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Who has or is planning to get an electric car / EV Talk
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Still a maybe. Will see what Mrs AFB thinks after a test drive. I suspect we might just get her current car repaired and kick the issue further down the road.
yea, I get that, just the gamble with old(er) cars - when do you stop paying for repairs?
Agreed. But we have had no issues up to now on Mrs AFB Kia so it's done well for a 13 year old car. Of course buying a car (even an EV) from 2016 isn't risk free either. Always a dilemma trying to make the best decision.
Did have a testdrive in a Cupra Born the other day, its the same car as the ID3 but with another badge and a bit sportier.
Did like the car but the seats were hard as a churchbench. And why do they keep shoehorning on such big wheels that destroys the comfort and makes road noise an issue.
The updated infotainment was pleasant to use and car was great fun to drive.
Did have a testdrive in the Cupra Leon Hybrid (120km on a charge + petrol engine) and after driving a fully electric it kinda feelt a bit dated.
But as always, when I jump back into my V60 and drive away I always thing "is it worth all that extra money for a less comfortable car".
Will try and testdrive the new Renault 5 and Kia EV3 to see what they are like.
Did like the car but the seats were hard as a churchbench. And why do they keep shoehorning on such big wheels that destroys the comfort and makes road noise an issue.
The updated infotainment was pleasant to use and car was great fun to drive.
Did have a testdrive in the Cupra Leon Hybrid (120km on a charge + petrol engine) and after driving a fully electric it kinda feelt a bit dated.
But as always, when I jump back into my V60 and drive away I always thing "is it worth all that extra money for a less comfortable car".
Will try and testdrive the new Renault 5 and Kia EV3 to see what they are like.
I think the Cupra Born is a much more attractive car than the ID3. I really wanted to like the ID3, but it never looked quite right to me.
Yes, I agree, small design changes do make the Cupra Born more attractive. The facelifted ID3 does look better than the original one. Not a major change but still. Most important, the buttons on the infotainment system are now backlit 🙃
The Cupra Born will getting a facelift fairly soon, will be interesting to see what it will look like.
Cupra has always had the theme of a gaming PC with that logo and the colour scheme IMO. Don't mind it, but prefer the ID3 a bit, but to be honest the ID Polo would be my pick.
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The ID.Polo looks great and looking at the specs I'd say it will be attract a lot of new buyers.
Will be interesting to see CUpra Raval and Skoda Epic on the same platform look like and what specs they will have.
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