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We’ve ordered two Intens. Mine is Black; wife’s will be either Neptune Grey or Arctic White (depending on availability) =)
After much negotiating with two dealers, we got them for approx £11k each. One dealer (Liverpool Renault) made us an offer, but a few days after paying deposit, called us to say they wanted an extra £1k or couldn’t do the offered deal. We went back to the other (Lookers Chester) who bettered their deal anyway! We also got around £300-400 more than WeBuyAnyCar quoted for our part-exes too, and free rubber mats. Feels like a decent deal, much cheaper than the best quotes we got on carwow.co.uk!
Our first EVs; we currently have Megane/Clio (despite how it seems, we’re not attached to Renault, we just happened to like some of their cars the last two times we bought).
All colleagues/friends/family are sceptical; and think EVs are a crazy risk (even more getting both), but wife does 2k miles/year, and I do around 9k with only a 30 mile round trip to work. All makes total sense to me!
Exciting times 🙂
Seriously, you won’t regret it. Like yourself, my mileage is around 9k a year. I have so far only charged from home. One of these days I will get brave and do a longer run 🙂
Put simply………….this is the best car I have ever had, a no brainer for me to buy. You have to be at ease with the range restrictions, but it sounds like you already are.Post back when you have had the car for a while, I think it will speak for itself.
Enjoy!Defer the delivery until April and you will save over £500 a car due to the change in olev payments.
I doubt that’d work; we’re getting a pretty hefty dealer discount (our cars are > £20k list price inc met + met id paint, and we’re paying approx £11k), a deposit contribution, and more than our cars are worth. All of these they’re only offering if able to register the cars this quarter (they’re desperate to meet Renault’s targets for Zoes/EVs… Liverpool told me they’d only sold 1 of 6 needed to get some bonus from Renault; not sure about Chester who were buying from).
In any case; if the lead times are the same, I’d rather have the car 6 weeks sooner than save another £500 =D
Are they the ones with the new motor or the old ones?
I presume the old one. I haven’t seen anything suggesting the new ones are available yet(?) and I read Renault will give people the choice when they are available.
I think you ar right DanTup – Zoe is right for a certain consumer and you guys seem to fit the bill. However …aside point…but with your wife doing only 2k I think in the same position we would be tempted to share a vehicle.
Sharing a vehicle isn’t feasible. I have to get to work and my wife has to get around with our children (1yo + 2yo). The convenience of a car each is easily worth the cost to us 🙂
A second car also makes a convenient backup when things go bad 😀
Well done Dan! Looking forward to hearing how you got on ditching the pump. Don’t think you will miss it! Zoe is well capable of the mileage you quoted. As you say, makes total sense. Great price as well. Hope I was able to help with some of the questions you posted on my videos 🙂
Out of curiosity, will you be getting 2 home chargers? If so, are they both 7kW or will you get 2 3kW chargers? Reason I am asking is that ESB in Ireland does not want to install 7kW chargers. They are worried about supply problems. You have to list how many electric showers you have in your house before they even install just 1 3kW charger.
Should be passing through Chester on my way to Hull May 30th. Lovely part of the world and can’t wait!
DanTup – congratulations! I think you’re our first dual ZOE owner, maybe the first in the UK?!
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