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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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Here I was banging on about the sat nav and how good it was then today it took me through every village, every B road and a couple of roads that would be best described as as dirt tracks 😤😤😩😩 @Rene the white looks very nice indeed.
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Yeah the white does look great, it actually is a pearl (didn’t know until i was told here). Pick up is on thursday, that’s our actual car – got the correct colour but dark interior, but alas.. One week wait as opposed to the quoted five months.
Sat Nav experience is the same on Google Maps, basically boils down to “as many roads with no markings, preferably 20mph and perpendicular to any motorway”.
Edit.. well the other two posts came through now, harumph. Apologies.
Edit2: got the £250 off as well, very happy.
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.Looks nice @Rene as for piggy backing a fuse cough!
Looks nice @Rene as for piggy backing a fuse cough!
Nah, i’ll just use USB as always, gonna be fine. There might even be a wireless dongle with a passthrough, which would fix all “issues”. That’d be convenient.
I do have an exceptionally long cable to wire the cam (7.5m), so there ought to be SOME 12v/USB that i can rob power from and route the cable neatly. Don’t know where the 12vs are in the Ioniq 6 yet.
Very excited either way. 😀
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.Here I was banging on about the sat nav and how good it was then today it took me through every village, every B road and a couple of roads that would be best described as as dirt tracks
@Rene the white looks very nice indeed.Describes my experience with Google Maps recently. “Take the route with the least amount of road markings, preferably 20mph limits and perpendicular to any motorway”.
Yeah looks good in white, ordered on the spot, can pick it up next Thursday weeee
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.Here I was banging on about the sat nav and how good it was then today it took me through every village, every B road and a couple of roads that would be best described as as dirt tracks
@Rene the white looks very nice indeed.Choose a different option and not the fastest.
Here I was banging on about the sat nav and how good it was then today it took me through every village, every B road and a couple of roads that would be best described as as dirt tracks
@Rene the white looks very nice indeed.Didn’t even realise that it’s pearl until i’ve been told and actually checked today.
But, yeah. That’s ours, now we can have an efficiency competition. 😛
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.Here I was banging on about the sat nav and how good it was then today it took me through every village, every B road and a couple of roads that would be best described as as dirt tracks 😤😤😩😩 @Rene the white looks very nice indeed.
My friend had that issue on his Hyundai and we discovered that the Sat Nav option to use the shortest journey (by distance) was selected, rather than the fastest journey (by time). Once changed, that solved his issue. Of course, if the fastest route also happens to be one that uses narrow roads (as happened to me yesterday) then you will still be sent down them!
@GloGuy I will have a look at that. It didn’t bother me too much but the wife was starting to panic and strangely it suddenly appeared to be my fault 😂. As always she was right as it was me who pressed the button to start the route .
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.Here I was banging on about the sat nav and how good it was then today it took me through every village, every B road and a couple of roads that would be best described as as dirt tracks
Not sure if you’ve seen it yet, but there’s an option on the sat nav of ‘prefer motorway’ which should stop you from going cross country lol
@KamKam, I will be having a look at all the tech in the car but will pay particular attention to the options on the satnav. There’s a huge amount of tech and options many of which I will never use so will prioritise the basics, telephone, aircon, heated seat’s etc then have a look at other bits and pieces as they come up.
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.@KamKam, I will be having a look at all the tech in the car but will pay particular attention to the options on the satnav. There’s a huge amount of tech and options many of which I will never use so will prioritise the basics, telephone, aircon, heated seat’s etc then have a look at other bits and pieces as they come up.
Did you keep the screens in “bright” mode, or permanent dark (as in, black background)?
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.I like the bright screen so I’ve kept it tbh I wasn’t aware there was a choice.
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.I like the bright screen so I’ve kept it tbh I wasn’t aware there was a choice.
Not that i hate them, but i read webpages in darkmode too, i just like a darker screen.
I didn’t play with it yet, i was told that there’s an option – not that it means much nowadays when salesreps can barely spell the name of the car they’re selling, so.. That being what it is, the car does go to dark screens at night (seen that in videos), so there ought to be a permanent option.
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 The current i6 doesn’t have wireless AA & CP because it doesn’t have Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) seen in the new Ioniq 5, Kona and Tucson and will appear in the new i6, which is a shame, as it brings a whole host of features. Though you’d think given the i6 was supposedly the flagship model, it would have had it, but not the end of the world.
@Rene it shows how to change the brightness and much more in this YouTube video.
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.Cheers bud, appreciated – just now realised that our charger apparently also isn’t compatible with Intelligent Go (Easee One), currently the compatibility stems from the GTE, not the charger.
Meaning.. Faffing around figuring out whether it’s worth investing into a new charger, or leaving IGo for “stupid Go”.
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.Cheers bud, appreciated – just now realised that our charger apparently also isn’t compatible with Intelligent Go (Easee One), currently the compatibility stems from the GTE, not the charger. Meaning.. Faffing around figuring out whether it’s worth investing into a new charger, or leaving IGo for “stupid Go”.
Check other suppliers first, as some offer longer than Go
Hypervolt home pro 2 & 3, Myenergi Zappi V2.1 and above or Simpson and Partners (lovely charger & slim). Personally, I wouldn’t bother with Ohme.
Cheers bud, appreciated – just now realised that our charger apparently also isn’t compatible with Intelligent Go (Easee One), currently the compatibility stems from the GTE, not the charger. Meaning.. Faffing around figuring out whether it’s worth investing into a new charger, or leaving IGo for “stupid Go”.
Check other suppliers first, as some offer longer than Go Hypervolt home pro 2 & 3, Myenergi Zappi V2.1 and above or Simpson and Partners (lovely charger & slim). Personally, I wouldn’t bother with Ohme.
Octopus is still the most comprehensive offer for us here (Gas/Leccy), so we’ll stick with that – either normal Go or, as mentioned, a new charger but the math really doesn’t add up in that regard (need like 10 years to amortise a new Hypervolt).
Will have a look at Simpson and Partners, haven’t even heard of those yet, but, yeah.. We’ll see. It’s not urgent, we can still charge the car etc. Cheers.
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.Octopus is still the most comprehensive offer for us here (Gas/Leccy), so we’ll stick with that – either normal Go or, as mentioned, a new charger but the math really doesn’t add up in that regard (need like 10 years to amortise a new Hypervolt). Will have a look at Simpson and Partners, haven’t even heard of those yet, but, yeah.. We’ll see. It’s not urgent, we can still charge the car etc. Cheers.
No plastic here and any RAL colour combo you want, if you can’t choose from one of their standard 112 colours!
First 20 minute impressions, its a big car! Looks fab, overhangs parking spaces, but easy to manoeuvre, because of the birds eye camera. Lovely sun roof, ventilated seats, keep you cool. Very spacious inside, maybe a little too big, coming from the beloved BMW, which was so precise if underpowered. Only drove in Eco mode, but fair speed and nice handling. Not that intuitive screens, and could be a little sexier, like Merc, and maybe too many options, again the bmw was ace, with the wheel selector. Got to give it time, getting rid of the BMW was like having a favorite pet put down, so time to love a new pet.
First 20 minute impressions, its a big car! Looks fab, overhangs parking spaces, but easy to manoeuvre, because of the birds eye camera. Lovely sun roof, ventilated seats, keep you cool. Very spacious inside, maybe a little too big, coming from the beloved BMW, which was so precise if underpowered. Only drove in Eco mode, but fair speed and nice handling. Not that intuitive screens, and could be a little sexier, like Merc, and maybe too many options, again the bmw was ace, with the wheel selector. Got to give it time, getting rid of the BMW was like having a favorite pet put down, so time to love a new pet.
Looks nice LordMuc 🙂
The idrive controller is no longer on BMW’s below the 3 series, X3 etc
Yup, shame, backwards step. It put me off the CLA too, as where the controller was is now, just a very shallow tray, with a rubber mat. Nice car otherwise, but too similar the BMW gran coupe, I had. And paying 4k less 1k in good condition bonus, so (3k AP) and such. Didn’t seem right at the time, with the other financial issues I had.
Ordered the exact same one (£6, Ali).
Anything to hide that ugly abomination that they call key.
Although by no means perfect (both tech and driving itself), particularly with all the discounts we got, .. probably by a huge margin the best lease we had, value wise.
Even took it to a public charger last night (to see how they even work).
Going from a Golf to this boat, my “aim” isn’t particularly great yet lol.
Electroverse makes charging shockingly easy.It could not have been easier/more convenient. Plug in, press “go” on the app, throw the relaxation seats on for 10 minutes, press “stop” on the app, pull the charger out and off you go. Payment through the app/electricity bill.
How anyone would complain about that is beyond me. First full charge (at home) netted 351 miles range on the GoM, most drives in the rain currently end up between 3.8 and 4.2 m/kwh – though only done 150 miles since Thursday.
Niggly bits so far, the rear view camera is useless in rain (gets covered, view completely obstructed, might be able to help with RainX), the turning circle is pretty awful (although, can be partially excused by the fact that it’s equal to a medium sized aircraft carrier in size), the brakes are squeaky af (might settle), and the suspension is stiff/firm in an unsophisticated way – but that might settle a bit as well (it rides harsher than the GTE, which had the sports suspension). It’s okay at higher speeds, at low speeds it’s pretty awful currently. The infotainment is slow and laggy – not that big an issue since i don’t really interact with it much, but still worth pointing out.
One thing i really don’t like, and i don’t think that’ll fix itself, is the tendency for the car to chase after ruts. Slight tilt to the road, and the car pulls to the side. Undulating road? Better grab the wheel tight. I’ve never experienced this, to the point where we wonder if something is broken: our driveway has a slight decline, and is 90 degrees off the main road. When i turn in, the wheels actually turn themselves to full lock when they go over the crest. It’s so bad in fact that i almost had a bump in a car park – the Golf steered very differently. At full lock, letting go of the steering wheel (at low speeds) would immediately unwind the steering. Not so in this car: at full lock and low speed, the steering actually doesn’t return to centre, you have to actively unwind the steering. It very much reminds me of a car i drove 30 years ago (USDM Jeep Wrangler). Which took me by surprise in the Tesco parking lot, trying to let the wheel “slide” through my hand resulted in me almost hitting another parked car.
I can say with confidence, i despise electric power steering. There’s just no upside to it – it’s worse in every conceivable way. If you drive “relaxed”, one handed, you can actually feel a “notch” in the centre, which is rather distracting since you have to constantly adjust heading (since the steering is so light that it follows any road imperfection). Setting the steering to “sport” doesn’t do anything in that regard, it just increases resistance in the steering wheel.
Now. That all said: we actually love the car. Yeah it doesn’t drive anywhere near as good as the Golf, but we knew that beforehand. It certainly does have a considerably nicer interior, and my mother in law on her “test drive” sits half a mile behind us, so that’s great (it’s kind of ridiculous how much space you have in the rear seats lol).
We also tried the “auto parking” today, which i will never use again. Not because it doesn’t work, it does – both while sitting inside the car as well as being outside and letting the car park itself into a parallel bay – but because the car goes what feels like mach 3 in reverse. It’s perfectly fine, just scary. Though i will say, it’s a sight to behold, that huge yacht parking itself into a 90 degree bay, doing three point turns by itself etc while i stand next to it. Very alien feeling.
I know i pointed a lot of negatives out here, mainly in regards to driving – but this is partially due to coming from a hot hatch lease. Of course it’s going to steer better than the Ioniq.
That said: the car, while not a “drivers car”, is actually quite capable. The P-Zero E tyres are, at least in the dry, capable, allowing confidence-inspiring levels of grip in more spirited corners – though be warned that in the wet, in sport mode, the car does sidestep. Which, depending on your tendencies, is either good fun or quite scary.
The Sat Nav seems to be routing well, which is important since we probably have to use it quite a bit on longer tours (i prefer Maps for navigation, but if you route to a charger through Maps, the battery isn’t pre-conditioned for charging – that only happens if you route through the onboard Sat Nav to the charger). The Map wasn’t particularly up to date (was missing chargers that Zapmap and Electroverse showed) – but we did just have an OTA in that regard, haven’t checked since.
All in all: by no means perfect, but an absolute banger of a car if you’re confident enough to drive a 5m ferry – especially if you got a decent deal on it (after all said and done, we paid £985 for the car). Most of the issues i personally have are fixable (key, rear camera), or might fix themselves (brake squeal, suspension breaking in). Steering is.. well, probably decent enough, i am just spoiled from the car we had prior.
Which potentially might be the biggest downside of the car: an incredibly high bar for the next lease 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.
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