Hyundai Ioniq 5

Yeah got the logbook within a week or so

We received log book 2 days after receiving disc, and disc posted 2 days after applying online

Should also say I got tax disc within 2 days of paying on line.

Anyone has much issue getting a quote online for the car? Car reg isn't working yet so had to manually enter in the details.

Most website either throws an error or ask to contact insurance by phone. Which I did with AXA. Waited 10 minutes then the phone rang and nothing.

Only online quote that gave me a price was 123.ie but it seems they only have UK Ioniq 5 model available to select.

My partner is taking the car for its first long-ish trip this weekend so I did a bit of a mini-motor way test to check efficiency. I drove 50km one way and then 50km back. I stopped as close to motorway ramp as possible to track the journey as best as possible.

It was raining pretty much whole time, bit of wind and it was around 11 degrees outside.

On way out I set cruise to 120km/h and the efficiency was around 28.9kwh/100km

On the way back I went 110km/h and the efficiency was 22.8kwh/100km

One thing for sure - 110km felt real slow!

How long did it take for your reg to show up for you?

It's a pain to get through the phone. I rang Axa again and this time I got through to be told that someone will call me back.

I was using Liberty's live chat earlier and the car model is buried in the 1cc option. But in the end its still threw an error.

I'm guessing the system is having problems generating a quote due to the car being too new?

About 140 (I won't be going with them again when I renew). Some people on this thread said there wasnt much change in their premium.

Yeah seems like I just didn't realise I had the vehicle registration certificate which is basically it.

Will post it all off tomorrow and see how long it takes to get the grant back!

A question for those who have purchased or are thinking of purchasing. I’m thinking of trading in my Ioniq for the 5, but for those who chose the executive over the executive plus, or vice versa, how much did the heat pump or the privacy glass factor into your decision? I think I would prefer the executive plus, but is it really worth the extra just for those little bits.

Just asked the missus ☺️ she says she prefers the all cloth seats of the Executive and also prefers the brighter interior without a tint. Also she has loads of range even in winter so no advantage of a heat pump, but if you regularly need an extra bit of range then a heat pump would be an advantage. She is inclined to pre heat car if leaving early and then turn heater down quite low so heat pump may not be much of an advantage anyway.

I’ve used the esb super chargers three times with my 58kwh RWD:

Kilmartin N6 station, Athlone 

Dur: 25 mins

Avg: 73.42kw/h

Galway plaza junction 16.

Dur: 26 mins

Avg: 80.63kw/h

Circle K M9 Kilcullen 

Dur: 16.5 mins

Avg: 66.2kw/h

Two of those were on same day round trip to Clare (550km). Averaged about 110kmh on motorway. Next time I’ll try averaging 90kmh to see if I can closer to the advertised max range!

First wash - Shooting Star Grey Matte, Premium Plus

Before talking about the wash, a word about the paint. In decorator’s terms the colour finish is more satin or silk that totally dull matte. Surprisingly the painted parts of the B pillar are finished in the colour but have a pearlised finish! The car has drawn a great deal of attention in the two weeks I’ve had it.

Moving on to the washing, the car has covered over 530 kms on Kerry country roads in the last two weeks and was filthy. The lower sides, most of the rear of the car - don’t mention the rear window which Rain-X only marginally helps keep clear - and the front panel were the worst.

Over the last 57 years I’ve had over 40 cars - the Ioniq 5 has more dirt traps than any car I’ve ever had. The flutes on the body mouldings, the sills inside the doors, the bottom insides of the doors and the flat areas inside the tailgate at the corners all attract masses of dirt.

I had intended a contactless wash using Autoglym’s Polar Blast and Polar Wash which Hyundai had advised were acceptable as the products listed in their matte paint washing instructions are not readily and economically available in Ireland.

A first rinse wetting with plain water from a power hose showed that the paint has some factory protection as the water beaded readily on the bonnet and shrank and ran off the vertical panels. The wetting was followed by snowing the car with Polar Blast which was allowed to dwell for 10 minutes. This was then rinsed followed by total coverage with Polar Wash which was again allowed to dwell. Rinsed off, the method had worked well on all but the doors below the crease that runs from the back of the car to the front edge of the front doors and the sills inside the doors. These had to be washed again using the two bucket method with Polar Wash and a microfibre mitt.

Drying was achieved using a large microfibre towel.

There is no doubt that this car will need more cleaning than my white i40 ever did.

Haven't noticed any vibration at speed, but haven't been over about 110 as yet, no motorways. But I did notice one particular short bit of road does produce a slight rumbling feeling that is not evident on my VW. What pressure are your tyres? At speed there could be a wheel imbalance but unlikely on a new car.

I have the same around that speed. Car going into the garage on Monday to get some updates done (which they said were done when I picked up the car) so will be getting them to check the wheel balance. Tyre pressure was also wrong when I collected it

It's taking out a new insurance policy on the day of collection a bit late? I imagine I just need a confirmation email to say I've taking out an insurance.

Also we won't be getting a charger installed until 2 weeks after getting the car. Is there specific card to get for using chargers?