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Declan I was reading something on the FB group this morning about the car blowing out cold air, something I noticed myself. They recommend to turn the AC off and to push the recycle? Air button to stop this and keep the car warmer. I have noticed that the AC does tend to stay on and I have to turn it off.
The car didn’t charge last night even though I checked and it said it was charging, so I couldn’t preheat this morning as I was under 50%. TBF within three minutes the car started to blow out warm air and it didn’t take long to heat up.
Declan I forgot to reply. My heating is working fine. Mind tbh as this is my second EV I’ve found the heating to be a bit meh on both. Either to warm or to cold. I find the best for me when I need it is to put it up to 23 and fan 3 and blowing into foot well. That seems to keep the car the ok. And in an EV when its cold your feet or cold, no big roasty ICE next to them lol
Bit peed off this morning with the car not preheating and it being covered in ice, so dug around for any info. In my case the app rarely works as it just keeps stating ‘command in progress’ but never does send the command. The other few times it says ‘command failed’ and it’s turns out that you can not precondition the car if battery is below 50%. How effing useless is that.
So I was hoping to run down a full charge to see what range it gives and now can’t as I have to plug a car in with 43% battery left to defrost it in the morning.
@Ele is this a sales target that runs from beginning of year until end of year? Or are the sales targets in quarters.
My thinking is that as I’m about to renew then in three years time and every three years after that I could be in the best possible position this grab a bargain as it’s end of year and they need to hit sales targets.
I know little about sales and targets tbh. My thinking is they have quarterly targets then if not met a big final push at the last quarter and in particular the end of year November, December.
E 3008 last full charge was 141 miles full to empty and the one before that was 175. It is only getting really cold here from yesterday. Getting about 2 and 2.4.
Well that was all a bit of a pain to order the car. DVLA has my license which they said they needed and my award as it stands only had 11 months left. The salesman man was great (Arron Shelbourne motors Portadown) he said he would put it through and see, and luckily it was excepted and I pick the scenic e-tech Iconic up on Friday.
As for the £250. I put up with a bad car and tried to make it work * but it’s bad. So I jumped through the hoops that they asked me to do then moved the goal posts. I will as advised on here send an email to the CEO and hope to get it back.
* Believe it or not I will miss it. The cabin is just about my idea of perfection. Going on a drive in the countryside at night it is just a beautiful place to sit, when it works lol.
I will update the e3008 thread later on just how bad the car was. Plus all it’s stupid traits.
Also I have done my homework on the scenic on all the forums and FB accounts and yes the car does seem to have a few minor issues but they appear to be fixed quickly and as I say they are minor. Range seems good, comfort good, software seems to work well apart from the app*. The vast majority seem to be enjoying their cars, and that’s all I want to do.
*The app seems to be constantly updated or a few times completely redesigned which to me says they know it’s not great but at least they are trying unlike Peugeot who just don’t give a s.
Have a look to see if there is anything you like that may be due a facelift/redesign as these are the cars that tend to drop in ap and also seem to get offers on.
Lol TBF there are lots of happy folk motoring away in their big sexy french super models.
Mine is one of them but just very high maintenance.
Ah right. I may be wrong here but with V2L is different from V2H, then there’s V2G. Some cars do V2L while only a few do support both.
Scenic e-tech Iconic is the best BEV on the scheme for money, it has it all. I’ve read the reviews and the forums and it’s good news all around.
From reading other posts on here the Enyaq is a great car TBF.
Curve ball from me. The e3008 is a cracking car. Yes mine had some bad faults and range is poor. But faults seem to have been ironed out and it is such a premium car inside and out, it’s solid. That’s why I’m keeping mine, it’s such a good place to sit. Mind there ain’t much tech, I’m not sure what ap is now but if the ap and the two packs pops got on his sensation pack, and drive assist pack bring it in or around budget then it’s a brilliant car. It will also have V2L sometime in 2025, whether my current car can have it I don’t know. Will it be an over the air update, possibly, or just built into models getting made then. I’m hoping it’s just a software thing as I want V2L.
A bit harsh over roads that have been butchered by the utility companies, but great on others. It really feels and looks like a top premium car. TBF though I would have taken the iconic at £2400 if it was that price when I ordered.
The Kodiaq is nice but, I can’t help thinking dur to it being a large car with a heavier than usual battery, what the economy would be like once that battery is depleted, as it isn’t great in the Tucson PHEV. The other thing that would concern me is, the rather small engine carrying all that weight once the battery becomes depleted. The PHEV system in the Kodiaq and wider VW group is new and no one really knows how far it will travel under battery power alone, especially during winter months. Yes it has the benifit of 50kW charging but, for a PHEV this isn’t really nencessary and charging on the go, will likely cost more than filling up with petrol. That said, if you rarely venture further than the batery range, it will prove a cheap and economical vehicle to run. No one can tell you whats best or whether you should buy or rejoin the scheme however, here my food for thought – If you have the funds to purchase your own car, there will always be a % left in it, when you come to sell compared to Motability and you can transfer you adaptions without issue and you a negotiate a discount and service pack. With Mobility, ontop of your AP, you will also have to pay three years of sacrified benifit, which you are aware of, which currently amounts to £12k for PIP claimants. You will almost certainly have to pay for new adaptions that you require. Tyre’s, servicing and insurance etc are included, but you get nothing in return at the end, other than a £250 good condition bonus. There is also more choice outside the scheme and you may find a full hybrid rather than PHEV suits you better for your needs. For example the new Hyundai Santa Fe comes in a variety of powertrains.
Off topic but sort off on topic. Lol. Kezo you were asking me did I drive the MG to Timbuktu after putting £80 of fuel in in 3 weeks. I drove the phev with an empty battery for about a week to see what mpg it would give. 27mpg and some of those were electric due to regen etc.
I wouldn’t be going near a PHEV if I could not charge at home or somewhere else that’s cheap and does not become a nuisance.
So I decided to keep the e3008. Why? Well it was all little electric gremlins and apart from the boot opening which is serious, the rest was more of a nuisance. Also because I managed to scrape together £2.4k for another car and just decided that I wanted to keep it and get a wee weekend away for me and the missus and do the two kids bedrooms up. I made this decision while the car was in the workshop for 3 weeks. I do like the car, it looks great inside and out and that colour is stunning. It drives brilliantly just a bit harsh over poor roads. But it’s such I nice place to sit, especially at night.
Decided to call into the dealers while passing for an update and they told me it’s ready. I wonder when they were going to tell me lol.
The head mechanic was sound and honest. So Peugeot don’t know what to do and only could come up with updates. It had 3 updates and nowt else. He explained that they had witnessed nearly all the faults and he told me that the e3008 he had, the boot had opened itself and he was stunned. He apologised and said that he believes the first batch of cars where just rushed in production to get them out to the showrooms. I went on my way, not amused but not peed either, I made my mind up and hoped that the updates worked or at least fixed most. I only drove it the two mile home and didn’t take it out again until this mornings work and school runs then it was parked up until after 6 when the traffic was quieter and we went for a drive to the coast 77 mile round trip in near perfect weather.
So what was the car like? F’ing a lot worse than when I sent it in. Within an hour of driving it, albeit the next day it was showing a new fault sign ‘electric traction system fault: repair needed’. That’s a new one and a mechanical problem I presume so maybe dangerous? The screens went blank again. The radio knocked itself off well over 30 times, just off/muted as a quick roll of the volume knob put it back on. And the strangest one. I reset the trip before the drive. It’s a lovely evening here so I didn’t need climate on, so just lights and radio on. All a-b roads so driving between 30-50 mph and what is the MiKWH showing 2.2 MiKWH.
What the hell happened from it went in for it to end up so low and being drove easy in perfect conditions. I’m baffled tbh. A big pile of effing scrap that’s going.
I’ve given up on the V2L tbh at the moment. Just a bad car run and now winter is coming is seems a far away dream.
I’ve sat in this car twice. 1. It looks great inside and out. 2. Quality materials again inside. 3. If it drives like the old mg it will be an all round cracking car. Agree with others mind that ap needs to come down a bit. Actually I do think it’s worth the price, but I don’t believe cars with big aps would be for me. Over 3.5k and I would leave the scheme and go private
Aye Glos guy I don’t know what I was worried about, I suppose the horror stories you here about hire companies.
I was able to charge the mg from 0-100 so 32 miles in 3 1/2 hours.
I did Kezo. Such a comfortable car, but back to putting petrol in. Nah. In three weeks I put £80 in it. Nah. Mind I did a wee test so it could have been a lot less.
I don’t want to compound your problems mike but I thought there was regulations regarding gas pipes going through electric boxes. So I googled it and it says that they need to have a distance of 150mm between them. Just incase they come out and say no. Houl on till I holler. KEZO you’ll know the score lol
As rules and regulations changed through the decades, it has not been a requirement to retrospective ugrade, as new regs came in to place, only buildings built on or after a new regulation, was put in force needed to meet, this new set of regulations. In the 60’s there was no specific regulations in place, as distances between electric/gas was not standardised, however common sense and safety guidlines “only” generally recommend, they be seperated by a few inches to a few feet or more, depending on local guidlines (regulations) Today of course, there is a regulation for this and a regulation for that but, it still remains common sense guidelines in the regulations. With my eyes, Mikes are seperated thereabouts 6 inches apart 🙂
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I don’t want to compound your problems mike but I thought there was regulations regarding gas pipes going through electric boxes. So I googled it and it says that they need to have a distance of 150mm between them. Just incase they come out and say no.
Houl on till I holler. KEZO you’ll know the score lol
Don’t pay much heed to those groups and just enjoy the car. I think it’s a cracker by the way.
I’ve a complete dud of an e3008 but I would not put any one of ordering. The e3008 FB has many happy drivers all loving the car and have no problems whatsoever.
You are right mind as peace of mind just incase it’s a breakdown or a puncture. Kezo’s choice is probably best. All numbers in a pouch or laminated and in the glovebox and stored in your phone.
Ps did I mention that the australs a cracker lol
You can’t prove you displayed it and they can’t prove you didn’t display it. But if you have an up to date blue badge you should win an appeal. It’s their job to provide evidence of it it not being displayed IE a clear picture of the front window screen taking in the top of the dashboard where it should be displayed. They haven’t. The fact you have an up to date badge will sway it for you.
I decided to take the HS for a horse down the motorway for a 110 round mile trip to try and get an even more accurate mpg. Drove at 78mph and car is now saying 58.9 mpg which is still impressive. One thing I love is the drive selector sits nicely in front of the arm rest. A slight touch forward and you’re in neutral and that car just rolls and rolls. Wee flick back and it’s in drive again and you can’t feel any change going between them. It just keeps moving. Also the move from electric to engine is seamless.
It’s a cracking car and so comfortable. One big problem is that the rear view mirror sits really low and is a nuisance as it blocks so much of the view. Steering a bit heavy? Maybe not as I think I’m just used to the really light steering on the Kona and e3008.
No Kezo but it has only done 1.5k miles but I went and looked at it earlier. Very impressive, lovely looking inside and out. Has similar very comfortable seats and sticks with the soft touch materials. It will be interesting to see what the phev ap will be. If it came in at 2k or under I would probably have it over the £3k Tucson. Purely so I can keep 1k as I think they would both be great cars.
I’m in an MG HS phev now and love it. So much so that I went to see what the ap was and unfortunately the phev is gone. It’s has a few niggles which I’m sure I could fix myself, but as it’s a hire car I can’t be … Going through menus etc. But it’s the most comfortable car I’ve been in in a long time. So far I’ve done about 300 miles mixed driving ant it’s 70.01 mpg and has a lot of kit. It also looks well outside and inside and has some nice premium feel materials inside. But as Kezo says the petrol version maybe thirsty.
Again the Tucson and austral are nice looking motors and have decent kit.
My dealer was off when the e3008 ap dropped a lot. Another salesman did it for me and it was done before i knew or asked.
I read a few posts about Volvo dealers, they seem to be the worst for not wanting to change ap’s.
Ah right lol. Declan the best way is to look at your miles per kilowatt and multiply by the battery capacity.
3.8 mpkw x 73 (battery capacity) = 278 miles of range.
3.3 mpkw x 73 = 241 miles of range.
The 3.3 really does sound like it’s weather/time of year related. Wipers, lights, heating, demisting etc. I’d say that’s about right for a car this size.
As others have said. The GOM is and indicator only and can be very unreliable. It will come to you soon enough. I’ve run both cars from 100% to near zero so I know what’s in reserve and the Kona was similar to the e3008.
When range digits disappear and it’s just bars, I can get 12 mile of driving at around 60mph, when turtle mode kicks in I can get around 2 mile of speeds no higher than 50, then after about 2 miles I can get at least 1 mile no higher than 25mph. That’s when I thought I’ll not push it too far and charged it up. That is with with everything off that can be off.
I only done this so I know if I get caught out then I know what’s in reserve and will get me to either a charger or home to charge.
Declan someone is copying your posts on here to the e3008 FB page.
Looks like there are a few FB members returning their cars due to range and charging problems. People really need to do their homework before ordering. Although the e3308 was a brand new car you still would have got a similar reviews of other EV models regarding battery and range. One returning as they say the public charging cables are too heavy awkward. Something that can be checked before ordering tbh to save the hassle of waiting, getting, returning, waiting for another car.
Also a few people who have just went head first without doing some research. I studied long and hard before getting the old Kona to make sure it would work.
