After 3.5 years and currently 33k miles we've ordered a Enyaq, taking the electric plunge.

 

Karoq has been faultless up until last week when the blind spot warning system stopped working, other than that the car has been great.

The Karoq was our first Skoda and we've been impressed enough to stick with the brand.

 

New car approximately four months away so Karoq still has a bit of work to do, just hoping I can make the front tyres last, don't really want to replace unless I really have to.

 

 

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.

14 hours ago, Nicky_P said:

 

New car approximately four months away so Karoq still has a bit of work to do, just hoping I can make the front tyres last, don't really want to replace unless I really have to.

 

 

Swap the tyres front-back to remove your worry

If don’t want to do it yourself, pay a tyre depot few pounds, much cheaper than new tyres.  
 

You should be ok with less tread on back as changing car before weather gets cold and very wet in late autumn, (low rear tread means back could slide sideways in wet)

 

Enyaq looks a good car, one to keep for long term

 

 

 

Maybe those buying an Enyaq in Scotland using a 6 year interest free loan of £28,000 might keep them longer than the majority that will be leasing them and handing them back in 3 years.

I've done similar bbut still have the Karoq, gone for an electric car to test the water with them. 

 

 

Glad you posted. As other forum members have observed there will be many would-be buyers sitting on the fence, undecided and looking for unbiased information.

 

Mine is a similar story to the OP, my Karoq is 3.25 years old, 22k miles, and only ever having one minor fault which will be fixed when I have more time. 

Namely - Please check right dipped beam headlight - Error: headlight range control (Lights work fine - warning appears on Auto setting only)

 I have the extra 2 years manufacturers warranty which was negotiated in FOC at the time of purchase.

 

I intend to change the Karoq at the 5 year mark, probably for electric. The Enyaq looks a good choice but is just a little too long and wide. My ideal choice would be Karoq sized car or a tiny bit smaller. 

 

Sounds like you mean Yeti size - that would be the ideal for me, compact, no wider than 1800mm, so easy to park and fit in narrow car parking bays (and along narrow country lanes).  I believe the Enyaq is a bit smaller than the Kodiaq, but as roomy inside.  So when the time comes, I'm hoping the new smaller electric SUV will be Yeti size on the outside.

First time driving the e-tron today. What a beast, its really, really quick! 

Visited relatives Saturday, round trip of 312 miles mostly Motorway which I gather reduces the range so the technology has to improve a bit before they become viable for me. Really dubious about infrastructure, not just charging points but whether the local sub stations and cabling are going to be sufficient to cope with the demand in areas where take up high. Suspect a good many people are also going to face bills for rewiring when the electrician calls to fit a charging point and sees their ancient consumer unit.

The e-Tron is the one to have for covering motorway miles and getting charged quick and getting on the road again.

If not in a Tesla then getting the quick charge is the issue there in Scotland unless you happen to be going by Gretna or Perth

@Nicky_P you will love the Enyaq.

I have owned a Nissan Leaf, Renault Zoe and latterly a Tesla Model 3 after 1 different Skodas. Last month I sold the Tesla and took delivery of my Enyaq. It's quite simply the best car I have ever owned.
 

I was comparing notes with an e tron owner at Perth on Saturday and his car is twice as thirsty as the Enyaq, he'd been sitting at 65mph to maximise his range (driving from Glasgow to Orkney), whereas I had driven at a speed which kept up with the normal motorway traffic and my consumption had been half of what his managed. 

@SurreySlowCoach I just plotted a trip from Edinburgh to Northampton, the car suggests an 8 minute break at Gretna (that's not enough to get in visit the loo and get back to the car) and  27 minutes stop at Leeds. And mine is the smaller battery version. If you really drive 330 miles wihtout stopping then I'd suggest you've got a bladder of steel and will be somewhat fatigued. Even when I drove diesel over that sort of distance I stopped for comfort breaks and food. :-) 

 

On 28/06/2021 at 19:35, SurreySlowCoach said:

their ancient consumer unit.

Quite so, and not even that ancient.

We are in the process of modernising a 60’s house. The current (no pun intended) consumer unit replaced the original fuse box some time ago.

As we are adding more circuits we now need a bigger one. Our ‘leccy has suggested we go for one with RCBO’s (Residual Current Breaker with Over current) on each circuit as the next revision of the regs is going to specify these as standard. Replacing MCB’s and RCD’s. 

Whilst these are not a requirement at the moment, once the new regs are published then any works on properties where consumer units are not up to spec, may require additional work over and above just installing the charging point as @SurreySlowCoach has said.

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On 27/06/2021 at 19:43, croquemonsieur said:

Sounds like you mean Yeti size - that would be the ideal for me, compact, no wider than 1800mm, so easy to park and fit in narrow car parking bays (and along narrow country lanes).  I believe the Enyaq is a bit smaller than the Kodiaq, but as roomy inside.  So when the time comes, I'm hoping the new smaller electric SUV will be Yeti size on the outside.

Went to a dealer, who had 4 Enyaq on site, and it was obvious when parked next to a Citigo and a Fabia that it is huge and bulky

 

Beautiful car, but not suitable for country lanes around here or car parks (where spaces aren’t wide enough so someone bound to hit it and dent it with a door or trying to get supermarket trolley down side of it.)

 

So I am with @croquemonsieur will wait until something no bigger than a Kamiq is available, it’s a shame Skoda don’t make something electric nearer VW ID3 size.  
 

But we are planning to change car in summer 2022 upon my retirement so might be leaving Skoda after 23 years if they still have nothing suitable.  And as it will be for retirement want the right car long term.

 

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Perhaps there should be an electric car thread as a sticky. 

 

I don’t have one (yet).  

 

One thought about charging. In Bury St Edmunds there are some lamp posts that double up as charging points. They are next to the kerb and parking spaces so no cables across the pavement. 

 

Good bit of lateral thinking by the Council. 

 

Tom

The 4 nations of the UK's need to get on with having charging points and 100's of thousands of lamp posts around the UK,

they have less than a decade to be getting on with it.

 

 

Needs deleting but I don't see how....

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We swapped our Karoq for electric, but jumped over to VW's ID.4. Our lease was up and couldn't wait for the Enyaq to come available, which was disappointing as they kept changing the release date. I've not been disappointed with the electric experience so far, the drive, the ride, the silence.... It's great. I'll be hanging around as there is plenty of good information on here.

@SurreySlowCoach You can charge the car while you visit the relatives, either at a local charger or with a 3-pin plug in the relatives house. Many of the latest EVs will do 300 miles, so 2 hours charge at a slow charger or 4-5 on a 3-pin will get you your 350 mile round trip. Refuelling your EV does not require your presence.

 

@Sanqhar There is an EV forum on here https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/382-electric-vehicles/ and an Enyaq forum https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/398-škoda-enyaq-iv/ (just in case you haven't seen them)

17 minutes ago, Luckypants said:

 

@Sanqhar There is an EV forum on here https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/382-electric-vehicles/ and an Enyaq forum https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/398-škoda-enyaq-iv/ (just in case you haven't seen them)

Thanks

 

tom

5 hours ago, Sanqhar said:

Perhaps there should be an electric car thread as a sticky. 

 

I don’t have one (yet).  

 

One thought about charging. In Bury St Edmunds there are some lamp posts that double up as charging points. They are next to the kerb and parking spaces so no cables across the pavement. 

 

Good bit of lateral thinking by the Council. 

 

Tom

 

 

there's a whoile electric car section and also a section for the Enyaq

4 hours ago, e-Roottoot said:

The 4 nations of the UK's need to get on with having charging points and 100's of thousands of lamp posts around the UK,

they have less than a decade to be getting on with it.

 

 

 

 

Virgin Media are working on a solution as are companies like Connected Kerb. New housing developments in East Lothian must now include EV charge points not only for houses but also for a proportion of visitors otherwise no planning permission is granted. It's not an iinsurmountable problem. 

 

 

@domhnallGood stuff from East Lothian Council.  There are Regional Councils in Scotland that need to get their act together like ones north of the Central Belt or of Perth.

 

The very different costs to charge around Scotland at Charge Place Scotland chargers has become ridiculous.  Highland Region being far from funny.

I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking that cars are getting too big, certainly too wide. This link shows that some others may agree too.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/cars-becoming-so-large-that-household-garages-no-longer-fit-for-purpose/ar-AALU9F3?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

 

Even the Karoq which no one would regard as a large car these days, is virtually as wide as my Saab 9-5 of a few years ago & that was supposedly an Executive car.

Interesting & encouraging Lucky Pants that you commend the ride of your ID4.  Reviews of electric cars I've read, probably mainly in 'Which', indicate that as electric cars are that much heavier there is always a compromise in ride quality - they say the ID3 doesn't ride as well as the current Golf.  I don't really understand & don't believe why this should be inevitably so, in fact I'd have thought heavier cars would tend to be better in this respect - I think of old Jaguar XJ6s, Rolls Royces etc.  I am a little sceptical of 'Which' car reviews anyway.

 

As an aside & not really illustrating of this aspect, but I did quite a lot of heavy lifting in my previous Yeti, rear seats out etc. and the ride improved no end, when it was loaded up to the roof lining, at the expense of having to be careful as it swayed round corners.

EV's are heavier than an ICE vehicle if they are ones that also come with a Petrol / Hybrid or Diesel version.  

Platforms built to be EV only are built with the steering, suspension & braking engineered to suit that vehicle with the vehicle rolling along at full revenue weight. 

 

There is a major issue with Motoring Journalists, reviewers, bloggers and floggers and that is they collect a vehicle and drive them, some for a short while and some long term.

Many will never go adjust the tyre pressures or even check them, and many will drive them on their own.

 

So a city car, medium size or large family size car driven with one seat occupied and they comment on the ride and handling without knowing what the tyre pressures are.

 

Those that test cars with the seats occupied and with stuff in the boot, maybe even a bike or 3 or the rear rear rack fitted to the tow ball might be getting more of an idea how a EV will ride as a 'family' might use it rather than a 'Commuter' or 'traveller' will. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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