Posted By: Jim_Clennell
Which EV? eGolf or rivals? - 02/03/2019 16:36
My Dad bought an eUP! about 4 years ago. After a few teething issues (turns out it's pretty tough for a one-eyed octogenarian to get insured on a vehicle with a massive, potentially-exposive battery...), he and my Mum have really loved owning it. It suits them perfectly for scooting around Sheffield, which gets the best from the torque, being so hilly. However, range anxiety proved a problem, so (in true my-dad "logic"), he got a petrol Skoda Citigo on a 36-month lease, just for longer journeys.
Now, the VAG dealer that got him the Citigo has sent him a letter saying "Time to start thinking about changing your car". I suspect that there must be a healthy market for low mileage Citigo's and the dealership are seeing if they can get him to chop it in early, in which case, it may prove a successful strategy.
Dad is now thinking of trading in both the Citgo and the UP! (I'm adding the exclamation mark in the interests of accuracy, but through gritted teeth) and getting a new e-Golf, which he thinks he can get a pretty good deal on.
He really loves both the idea and practice of owning and driving an EV. The new e-Golf ticks a lot of boxes for him (he's been an unwavering VAG man, since he first bought a VW 411 Variant in 1970), the main one being that it offers a range of almost twice that of the e-UP!
But, I've read up on it a little and frankly, the e-Golf seems to be a bit behind the curve in terms of range, innovation and price.
Has anyone got recent EV experience to help make a judgement?
Now, the VAG dealer that got him the Citigo has sent him a letter saying "Time to start thinking about changing your car". I suspect that there must be a healthy market for low mileage Citigo's and the dealership are seeing if they can get him to chop it in early, in which case, it may prove a successful strategy.
Dad is now thinking of trading in both the Citgo and the UP! (I'm adding the exclamation mark in the interests of accuracy, but through gritted teeth) and getting a new e-Golf, which he thinks he can get a pretty good deal on.
He really loves both the idea and practice of owning and driving an EV. The new e-Golf ticks a lot of boxes for him (he's been an unwavering VAG man, since he first bought a VW 411 Variant in 1970), the main one being that it offers a range of almost twice that of the e-UP!
But, I've read up on it a little and frankly, the e-Golf seems to be a bit behind the curve in terms of range, innovation and price.
Has anyone got recent EV experience to help make a judgement?