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@kezo Been catching up & doing some reading on other threads, plenty of useful info from you re: chargers & installation, much appreciated.
I’m sure installers have faced much greater issues than that of mine.
Tho pointing out that planing & building a fitted kitchen on & around our incoming gas & electric supply wouldn’t be her best idea, is never going to be a smooth ride however the Bev charger install goes?
Tom…
@Kezo Meter & consumer unit are next to each other, internal & next to the front door.
The layout of the property suggests the ideal spot for fitting the charger would be on the outside wall roughly behind the electrical supply units. But makes for a trip hazard.
Placing the charger the other side of the door would mean it being situated lower down under a window, with no exposed wall around the door for a cable run, due to it being a bungalow.
Hopefully the logistics of installing a charger without the cable being a trip hazard will be more straightforward than I Imagine it to be.
Tom…
I took my daughter to the Toyota dealership last week especially to look at the bZ4X as Motability class this as a small suv,
needed something small as she’s the motability customer & has only recently passed her driving test.
Reading the spec sheet, it fitted our needs to a T,
We only walked into the showroom & daughter said I can’t drive that it’s the size of a tank?
We never even opened the doors to have a look.
For the AP it’s a lot of car in more ways than one.
Tom…
@Ioniq will do.?
Our daughter is unstable on her feet when she’s having a good day, so with our consumer unit (internal) one side of the front door, cars parked the other,
throw in a trip hazard like a cable & I can picture the scene now ?Tom…
I’ve only gone & done it!
Had a test drive today & we’ve pulled the trigger on a Kona Bev, 4-6 weeks delivery so possibly on a ship heading over already.
As it’s the weekend, the dealer will need to contact there adaptions specialist on Monday, just to confirm that the required adaptions are available, but hopefully the new Kona’s been out just long enough for the kit to be available.
Had a few hybrid vehicles on loan, but this will be our first Bev. I’m not expecting the Ohme charger install to be straight forward, (consumer unit not close to the garage) but we’ll cross that bridge as & when.
Tom.
Cheers for the heads up @Genesos, I’ll certainly give them both a shout in the morning?
Marshals had been one of the local dealers I spoke to, nothing on there forecourt this end, but I’m sure they were one of my calls that were going to get back to me on the status of group stock availability.
Tom…
@Ioniq Already phoned a few local ish dealers, nothing in stock & new orders range from 9mth / 4mth / 3mth or a possible 6 weeks.
By all accounts I missed out on stock option last week, but only had the green light from MB on Tuesday ?
Tom…
***I’ve finally received a call from DLM***
7 weeks after a salvage company 1st got in contact notifying me that our vehicle was now written off & requesting the return of the spare key,
I’ve now had a call from DLM who have only just officially notified me that the vehicle is a total loss.
The most comical bit was when they asked if there any personal items we needed to remove from the vehicle?
At 7 weeks, the vehicle could have possibly been sold on / repaired / back on the road by now❗️
The good news is, DLM will complete there admin now, so I should hear soon from Motability with reference to placing a new vehicle order.
Just in time for Q2 prices ?
Tom…
@Serenity 3 days on from the rtc, it was a eurocar who supplied the initial loaner vehicle, a 70 plate, Grandland.
To say I wasn’t impressed with the quality & the cleanliness inside would be an understatement, bits of trim missing, scratches inside & out & the rear seats were filthy. Vacuumed out but filthy.
The adapted vehicle from proximo is a different story altogether, a 73 reg Toyota, but the age of the vehicle aside, all trim panels in place, clean n tidy & they had given the outside a wash n clean.
Tom…
All in all it doesn’t fill me with confidence that this will be sorted anytime soon with DLM. The delivery of an adapted vehicle yesterday, means all drivers are now mobile again, so that in itself is a great help.
I will update as or when things develop. Also cheers for the contact info kezo, appreciated?
On a separate matter, concerning my dad’s MB car, I couldn’t fault Motability in the slightest.
DLM again the stumbling block, but MB were great with sorting things out with them.
Cheers all
Tom…
I know nothing about the Enyak unfortunately, so info taken from experience with other manufacturers.
@Dee49 re: seat movement,is it possible the seat memory is key fob specific,
Automatic memory recall via each key fob used?
If not! I should raise the issue next time you are in contact with your dealer.
@Phaedra re: usb music,
I recently had somewhat similar issues with a 2 month old hire car where the radio station had to be re-tuned every day,I stumbled on my fix by accident,
Who would have thought that recording the driver seat position into memory, had the unknown effect of also storing the input I had made to the radio’s preference’s ie: my preferred radio station & favourites.
No more issues with the radio or my wireless Android Auto after I set the seat into memory.
only a small step sideways for a usb drive to follow the same approach.Having door mirrors tied to seat memory is common, but also the infotainment system! that was definitely a surprise.
Tom…
Ordered a Grandland Ultimate on 13 October & picking it up next week.
As a guide the expected delivery dates on the main Vauxhall website aren’t far off.
it’s currently quoting order now for delivery in May, so as mentioned a 4 months(ish) lead time.
Tom…
@Badwolfe As it’s your first scheme car, I bet that cancellation fell just at the right time for you, no having to wait for a minimum order / handover date.
Let’s hope it’s already built & not to long await.
jon56 yours can’t be far off now either.
Tom…
Just received a call to inform us the Grandland we ordered has now landed at the dealership.
The Christmas ? holidays have pushed the needed adaptions back a little, but we’re looking at a collection date on the 10th January.
So just short of a 3 month turnaround on a factory order. A big improvement on noted Vauxhall delays from Q1 & 2 this year.Tom…
@Steve The Vauxhall website is showing order now for delivery in January on the Corsa,
so from your order date, @8 weeks it might just be on ?? ?
Tom
With only 7 weeks left of 2023, things have definitely improved with Vauxhalls assembly plant. ?
jon56 is the benchmark, as his order had been placed a week before mine.
Just need that predicted snow fall to land after all our cars have been delivered ?
Tom…
Quoted Vauxhall Grandland delivery times have definitely moved up a gear then ?
Same here with no option for a black roof but ordered in carmin red ?
Hopefully here in time for X-mas ???
Tom…
@Christine McLean
If the Vauxhall website is to be believed, they are currently showing the Mokka available as soon as January.
Tom…
Good news more so for the daughter @jon56
me not so! Lol
Our daughter is the actual motability customer & due a lucky break, her driving test got rescheduled to October from an original date in December,
she passed first time.?
Gaining her full license earlier than expected had the knock on effect of an additional 2 month wait to have an adapted vehicle available to be able to get behind the wheel herself.
so the sooner the car arrives, the happier our daughter will be.?
Motability did state, that as soon as our daughter passed her driving test,
our current car would technically be classed as unsuitable owing to the fact the she wouldn’t be able to drive it, (that would have been fun if mid term)
Luckily our 3 year lease came to an end just at the right time, giving us the opportunity to place a new car order more suited for the daughter as a driver rather than a passenger.
All I need now is to put a bow & gift tag on a new set of car keys that’s this year’s present sorted ?
Tom…
High hopes of an early Christmas present,
Having ordered our Grandland the middle of October,
the supplying dealer has now updated our initial 6 month wait & has advised that car is set to arrive at a uk port on 1st December.
It will still need to land at the dealership & have adaptions fitted, so picking it up this side of Christmas will be tight.
Definitely an improvement on lead times from earlier on this year.
Tom…
Cheers for the replies.
Reason for asking is the Vauxhall car configurator today is now showing as available December. Previously the same Vauxhall web pages quoted March 24.
Might need to place a call into the dealer & check current status.
Tom…
Been looking at a few cars over the last few weeks,
Altho the 3 cars have electric tailgate,
I can confirm that at least 1 (the other 2 are unknown) of them has full key fob open / close function,
but having seen a few cars last week & can’t specifically recall as to what dealer said what,
Nissan Qashqai: Tekna
Vauxhall Grandland: Ultimate
Sloda: Enyaq 80x sportline plus
Can’t confirm other trim / spec levels tho
Tom…
Rather than 3 named drivers, can anyone confirm that adding a 4th named driver (with additional premium expected) is not possible?
Reason being 2 pip awards, (wife & daughter), but for the limited miles we do, i can’t justify having 2 scheme cars.
Motability are aware of us sort of car sharing & although it’s condoned in it’s T&C’s, it is what it is.
The reason being is the daughter is taking driving lessons, so when she passes?
2 disabled drivers with 2 partners! hence the question?TIA
Tom…
On a side note with regards to adaptions, either motability or dvla!
Is a disabled driver, (other than the motability customer) able drive an adapted vehicle?
ie: do they need any certification that they have been trained / assessed / compliant / approved to drive an adapted vehicle (left foot accelerator)
The case being that the wife has had a previous stroke, (amongst other conditions) that left her with right side weakness, so a left foot accelerator sounds like a possible option?
Although the wife could use her pip award against her own motability vehicle, this would be unpractical & overkill to our needs.
So hopefully 1 adapted vehicle for 2 disabled drivers.Tom…
