[donald]

As all BEVs seem to be about £30k now [edit ...oh sorry, that's just the credit, before the balloon payment ... doh!]

 

[donald]

 

[donald]

Sigh ... I'm still 'out' on BEVs, then, for now.

 

[proddick]

I have a CarWow offer on a Vivaro-e Auto Combi M in metalic at £29,629 cash or PCP.

Not sure why they are showing £47K and the PICG in an advert as that makes no sense. The price was slashed a while ago and the trims realigned.

 

[farmergiles]

What size battery do they have?

 

[donald]

Oh, I see what has happened, maybe?

The 'combi' is the smaller thing, and they've gone and put it together with the photo of the bigger thing? And the 100kW 'is' 100kW (not accidentally 100kWh), with a 50kWh pack, not 'the' 100kWh pack of the e-Vivaro life.

..confusion marketing and such!....

 

[donald]

OK, so there is 'this' ...

and there is 'this'...

and those don't look like the same cars to me.

The bottom looks short, like a bread van, with an open grille and a short sliding door with a quarter light in the front doors, the top one clearly longer, narrower grille, single window, deeper door.

So ... which one is the top offer?

Tried looking for a brochure can't find a thing.

..... Totally confused ....

 

[donald]

Looks like there is an "e-Vivaro Combi Life", and a "Vivaro Combo-e Life".

The PCP advert is for a "Vivaro-e", which isn't either of those, then!?!?

.. just in case you thought you were getting the hang of this new BEV 'thing'....

What size battery do they have?

pfffftttt ... can't even tell what doors/seats it has, let alone battery, who knows?!?!....

 

[Blackeunos]

The vivaro has always been the bigger sized van, and from the looks of the advert in the first post, it states 'Vivaro-e Combi', which fits with the bigger van for both parts of the name.

 

[Blackeunos]

Just found this advert for one, which states a 9-seater for £31k, which largely fits with the original finance example posted in yhe op.

Vauxhall Vivaro e-Life Combi | Vivaro Life Edition | Drive Vauxhall

 

[proddick]

Just found this advert for one, which states a 9-seater for £31k, which largely fits with the original finance example posted in yhe op.

Vauxhall Vivaro e-Life Combi | Vivaro Life Edition | Drive Vauxhall

Yes, that is the one I got my CarWow quote for (9 seat Combi M) with metallic at £29,630. They don't actually do the passenger version with the larger battery, probably due to gross weight limits. The more expensive once is just posh, for the executive taxi market I guess?

I started looking at the 50kWh Vivaro-e Combi as I may need a larger vehicle in 2023 due to probable change of (part time) work which is why I still have a current CarWow quote.

However, I checked and the smaller Combo-e is probably big enough, a bit quicker and better spec. I then checked the e-Belingo which has same battery, etc. and for a top spec it is better value. Incidentally, Combo-e does not have Vivaro in the name, so I don't really see the confusion.

I found the Vivaro-e Life specs and price document and have attached for anyone interested. It is a HUGE vehicle for less than £30K!

 

[donald]

It's a substantial bit of car for £30k (compared to other offerings) but I think the 50kWh kills it for me. That'd be 100 miles or so in that body shell at a cold time of year (and with more cabin to heat up), I simply need more than that these days.

The advert I referred to clearly says 100kWh..... But it also said it has 6" wheels ... .... I have requested a quote, but suspect it is not right at all in the advert.

 

[proddick]

The advert I referred to clearly says 100kWh.

No it doesn't, it says 100kW which is correct. You definitely know the difference

 

[Johnny Read]

I did about 1000miles as a test drive in the 75kWh battery version of the Dispatch. I got about 170miles at 100%SOC in October.

 

[proddick]

I did about 1000miles as a test drive in the 75kWh battery version of the Dispatch

This thread is about the passenger version of the vans and as I explained there is no 75kWh version.

 

[donald]

No it doesn't, it says 100kW which is correct. You definitely know the difference

There is no need to be so aggressive, is there?

And merely to assert something which is wrong.

I missed the link, but yes, it does;-

 

[proddick]

There is no need to be so aggressive, is there?

And merely to assert something which is wrong.

I certainly wasn't intending to be aggressive and even included a wink, but you need to be able to take what you give 😄

Ah, I see the typo now - in the first line of text below. In the photo it is correct and in the second line. I probably missed with it just being one out of three that was wrong.

 

[donald]

OK. All's well.

 

[dk6780]

It's just a pity that, as usual, the finance deal doesn't relate to the model shown - MWB poverty spec finance vs LWB relative luxury spec. picture in the advert.

 

[proddick]

It's just a pity that, as usual, the finance deal doesn't relate to the model shown - MWB poverty spec finance vs LWB relative luxury spec. picture in the advert.

Good point and would warrant a complaint to ASA.