D-Cunningham

Greetings. I saw this in yesterday's Guardian. It give a positive spin on the Enyaq, as part of an article about getting from Lands End to the top of Scotland, with all those related infrastructure issues! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/28/leading-the-charge-can-i-make-it-from-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-in-an-electric-car

You may find that you're setting a trend. There are lots of people teetering on the brink of going electric, I suspect. Many will have concerns over real-world range and the availability of charging points when on longer journeys. I'd bet that you get enquiries from other Forum members, once the Enyaq arrives and you've got used to it. My Karoq is only a year old but when I comer to swap it I'm hoping that the electric car infrastructure will be rather more comprehensive than it is now. The Enyaq will be on my shortlist. Best of luck with the new car.

I'm 5'7" so I'll keep out of the chat about size! My buying experience might interest you. I've used Marshall in Oxford to buy my Superb as well as my Karoq. I've found them to be very good - thorough and professional. It was my experience when buying the Superb that gave me the confidence to trade it in, at a decent price, and to buy the Karoq based only on its pictures on the Marshall website. The handover was done using their Covid-compliant safety regime, which impressed me. I'm happy with the outcome. The message I'm giving is - make sure that you're confident in the franchise dealer that you're working with and a "sold unseen" purchase should be fine. Marshall have impressed me in that regard. As a PS, I helped my stepson to find a Fabia recently down in Harlow. He too got a cracking deal, trading in a CitiGo at a good price and getting his Fabia at a bargain price. Once again, just now Marshall seem content to make selling their cars a priority, rather than making the maximum surplus on each car they sell. Just a thought.

Last month, I dropped from an L&K Superb to a Sportline Karoq. It’s the same 2 litre engine and the kit is almost the same due to getting added extras on the Karoq like heated seats and windscreen. My biggest surprise was the reduced mpg on the Karoq due to the 4x4. The Superb was really efficient, giving around 40 mpg both in local driving and motorways. I knew that I’d take some mpg hit because the car before the Superb was a 1.4 Tiguan with 4x4, which was really disappointing on fuel and spun the front wheels during acceleration. It was comfortable to drive, but hardly a fun experience. The Karoq’s bigger engine is much better for me and, as others have noted, there’s reassurance in knowing that the 4x4 will help in poor road conditions. I’d suggest that you go for the bigger engine. As an extra thought, I tend to buy nearly new cars and don’t use PCP deals. I’ve found that you can get attractive prices on ex-demo and similar vehicles. I also found that my local dealer, Marshalls, is keen to pull in cash in these hard times and therefore would rather be extra competitive on price, rather than having cars hanging around for ages. I was pleased with my trade-in price for the Superb. I also waited a while and monitored the Karoq's price. When they took £1500 off, that made my decision for me and I took the plunge on the Karoq. So far, I've been impressed at how really easy it is to drive compared to the limo-length Superb, even though I loved the Superb!