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After visiting a friend in Glasgow Royal Infirmary me and my wife happened to pass an Arnold Clark Hyundai dealership and went in for a look at the Ioniq 6. The salesman “James Macmillan” had a chat with us and told me that they were discounting the car by £250 and that a V2L charger comes free with the car, that was good enough for me lol.
My wife really likes the car but i thought it would be too low for her but she had a go getting in and out and was happy enough that she ordered one in black with grey interior.
Its getting delivered next week, gulp, and ive only a granny charger, at this point, so that could be interesting. Hopefully Motability can sort me out quickly with an EV charger.
Its an absolute bargain but of course its got to be right for you, but if your looking for an EV that has virtually everything then this could be the answer. The cars design is a bit Marmite but both me and the wife really like it.
The dealership address is:- 345 Alexander Parade, Glasgow G31 3AD
James direct line number is 0141 422 2780
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
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Just had another nightmare on sat nav, unfortunately I was on the motorway and it told me to come off at an exit that didn’t exist. I had to continue on the motorway for five miles before I could get off and come all the way back and then it reset itself. I eventually turned it off and used my phone. Don’t think I’ll be using it again which is a shame as love using the “Heads up Dispaly” 😞
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Just had another nightmare on sat nav, unfortunately I was on the motorway and it told me to come off at an exit that didn’t exist. I had to continue on the motorway for five miles before I could get off and come all the way back and then it reset itself.
@Brydo 😱 I’ve never had that on mine but most of the time I use Waze unless I want to preheat the battery or check on the battery % I’d arrive at my destination with.What junction was it and I’ll see if it does it on mines too 🤞
I never use the heads up cause can’t see it with my sunglasses on, wife loves it and was something she insisted on in her own car 😂
I never use the heads up cause can’t see it with my sunglasses on, wife loves it and was something she insisted on in her own car
Whats glasses/coating have you got? Never had a problem with Serengeti polarised drivers lens.
@kezo couldn’t tell you, I’ll need to ask next time I’m in.
My ordinary specs are reactolites so turn dark when outside but not so much in the car cause of the cars glass but they’re fine cause usually clear. My sunglasses are prescription specs with tints and coatings for driving 🤷♂️
Rhodgie I can’t remember what it said but it was after the junction for Paisley going west bound. It then changed to take me to erskine bridge.
After checking the route today it should have taken me off at Braehead.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Just had another nightmare on sat nav, unfortunately I was on the motorway and it told me to come off at an exit that didn’t exist. I had to continue on the motorway for five miles before I could get off and come all the way back and then it reset itself. I eventually turned it off and used my phone. Don’t think I’ll be using it again which is a shame as love using the “Heads up Dispaly”
Never had a problem with Hyundai’s navigation, apart from a couple of hiccups when selecting the wrong option and up on country lanes
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I never use the heads up cause can’t see it with my sunglasses on, wife loves it and was something she insisted on in her own car
Whats glasses/coating have you got? Never had a problem with Serengeti polarised drivers lens.
Doesn’t matter.
Polarised glasses will block a normal (reflecting off of the windscreen) HUD. No ifs, or buts.
Bit more swurbly explanation: if you can see the HUD, you can see any reflection/glare from that direction. There’s no “distance” to polarisation, just direction.
Now, there are “driving glasses”, which are basically mis-adjusted polarised lenses (allowing you to see a HUD, albeit at reduced brightness) – which work by rotating the lens, so they do not filter horizontally polarised lights completely. Easy to check for that: look at a HUD (or screen in a similar position) and tilt your head. If it becomes darker (in one direction), they’re rotated. If it doesn’t change, they’re not polarised at all.
I went through this horse manure with the Golf (HUD out of pocket, so had to make sure i see it lol) – it’s all marketing bollocks. You either get properly polarised glasses and you can’t see the HUD, or they’re not properly polarised glasses – only reducing (as opposed to removing) reflections from the road.
I opted for normal sunglasses instead in the beginning – and ended up simply not using the HUD anyway.
As for Sat Nav..
Drove to Swindon two days ago. I’m convinced it made an actual effort finding the smallest, most green lane alike routes to the motorway, making sure i was drenched in sweat before i even made it the 15 miles to the M4. Turns out that driving an aircraft carrier through a brook is.. “exciting”, particularly with oncoming traffic.
It also couldn’t find its way to Cardiff Central Station parking lot, left me stranded at some kind of bus depot roughly half a mile away (or turnaround for busses or something, smack bang in central Cardiff), had to google maps the rest of the way.
But, in fairness: i had two map updates since, so it potentially has been fixed. I’ll be driving another 160ish miles tomorrow to Gurney Slade and back (including a stop at Cardiff Central Station parking lot), i’ll come to a conclusion after that drive. Particularly the location in Gurney Slade (Southern Scale Trail) looks rather tricky, so it’ll be a good test.
Otherwise, i’ll do it like Rhodgie, drive Google Maps where i can, and “internal” Sat Nav to charging stations (to pre-condition the battery before arrival).
I will say: the trip to Swindon and back left me with a sore back and bum (roughly 4-5 hour trip). I did try to adjust the position since then, so i’ll see if that helped, tomorrow (it’s not bad on shorter journeys). I’ve not given up on the seats yet, i do think they can be comfy, it’s just that my long legs require a bit of faffing to be comfortable (currently hitting the bottom of the gear stalk when braking), and i somehow need to get my shoulders further back into the backrest. Not a deal breaker, the lady of the house is supremely comfortable, that’s what counts.
Fun fact, never seen an Ioniq 6 on the road prior to “owning” it. Now:
Basically see multiple ones, every day lol.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.Polarised glasses will block a normal (reflecting off of the windscreen) HUD. No ifs, or buts.
It might be my HUD adjustment, as I understand Hyundai group HUD is designed to be polarized at approximately 70 degrees off the horizontal. Looking at the HUD is definately darker, but can clearly be seen.
I wouldn’t blame my Serengeti glaases, as they specialise in advanced lens tech compared to others, problem is I will need to wear goggles for driving soon and those who deal with them, script lens cost more than Transitions oh well!
https://www.sunglassscience.com/post/serengeti-drivers-polarized-sunglasses-lens-review
BMW apparently make polarised sunglasses that can see the HUD with a special coating. Not sure if available here though, as it’s something I read a review about a while back.
Polarised glasses will block a normal (reflecting off of the windscreen) HUD. No ifs, or buts.
It might be my HUD adjustment, as I understand Hyundai group HUD is designed to be polarized at approximately 70 degrees off the horizontal. Looking at the HUD is definately darker, but can clearly be seen. I wouldn’t blame my Serengeti glaases, as they specialise in advanced lens tech compared to others, problem is I will need to wear goggles for driving soon and those who deal with them, script lens cost more than Transitions oh well! https://www.sunglassscience.com/post/serengeti-drivers-polarized-sunglasses-lens-review BMW apparently make polarised sunglasses that can see the HUD with a special coating. Not sure if available here though, as it’s something I read a review about a while back.
I do know which glasses you referring to – BMW Vi/ON. They’re the same as your glasses. It’s not a special coating, it’s that they’re not horizontally polarised, they’re 90 degrees out. I obviously don’t know if yours are exactly 90 degrees out, but the principle is the same.
If i remember (stressful day tomorrow), i’ll check the polarisation with my CPL filter. I’d put money on horizontally, but i may be wrong entirely, haven’t checked yet.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.So, done over 500 miles now, with two “long” (ish) journeys.
The Sat Nav is fixed, it did find its way to Cardiff Central parking this time. The original map data we had must’ve been from 1923 or something. Not great (imho that should be sorted with the PDI, but alas), but at least it’s fixed now.
Did use the opportunity yesterday to use HDA – and there’s good, and bad. Good: i can actually use it, as opposed to the HDA in the Golf. In the Golf, when you disabled lane holding assist (which is the first thing i do every journey), HDA would become unavailable. In the I6, HDA works while LHA is disabled. So, bonus points on that front.
For the HDA itself: it works good, actually. Doesn’t bounce between the markings, keeps distance well (and not jerky when someone pulls in front of you), and is generally comfortable. I never used it in the Golf (because i couldn’t, lol), but i will use it regularly in the I6 i think. As long as there are markings on both sides of the lane – it doesn’t do great with just a centre line.
The imho massive downside to it, something that the Golf did do better: the steering wheel isn’t capacitive. It doesn’t detect your hands on the wheel by electric current – but by “movement”. So every 10 seconds or so it tells you to “keep hands on the wheel” – despite them being on the wheel. You have to slightly wobble the wheel for the car to register your hands on it. I think that’s pretty stupid. On longer straights, your only option is to wobble the car about – which could potentially lead to motion sickness for sensitive passengers.
I also found a comfy position for me butt – but my back is killing me today, so there’s more work to be had, refining the seating position further.
What else.. it’s not a great offroader, lol. The location yesterday was in a quarry, driving down “offroad” almost broke my spine. The suspension is (to be fair, that goes for most EVs) rather stiff. Uncomfortably so, at times.
As for an important measure, consumption. The trip yesterday took me from our home town to Gurney Slade in Somerset, back to Cardiff central, then home. Driving mix was Motorway around 60%, 30% slow stuff/City Driving (in Bristol and Cardiff Central, as well and 10% B-Road – if i had to make a guess. A total of 163 miles. Motorway HDA was set to 75 mph, speed limit (manually driven) everywhere else.
My total average consumption currently sits at 4.1 m/kwh over 524 miles, that’s partially due to the first longer journey using coasting (Lvl 0 regen) rather than recuperation. For my driving style, lvl 3 regen everywhere seems to work out good.
These are pretty good numbers, very impressed.
All in all.. Still gotta sort the seat out, other than that, we’re well happy with the car, and the OTA fixed our Sat Nav.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.@Rene regarding the steering wheel, at the 10 & 2 positions where the wee indents are for your thumbs to sit then on the inside this is where it senses your touch 👍 I know it’s a driving position that very few people use these days, especially me 😇 I don’t wobble the wheel but just a gentle bit of pressure on it does the trick.
@Rene regarding the steering wheel, at the 10 & 2 positions where the wee indents are for your thumbs to sit then on the inside this is where it senses your touch
I know it’s a driving position that very few people use these days, especially me 
I don’t wobble the wheel but just a gentle bit of pressure on it does the trick.Hm, didn’t notice the car ever “sensing” my hands, i am reasonably convinced that it requires resistance (either by wobbling, or pressure).
I might be wrong, but i don’t think there’s sensing equipment on the steering wheel.
Either way, it is actually not half bad. The lane changing assist is a bit too slow for my taste though. I understand why it is slow (sensing, checking etc pp) – but generally speaking, when i turn on the indicator, i want to move – not a few seconds after (while the indicator keeps indicating despite already being in the new lane).
That all said: generally speaking, it’s one of the better HDA systems out there, although my experience is limited to VAG (older style in the Seat, newer style in the Golf). It certainly makes motorway driving more comfy.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.@Rene regarding the steering wheel, at the 10 & 2 positions where the wee indents are for your thumbs to sit then on the inside this is where it senses your touch
I know it’s a driving position that very few people use these days, especially me I don’t wobble the wheel but just a gentle bit of pressure on it does the trick.Hm, didn’t notice the car ever “sensing” my hands, i am reasonably convinced that it requires resistance (either by wobbling, or pressure). I might be wrong, but i don’t think there’s sensing equipment on the steering wheel. Either way, it is actually not half bad. The lane changing assist is a bit too slow for my taste though. I understand why it is slow (sensing, checking etc pp) – but generally speaking, when i turn on the indicator, i want to move – not a few seconds after (while the indicator keeps indicating despite already being in the new lane). That all said: generally speaking, it’s one of the better HDA systems out there, although my experience is limited to VAG (older style in the Seat, newer style in the Golf). It certainly makes motorway driving more comfy.
The steering wheel measures the presence of your hands with a torque sensor, which is the optical steering angle sensor, though you do not need to drive, as you see in loder films where they are continually turning the steering left and right to stay in a straight line🤣 Just gentle pressure anywhere on the steering wheel should be enough on our roads.
New bluelink app, signs in, same log on. “Myhundai”. Available on app stores, and Google play.
Kinda conflicting information on that.
Turns out that my original Bluelink/Hyundai Europe account does work, so that information is kinda wrong.
Haven’t registered the car in the app just yet. I do like the widget of the new app much better than the old one, though.
Worth a punt maybe.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.Okay, app sucks, going to go back to Bluelink.
Need to actually open the app for the widget to show miles instead of km – for a minute, then it reverts to km.
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also showing consumption in kwh/100km only
just nah
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.@kezo Worth a punt maybe.
Given the app is limited compared to the feartures available to EV drivers, I haven’t used it since getting the Tapo smart plug. The only thing thats really used is the location map, which my daughter likes to look at when driving home from visiting family in England however, that has it’s limitations on how many times you can look at it.
The other features like lock & unlock / open & close windows, aslso have there limitations i.e it’s pissing down, better check and close the windows however, the computer says no, that function isn’t available, as the car hasn’t been used for 10 minutes, please drive the car before the function is available. The same happens on lock & unlock
Charge cheduling resets every couple of days and miles revert to Km regardless how many times you change it, as previously mentioned.
I can’t prewarm or defrost, as it doesn’t have a PTC heater like Golf or in an EV, instead it relies on the engine running on high tickover, along with a bypass valve that heats coolant in the heater matrix quickly. In the grand scheme of things it’s a clever idea, as it doesn’t deplete the high voltage battery, the negative being, you can’t get into a warm car, so revert to the old fashioned way of starting it a couple of minutes before we go out.
It’s not a must have feature for me, given it’s limited functions. Also I don’t want to change anything, as want to see if the car reverts from Pro to Plus:-)
That’d be the one upside, bit miffed that there’s no Bluelink app for my watch – but it’s kind of pointless if it shows range in km rather than miles.
I’ll give it another whirl in a few months, maybe they sorted it by then. As it stands, unusable.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.Yeah did that.
Give it a few minutes and check the widget again – tried for half an hour yesterday to make it work, it reverts back to km until you refresh the car status inside the app, then it shows miles for a few minutes again.
edit: on the phone
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.
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