Kia Niro EV

I'm corresponding with a friend from the US who recently bought an EV6 and absolutely loves it; he'd originally thought of getting a Tesla, but Elon Musk's latest antics put him off. Says that the EV6 is, to an American, more of a compact car and not as 'big' as might look in the adverts.

We're in the market for an EV here, and the EV6 seems promising. One question to those of you who have driven them in Ireland, how do they fare on your typical Irish "L" and "R" roads? We live in West Kerry and those sorts of roads - narrow, usually have to pull over for oncoming cars, are a daily reality. Any experience? Is the width of the car a concern? We currently drive an old Auris beater, complete piece of sh1te that's showing signs of dying soon, and would rather get an EV then faff around with a 'stopgap' petrol/diesel/PHV

Thanks.

Niro EV order confirmed, delighted to get that far. 2nd EV in the drive along with a model 3 so no more diesel. Little part of me thinks should be making a stretch for the EV6 but really trying to keep costs down...Any thoughts on the ev6 v niro ev?

So, I have decided to go ahead and pay the deposit, the dealer says they are getting 7 cars in September and I was the last one. They are not even sure what colours are they getting so fingers crossed for blue. :)

Anybody hoping to get the car, I recommend to apply for finance on the Kia website, do not even bother with the dealers, the one in Galway gave me a PCP quote with the repayments that were around 150 monthly more than the website. A DAYLIGHT ROBBERY!

Has anybody got their car yet?

what did you get if that is not a secret?

Just wondering do you know if they were actually delivered and is it the registration etc that is holding up the delivery?

I was talking at a dealer last week who said he had half a dozen going out at the end of the month.

Hi folks,

Just wondering what's involved with a first service for an eNiro. Just hit the 15000kms mark.

How much should it cost ballpark from a Kia dealer?

Plan to ring around later this week.

Thanks

Do you have to get a service at 15k to avoid warranty being voided?

If you have a warranty claim then it’s an easy out for them if the car has not been serviced according to the schedule. It will also make your car more sellable if it has a full history.

I know that any car I bought from new got a full main dealer service history at least until the warranty was up. I had the valves go on a 5 year old 2.0d Verso before. The service manager asked me if it had a full history, and then talked to Toyota Ireland who covered the cost of the repair.

I will find it hard to fork over €180 for essentially nothing, but it’s worth it for peace of mind.

for warranty service must be done with genuine kia parts. From previous ice kia’s labor can be any mechanic. But cost difference between kia garage and elsewhere would not justify the risk of kia reneging on warranty imho.

That was for Ray Crofton in Kildare. 15k first service. I checked a few around Dublin and they were quoting about €165.

There would be a lot of money tied up by holding off on delivery to customers.

I got mine on the day before the first lockdown in Mar 2020 and the dealer did his damnedness to get the car out the door, and money in.

That's great to know. Reading about problems with other cars had me thinking they might delay it at the last minute. Once they are in the country it hopefully wont be too long.

So that shows for me for €223.99, but it may well be because my next one will be my third.

But I've paid €199 for each of my first two services (Dublin)

Exactly what I am expecting too. Won't be until next March for me. Mine currently only has 18k on it, my servicing is annual rather than every 15k, so realistically, there's no reason for the coolant change in my case I reckon