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Went to test drive and have ordered the N Line S today, because I have a feeling the price will rise.
The first electric and automatic car I’ve ever driven, and the dealership was happy for me to take it out and bring it back when I was done on my own. Did about 45 minutes although I spent the first 15 getting used to everything on the industrial estate first.
It felt much more natural than I thought it might and it’s definitely the nicest car in terms of extras and features I’ve ever driven!
Just wondering if any fellow forum members have any words or thoughts to share about their own Ioniq 5 now that they’ve had it a while?
Would be also really keen to hear about everyone’s transition from a combustion engine to an electric, anything I should know? Anything you liked/disliked etc?
Thanks everyone 🙂
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It felt natural because it’s just a car, an automatic car 🤷♂️
If you’re planning on doing long trips then have a practice at rapid charging when you’ve got time and not stressed, better that than the first time being when it’s dark and you’re desperate.
Wait till winter comes and you get to use preheating 👌
You’ll soon wonder what all the scaremongering and doomsday posters were worried about 😂
Enjoy your new car when it comes and hopefully you saved a few quid on the AP 🤞 (or get back on the phone to the dealer 😉)
You may get a rattling tailgate, it’s a known issue and Hyundai have a tech bulletin to fix it, but I sorted mine in 30 secs, a small bit of duct tape wrapped round the boot latch hoop and a wee bit on the plastic latches either side of the boot – problem solved. Tech bulletin describes putting washers under the plastic latches, then loosening the hoop and whacking it with a hammer…lol. I’ve had rattly tailgates before (1980’s sheesh, getting old!) and the duct tape fix was familiar to me.
No other issues, range is great, car is comfy and N-Line S has all the toys.
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It felt natural because it’s just a car, an automatic car 🤷♂️ If you’re planning on doing long trips then have a practice at rapid charging when you’ve got time and not stressed, better that than the first time being when it’s dark and you’re desperate. Wait till winter comes and you get to use preheating 👌 You’ll soon wonder what all the scaremongering and doomsday posters were worried about 😂 Enjoy your new car when it comes and hopefully you saved a few quid on the AP 🤞 (or get back on the phone to the dealer 😉)
Two completely different types of car. Here’s just a few things that I was concerned about and a few things that caught me out because I didn’t know about them and it didn’t happen in my ice cars.
Wheel spin when trying to get out at junctions, the Kona was bad for it and took a bit of getting used to, the scenic isn’t bad. The EV wobble, 1st time it happened I shit them. Thinking there’s something wrong with the car as I thought it was losing power, I didn’t know that eco restricts power. Same when I thought the heating was broken, again just eco mode. I still haven’t thrown any of the EVs around country roads like I would have my ice cars as I’m not to sure about weight and or how it’s distributed in and ev.
Two cars but completely different setups which is why some people worry about swapping one for the other.
Manic I don’t know about the ioniq but I had the Kona and think Hyundai probably have the best EVs on the road. Enjoy.
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