Cupra Born

Nice to know they've changed it, wasn't possible last year! In fairness it likely wouldn't bother most people just the few like me that are particular about tyres.

I'll be putting the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S on once my Care pack tyres are finished. The standard 4 isn't available on the 20" so I'll have to pay extra for the S. I had the PS4 on my Golf and they're fantastic tyres. Very good wet grip and good under heavy braking. Decent lifespan on them too so the higher cost isn't terrible value for money. Hopefully Cupra have some of the Bridgestone or Goodyear for 20" as I hear those are better.

The Continental don't have very good wet or dry grip, they also seem to lose grip when it's under 7-8C which is a first for me. On the plus side they haven't worn out at 8,000km like a lot of people have said, but for a heavy car I'd want something a bit better if I'm ever in a heavy braking scenario.

As in software version 3.5? The service recall I just looked up suggests an update to 3.2.1?

Hi to all

have an issue with the Vinyl wrap on the passenger door cill, basically it's lifting and causing a bubble effect..Looks nasty and am afraid it's just going to get worse.

Any suggestions..Or do I pester the dealer.. The car is only 5 months old.

Ya..I expect best to go to dealer..

I was surprised it's only a wrap and not paint, looking under the car that whole side is lifting from the body. Looks like bad adhesion day 1.

The drivers side is fine.

It also seemed to have manual cloth seats, pretty sure the eboost has electric seats as standard? Definitely not normal spec and shouldn't be reviewed as such.

Don't particularly agree with that review, part of the reason it's €60k is because it's 77kWh. Any long range car is going to be expensive. It painted the Born in a bad light. The standard model is well specced as standard, cheaper than an ID.3 and bigger than a similarly priced Kona. The Enyaq VRS didn't get much criticism and they're €75-80k.

While it's not much of a performance boost, the eboost should be compared to a Leon Cupra, both are similar base price of €57k. The 58kWh eboost is listed as just over €52k which is what most would go for.

I was asked if I'm ok driving a manual car. Mine is in on week beginning mon 18th. I suppose they have nothing in their range to try tempt us into buying by loaning to us. We are unlikely to be going back to ICE and they have no other EVs.

In fairness the DSG makes the small engine cars fairly nimble for what they are. Going back to my Golf wasn't anywhere near as bad as I was expecting after hearing all the stories of ID.3 owners getting a T-Roc. Feels a bit heavy off the line and obviously no instant power at motorway speeds but otherwise it's fine.

I just can't stand crossovers!

All this talk of replacement cars, is this because of the battery check and software update? How long are you being told it takes?

I checked in with my dealer just over a week ago and haven't heard back.

Anyone having issues with the app? It's asking me register and sign in every time I open it now.

Have to say efficiency isn't great in rush hour traffic. I thought EVs shined in heavy traffic but my commute home is 14-15kWh whereas light traffic would be 12-13kWh. Car is precooled for departure which massively reduces climate impact on trip efficiency, but I suppose driving for 37 minutes as opposed to 22 minutes also has an impact with AC use.

Also, I don't know how people stomach rush hour traffic on short journeys. It takes me 35-40 minutes to cycle home, if I had to do 9-5 full time I'd hop back on the bike. Leaving the business park to sit in a 1km queue of traffic slowly rolling towards the roundabout. I'm 4 days in and already fed up haha.

I suppose another factor is the constant speed adjustments, driving to work in light traffic I get to sit at a constant 50/60kph whereas heavier traffic the speed goes up and down by a few kph regularly.

Unrelated note, the left side steering wheel buttons aren't working properly on me now. Heartbreaking as someone who uses adaptive cruise control religiously. I'll have to call them to add it to the list. Driver side mirror is also super creaky when opening so will have to get them to check it and maybe spray a lubricant or something just so it doesn't break down the line.