Totally agree with most of your points. I’m lucky I suppose in that when I ordered my Ariya there wasn’t as much choice for a larger EV. I also ordered before the price rise back in June. Still a lot of money I know but the ap I’m paying would be very competitive with the EVs you mentioned, maybe even better. I ordered a Ariya with the Bose tech pack ( upgraded sound, headup display and upgraded rear view mirror) and the 22kw on board charger. One small point I don’t think the centre arm rest moves on the Ariya Advance, which is the one on Motability. I managed to have a good look at the Megan and I must admit I really liked it, very stylish design inside, seats felt really comfortable ( didn’t drive it just sat in it for five minutes) and it’s the same as the Ariya underneath. The only negatives for me is the boot, and it didn’t feel as light and airy inside the cabin as the Ariya or ID5
Good points, thank you. I didn’t check the moving consol as it’s just a toy and wasn’t that important but would be nice to play with for all of 5 minutes.
MFillingham, one other thing well two. The cost of the paint is if you want a black roof is bloody expensive with Nissan it’s £ 850ish for Motability customers it’s over £ 1300 for retail. Second point, when I go to a dealer to view a model I never tell them I’m a Motability customer, until I’m ready to order it’s none of their business.
I was impressed that all solid colours, including metalics were free, the two tone with the black roof is more but, to be honest, I’m less keen on that. I did like the blue they had on a number of cars in the showroom, polished properly it really shone. I’m not a monochrome type of guy, there’s too many black/white/ shades of grey on the roads as it is.
The reason for telling them why I was there was to check how they treated me. As much from curiosity but also because I know some treat us like second grade customers while others properly appreciate what’s on offer. I felt it a shame that the Skoda guy came out on top, really keen to bend over backwards if necessary to ensure I knew everything I needed to but the car just came up short. Meanwhile, nobody has been particularly offish except the one Renault guy who may have just been in a rush to do something else. As I said, when I feel up to it, I may try again as the car sounds really good but I still need to try accessing it for myself to know whether it’ll work for us.
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