Joining the electric car club

[CatmanV2]

True enough. They need to make mirrors more aerodynamic as some just look like slabs of plastic bolted on as an after thought.

Cameras will soon be cheaper if they're not already.

C

 

[midlifecrisis]

Picking this thread up again, my new employer has a Ultra Low Emission Salary Sacrifice scheme which looks appealing.
For the past 5 and a half years (thanks @dem maser ) I've leased my daily car which to be fair, I don't care what it is. It's prime function is to get me to work and back (35miles round trip) as cheap as possible. Hence the Suzuki I'm running now, prior to that was a Leon.

So now I'm looking a Vauxhall Corsa E, it has 5 doors, has 200+ miles charge, so could get me to Manchester on a single charge and should be big enough to do a decent sized tip run/B&Q shop. The deal includes maintenance (check the valve tappets and change the oil!) tyres, breakdown and insurance with Tusker for 'only £350' for 36 months for 10k miles no deposit. (save £200 Income tax and £11 NIs)

Does anybody have any dealing with them or things I should look out for with salary sacrifice schemes? Currently my pension is salary sacrifice and apart from the Audi E-Tron GT everything is 'affordable'.

 

[Doohickey]

Picking this thread up again, my new employer has a Ultra Low Emission Salary Sacrifice scheme which looks appealing.
For the past 5 and a half years (thanks @dem maser ) I've leased my daily car which to be fair, I don't care what it is. It's prime function is to get me to work and back (35miles round trip) as cheap as possible. Hence the Suzuki I'm running now, prior to that was a Leon.

So now I'm looking a Vauxhall Corsa E, it has 5 doors, has 200+ miles charge, so could get me to Manchester on a single charge and should be big enough to do a decent sized tip run/B&Q shop. The deal includes maintenance (check the valve tappets and change the oil!) tyres, breakdown and insurance with Tusker for 'only £350' for 36 months for 10k miles no deposit. (save £200 Income tax and £11 NIs)

Does anybody have any dealing with them or things I should look out for with salary sacrifice schemes? Currently my pension is salary sacrifice and apart from the Audi E-Tron GT everything is 'affordable'.

I've just changed job and my new place is running the same scheme with Tusker. I'm not eligible to join until my probation is finished but there's plenty of people taking advantage of this. As far as I can tell there isn't a downside.

 

[dem maser]

Pleasure @midlifecrisis
I have no experience with them but I do with the Corsa E
Ex colleague got a great deal on one as we were located opposite the factory and sold to a few execs high up, after a few months he hated it, said he was struggling to complete his return journey to work (Luton) from Windsor…..90 mile return…..check out owners forums

 

[JMS]

A lot of the salary sacrifice deals aren’t actually that much better than what is available to all on the open market. The main difference is free insurance and tyres.

check leaseloco or similar before committing obviously.

 

[dem maser]

Leaseloco is very good

 

[midlifecrisis]

Thanks for the responses, all duly noted and taken on board. I have time on my hands as my suzook lease is up July 23.
I suspect the Salary Sacrifice might be inflating the price, so I will look round on price and negotiate a better price with tusker, IF, I can only use them to get the SS. I also note the woes on the Corsa, the fiat 500 was an option but it's a bit 'delicate' for what I need and Nissans are a no-no.

 

[Gazcw]

Picking this thread up again, my new employer has a Ultra Low Emission Salary Sacrifice scheme which looks appealing.
For the past 5 and a half years (thanks @dem maser ) I've leased my daily car which to be fair, I don't care what it is. It's prime function is to get me to work and back (35miles round trip) as cheap as possible. Hence the Suzuki I'm running now, prior to that was a Leon.

So now I'm looking a Vauxhall Corsa E, it has 5 doors, has 200+ miles charge, so could get me to Manchester on a single charge and should be big enough to do a decent sized tip run/B&Q shop. The deal includes maintenance (check the valve tappets and change the oil!) tyres, breakdown and insurance with Tusker for 'only £350' for 36 months for 10k miles no deposit. (save £200 Income tax and £11 NIs)

Does anybody have any dealing with them or things I should look out for with salary sacrifice schemes? Currently my pension is salary sacrifice and apart from the Audi E-Tron GT everything is 'affordable'.

Just looking at the Fisker. 320mile and start price is less than a mokka. If they ever turn up on the market. Not available yet I guess

 

[midlifecrisis]

Just looking at the Fisker. 320mile and start price is less than a mokka

F I S K E R ...just making sure I spell this correctly before searching on Google on a works PC...

 

[JMS]

I’m tempted by a Hyundai ioniq 5 via salary sacrifice to replace the wife’s hybrid xc90 that we bought rather than leased.

we often do 500mile journeys to family in the highlands, but wife has a 10mile daily commute so hybrid really works well for us, and the XC90 is a lovely place to be for a tall family on a 9 hour journey. - shame there have been so many warranty problems.

 

[gb-gta]

Get one of those new model Lexus NX450+ hybrids if you don’t want any warranty problems. Smaller than an XC90 I know, but I wouldn’t look at anything else as a family car of this type/price range.

 

[philw696]

Get one of those new model Lexus NX450+ hybrids if you don’t want any warranty problems. Smaller than an XC90 I know, but I wouldn’t look at anything else as a family car of this type/price range.

Did some work on those back in the Summer basically a Rav 4 which is good but boy what a step above it is.
Said it before after working for them on many occasions probably the most Honourable manufacturer out there and I've worked for a few in my time.

 

[midlifecrisis]

Lads, I think we have a bit of scope creep. I don't do SUVs as they're pointless and driven by the inept. The brief is to get me to work as cheap as possible on four wheels . A small hatchback is sufficient.

 

[philw696]

Lads, I think we have a bit of scope creep. I don't do SUVs as they're pointless and driven by the inept. The brief is to get me to work as cheap as possible on four wheels . A small hatchback is sufficient.

Here's an idea mate.

https://www.aixam.com/en/

 

[safrane]

I’m tempted by a Hyundai ioniq 5 via salary sacrifice to replace the wife’s hybrid xc90 that we bought rather than leased.

we often do 500mile journeys to family in the highlands, but wife has a 10mile daily commute so hybrid really works well for us, and the XC90 is a lovely place to be for a tall family on a 9 hour journey. - shame there have been so many warranty problems.

Not wishing to tempt fate but ours has been fine for 51k mikes

 

[Gazcw]

Lads, I think we have a bit of scope creep. I don't do SUVs as they're pointless and driven by the inept. The brief is to get me to work as cheap as possible on four wheels . A small hatchback is sufficient.

MG4 then. Supposed to be good for 300miles

 

[midlifecrisis]

on order

 

[Felonious Crud]

MG4 then. Supposed to be good for 300miles

Made from purest Chinesium.

Those Lexus jobbies are all sold out, by the way. Order book closed.

 

[Gazcw]

on order

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Yikes! You have gone right down in my estimation.

 

[Felonious Crud]

Yikes! You have gone right down in my estimation.

The opposite for me. I'd have had Crisis down for something even worse.