Personally, Ive not seen any Ultimates in the £20’s…..nearly but not quite
At £30k ish….just get one bought….from a Hyundai dealer on the “Promise” scheme

 

They're not in the £20's yet, but there's a bunch at £30,999 (something like that). Trouble is they're down South and I'm in the NW. I've bought cars at a distance before - no major issues, but there is a sense of being on your own if you have a problem that's not a black and white fault.

Some of the 24 plate cars have been listed since March so I'm thinking it won't be long before 74 plate cars start to appear.

I'm finding dealers absolutely won't discuss pricing on used Konas - I've tried three different garages, in three different dealer groups, and they all said the same thing "pricing is set at group level" like it's something they've been told to say as a way of killing any price discussion. Then, as said above, next thing the car is £1500 to £2K cheaper. There's a massive gap between trade-in and resale values of these cars.

 

What exactly is the comfort pack? I thought the only optional pack was the lux pack which adds the 360 camera, electric seats, sunroof and phone as a key.

 

On the Advance, Comfort pack adds front and rear heated seats, privacy glass (you can usually see at a glance if the rear windows are dark, but oddly sometimes even on Utimates they can appear clear) and wireless charging. £600 extra.

I think all the stuff you mentioned for the Lux pack is standard on the Utimate, apart from the key thing. The main thing is memory seats (which I've had and are brilliant, but this car will only be driven by one person). Seat are "comfort" too. Other stuff mainly seems to be upgraded driving systems - probably more hassle than anything else.

 

The main thing is memory seats (which I've had and are brilliant, but this car will only be driven by one person).

I use the 2nd memory seat to move the seat back when I need to get out of the car whilst still switched on. I have a gate at work that I sometimes need to open or close so I drive to the gate, put on the handbrake, press memory 2 and get out.

 

Lux pack on an Ultimate adds “memory” to the standard electric seats and adds the “relaxation passenger” full recline feature…and as @DSLRed mentions, the phone-as-a-key facility

 

Theres a good chance that the dealers (Hyundai) don’t actually own their demo cars ( certainly true of Kia EV demonstrators) . They are not allowed to sell them for 6 m9nths in any case,
Some of these reasons are why they may be reluctant to discount

Monday is the last day of Q3….so Tuesday may bring some movement, and price-cuts are also set at group level, possibly on the 1st day of their accounting period

IMO, only buy from a Hyundai main dealer, and the warranty is national.
You would be covered by the distance selling rules

 

I asked if the demo we drove was for sale and the dealer said they're always for sale - he got the price but it was £36K.

I did have a friendly discussion with a local Kia dealer who've got a 500 mile Kona at a higher price than some Hyundai dealers, but they wouldn't move either. Then overnight knocked £1500 off the price.

At the end of the day it doesn't really matter if it's £30, 31 or 32K except that I'll be a bit gutted to buy one and then they all drop £2K. My wife says "just don't look then"!

I think I'm stlll troubled by the car itself. I think it's the sensible solution, but it's not in any way exciting (and we're used to things like VW Tiguan!).

 

Your wife is correct
Because if you look in 6 months, or ring WBAC for a valuation, they will be £5-£6k less, and you will be suicidal 😀

 

That's an interesting observation - because, never mind in 6mths, if you look on WBAC now, they're £10K less - £23-24K depending on mileage. And it's the same on CAP-HPI so it's not like the WBAC pricing is daft.

 

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Vehicle registered: 21/03/2023

 

I wouldn't touch it...18 months old with 100 miles? I wonder what the battery will looks like, because I am sure that no one kept it charged between 10/20% and 60/70% during this time.

 

some of these cars have been for sale for months and have dropped from £40K to low £30's - don't want to buy and next thing they're in the £20's.

The car is depreciating asset, if the car is not something like Nick Mason's, Ferrari 250GTO, it will go down, so you will always lose money.

 

We bought a 73 plate (2nd Gen?) Kona Ultimate from Arnold Clark (Stafford) for £28k - seemed like quite a bargain! Even AutoTrader said it was £6k under average and I tried their valuation (usually low) and it came out at £30k!
It was (we understand) an ex-demo with 950 miles in 11 months.
Unfortunately, after just 3 weeks, the dreaded "Check electric vehicle control system" popped up yesterday!
We are investigating options from returning it to getting it fixed. I'm wondering if I was naive and it was, indeed, too good to be true!

 

We bought a 73 plate (2nd Gen?) Kona Ultimate from Arnold Clark (Stafford) for £28k - seemed like quite a bargain! Even AutoTrader said it was £6k under average and I tried their valuation (usually low) and it came out at £30k!
It was (we understand) an ex-demo with 950 miles in 11 months.
Unfortunately, after just 3 weeks, the dreaded "Check electric vehicle control system" popped up yesterday!
We are investigating options from returning it to getting it fixed. I'm wondering if I was naive and it was, indeed, too good to be true!

No ( but it wasn’t a “demo”….thats a porky-pie)
It may be as simple as a dodgy 12v, in any case you have a Hyundai warranty..maybe find a not-Arnold-Clarke dealer
Good Luck