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Another consideration is prices at the moment are high for all cars due to long deliveries of new cars and parts shortages. With all the crap going on now re UK/world economies inflation etc, are new car orders going to start to dry up and cause vehicles to be more available and new cars being offered with discounts and used car values plummeting. I would hate to blow £40k on a new car to find it drops 25% in the first year which is traditionally what it was prior to the pandemic.

Keeping the car may be the best option as you say, but just looking at what other options are available for similar money that may be more appealing😀

Thanks for the post classic good to know the winter range my ID4 was from March so not seen a winter yet. If I charge to 80% I usually get 170-180 mile range and once charged to 100% and range was shown as 210. Although when driving around depending on speeds and if using all electric goodies like heated seats/steering wheel sat nav and wipers you do see a big knock on the range. Fortunately I have a home charging point (Hypervolt) so can charge nightly when needed, a 3hr charge usually boosts me 120 miles to bring me back to 80%. I have not had to use a public charger yet so charging is only costing me 8.25p kWhr. Glad I don't have to pay public charger prices though as most are 60p-£1 kWhr. I did a test drive with a 60 Enyaq when they first came out and was liking it a lot but at the time it was not on the Motability scheme so went with the ID4 which I am very pleased with tbh. Apart from the shape the cars are very similar to drive and I love EV's now I have had one for a few months. It's only because we may be loosing the ID4 end Nov due to a hospitalisation that we are looking to get another EV and we shall need to look at stock cars as we can't wait 12 months for factory orders. We do have an option to buy the ID4 but MB want £39k for it and they only paid £31k so a bit peeved with what they want. Hence looking at other options like Enyaq 60/Ionic5/Ariya/Volvo XC40 recharge/Kia E-Niro but stock models which are rare I know but some are around. Pleased you like your car and like you this purchase will be a keeper for 5 yrs at least and we only do 5-6k miles pa so ours would still be a low mileage car if and when we come to change it (I am now 70 wife is 66) Reliability is important to us being the age we are we don't want to have to call out AA or take it into the dealers on a regular occasion just generally short local trips with the odd days out to the coast etc in the summer months.

Hi Guys I have had a VW ID4 since March and it is probably going back in late November (as the Motability lease is being cancelled due to hospitalisation). I am looking at possibly buying an Enyaq with my own cash this time as it is pretty much the same vehicle. I have been pleased with the ID4 Pure 52kW and it has behaved itself since we have had it with no glitches. The software is OK but only on 2.1 originally then an OA update to 2.3. I could send it in for the 2.4 f/w which is now available + a 12v battery upgrade but as it has to go back wont bother atm. I can't wait for a factory order but have noticed there are a few new 60 Lofts about at present at dealers for around £40k. I know the loft specs have now all changed to different spec levels and it may be these are older unregistered vehicles that have come through. What are your thoughts have your Enyaq's met up to your expectations or have you had any issues worth noting. Also how do you find the dealers to deal with, the VW guys were great at least the 2 branches I have had dealings with. I have had a look at other threads for info but there does not seem to many owners on here that have given their thoughts on the vehicle they are running. Cheers Keith

Thanks for the heads up roottoot but if we loose the car due to the stay in hospital whilst the mobility allowance may be restored the ID4 will be gone unless we buy it after the 3 month grace MB allow under hospitalisation rules. Ordering another car through MB would be a waste of time as deliveries are 12 months on most cars now via MB and can't wait that long. I have looked at possibly an MG4 but they are like gold dust right now as are most EV, don't like the other ev's from MG or the smaller ev's like Kona Corsa etc we need a larger vehicle (SUV style). That's why we are looking at the Karoq as it's similar to the Tiguan we had till last March and were very happy with that. I would prefer another EV but very few larger EV like our current ID4 are anywhere near our budget of £30k. We only do about 4k miles a year so whilst EV is cheap to run and a nicer drive they are quite a bit more money size for size than a petrol. However it evens out over 2-3 years, cheaper petrol to buy but more expensive per mile V more expensive to buy but cheaper to run per mile.

We would stay on the motability scheme if we could, it's possibly being forced onto us as it's my MIL that has the award and she has been in hospital for 7 weeks now and if she is still in hospital after 3 months (another 6-8 weeks from now) MB want the car back hence us having to buy a car ourselves. We can but hope she is discharged from hospital as she is well fed up being in there this long but it's not looking too likely so are just looking at the options for now.

I assume a new 2022 model would not need a recall as cars made this year would already have the problem corrected at manufacture. cheers Keith

While I was out today we called in at a Skoda and VW dealer and had a look over and sat in both the Karoq and T-Roc models. The Karoq felt that bit more roomy inside which surprised me as I thought both cars were the same size. I am going back for a test drive of the Karoq in a week or so to see how it drives, It should be similar to the Tiguan I guess which I was more than happy with when I had one up till March. It will be interesting to see how the 1.5 tsi performs compared to the 2.0 diesel I had before.

Hi Guys Looking at buying a brand new Karoq 1.5 tsi with DSG auto, am I mad or what? Up till March this year had a VW Tiguan 2.0 Diesel with DSG from new in 2018 and have only done 15k in nearly 4 years. That car has gone and we were very happy with it except for a failed ECU which was replaced when just out of warranty and would have cost over £1k had it not been a motability car so they paid the bill. We are no longer are under the motability scheme so want a new car with our own money and the budget covers one of the Karoq's. Want petrol this time round as we do low mileage but want to know if the Karoq is a car that is reliable and with no foibles to worry about. I have done a bit of reading and understand there was a problem with the 1.5 tsi engine (Kangaroo cold starting issues) a while back but understand this has been fixed? It's a Karoq or VW T-Roc or Seat Ateca that we are looking at all of course by VAG so I guess pretty similar cars in design and engineering. I am 70 yrs old and this car will be a keeper for at least 3 yrs (while under manufacturers warranty) and then if we are still in the market for a replacement will go electric. We will be looking to buy in November and will pick up something from stock rather than ordering a factory model for which deliveries can't be guaranteed over the last year or so with most cars. There seems a few about at present with £2-3k off list which is surprising with the shortage of cars at present. We currently have a VW ID4 electric since March which we love but it has to go back in November (motability car) and we could buy it but they want £40k which is outside my budget (£30k max). Cheers Keith