Excite v Exclusive

[Mick Evans]

So after month of deliberation I have now decided to go for the Excite over the exclusive. The £2k difference made a massive difference to my budget. Been quoted under £25k. Is that a good price for the Excite?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Dino]

Totally agree that for my finances and needs the extras on the exclusive didn’t justify the additional price. I picked up the excite for well under £25k, but it was the demonstrator (albeit with only 22miles on the clock)

 

[Mick Evans]

Totally agree that for my finances and needs the extras on the exclusive didn’t justify the additional price. I picked up the excite for well under £25k, but it was the demonstrator (albeit with only 22miles on the clock)

Thanks for that makes me feel better

 

[Tobemeister]

I went exclusive almost entirely for the roof bars. For my family and dog it makes camping possible, without either that or a towbar I would need a second car. Agree that otherwise I would have had the excite.

 

[Jomarkh]

The only thing I wish my Excite had was heated wing mirrors.
You will love the cloth seats in the summer

 

[ayres]

For me it was roof bars that meant I chose exclusive. Would deff of gone excite otherwise.

 

[CuriousIslander]

You will love the cloth seats in the summer

Definitely. Mine are excellent. I couldn't see anything on the Exclusive that I really wanted, and am very happy with my excite. Currently getting 240+ miles to a charge from my SR.

 

[JimD]

Also opted for the excite. The only thing I miss is auto folding heated mirrors, but £2k was a bit too much to pay for just that. Everything else on the exclusive is just 'meh' (for my use case).

 

[fishfiend]

Heated seats make all the difference in winter..or a cold Spring morning

 

[Fokmg]

I have to agree the heated seats make a huge difference
I only wish that cloth seat option was available on the Exclusive then it would be perfect

 

[Prof1967]

By opting for the Excite I was able to purchase the SR on the affinity scheme for £19500. Didn’t feel the need for roof rails or heated seats (you don’t miss what you’ve never had) and my wife has a strong dislike of leather or vinyl seats. 15 months in and no regrets.

 

[Dino]

I have to agree the heated seats make a huge difference
I only wish that cloth seat option was available on the Exclusive then it would be perfect

Leather seats was a deal clincher for the excite for me, can’t stand them so having useless roof rails wasn’t enough of a plus

 

[ayres]

Long range so the roof rails was the best option as has bits on roof more often than it doesn’t when I bought lr there was no decent alternative roof rack option.

 

[5teep]

Exclusive version Has iffy auto wipers that work from a box on the top centre windscreen that covers about 20% of your forward view.
Heated seats, (you can buy plug in ones)
Faux leather (pvc) seat covers that make you sweat and give you third degree burns on a sunny day
Roof bars that could be useful but I'm sure there's an after market solution.

Not sure if the excite has a reversing camera but again, cheap and easy to add. Ditto sat nav.

If I was buying today I'd go for the excite model, every time.

 

[Dino]

Exclusive version Has iffy auto wipers that work from a box on the top centre windscreen that covers about 20% of your forward view.
Heated seats, (you can buy plug in ones)
Faux leather (pvc) seat covers that make you sweat and give you third degree burns on a sunny day
Roof bars that could be useful but I'm sure there's an after market solution.

Not sure if the excite has a reversing camera but again, cheap and easy to add. Ditto sat nav.

If I was buying today I'd go for the excite model, every time.

Excite has both reverse camera and sat nav

 

[smokie]

I got the Exclusive and I'm quite happy with it.

 

[Geo68]

Exclusive for me, wife wanted heated seats and climate control, I wanted a new car.

 

[Gomev]

I got the exclusive. If I'd got the Excite I would have had the feeling that I wanted all the extra bits on the Exclusive regardless of whether I either needed or used them. FOMO

 

[Geo68]

Yeah, you pays your money,

 

[Tobemeister]

When I ordered there was also a bigger affinity discount on the exclusive, so although it was more, not that much more, so that convinced me to take the exclusive.