrong? it looks like the reduction of 5k but should another 3800 come off that or am I talking nonsense.

    They quote it at this price because that’s the price the finance is worked off. The 3,800 for a company buying it comes off after the finance price. It was the same craic for me when I got my egolf except I had the 5k and I used that basically as part of the deposit value.


  • #35
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Mupchease wrote: »
    They quote it at this price because that’s the price the finance is worked off. The 3,800 for a company buying it comes off after the finance price. It was the same craic for me when I got my egolf except I had the 5k and I used that basically as part of the deposit value.


    Not sure I understand, I told him to ring them


    The company car is provided by a large lease company....so it is not the company itself buying the car and handing to him.....if you know what I mean? I have the same in my company.


  • #36
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Little bit of interesting information. Something I wasn't aware of

    Companies have a max of 200k from SEAI. As the lease company is quite large they have used this up so the SEAI grant cannot be used for the car purchase. This is seemingly a issue with a number of lease companies and they are trying to work it out with SEAI now.....

    In other words, 20 years time


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  • #37
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,066 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    Little bit of interesting information. Something I wasn't aware of

    Companies have a max of 200k from SEAI. As the lease company is quite large they have used this up so the SEAI grant cannot be used for the car purchase. This is seemingly a issue with a number of lease companies and they are trying to work it out with SEAI now.....

    In other words, 20 years time

    So were they trying to hoodwink your buddy by not disclosing upfront that he would be forgoing a €5k grant if he chose them as his lease company?


  • #38
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    KCross wrote: »
    So were they trying to hoodwink your buddy by not disclosing upfront that he would be forgoing a €5k grant if he chose them as his lease company?


    As a company car it would be 3800


    No idea if they are trying to hoodwink...he just rang them and asked.....


  • #39
    randombar
    Registered Users Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭randombar


    Hi all,

    Contemplating upgrading my leaf for an e-golf.

    Any recommendations of where to look? It makes sense to me to look in the UK with no VRT

    Leaf 161 tekna with very good SOH

    Thanks,
    Gary


  • #40
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,693 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    What's your budget? How much do you expect to get for your Leaf (24kWh?) in a private sale?


  • #41
    randombar
    Registered Users Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭randombar


    unkel wrote: »
    What's your budget? How much do you expect to get for your Leaf (24kWh?) in a private sale?

    Ideally sell the leaf to drop a year or two for a UK golf and remain cost neutral but I could be dreaming.

    24kwh tekna


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  • #42
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,693 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    You know there is a 2015 eGolf for sale by one of the regulars in here? :)

    It will probably cost you more than you can get for your Leaf, but there wouldn't be a huge difference in it.


  • #43
    randombar
    Registered Users Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭randombar


    unkel wrote: »
    You know there is a 2015 eGolf for sale by one of the regulars in here? :)

    It will probably cost you more than you can get for your Leaf, but there wouldn't be a huge difference in it.

    I was looking for it and couldn't find it actually


  • #44
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,693 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Ad probably expired. PM Shefwedfan

    He'll be along shortly anyway :p


  • #45
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    GaryCocs wrote: »
    I was looking for it and couldn't find it actually

    I wouldn't rush into buying anything..... :-)


  • #46
    FaganJr
    Registered Users Posts: 565 ✭✭✭FaganJr


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    I wouldn't rush into buying anything..... :-)


    Did you sell that golf?


  • #47
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    FaganJr wrote: »
    Did you sell that golf?


    No I took it down


    It might be back up soonish


  • #48
    FaganJr
    Registered Users Posts: 565 ✭✭✭FaganJr


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    No I took it down


    It might be back up soonish

    Cool, might up my budget from a pesky Leaf ;)


  • #49
    Mupchease
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Mupchease


    FaganJr wrote: »
    Cool, might up my budget from a pesky Leaf ;)

    You won’t regret it. Test drive both and you will struggle to get back into the leaf


  • #50
    FaganJr
    Registered Users Posts: 565 ✭✭✭FaganJr


    Mupchease wrote:
    You won’t regret it. Test drive both and you will struggle to get back into the leaf


    Ha, maybe? I haven't bought anything yet, so the world is my Oyster at the moment


  • #51
    Batesy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,450 ✭✭✭Batesy


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    No I took it down


    It might be back up soonish

    What was the asking price as a matter of interest??


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  • #52
    randombar
    Registered Users Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭randombar


    FaganJr wrote: »
    Ha, maybe? I haven't bought anything yet, so the world is my Oyster at the moment

    Dont listen to them, the leaf is great :rolleyes:


  • #53
    Mupchease
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Mupchease


    The phone app has been updated on iPhone I can only assume it would have been updated on android too for the upcoming ID as well.


  • #54
    randombar
    Registered Users Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭randombar


    Anyone else see this Golf?

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2018-Volkswagen-Golf-E-136-Auto-e-GOLF-Electric-Damaged-Salvage/264393918663?hash=item3d8f1b08c7:g:s-sAAOSwLjhc-i2g


  • #55
    charlieIRL
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,189 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL


    GaryCocs wrote: »
    Anyone else see this Golf?

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2018-Volkswagen-Golf-E-136-Auto-e-GOLF-Electric-Damaged-Salvage/264393918663?hash=item3d8f1b08c7:g:s-sAAOSwLjhc-i2g

    I was looking at it alright. Would cost a nice few euro to fix but it’s half the price of one here. I’d be very weary of it though.


  • #56
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Not sure I would bother with crashed car at 14k, looks over priced to me.....


  • #57
    charlieIRL
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,189 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL


    I test drove an e-golf this morning in a very significant main dealer. Compared to other garages the salesman, he didn’t push the car on me at all compared to any of the others. I had lots of questions and it was like he wasn’t sure what I was in about. I don’t know if salesmen know much about EV’s at all.
    Anyway, was very impressed by it, just felt much nicer than any other one I’ve driven. Would have liked a longer drive (5mins) so am going to go to another garage to look again. I didn’t even get time to go through the computer on it to compare it to any others I’ve tried, when we got back to the garage the salesman was back in the garage while I was checking out the boot space!!
    Only negative compared to others is the price, they are an awful lot more than a leaf for a less specced car.
    Think a trip across the water to buy an ‘18 one is on the cards, will save me nearly 15k on a new one.


  • #58
    Batesy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,450 ✭✭✭Batesy


    The current 0% finance deal is nice and all but surely the price needs to start coming down.

    When you configure this with the required extras that come as standard in eNiro for instance it actually comes in more expensive for basically half the range.

    Lovely car but way overpriced in the current scheme of things.


  • #59
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Batesy wrote: »
    The current 0% finance deal is nice and all but surely the price needs to start coming down.

    When you configure this with the required extras that come as standard in eNiro for instance it actually comes in more expensive for basically half the range.

    Lovely car but way overpriced in the current scheme of things.


    It is the only mainstream electric they have to sell till the ID.3 comes out. Don't expect the price to reduce anytime soon.



    The factory for the eGolf is producing more cars than ever and they are sold out in rest of the World. Ireland has a few knocking around but check in US/Europe and they are ordered in.......


  • #60
    Batesy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,450 ✭✭✭Batesy


    They’re doing really well then.

    I got up close to an executive edition last night with all the extras. Really eye catching.

    Went home and configured it and it is €42,000

    I’ll be looking to buy in 2020 but the eNiro beats the eGolf hands down in terms of value.

    Lovely car but couldn’t justify the cost for the range.


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  • #61
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Batesy wrote: »
    They’re doing really well then.

    I got up close to an executive edition last night with all the extras. Really eye catching.

    Went home and configured it and it is €42,000

    I’ll be looking to buy in 2020 but the eNiro beats the eGolf hands down in terms of value.

    Lovely car but couldn’t justify the cost for the range.


    I was in VW yesterday and they are still selling them, not as many as last year but ok for the amount of stock they have.



    Yes it is overpriced for what it is but with VW selling them and no other option they wont reduce, expect reductions once the ID is released but that will be next year


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