Hyundai Ioniq 5

Yes. Everytime I drive at night on rural roads cars are flashing me. Checked and am on lowest setting. Not sure what can be done about it?

New to thread. Got car about 4 weeks ago. Traded in Leaf and was a bit wary as loved the Leaf but range not good enough.

Delighted with Ioniq 5 so far.

I was informed at the weekend that there were a load of Executive Plus 58kw & 73kw sitting in Dublin port. The Grand Uranus is scheduled to dock in Cork on the 30th March.

It has been well documented that cars for both the UK and Ireland have come off the boats with wrongly set headlamps. Should be picked up at the PDI but it seems many dealers in both countries have failed to pick this up. Ask your dealer to check.

I know a few folk here got their reae windows tinted on Exec model. Was going to get it done myself. What percentage tint do the other specs have from the factory? The 2 guys I called today seemed to suggest 80%, is that right?

Yeah wasn't sure alright, but I got the impression he was talking about what I understood as 20 (I.e. pretty dark), as in the inverse of 80. But maybe he simply said 18. Lol.

Good feedback though, something in the 15 to 20 light allowed through range is what I want I think.

Power cut earlier this week used the car to power the home office about 2/3% of the battery for 4 hours.

Just watching a You Tube video of a guy in the US washing a Matte Shooting Star Grey Ioniq 5 like mine.

When I took delivery I had to sign a disclaimer regarding cleaning the car. Hyundai recommend Dr Beasley’s products but the range is not fully available in Ireland. After talking to Hyundai HQ we agreed that I should use Autoglym ph neutral products and I signed the disclaimer having written in the caveat that I would be using Autoglym on their recommendation.

In the US the Ioniq 5 in matte is delivered with a full set of Dr Beasley’s matte washing, detailing and sealing products, including washing mitts, towels and buckets!

I’ve mentioned before that the car is a mobile dirt trap which is perhaps not the best for rural Kerry roads. Whilst the guy in the States used the supplied mitt to hand wash the car, I have successfully non contact washed the car twice now in the last 7 weeks using Autoglym Polar Blast and Polar Wash drying with microfibre towels, though I intend to use a leaf blower as a dryer in future.

One point the guy in the film mentioned was he would describe the finish as satin rather than matte. I have to agree with him, in fact the paint in the door frames seems to lack the final lacquer and are glossy metallic!

I collected my ex + 73kw car from the dealer this afternoon in a snow blizzard earlier so was difficult to go through everything in detail. He said the car was fully charged but the range didn't show 480km as expected, is this normal? he said it was due to the cold weather etc?

I never said that, read back over my post🙂.

If the usable battery in the 58kWh is 55kWh (I don't know, only assuming from other similar sized batteries) then 380km from a 55kWh usable battery is 14.5kWh/100km. If the usable battery is bigger then the potential range will also be more.

I see the Matte Body Wash which is the most important item in my opinion is out of stock as it was when I checked in December and again when I got the car in January.

The US pack contains Matte Painte Sealant, a ceramic coating to apply every 9 months specifically for matte paint which is not available at Autopia and is recommended in the Hyundai care instructions.

Anyone renewed their insurance since buying there Ioniq 5?

Last year my i40 was insured fully comp 2 drivers for €30,000. With the Premium Plus valued at €60,000 ( you have to include the value of the grant) I had expected a hefty increase.

Delighted to receive my renewal quote today - how often can you say that - just a €35 increase.

Value of car has very little impact on premiums it seems or at least that is what I'm always told when I ask if I should get a reduction for my rapidly depreciating car!

The value is always taken into account on three levels: the write off value, the repair cost below writing off and the value should the car be stolen which is different to the write off value as there are no recovery and disposal costs to the insurer.

The insurance record of the driver or drivers is the other factor.

It is obviously more expensive to replace a brand new car than one three years old. People neglect to revalue their cars when renewing their policy with the same insurer and are encouraged to neglect to do so by the quick renewal available on the internet sites which helps to inflate premiums yet, were you to insure for, say, €20k based on the quote and at the time of write of the value was only €15k then you have overpaid and the insurer would not pay the value for which you have insured.

When you get your renewal quote it will say something like “based on the information on file suppled by the policy holder”

You should the call the company, say you want a re quote based on the current information you have, which is the current value of the car. They will then requote. Ask for a confirming letter. When you receive this you can then compare with other companies or renew on line thus avoiding admin charges for renewing on the phone. Make sure you get a valuation from a reputable dealer so you don’t under or over insure.

Brokers’ renewal quotes should be treated in the same way.

I do this every year having learned from 57 years of buying insurance personally and for company fleets.