Why are used Audi e-tron so cheap?

[SKM1984]

Autotrader seems to have dried up.

I've done all my surveying with Ohme and am waiting for an installation date from Pro EV.

Was due to collect my 50 tomorrow but has been pushed out till Monday

[nick1871]

SKM1984 said:

Autotrader seems to have dried up.

I've done all my surveying with Ohme and am waiting for an installation date from Pro EV.

Was due to collect my 50 tomorrow but has been pushed out till Monday

They do still appear but the cheap ones go very quickly.

Did you have to pay any additional installation costs for the charger?

[SKM1984]

£50 for the surge protector.

Really hoping for a Jan installation else it will be 65p/kwh for a few more weeks then i'd like!

[T_S_M]

I’m on the train now to pick mine up from Maidstone. Only taken them 3 weeks to get it ready.

I think there’s a 4-5 week wait for home charger installation at the moment.

[nick1871]

SKM1984 said:

£50 for the surge protector.

Really hoping for a Jan installation else it will be 65p/kwh for a few more weeks then i'd like!

Thanks, don’t they come with the 3 pin plug charger too? I know it’ll take forever to charge but might work out cheaper and more convenient.

[nick1871]

T_S_M said:

I’m on the train now to pick mine up from Maidstone. Only taken them 3 weeks to get it ready.

I think there’s a 4-5 week wait for home charger installation at the moment.

Would be interested to hear your thoughts on it! I have one reserved but can’t get there until next week.

[dmsims]

Are you unable to use a granny charger ?

SKM1984 said:

£50 for the surge protector.

Really hoping for a Jan installation else it will be 65p/kwh for a few more weeks then i'd like!

[SKM1984]

dmsims said:

Are you unable to use a granny charger ?

SKM1984 said:

£50 for the surge protector.

Really hoping for a Jan installation else it will be 65p/kwh for a few more weeks then i'd like!

it's the 30 odd hours that puts me off, again i've not looked into it hugely but how safe is it to leave it on for the majority of the weekend?

[dmsims]

It's 10A

Perfectly safe

I would suggest that the first time checks are made at the plug to make sure it's not getting warm (which could indicate faulty wiring)

SKM1984 said:

it's the 30 odd hours that puts me off, again i've not looked into it hugely but how safe is it to leave it on for the majority of the weekend?

[samoht]

dmsims said:

It's 10A

Perfectly safe

I would suggest that the first time checks are made at the plug to make sure it's not getting warm (which could indicate faulty wiring)

+1

I've left my EV charging at 10A on the three-pin charger for 18 hours solid, not an issue.
Obviously it depends on the wiring and the socket, so agree with checking those the first time, but once it's been charging for a few hours without issue I wouldn't expect it to spontaneously ignite later on.

[nick1871]

Those that have taken up the E-Tron offer, which charger have you gone for? Tethered or untethered?

Untethered looks a lot neater but more of a faff, have to put a wet cable in the car etc..

[Hobo]

Go for 'tethered' all day long. Its a pain getting the lead in and out of the bonnet to connect to charge it, more so in bad light or rain, etc.

[Merry]

Hobo said:

Go for 'tethered' all day long. Its a pain getting the lead in and out of the bonnet to connect to charge it, more so in bad light or rain, etc.

I wouldn't. We've had our charger since 2017 and gone through two type 1 cables owning to damage. We're now using type 2 as we have a newer car and have a couple of 'spares' that came with the cars.

We tend to leave it plugged in, with the rubber end cap, so no getting leads in and out etc.

A damaged tethered cable would be a pain in the arse.

[DSLiverpool]

T_S_M said:

DSLiverpool said:

After all my pontificating about 50 doing 50 miles o think I’m about to buy a 50 sport for £5k and £230 / 23
Just too cheap not to

£5k deposit? I think you should be able to pick one up for a lot less deposit than that with the same monthly payment?

This was highly specced sport - it sold as I declined. I heard the offer would possibly extend next year as a flood of lease cars hit the market. I’ll take that chance I think.

[dmsims]

Is that sporty as in front fog lights .......................................

[andrew85]

I've signed up for one of these as well. Originally a black one that turned out to be sold so ended up with grey.
£330 deposit with 23x £330, 8000 miles a year.
Pickup next week

[BobbyA]

I've also picked one up, getting it tomorrow.

1k down, 280 a month over 2 years. 8k miles PA

Going from London to Hereford on Sunday, around 190 miles. Let see how the charger network works out.

[raspy]

BobbyA said:

I've also picked one up, getting it tomorrow.

1k down, 280 a month over 2 years. 8k miles PA

Going from London to Hereford on Sunday, around 190 miles. Let see how the charger network works out.

I go from London to Hereford regularly in my iX and I've noticed that the charging network has improved a lot since I drove there last year in an e-tron.

I was shocked to find seven 150kw chargers available at a 3 shires garden centre in the middle of nowhere in Newent on my last trip in November.

[raspy]

Hobo said:

Go for 'tethered' all day long. Its a pain getting the lead in and out of the bonnet to connect to charge it, more so in bad light or rain, etc.

Is it really one of life's biggest challenges? I used to think so, but I went for untethered. It's literally just a few seconds for getting the cable out and connecting it, even in the rain. The front of the house looks a lot nicer with an untethered charging point.

[BobbyA]

raspy said:

I go from London to Hereford regularly in my iX and I've noticed that the charging network has improved a lot since I drove there last year in an e-tron.

I was shocked to find seven 150kw chargers available at a 3 shires garden centre in the middle of nowhere in Newent on my last trip in November.

That's good to hear. I think we may stop at Reading Services and top up then do the remaining 110 miles. Think that should work out.