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Do you mean the outlander or the i-pace?
I live on a farm, with rutted tracks, so do need decent ground clearance (I lost a gearbox on an estate, that was expensive!) When I got the outlander a couple of years ago it was pretty much the only phev which had the required ground clearance.
In terms of the i-pace, i'm pretty frustrated by the choice actually, I want full electric, stated range of around 300 miles (so I actually get close to 200), a decent size\ground clearance (Although track is better than it was), and on a 3 year, 10,000 mile, 3 months up front deal of sub £600. doesn't leave me much choice! It takes out the more expensive Teslas, the model 3 is not available yet, there is a kia and a hyundai, but both of those are impossible to get hold of, so by default I am currently looking at the Jag, unless anyone else knows something that matches my criteria.
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Do you actually need to drive 200 miles without stopping, or could you go 100-150 miles then have a piss/coffee break while you top it up? Trying to use the battery from 100% down to 0% displayed and then charging fully puts more stress on it than driving from 80% to 30%, charging to 80% then doing it all again, even though the total energy output would be about the same.
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I have flirted with the idea. my biggest issue is I live in the South West (not of London, of the whole UK...) the infrastructure down here is not great at all, so when I visit family I am going very off track, not down motorways whatever, so would prefer to have a car that can do the range rather than having to rely on one potential charger. I suspect if this wasn't my first fully electric I would be more relaxed about it, but for now the longer range gives me that little piece of mind to jump from hybrid to electric.
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Afaik- It is on the MEB platform, that’s why it’s interesting. It won’t be called Golf
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_I.D.
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See that would be pretty smart, a bit like what BT do with their broadband. Only issue I can see is that the majority of home chargers are pretty slow speeds, but could still help if you are visiting somewhere nearby.
I'm sure as time goes on more shops etc would install them like Ikea, so that should help a fair bit.
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Can't you fit one of these in? :)
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Wow, love this!
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Sorry for the delayed reply but...
No, handing it back at the end of the agreement won't affect your credit rating - the whole idea is that this is an option when you start the finance agreement. You'll very rarely get positive equity at the end of a PCP these days as the "bubble has burst" somewhat
Some companies view it dimly if you utilise the option of what's known as "halves and thirds" whereby you can voluntarily terminate or VT you agreement once you've paid back over half of the total amount borrowed - it's a clause in the T&C's not many people know about but it's a potential get out early thing.
New is often as cheap as 3-5 years old with PCP as there are manufacturer supported deals to be had - most manufacturers have deposit contributions on certain models and the total margin they could potentially use to do a deal is around 15% - some models even more than that. Go to a dealer at the end of the month / quarter and know what you want to acheive. Don't use the "well you tell me your best price" and keeping your cards close to your chest thing just makes the whole process more laborious - make a salesman's job easy by telling him where you need to be for a deal and they'll do their best to get it for you. A card ready to place a deposit gets things done!
...the voice of 10+ years experience in the trade
@golgol PCH is a bit of a tricky one, if you know you'll 100% want the same car for the full term then they can be a good option but if you needed to change the car for whatever reason you'd be liable for 50% of the remaining rentals - plus companies can be super strict on any damage at the hand back stage
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The issue I have with PHEV at the moment is the range on them sucks. So they work if you do lots of short (sub 20 mile) journeys, but as soon as you go above that then they are no better than an efficient petrol car.
I have the outlander phev currently as a company car, it is fine, just a bit meh and boring. Real life electric range is about 18 miles, which is perfect for me, as majority of my journeys are relatively short. My colleague has the hyundai ioniq, awful looking thing, but actually decent enough in size, and gets get mpg when the electric does run out.
i'm getting rid of mine in six months, and switching to a jaguar i-pace...