Tamworthpig

Exact same thing I'm experiencing, but I'm blaming the wannabe 'L Hamilton' who delivered my car to the dealership and gave the thing the idea that its in a race 🤣 that's only a joke of course, but who knows? It's winter and it's cold and what's really bothering me is that I'm learning that fast public charging can cost as much as 40p KWH, well my car only goes 3 miles on 1 KWH in winter and the maths does my head in trying, but maybe taking the buss be might better instead. We will see.

Screwfix are fully out of materplugs choppers. I hope they restock soon, as alternatives are 200ish. I bet this will get moved to a charge specific thread.

I was considering getting one of those cables from Screwfix chopper85, I could use it round the daughters (30 miles away) but the charge cost would be extortionate for sure😜 But seriously how does it perform? is the plug getting to hot, is it better and safer on the ring main, can't the car draw a lower charge to protect things ?

I collect my 60 iv December 1st, I'm exited, anyone got a 3 pin cable they want to flog cheap? as I'm without a home charger until January 26 next year🥴

I got an email from the dealer and I'm informed our iV 60 is built; next month we could even be driving in our new car

I got caught out swapping from Eon (I had stayed on with them due to a good tariff) swapping to Octopus just before the massive hike in energy cost, I don't even know what tariff I'm actually on with Octopus, I daren't go look, but somethings got to be done about it; no point going for a night time low tariff though! I ain't even got an EV to charge at night, its like I said, its all a mess.

Thanks all for the replies, everything said bares relevance. Well the budgets been and gone with nothing about EV's, so its on with Cop26 next. I'm in process trying to make up my mind what charger to buy, I switched to Octopus for their tariffs and charger install they provide, I'll probably get the 'wallbox', Octopus say its compatible with their "latest smart tariff - Octopus Intelligent"; but what about when its time to switch provider, will this compatibility be of any us then? and might the government come up with improved help getting a home equipped with a charger at next months Cop conference, the current £350 grant barely covers half the cost. Dealers saying its delivery in 2022 now. Dual mass flywheel in my 18 year old Passat's nearly buggered again and I don't want to pay hundreds to fix it, so it looks like my bikes going to have to get hoisted out of the conservatory where it's been since 2013 and get moted ready for the road, in winter. Why's buying a new car got to be so HARD?

My 60 was ordered mid July, and with the £2500 grant of course, but goodness knows when I'll actually receive the car with the chip delays and things. But now I see rumours about Cop26 next month and possibility of VAT being paid by the government as an alternative to the current grant. Everyone's talking about long delivery times and delays going well in to next year and how the dates the cars are ordered can bear little reflection on the actual delivery date. Might it be that I end up receiving my car later than someone else who has not yet even ordered theirs and with them paying thousands less because of the VAT grant switch, if it happens ? ain't this all a bleeedin mess.

Some interesting information here https://www.world-today-news.com/we-compared-enyaq-with-relative-id-4-the-damage-is-cheaper-but-vw-cheaper/ the thing that gets me though; is where its explained that although the Skoda's cheaper at the outset it'll cost even more after the absolutely necessary extras (like heated seats etc.) have been added. Seems like Enyaq is ever so slightly less efficient on range and probably because of its everso slightly oversized body compared to the VW.

I said "A new question, why buy a VW id3 hatchback costing £38880 when you can get a mid size SUV Skoda Enyaq for £30450 ?" I appreciate all your replies to my question thanks. It's always been saloons or hatchbacks for me, I never liked look of big bulky top heavy things, but my other half likes SUV's, some of her friends have them and she likes sitting pillion higher up admiring the improved view out of the windows, so I have to buy an SUV next and the Enyaq seems to tick all the boxes, including its value price. Another thing is: I'm ready for a change, I'm boord with fuel cars and vibratory reciprocating engines, been driving that stuff since the 70's when my first car was a three wheeled plastic pig called Reliant and witch was made in my home town of Tamworth. I'm really looking forward to a test drive in a VAG electric car, but if I buy one , it will be an SUV.

A new question, why buy a VW id3 hatchback costing £38880 when you can get a mid size SUV Skoda Enyaq for £30450 ?

Its the twin cam 12 valve engine he's got Avalon, we will get it booked in and hope its an easy fix, thank you for the advice mate.

I wonder if it will get the dq381 7 speed wet dsg transmission ?

This thread's boiled down to a discussion about VW's 6 speed DSG transmission! It started about Skoda's 2016 version of the Superb'est car it's ever made, yet its condescended to a discussion about VW's 6 speed DSG. Efficiently Dragging 2 tons of car plus occupants from zero to 140 mph requires certain steps 'increments' in transmission of the cars engine and 6 ain't enough apparently, (as current review demonstrates) so when will I be able to buy a wet clutch 7 speed front drive diesel Superb ?