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well after the winter/spring prune and feed the weather weve had seems to agree with the back garden its gone nuts. and the long raised bed has proven that cutting corners and cobbling together bits of pallet instead of getting new deck planks wasnt a good idea so ive ordered all the kit and i am ready to sort it all out just need the weather to play ball.
@oscarmax, i was suprised as it is a bit lower than my previous cars juke and countryman however on all the test drives and so far i havent had any issues once i got the seat setup and it doesnt feel any lower and the veiw out front is excellant. when we were looking i fully expected it to be too low. so noones more suprised than me.so far so good.
@southamman, yes its a new way of thinking alright, to be fair everyones warned me about the charging aspect esp as i cant have a home charger. so i am considering a fortnightly schedule once i see if it tempts me out a bit more. on current mileage it would be 30 to 80% on each charge. but i will see how that goes.@glos guy, thanks they call it magma red, i had the burgundy juke before but this has a mutch more metallic kick to the juke was a bit flatter and darker.
@mfillingham, good idea ref the charging, i am just waiting for some deliveries as a raised bed has some issues and needs repairs, my fault i tried to take a short cut using pallets and its gone wrong. at least ive got the weather for outside work.@menorca mike, yes fully charged on pick up and i am spoilt for dealers i am half way between chesterfield and worksop where i picked it up from, chesterfield is a bit of a faff as its hidden away in backstreet terraces so getting to it and parking are a nightmare whereas worksop is what used to be a huge ford dealership so its dead easy and loads of parking. big showroom so they have a lot of cars in stock. saw the ev2 in the flesh today for the first time i reckon that will be popular.
yes to be fair it was the first thing he did, also helped set up the star button so i can do it straight from there rather than faff with the menus. i am lining up utube tutorials on some stuff to go through any oddities i find. as i do struggle for some reason with tech. i havent looked at much other than standard reveiws prior to it arriving as it would have done my head in.
so the basics are there it drives beutifully the regen is excellant level 3 is my go to,and i can play music so what more do i need for now lol. as things crop up i will consult the library or ask on here lol.
the fun bit will be in 290 miles time when it wants feeding.lol.
the centre climate stuff does expand to fill the left screen which makes it easier to set. on the move there are basic buttons to increase/decrease temp etc so you dont need the screen when moving.the kia voice control is good it understands me which makes a change i usually struggle with that.
will be interesting when ive done a few miles and have to charge for the first time lol could be fun. technology and me arent good bedfellows lol.
@mfillingham, @kezo, thanks for all your help in the lead up to today. dealer charged it to full and the handover was good. the music works just got a usb c to a adapter. one day i may join the 21st century. i remember when a 6 disc auto changer was magic lol. my first new car a duty free golf c 1982 didnt even have a radio as standard and it took me 6 months to save up to have a radio cassette installed. lol how things have changed.
only driven it back from the dealer so far, i may have to visit the garden centre tommorrow via juction 28 outlet centre and have a look at ladybower on the way back lol.
@johno21, i will keep this polite, no one is bragging if you took the time to see the journey to this day and the ups and downs of finding a suitable car within budget and then the does and donts of going electric you may appreciate that its a day many probabley thought wouldnt happen. i am not boasting mereley updating those on here that spent a lot of their time giving advice and encouragement. if that embarasses you then i suggest you keep your opinions to yourself.i test drove the countryman several times in different specs as i was wary of not having screens in front of me and did each test drive with and without the hud. i was suprised at how quickly you get used to not having the screens/dials in front of you. also the hud was easy to adjust to the right level for you. theres a wide range of specs but the monochrome at 0 ap for wpms is a bargain just the fact i wouldnt have been able to play my music from my usb’s. it would cost a fortune and a lot of time to get it all on a phone or subscription play list.plus i am not good at that sort of thing.it took months to download all my cd’s and vynal onto usb’s.
i almost went for the monochrome but you cant play music from a usb as the ports are for charging only not data. so i pick up an ev4 on saturday instead. daft the things that rule out one car over another. at the time of ordering 28 feb the ev 4 was cheaper than the ev 3 now its the other way around the ev3 would probabley got the nod although the ev4 in air trim i think is better than the ev3 in air.so i would probabley pay the £224 on wpms. but i got it for zero so well pleased and the range is a bit better than the mini.
@jmc , ive been through all the options and ive only been out 6 times in the last 2 months maybe 120 miles,doctors, farm shop and post office oh and a visit to my sisters. and before anyone says it i need to get out more lol.
the alternative was to leave the scheme and buy a banger. but i thought maybe a new toy will get me out more and the ev4 at the end of feb was the best deal on the scheme 0ap wpms and less than the allowance weekly. so the money saved each week will probably offset the higher recharge cost and the chargers at dobbies arent the most expensive.
weve sorted my meds out now so hopefully i can get to the gym for physio now as well so it will be interesting to see how the range recharging and stuff goes.
beleive it or not my local mp is responsible she’s under sec or something for veterans affairs and stuff so ive sent her this and a raft of attachments so we will see maybe lol i wont hold my breath.
ma’am,
firstly i have to say that i was suprised that my local mp is effectively the person responsible for my frustrations.
i served 76-94 and took redundancy on the options for change, i wont get into the various appaling decimation of the armed forces by various governments of all colours we would be here all year.
basically last march i began sending questions to veterans as i was approaching oap age and was being made redundant but also was self employed and ended up keeping a couple of clients.
so i had various questions regarding ongoing entitlement to a lower standard of employment and age related queries.
i have attached various emails from me and the replies, as you can see none of them answered any of my direct queries neither did any phone calls.
13 months down the line my reveiw request is not resolved and in fact my condition is worse than when i submitted the request for a reveiw.
the veterans agency is not fit for purpose none of my questions were ever replied to other than by a generic email. none of my questions given an answer.
even todays email gives no timeline for resolution and no answers and your effectiveley told dont bother ringing because we wont discuss anything over the phone.
your department i understand.
please sort it out.
yours
kevin mitchell
i had a 3dr cooper 7 two cars ago followed by a countryman s exclusive petrol before the juke.
i loved them both if i leave mota which i probably will after the ev4 i will look for a 2nd hand countryman with the usb ports that allow you to play music 2024 or earlier i think. even in the petrol i was getting over 40mpg.
i test drove the electric s and the all 4 se and the monochrome, the s was the poorer ride due to the sports set up but still much better than the cupras i tested. i just like the trims and the screens. i know the new ones are all screen controls but even i found them easy to use and for the most part you set them and forget i am not one to keep messing with the heating etc. the hud was easy to set. for my needs space and boot were more than enough not sure about if you have wheelchairs/scooters etc.
@kezo apparently its left the factory so well on target for 31 may.
its an oddity with the new mini specs, the monochrome it doent have heated steering wheel, on other models the heated seats are part of the level 1 pack. i almost ordered the monochrome as i can live without the heated steering wheel but you cant play music from a usb now on minis theyre for charging only. so as all my music is on usb’s now i went for the ev4.
the se all 4 classic does have heated steeering wheel but the seats are level 1.
@jeffers i have the juke hybrid auto for the last 3 years it hasnt put a foot wrong. no issues apart from a change of wipers which is due to the bloody trees i have to park under and them shedding seed pods and small twigs which tore the blade as i didnt see it before i started up.
thats it lol. i suppose back in the day when the juke first launched it was very different to anything else at the time.so i suppose theyve decided to go for the same vibe. i like it, bit like the chr which i also like but cant get in and out of so it will be interesting to see it in the flesh and see if its as accessible as the current jukes.i have the juke hybrid n connecta and its done me well. but it was still 4-800 quid for the current models so lost out to the ev4 ive ordered.
i am on wpms so the ap’s are abot 1100 less than pip and i ordered 28 feb.
i test drove the mini countryman monochrome,nissan quasqai and juke, ev3 and 4,mg hs hybrid+trophy,citroen c3 and c3 aircross, cupra formentor.
the formentor was very nice but the ride was too rough for my spine.
the rest the ride was ok and it mainly came down to bang for buck and the ap as i imposed a 0ap target and the hybrids all came with an ap. i narrowed it down to the mini countryman monochrome and the kia’s.the ev3 at the time had an ap and then i discovered the mini couldnt play music from a usb which i do all the time so the ev 4 won out and at 0ap i think a good deal.
a bolter really was the c3 and c3 aircross the interior and the driver screens were excellant the only drawback was the ap for the hybrid and the range for the electric compared to the kia’s. ap wise the ev3 is now a better price but i preferred the ev4 version of the air trim in the ev3 the air trim was a lot of grey. the ev4 cabin feels that bit higher quality and easier on the eye.
sorry but i doubt it, the mileage reduction will reduce the overall insurance cost which may cover the cost of the insurance premium tax but i doubt it will also reduce the ap and reduce or cover the 20% vat as well.
i have struck lucky i was able to order an ev4 air at the end of feb which will cost me £83.48 a week on wpms with no advance payment. i will still be entitled to 20k a year and will use less than that overall the juke has done 17k. eventhough i cant charge at home the fuel will probabley work out similar to the juke in terms of cost as i will probabley do fewer miles.
but then as my personal finances will have improved if all plans come to fruition i will be able to finance a decent 2nd hand car although i will be 70 by then.
i do wonder what the scheme will be by then and its such a shame as its much needed.
i was fortunate this time around as in q4 last year i had virtually no options other than spending up to 1k to get basically the same car i am in now.
fortunateley the ev3 and ev4 came on at 0ap on wpms and although the gt line disappeared pretty quickly the ev4 air ticked all the boxes apart from electric seats and boot.
when i pick it up at the end of may it will probably be my last mota car and i will be in a position financially to get finance be it a loan or hp. so i will go for a decent 2nd hand car pre electronic interferance bings and bongs.plus i will be almost 70 so i reckon that will se me out lol.
