Which EV would you get?

[CXRAndy]

BMW i4 is good if you want a saloon style EV. Really like mine and it is dripping with tech and you can control lots of functions direct from the app.

the VW ID7 gets good reviews and has excellent range but not sure about the tech

I know it’s personal tatste but I wouldn’t go anywhere near a Tesla. Neither their looks, lack of normal controls or Elon himself appeal!

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Check for tyre early wear. My friends have one and are changing tyres every 10k miles

 

[Buck]

Check for tyre early wear. My friends have one and are changing tyres every 10k miles

Thanks. Yes, I’ve heard that. Rear camber means the inners wear sooner so I’m checking every week. So far so good.

 

[fossyant]

That's really nice. I am biased though, my 330D GT is by a long way the best car I've ever owned (8 years now). Not looking for a replacement right now but if I was that would be top of the list.

The front grill is gopping ! Sorry.

 

[Moodyman]

I think EVs are still in a transitional stage.

But, if that was all I could buy, I’d be looking at the Chinese options - BYD in particular.

 

[livpoksoc]

I test drove plenty of different EVs last year before ordering one. If tech is a concern, VW is bad across the board. BMW and Cupra (ironically given they're VW group) were best for tech. Wasn't a fan of the EV6, but the newer Kias get good write ups.

 

[Legs]

I really like my company MG4. That said, I’m paying £120 p.a. on it in BIK (it’ll go up to a whopping £180 next year!), and the servicing/insurance/tax/most of the charging is free to me, too.

 

[icowden]

I really like my company MG4. That said, I’m paying £120 p.a. on it in BIK (it’ll go up to a whopping £180 next year!), and the servicing/insurance/tax/most of the charging is free to me, too.

I've been trying to work out if I'm being robbed or not. When Arval sell you the lease they give you the price to you in real terms. Mine is supposed to be £420 a month I think. When I look at my payslip though I see -£720 but the tax I'm paying seems to be way above what I'd be paying if that had been taken out first. Very puzzling.

 

[Jameshow]

I test drove plenty of different EVs last year before ordering one. If tech is a concern, VW is bad across the board. BMW and Cupra (ironically given they're VW group) were best for tech. Wasn't a fan of the EV6, but the newer Kias get good write ups.

BMW isn't VW group?!

 

[Gunk]

I test drove plenty of different EVs last year before ordering one. If tech is a concern, VW is bad across the board. BMW and Cupra (ironically given they're VW group) were best for tech. Wasn't a fan of the EV6, but the newer Kias get good write ups.

As I said earlier VW have massively improved their tech on the latest 2025 models. I have a 25MY Born and it’s been faultless. It’s a great car.

 

[icowden]

As I said earlier VW have massively improved their tech on the latest 2025 models. I have a 25MY Born and it’s been faultless. It’s a great car.

Whilst I believe that to be true, their attitude to the ID community has been terrible, which puts me off getting one of their cars. My ID4 is the 2022 model and it is already being treated as obsolete in terms of software upgrades. This is a £50k car.

 

[Buck]

I've been trying to work out if I'm being robbed or not. When Arval sell you the lease they give you the price to you in real terms. Mine is supposed to be £420 a month I think. When I look at my payslip though I see -£720 but the tax I'm paying seems to be way above what I'd be paying if that had been taken out first. Very puzzling.

Salary Sacrifice?

 

[livpoksoc]

BMW isn't VW group?!

Cupra are VW group.

The Born (as posted above) was on my shortlist but they removed it from sale pending the face list that can be seen above. If they hadn’t, I’d have one on the drive already.

 

[livpoksoc]

As I said earlier VW have massively improved their tech on the latest 2025 models. I have a 25MY Born and it’s been faultless. It’s a great car.

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So pretty. How VW made the same chassis in the ID range, look like as appetising as a dry flan is beyond me.

 

[Jameshow]

Cupra are VW group.

The Born (as posted above) was on my shortlist but they removed it from sale pending the face list that can be seen above. If they hadn’t, I’d have one on the drive already.

Sorry as I read it, you had BMW and cupra part of the same group....

 

[icowden]

Salary Sacrifice?

Yup