Recent content by DavidB

Well, that's that, then. I took The Management to test-drive the ZS and HS this afternoon - and we didn't get off the forecourt. She absolutely hated the seats in both of them! Apparently the bolsters of the bucket seats are too deep and too close-fitting. After nearly 40 years I recognise when...

We're all agog! Any increase in range is welcome. Please do post what happens.

Ah, now taxation is an altogether different kettle of fish. (Sorry, Henri8, another British fishy expression.😏) If the electricity infrastructure comes under too much pressure, I can envisage an element of tax-swap from fossil fuels to electricity, to encourage people to hang on to their ICEs a...

Hi MowerMan, Many thanks for sharing your experience with HS heating. As a Stirling native, I'd expect whinstone common sense from Wick man.😊 I guess this glitch is what happens when things are hybridised. We're having another(!) look at the HS and ZS next week. Part of me still wants to go BEV...

Yep. Given that the HS is a match for its competitors in terms of quality, comfort, performance, &c, the ticket price is a winner. You can travel an awfully long way on an additional €15k of fuel.

The HS is so sharply-priced that the quirks tend to become insignificant. I didn't find the infotainment system "laggy" but then I'm not exactly a tecchie; nor did I notice the infamous ev-mode gearchange "hole." But the heating business bugged me. I think I'm over it. Having caravanned for...

Thanks for the Tiguan suggestion. I like the standard car but had missed the hybrid version, so I shot over to the VW website and "built" one to match HS spec. The rrp for the HS Exclusive, here in Ireland, is €40,450, and the Tiguan topped out at €52,816 - including €3200 for heated, electric...

Hi Flatcoat, Thanks for your observations. My initial reaction to the heating issue was like yours but, having driven the car again, I've changed my mind. Every car has odd quirks (Have you, for example, heard the din made by the Kuga's engine and elastic-band transmission?) and I've decided...

My initial post, Electrickery, was to see how people get around the heater issue. I have already taken on board the other issues you describe, and I think a phev might work for us. I'd love to go bev but I don't think range is yet good enough and the charging network developed or reliable enough...

Thanks for your comments, guys. I had missed your heating thread, Henri8 - very helpful. What a pity no-one thought at the design stage about a water pre-heater linked to the charging circuit. I had a chance to test-drive the ZS and HS back-to-back yesterday, and the HS does feel like the...

Hi All, I am looking at buying a ZS or an HS. They really are remarkable value for money. Being retired, our mileage is a mix of local trips to the supermarket, etc, and much longer trips away, family visits, and so on. The current ZS just doesn't have the range for the latter, and I had almost...