My 3-year Journey With The Skoda Enyaq Iv60: Honest User Review!

[@ElGingeee]

Hello Enyaq Gorm, We just took delivery of your old Skoda Enyaq today from Sonnie and Co at the West end Skoda dealership in Dunfermline. We were looking for a big family car and took advantage of the Energy Saving Tust transport loan. We are feeling really fortunate to have such a nice vehicle! All the best with your new car.

[@enyaq_gorm]

@@ElGingeee excellent! It's a great car. I really miss the lounge interior and the head up display.

[@LenCrush-n3j]

Hi, thanks for a great review. I have the same car and I love it, best car I've ever had. My experiences are a bit different with range not getting anywhere near the 250 miles that was on the dash when I drove it of the forecourt. Over the three years of ownership I would get around 200 miles, however, in recent months I barely get 180 miles. On occasion the dash goes crazy and beeps on and off for quite some time, lane assist is on but it thinks it's off etc.

[@enyaq_gorm]

So much depends on your right foot, the wind, terrain, but don't forget the number on the dash is a computer guess about how you will drive in the future. If you do lots of short trips they're very inefficient much like a petrol car so that will reduce the computer prediction. Drive at 65 on a long drive and set the heating to manual rather than auto and the numbers creep up. 65 is a lot more efficient than 70

[@derekshields7784]

I changed my Enyaq iv60 in January for the same reason and went for the 85. Don’t forget to renew the road tax before the end of March next year for an extra year at zero road tax.

[@JohnR31415]

Car tax, not road tax.

[@RichardASlack]

To be precise it’s Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is it not?

[@mikejdunning]

Thanks Domhnall for sharing your journeys so freely. Best guidance out there even yet! Looking forward to hearing about the 85...

[@Buckers29]

I've had a very similar experience to you to be fair my PCP comes to an end in Aug. That said I'm really prepared to hold onto it.

[@BlackBuck777]

Keen to see what's coming even though I think I know what it is. You mentioned road tax so for clarity I'd like to add that it's £190 from 1 April 2025. If you purchase a NEW EV after 1 April 2025 then you'll have to pay the "expensive car supplement" from the second tax payment onwards i.e. 1 April 2026. (I remember when "expensive" was over 5 figures 😡). Check the gov uk site vehicle tax for electric and low emissions vehicles.

[@markburton8303]

aha, you went for it then! I don't blame you, sound's like you have got a great deal, and the preconditioning is a game changer in my opinion if you are doing lots of trips out, which you clearly do.

[@enyaq_gorm]

Well..... 375 miles Milton Keynes to Edinburgh last week, 15 minutes at Stafford to go to the toilet and buy a coffee (to go not drinking while we charged) and then we had the range to get to Gretna but stopped at Tebay as the food is better. 24 minutes for dinner and toilet and that was enough to get to Edinburgh. Not bad for a 60. Charged fast enough every time that the car was waiting for us not the other way around

[@markburton8303]

@@enyaq_gorm They are very good. We had a similar experience last week on the way to leics from Devon. We can't make it all the way in one go, but only need a top up. We stopped at the Gloucester services and popped it on a supercharger. By the time we had gone to the toilet, bought some sandwiches and a tea, it had gone from 54% to 92%, which I thought was really impressive. It's can only have been 20 ish minutes max. If it had the charging curve of the new 85's it would be outstanding.

[@timofthomas]

Not had the screen blacking out (other than the infotainment but that was me being a numpty and forgetting I'd turned it off - however with all those controls on that screen that is not great) but I did get a funny one - the driver's info screen with the speedo woke up blurred and stayed blurred for 60 miles. It did sort itself out at the second start up... hope it's not a sign of things to come after 18 months!

[@enyaq_gorm]

Everything was dark and I could not move the car, just as I was setting off on an 8 hour drive 😭

[@davidgalea8165]

How are you finding the difference in performance? I have a 60 and use it for commuting-I love it but tbh I find its performance very underwhelming. Thanks!

[@enyaq_gorm]

It's faster for sure but I rarely use it. My 60 was fast enough to shock colleagues when I floored it but the 85 is even faster

[@andersdyreborgjensen4579]

Heatpump doesn't change winter range as much as you think, you'll probably not notice it :) It's in spring & fall the heatpump is at its best :)

[@enyaq_gorm]

When drove the route I took last week I averaged 3.8 m/kWh, when I did it in the 85 with no heat pump it was 2.6 m/kWh

[@andersdyreborgjensen4579]

@@enyaq_gorm that is a big difference, the 85 should be more effecient, but its also heavier.

[@petersmith6412]

Thanks for the info about car VED for 2025 I was not aware of it, so there is nothing to gain by going all electric, looks like I will be keeping my Hybrid with its 649 mile range.

[@enyaq_gorm]

Ev drives better, costs less to fill up and much less to service. Plenty to gain. Plus if course you're not pumping out toxic gas causing asthma and worse. Lots to gain.

[@enyaq_gorm]

Just had the tax confirmation through, from next year the tax on a new Enyaq will rise from £0 to £590 😣

[@rugbygirlsdadg]

Have you got the software updated to ME3.7 on this car before you get rid, or are you leaving that up to the garage/new owners?

[@enyaq_gorm]

It's booked for an update on 20th June.

[@Today_I_Want_To]

@@enyaq_gorm Good luck for the new Enyaq. Do you know how much time it takes in the dealer to do the update?

[@dorsetandy3873]

My Enyaq is coming up to 3 years in December. I’m minded to hang on to it, can you advise the cost of extending your warranty (assuming you didn’t purchase new), and whether it includes roadside assistance? Skoda won’t quote me until a month before the 3 year warranty expires. Look forward to the new car reveal.

[@enyaq_gorm]

I purchased it new, sorry

[@theDaveBaxter]

How did you know about the broken drop link on the suspension? Mine seems noisy and only noticed the last few days.

[@enyaq_gorm]

Loud clunking as I drove along. I knew something was wrong but wasn't sure what. The dealer diagnosed it.

[@MARKDUNNILL]

How have the tyres worn of the three years? Thanks

[@enyaq_gorm]

They still had 5mm left when I bought cross climate tyres after 2 years. I only changed because there was a special offer that was too good to refuse.

[@aboadnan1243]

Hi mate thanks for sharing im thinking of getting one but not sure about what will happen with my electric bill and will it save me few pounds in the long run if i charge it at home most of the time

[@enyaq_gorm]

@@aboadnan1243 costs me about £5 for just over 300 miles. Plus as we're an all electric house getting off peak power when the car is plugged in has cut our heating bill over the winter (we have home battery and air source heat pump). Saved a fortune.

[@aboadnan1243]

Thanks for replying much appreciated I'm thinking of getting lv60 because most of travel is local thanks for the information much appreciated

[@enyaq_gorm]

@@aboadnan1243 60 would be less because you'd put less energy in. My old one is for sale at West end garage in Dunfermline if you want a good one 😁

[@aboadnan1243]

@enyaq_gorm if I wasn't on motability I will definitely buy it it's very good car well looked after thanks for the offer good luck with your new car 👍 😊

[@glynmoore3730]

I'm new to Enyaq. Are the software versions in numerical order, ie are you currently on version 3.6 and waiting for 3.7 Only ask as my version is 3.2, yet I did DSL the sales in Skoda to be sure I had latest version before I picked it up, which was only in April 2024

[@enyaq_gorm]

Mine is on 3.0 it will go direct to 3.7 but yes they're generally in order

[@glynmoore3730]

@@enyaq_gorm Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy your replacement ev.