Kia Niro EV

fafy · 08-06-2021 10:19pm

tk123 wrote: »

3003k in 11 months with WFH/restrictions. It would have been under 10k anyways in normal times as I had a handy commute! I was checking prices to see if the service plan was worth my while and you have to buy within 11 months.

Remind us, whats the cost of the service plan are ?

chewed · 10-06-2021 9:16am

Has anyone checked out the new UVO app? For some reason (I think it's only Android) they have created a new/separate app to the old one. Not sure why they didn't just update the old one.

It seems to be a nicer and more logical layout to the previous version so will play around with it over the weekend.

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dmcg90 · 10-06-2021 9:28am

What’s the going rate for the second hand? Looking to trade mine in soon. I need to figure out what’s a fair price.

JohnC. · 10-06-2021 9:28am

Just had a look and it's on iOS too. Listed as UVO Connect 2021.

fits · 10-06-2021 9:29am

dmcg90 wrote: »

What’s the going rate for the second hand? Looking to trade mine in soon. I need to figure out what’s a fair price.

Very strong asking prices anyway.

chewed · 10-06-2021 10:01am

dmcg90 wrote: »

What’s the going rate for the second hand? Looking to trade mine in soon. I need to figure out what’s a fair price.

Any reason you're trading in? Are you looking for a new EV? Just curious

dmcg90 · 10-06-2021 10:07am

chewed wrote: »

Any reason you're trading in? Are you looking for a new EV? Just curious

Looking to upgrade in 212.

I drive up to Donegal from Dublin a bit and would like a bit of extra range/faster charging given the public network isn’t very built out on the route. If Laghy is down, which it has been before… I’ve been stuck doing massive detours or using a granny cable.

My 192 doesn’t have a heat pump so motorway on a cold day really cuts into the range.

Doncsicso · 10-06-2021 7:19pm

dmcg90 wrote: »

Looking to upgrade in 212.

I drive up to Donegal from Dublin a bit and would like a bit of extra range/faster charging given the public network isn’t very built out on the route. If Laghy is down, which it has been before… I’ve been stuck doing massive detours or using a granny cable.

My 192 doesn’t have a heat pump so motorway on a cold day really cuts into the range.

I’m waiting delivery of my 212 eNiro and I only realized that the Irish trim eNiro has no HP…. So if you need one with a HP you’ll need to look into getting one from the UK, or a different car. Based on my research, the non-HP heating loses you around 8% range compared to the HP version.

Doncsicso · 13-06-2021 8:47am

Hi all, while I’m waiting delivery of my eNiro, I recently found out that there are quite a number of people who had issues with their engine/motor developing a clicking sound very early resulting in a motor change under warranty. Just wondering if anyone had this with their car here? Same was happening to the Kona thanks to the shared drivetrain. Thanks!

fafy · 13-06-2021 2:34pm

fits wrote: »

Very strong asking prices anyway.

I saw a 2020 one for sale for 37.5k, recently, which is way off, as posters in here, got straight sale pricing of 36.5k & 37.5k for a brand new 2021 one, varies from dealer to dealer.

2tiredkjl · 13-06-2021 6:13pm

Doncsicso wrote: »

Hi all, while I’m waiting delivery of my eNiro, I recently found out that there are quite a number of people who had issues with their engine/motor developing a clicking sound very early resulting in a motor change under warranty. Just wondering if anyone had this with their car here? Same was happening to the Kona thanks to the shared drivetrain. Thanks!

I had the clicking noise on our 192 Kia Soul EV (same mechanicals as the Eniro). It developed over time. It isn't an obstacle to the use of the car. Its just indicative of premature undesirable component wear. The reduction gear was changed by the servicing dealer, under warranty. Mileage was circa 65,000Kms. 10k later all is still good. The noise did not return. It took a month to get the replacement part; Covid era delays. I asked for and they kindly gave me a new 201 Soul EV to use for the month. I'm happy with the warranty and customer experience

Doncsicso · 13-06-2021 9:11pm

2tiredkjl wrote: »

I had the clicking noise on our 192 Kia Soul EV (same mechanicals as the Eniro). It developed over time. It isn't an obstacle to the use of the car. Its just indicative of premature undesirable component wear. The reduction gear was changed by the servicing dealer, under warranty. Mileage was circa 65,000Kms. 10k later all is still good. The noise did not return. It took a month to get the replacement part; Covid era delays. I asked for and they kindly gave me a new 201 Soul EV to use for the month. I'm happy with the warranty and customer experience

Thanks for the reply! Yeah, it looks like the reduction gear/motor change happened quite a lot with these earlier models…. I wonder if they ironed out these in the latest models…. I’ll check my motor number when I get the car…. The 710 had these issues and now for replacements Kia uses the number 712 so hopefully they managed to fix things inside. I’m not too worried as the 150k km warranty will cover anything of this sort for years to come. Good luck with your Soul

Kramer · 13-06-2021 10:11pm

Doncsicso wrote: »

Hi all, while I’m waiting delivery of my eNiro, I recently found out that there are quite a number of people who had issues with their engine/motor developing a clicking sound very early resulting in a motor change under warranty.

Our Ioniq developed a click & had the drive unit replaced. It was 6 or 7 months old IIRC & it was replaced without issue. Likely the same final drive/reduction gear issue.

Doncsicso · 14-06-2021 7:18am

Kramer wrote: »

Our Ioniq developed a click & had the drive unit replaced. It was 6 or 7 months old IIRC & it was replaced without issue. Likely the same final drive/reduction gear issue.

Thanks. Glad to hear it was sorted without an issue. I found it a bit shocking that the same drivetrain caused Ioniqs, Konas, eNiros, eSouls to be affected, I’d have thought a common component like this was designed and produced with care to make it extra-durable …. It must have cost the Kia/Hyundai group a lot of money to fix these…

slave1 · 14-06-2021 8:47am

Cost nothing compared to battery replacement woes they're in

Doncsicso · 14-06-2021 9:22am

slave1 wrote: »

Cost nothing compared to battery replacement woes they're in

lol... yeah, I almost forgot about that...

Barney224 · 14-06-2021 2:45pm

Handy Coin/Card holder for Kia e-Niro for sale on Adverts

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ethernet · 14-06-2021 3:08pm

Barney224 wrote: »

Handy Coin/Card holder for Kia e-Niro for sale on Adverts

https://www.adverts.ie/24089691

Handy. Too many cards!

Or if anyone fancies printing their own version: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4025206

galaxy12 · 18-06-2021 6:22pm

Wondering if any new eniro owners here can share the lead times for delivery. We are in the market for a new car and looking at EVs including niro.

Some of the ones we saw today mentioned 16 week lead times ( Peugeot ) due to chip shortages .

Doncsicso · 19-06-2021 8:38am

galaxy12 wrote: »

Wondering if any new eniro owners here can share the lead times for delivery. We are in the market for a new car and looking at EVs including niro.

Some of the ones we saw today mentioned 16 week lead times ( Peugeot ) due to chip shortages .

Well, I can only tell you what we were told by Kia Kilkenny. If I remember correctly we arranged a deal on a new e-Niro at the end of May, and now we`re told that we can pick up the car on 5th of July. We were lucky because the car was already on its way here. So I think even waiting 2 months or more is reasonable given the current situation.

darrenheaphy · 20-06-2021 2:21pm

Doncsicso wrote: »

Well, I can only tell you what we were told by Kia Kilkenny. If I remember correctly we arranged a deal on a new e-Niro at the end of May, and now we`re told that we can pick up the car on 5th of July. We were lucky because the car was already on its way here. So I think even waiting 2 months or more is reasonable given the current situation.

Same as me, seam dealership too. Very upfront too, great to deal with.

JohnC. · 20-06-2021 2:31pm

My experience in Kilkenny was good when buying there too.

galaxy12 · 20-06-2021 4:45pm

Thanks all.
Test drove a gravity blue 212 in Dublin yesterday and Mrs liked it more than other EVs in the range.
Decent scrappage deal and features imo compared to others.
Hopefully we order ours next week and put down the deposit.

championc · 20-06-2021 8:42pm

Thought that the Gravity Blue was replaced by the Yacht Blue ???

galaxy12 · 20-06-2021 9:19pm

championc wrote: »

Thought that the Gravity Blue was replaced by the Yacht Blue ???

We weren't told so at the dealer . I suppose we will come to know more next week when we order ðŸ˜Š

championc · 21-06-2021 10:23am

galaxy12 wrote: »

We weren't told so at the dealer . I suppose we will come to know more next week when we order ðŸ˜Š

I certainly thought that the Yacht Blue was the one available since about the start of the year. I saw one in Liffey Valley in March. So maybe the one you saw was a very early 2021 or a late 2020

galaxy12 · 21-06-2021 2:02pm

championc wrote: »

I certainly thought that the Yacht Blue was the one available since about the start of the year. I saw one in Liffey Valley in March. So maybe the one you saw was a very early 2021 or a late 2020

Thanks . I can still see the model in the configurator online and the Dealer did not seem to indicate that when we indicated gravity blue as the likely option ...

chewed · 21-06-2021 2:22pm

galaxy12 wrote: »

Thanks . I can still see the model in the configurator online and the Dealer did not seem to indicate that when we indicated gravity blue as the likely option ...

I wouldn't trust anything online from Kia! They stated that Irish eNiros would have JBL speakers, which turned out to be a "typo".

chewed · 21-06-2021 3:24pm

amdaley28 wrote: »

Can I ask how far up the food chain in KIA did you go with this ?
Perhaps you should write to the MD of Kia Ireland & mark it personal.
Mr.Ronan Flood
Calmount Park, Unit A8,
Calmount Ave,
Ballymount,
Dublin, D12 X266

Be polite & just let him know how unhappy you are with the service you've received. I had a problem with a new Honda model back in the day so I speak from experience.

So, I wrote a letter and posted and addressed it to Ronan Flood in mid April expressing my disappointment at the customer service I received from Kia.

To date, I have heard nothing back from anyone in Kia!

galaxy12 · 21-06-2021 3:46pm

chewed wrote: »

I wouldn't trust anything online from Kia! They stated that Irish eNiros would have JBL speakers, which turned out to be a "typo".

Interesting .,thanks
Didnt know that . I couldn't find the JBL speakers in the specifications sheet online ( kia IE main website) .Some of the dealers still mention them though -
https://www.joeduffy.ie/kia/new-cars/e-niro/

Which stereo's some as default in them ?

Anything else to be aware of which is different from specs knowing that there is only 1 trim level on offer.

Kia Niro EV

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