Living with Mercedes CHEAPEST EV for a Week! | EQA 250+ REVIEW!

[@matthewporter7011]

Great video. As an EQA 250 + owner I would 100 % agree with your comments. Leave the bag at home and the cable will fit under the boot floor. Car is really quiet and if you stick in eco mode and drive carefully in reasonable wearther you really can get near 300 miles. I’d Bath to Plymouth and back without a charge and still have near 20% charge. Summary a great car which is just a bit too expensive.

[@npoleary]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! I’m curious, for your next car, would you look for a car with similar range? Or would you like to see more range?

[@robertlegrice1]

Yes I worked out that you can fir the cable in the plastic moulding under the boot floor as well. It's a fiddle though and to be honest, it's one of the few negatives. I would thought that Mercedes could come up with a way of to store the cable other than in a container that moves around in the boot. Skoda supply a net that fits under the parcel shelf which is neater

[@colinnicol9447]

Let me tell you Nick of an experience this week of my friend who is a lecturer at at a Scottish College. His first time in a fully electric car as follows: He is scheduled to attend a heat pump corse in East Kilbride. The college gave us an electric car (70 plate Nissan leaf acenta) to get here and back and to travel to the course to and from the hotel. I fully charged it on Friday past before I left the college it was showing 100% when I left the college with a range of 154 miles. I drove it 0.9 miles to my house and it dropped to 144miles. Jumped in it Monday still had 144miles on it. Got to the shell garage just past Auchterarder (30ish miles from my house) and it was down to 68miles. Tried to charge it at 2 separate chargers at the shell/starbucks that is there. Charge card wouldn’t work or charger not suited to our car/card. Had to go to Dunblane, only ‘fast’ chargers available. Plugged it in and went for a cup of tea for 1/2 hr. Came back and it was at 78miles. Made the college with 16 miles left in the battery. Took 2hrs 50mins to do 80 miles. Arrived late for our renewable energy course because of a renewable energy vehicle. Charged it all afternoon Monday and all morning yesterday at a ‘fast’ charger to get it up to 100%. What a way to get around. It is far from relaxing not knowing the real mileage of the car and not knowing if the charger will work or accept your card if you actually make it to one. Not for me. That was his experience in detail. Now taking that fur ther to the demise of EV car sales. EV car owners on pcp are now starting to return their cars back to the garages to get a new one with about 300 mile range, but the 3 year old car they are returning is capable of 30 miles. Now garages rely on second Hand car sales. So who wants to buy a second hand with a car with a 30 mile range and the battery out of warranty. Answer no one. Only answer is to give extended warranty on batteries. Otherwise the second hand market on EV is going nowhere. Plus there is no compatibility with charging points. Credit Cards not accepted, cables and cars not compatible.

[@PhilT993]

I would say that your very poor experience is not at all representative of what you would get with a modern and well designed EV

[@npoleary]

I’m not pointing fingers here (well I kind of am) but for a college just to throw an EV to someone without any tips or guides is the wrong way to go about it. I used to work for a car dealer quite sometime ago now and it took a very careful way to explain to people and teach things to look out for with an EV. I even trained new sales people who had zero experience with EV’s and the insights they gained from it were extremely valuable. Yes. EV’s are different, they have pros and cons. EV’s unlock cheaper motoring given the right circumstances. However go in blind without knowing how public charging works, some have contactless payments, some don’t. Going in blind as to how a range reading works on a car creates a term range anxiety. Take your example of travelling 0.9 miles and it dropping 10 miles. Depends on so so many factors and context is very important here. What you’ve described can be completely normal. If the heating is put on, this can cause the range to drop. Turn it off and it’ll shoot back up. Or the opposite with A/C. The range on car is constantly adjusting and will predict what range you will get. As I said they have their pros and cons, but if I still worked for a dealer, I would never just throw someone the keys to an EV and not explain some key pointers to look out for. It can and will put them off an EV for years. They have their pros and cons, and it can fit certain driver profiles and lifestyles. Some cars and their multimedia systems do an incredible job with the car and the charging experience combined. Tesla is a very good example hence why I made the comparison to it in this video. Mercedes me charge eliminates the issue with public charging too. And finally for your example of 300 mile range car quoting 30 miles? That cannot be right. If it is then quite simply something is not working somewhere, I have never seen an EV do that so that would need looking at by someone. A 30 mile range sounds like what a plug-in hybrid would do.

[@colinnicol9447]

Yes get your point, but would you buy an EV just come back from a customer on a 4 year pcp, the car is out of warranty and I assume the battery. I think something has to change in the sales of EV’s in that when you go to a dealer to buy a second hand car. The most valuable info is the year of the car and its mileage, that is important. If it’s got 25000 miles or 125000 on it is definitely going to influence your decision. Now in a sales room selling EV’s I think you need the same type of info. Mileage and the state of the battery in percentage. Who wants a car with 20% left in the battery. Yes by all means purchase a new EV and drive it under warranty, but out of warranty ?

[@npoleary]

Yes I would. The battery warranty is 8 years 🤓 Mercedes on some models even offer 10 year warranty. All batteries degrade over time yes that’s a fact but they are lasting as long as an engine would

[@PhilT993]

@@npoleary Yes, Nick, I totally agree with what you are saying. Daily rental car companies made the same big mistake of buying thousands of EV's to put into their fleets of rentals cars. This did not go well at all and in many cases they ended up dumping the EVs back onto the market with huge losses. The problem was that many of the customers who rented these thought this was a good opportunity to experience an EV for the first time. In most cases the company staff didn't know what they were doing either and sent the poor uneducated customer off onto the road without adequate instructions, written or otherwise, on how to work an EV. Needless to say this did not go well and a bad experience was had by all. Recently, I spent many text messages instructing a very intelligent good friend of mine how to use a Tesla that he rented for a week (at my suggestion). He was given no instruction by the rental car company and I had to explain A LOT of things to him to get him through the trip.

[@paulscallan1490]

Another excellent review Nick. I have one of these cars myself and I think they are a brilliant car for a small family

[@npoleary]

Amazing! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤓👊🏼

[@mattwoor4610]

As an EQC owner, love the light bar (both front and back)

[@Gynra]

Not raising tax thresholds in line with inflation is how the Government increases your tax bill and hope you don't notice. They've done it with income tax, too for the last few years.

[@progzerothehero]

Hi Nick, another great video. I have owned an EQA 250+ AMG Line since July. The car is fantastic. Previous gasoline cars BMW and Chevrolet. For all those who compare it with other EVS, American or Chinese, you should know that before you buy a car, you try the rest, as in my case. The EQA 250+ is quiet, comfortable to drive, long range (550 km with air conditioning continuously in hot Athens), very good acceleration/active safety, excellent brakes and a very good and direct MBUX system. In Greece we say "you get what you pay for", time will prove the reliability of each machine. Until then, happy driving

[@npoleary]

Thank you 🙏 And thanks for sharing! 🤓🙏

[@gfritlev9956]

Such a lovely car, a good choice without jumping into a e class, with higher overall costs. Cabin is great!

[@robertlegrice1]

I bought the EQA plus AMG and I love it. I'm averaging about 300 miles range in mixed driving. I know where you tried your 0 to 62 test as I live locally ( Stoney Cross) and I think there may be a slight downward gradient at that point and the acceleration to get on to the A31 is handy as there's a very short slip road! The adaptive cruise control is very helpful.

[@npoleary]

Aha very nice! 👌🏼 What colour did you go for?

[@jonathanwarne3480]

Hi So are you getting over 4 m/kwh?

[@robertlegrice1]

Depends on the type of journey. Latterly I've been doing a lot of motorway journeys with a few short local ones where it's about 3.3 miles per KWH. That's keeping to 70mph mostly, in about 5 to 10 degrees at night so with lights and heat on. Until then since new I mainly did local and country lanes at much slower speeds, the weather was warmer and mainly during the day and I was still seeing what would happen if I drove economically and I averaged exactly 4 miles per KWH (sadly I kept a spread sheet for the first 1000 miles!) Whilst not lightening fast, compared to my old 2011 A Class 180 diesel, the acceleration in the EQA is great especially from low speed.

[@jonathanwarne3480]

​@@robertlegrice1I've only managed 240 miles but maybe a long run on a slower a road would get that up a bit higher

[@garycard4966]

I’ve been waiting for this when I spotted you in this car on another video. Waiting for mine delivered not this trim but the Amg line executive. Looking foward to the Mercedes Me charging set up video . Great work 🙌🏻

[@npoleary]

Aha 😛 well spotted! That was the Mercedes-Benz app video 🤓 Fun fact, I had actually filmed the Mercedes-Benz app video a month before that, but then Mercedes brought out the Apple Watch update while I was editing it and then they updated the app 😅 Had to re-film the entire thing! Mercedes me charge I’m editing at the moment so will be a January video 🤓🙏

[@colinbrydon7659]

Great review as always.

[@npoleary]

Thank you! 🙏

[@jcflippen1552]

Excellent report. Depreciation seems high which means a slightly used one could be achievable. 👍

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the review! 🤓

[@gfritlev9956]

We bought a 1.5 year old. Great deal that made Mercedes kind of affordable

[@BladeBucko]

Thank you Nick, I appreciate your reply.

[@benedektahitoth]

If you want and can at some point you could make a short or a small video or something about the live activity and the dynamic island interaction of Mercedes EQ's electric cars (mayb non-electric have some stuff too, that i dont know...). That would look cool i think!:)

[@npoleary]

Oh yeah I have seen that before Not got an EV booked in yet but possibly if I do! I’m curious if it drains battery life in the phone!

[@D3fiant]

Great video Nick as always. I'm several months into my 250+ Premium ownership and former GLA owner. I absolutely love this car but my biggest gripe, its has all the hardware for adaptive cruise (as used by the adaptive regen) but I have to 'subscribe' to use this function, absolutely shocking Mercedes 😞

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! I’ve seen that and here’s my honest take. It depends on your mindset. I’ll probably make a video about it soon! I saw the announcement of this (this started to appear just after I got my car last year). So you can either pay for the Driving Assistance Package priced at £1,495 which includes: Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC and many other functions that assist that system such as Active Steering Assist / PRE-SAFE etc to name a few. For one it’s an amazing package, I wish every car had it but because we as drivers in the UK are driven by a monthly figure (in most cases) it’ll push the price up significantly. Mercedes have now brought out this new subscription thing which lets you subscribe to this service but most importantly it is a fraction of the cost. (I can’t remember how much it is off the top of my head as I don’t own a car with it.) And another key important note it doesn’t include all of the features the driving assistance package has. It just the distance assist function. It is far more cost effective just to get this for the year if that’s all you need. Most only want that anyway and don’t want the steering assist etc. It’s an interesting take, and when I do make a video on it, I want to dive into it deeper. Everyone will have their own take and own thresholds as to what would be acceptable for subscriptions in a car. - Live Traffic Subscription each year? (Most are okay with this) - Heated Seat subscription each year? (Most are not okay with this) I could talk about this topic for hours…everyone has different thresholds though.

[@D3fiant]

@@npoleary You have a fair point, looking at the app I can pay £13 a month for active distance assist distronic, £130 for 12m or £310 for 36m so likely cheaper than buying it outright for the duration Im likely to have the car.

[@npoleary]

It still is “another subscription” but above is the way I look at it for this example. If Mercedes are going to do it, this is the way I would have done it (I think).

[@benedektahitoth]

Love this video! Is there any chance that you'll review an EQB in2025 too?

[@npoleary]

I can do! 👍🏼🙏 I’ll ask Mercedes to see if they can lend me one 🤓🙏

[@benedektahitoth]

@@npoleary I'd love to see that!:) Its kinda my "reachable dream car" at the moment...:)

[@benedektahitoth]

(the 250+ with the bigger battery of course:))

[@gregthompson3231]

I like this better than the GLA. Thank you so much for the conversion to inches as well.

[@npoleary]

That’s alright! 👍🏼

[@deezet9518]

I drive an EQB 250+ AMG line premium. It’s a great car but it seems Mercedes took some stuff out to bring the price down. No crucial things, but they have to watch out they don’t get passed by Chinese EVs. What is brilliant is the Satnav and the EQ menu. The indication of the kW left of the bar graph indicates at what speed you can charge maximum at that moment. When you put a charger in the satnav as destination, the car will condition the battery. You can then see if you have reached the optimal loading speed yet. And loading is “just” 100 kW, but it is 100 kW almost all of the time. Even at 80% + it maintains a respectable charging speed. Mercedes doesn’t brag, they surprise by delivering more than promised. Like the acceleration….

[@npoleary]

Very well said! They do offer a very complete package 📦 Especially Mercedes me charge! Video coming soon in January!

[@PrabjitNijjar]

In my opinion the electrics look better than the petrol/diesel equivalents for Mercedes (albeit the EQE and EQS Saloon). I have an EQB 250+ and the Patagonia red looks sooo good with the night package! One thing to note is the range is not very good! My fav regen mode is "Intelligent Recuperation" as it brakes for you if you get too close to the car ahead and at roundabouts etc. but coasts when there are no cars in front and when you lift off the accelerator. ALSO LOVE THE GRILLE!

[@npoleary]

Ah awesome! 🙌 Glad you’re enjoying it! What range would you like on your next EV?

[@keepfitbunny9919]

Great video and review Nick. You can schedule a departure time but you can’t schedule a charging start and/or end time to take advantage of off peak rates. It’s the only EV I know of that cannot do this.

[@kensmith8701]

You do this with the home charger

[@Paul-sd8vk]

My Teison home charger looks after scheduling

[@npoleary]

Thank you! I use the analogy that when we set up a Christmas tree we have a timer plug to control the lights. Same goes for EV’s, the charger is the one that will do this. Especially ones like the one I have, this integrates with my electricity tariff directly. No car manufacturer’s multimedia system could do this. It’s down to the charger to offer that smart functionality. However, to add to your comment, yes it is a bonus if the car can also do this.

[@eamonnodonnell6659]

Hi Nick. I love the New Forest, such a nice place. Most Ev cars lose a lot looking at online car sales, personally I think it's a lovely car. Why not wait a year and grab yourself a decent car and save a lot of money.

[@npoleary]

Yeah it is a lovely place! 🤓🙏 Yeah I could do! 👍🏼

[@waynejohn8]

Very impressive, and a great range.

[@npoleary]

Yeah it is and very smooth on the road! 👍🏼

[@itssanam7]

Hi @npoleary, thanks for the great video. I am actually planning to order an EQA 250+. The colour you show at the end of the video? Is it "Metallic Mountain Grey"? I like but didn't get a chance to see in person.

[@npoleary]

At 24:22 that looks like the flat matte grey so not mountain grey metallic. Wrong car but this is Mountain grey on this review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gH_bkJyJptGZgsUsi=k7BzSDtLeBii5ufN You don’t have to watch the whole thing 😅

[@vailydragon]

It will sit on the forecourt looking good. It will of course be on boosters for depreciation once bought. Perfect for a company car. Private sales - Don't hold your breath in hope of record sales. Just another EV.

[@davedurave2]

Hi Nick great video as normal, regarding the charge card I’ve not found anywhere I can use it yet but still paying monthly for it ?. I use Tap, or whatever I need to download on the charge point, normally use cash card. Bit of a minefield tbh. Luckily I charge at home from 00:30 to 5:30 on Octopus go. (East Lothian Edinburgh area)

[@npoleary]

Make sure you navigate on the MBUX for it take into account Mercedes me charge points. But look here to manually see them: eu.charge.mercedes.me/web/en/daimler-gb/map

[@lesliewiddicombe3064]

Hi Nick, is the floor flat for the rear seats? Can you pre-condition the battery (not only interior!) before departure? Thanks

[@garycard4966]

I’ve seen a review that if you navigate to a fast charger it will pre heat the battery ready for it . Even if you don’t use that charger .

[@npoleary]

@lesliewiddicombe3064 no sadly not completely flat. It’s based on the GLA so it has a transmission tunnel in the middle where the centre rear passenger would need to put their legs. Yes I’ve seen that before on MBUX, navigating to a fast charger which pre-condition the battery on the facelift (models with the sparkles for Hey Mercedes and models without the touchpad in the middle) or newer

[@cantonprovince]

Hi Nick. Great video, thanks! Did yours have Augmented Reality navigation? I have a 2025 eqa 250+ premium plus which doesn’t come with AR which is kind of annoying as I presumed this was a standard feature as I’ve seen it in previous model years. Any idea why this was removed?

[@npoleary]

Thank you! I can’t remember exactly from that car but I don’t think it did. Augmented Reality has never been standard from what I’ve seen, it’s sometimes an option on one of the premium packages. However Mercedes do change the specs throughout the year which is one of the reasons why I don’t get involved in it. I just liaise with my local dealer for a car if they have one and / or the Mercedes Press office in the UK. Sadly I wouldn’t know the reason, you’ll have to ask someone who works for them but it could be price (to be competitive with other brands), availability or could be something completely different. I wish I could go through everything on a car when I get it but I want my videos to appeal to a wide audience so I just review the car and briefly go over options. That’s how I’ve done it for years. I’d be curious to know any other reason why specs are adjusted though! 🤓🙏

[@cantonprovince]

@ I just presumed it had AR without fully checking all features. When I check the features now on the current configurator for both EQA and EQB on the top trim models, it’s not specifically mentioned so I presume it’s now excluded. But it has definitely been a feature previously across both models in various model years. There’s no options to purchase it as an extra either. Anyway, love how responsive you are with your viewers. Keep up the good work!

[@npoleary]

That’s alright! I try to respond to everyone where I can! 👌🏼 Yes, not 100% sure why specs change so much but as I review a few manufactures, they all do it and change a few times a year.

[@christianurban]

Actually the boot capacity in the GLA is bigger in the EQA according to the Mercedes-Benz website. The Hybrid models have 385 l and the petrol model even has 425 l of capacity.

[@npoleary]

I believe they count the underfloor bit as well on their stats 🤓

[@christianurban]

@ Yes, pretty sure they do. But I thought it was a little bit misleading to mention the total volume just after saying it’s exactly the same boot. Since the measurement methods also vary between manufacturers it’s also quite difficult to compare the volume numbers between different manufacturers.

[@npoleary]

Oh I see, sorry bad choice of words on my part then. I was referring to the upper part, but of course include the lower part (under the floor) and it’ll be different

[@Paul-sd8vk]

We have a tax that inflicts all the decent quality ev’s in Australia called the ‘luxury car tax’. It was intended as a form of tarrif to protect the very expensive australian car building industry from imports. Our car building industry has since long departed and all cars are now imported, however we still have the tax.

[@npoleary]

Hmmm interesting is that like an import tax on those EV’s?

[@Paul-sd8vk]

@@npoleary yes that is correct, it is an import tax called a ‘luxury car tax’ and applies to all personally owned passenger cars. ICE cars are taxed once above aud $80,000 and EV’s $90,00. The increased theshold is to encourage clean cars…so the filthy diesel work utes are completely exempt from the tax. Its confusing.

[@Paulruk]

Test drove this in the summer but wasn’t impressed with the ride, felt quite unsettled on country roads. I tried about 8 EVs I liked the car but that put me off buying one. Maybe one with adaptive suspension would be better.

[@StevenMurray-mt7om]

Nick…. I like the colour combination….57 grand 🙈😳

[@npoleary]

Yes it is up there but in the world of cars there are alternative models for less. German cars are naturally just a little more expensive, tag on the EV aspect as it usually is higher still. I’ve reviewed a few on my channel now that are alternatives 🙏

[@kencarruthers6714]

Hi Nick Thanks for this interesting review. You covered all the key points plus the questions I had previously thought about. It’s a great car but the price particularly with the bump up in annual tax is off-putting. Also, not sure whether depreciation on this EV is worse than on a similar MB with a straight petrol or diesel engine and therefore is another factor to consider. Finally, I do feel a tad disappointed at the acceleration figures compared against some of the competition. Ken

[@npoleary]

Thanks Ken! Glad you enjoyed the video! For depreciation, sadly it’s a factor of most EV’s out there but…use it your advantage get one a year or two old that’s taken the hit 👌🏼 It feels quite punchy though but yes there are faster ones out there

[@PrabjitNijjar]

One thing, the Burmester Surround Sound system on the EQA and EQB sound the same as the normal "Premium Mercedes Sound-system" for me. Is that the same for you?

[@npoleary]

They are very close, however if you push the sound system you can hear the door will vibrate. Quite normal on every car out there, but when you have a branded sound system, they also add dampening so that the sound only comes out of the grille and doesn’t “bleed” into the door causing a vibration. If you listen to it on average volumes you won’t notice. But the branded sound systems also do pack more of a punch 👍🏼

[@BladeBucko]

Please Nick can you look into the recalibration problem with the rear camera.

[@npoleary]

So I actually spoke to Mercedes about this after I had this car as I noticed it too. Previously it was mentioned that it popped out to expose the image ready to show on screen. However I’ve been informed now that all new models may do this and it’s actually part of a calibration process. Now this calibration process isn’t for the camera or camera housing. It’s for some of the safety systems at the rear of the car. Although Mercedes didn’t disclose what safety systems they are, I’m assuming it’s “Drive Away Assist” or Crossing traffic” or maybe “Active Blind Spot Assist” calibration. Basically it will do this “up to and around a couple of minutes based on conditions” (this is the total amount of time the camera is popped out). So over the course of heavy traffic going above 14mph and back down below again this may happen a quite a few times over the course of a journey. But once that threshold has been reached, it won’t calibrate anymore. One thing to note though is that if the car is switched off and back on, the calibration process will start again.

[@donaldsivewright903]

My A class has the same constant camera calibration issue and it is very annoying. One thing to recognise, especially as we are now into winter, is that the camera cannot complete the calibration in low light situations so will be opening and closing all of the time rather than for a limited number of times each time the car is started. This then gets beyond annoying and almost makes the car unusable due to the constant noisy camera operation. An absolutely useless design by MB and if I were to be looking at another MB car this would be a deal breaker.

[@BladeBucko]

@ it completely spoils the enjoyment of the car for me Donald, I’ve tried numerous times to contact Mercedes but they don’t want to know. I usually keep my cars 3 years but June time next year this one will be going. It’s my 4th Mercedes an d I’ve vowed never to buy one again, the company is a joke.

[@laurent90210]

nice car. this makes sense if you are transitioning to EV from petrol.

[@Tkaariks]

The lightbar in front is not nice at all

[@donaldsivewright903]

I did recently a comparison of an EQA against the equivalent GLA. The EQA was around £12,000 more expensive than the GLA and based on 10,000 miles/annum with 3000 miles at public chargers and 7000 miles using cheap tariff home charging it would take about 17 years to recoup that initial higher purchase cost and maybe even more depending on depreciation. I also had a look at depreciation on various equivalent petrol v electric cars and found that after three years the electric cars had depreciated a lot more than the petrol ones to the point where that initial price differential had been wiped out and actually the electric version was actually now cheaper. Great for the second owner you might say but I suspect the rate of depreciation will continue to be worse for the electric car as it gets older as concerns about battery life increase and range starts to reduce. In my opinion electric cars are just not a viable option financially never mind range and charging concerns. Electric is a big, big no from me I’m afraid - it’s all a big con unless you are a company car driver and can put up with the range and charging issues.

[@npoleary]

So cost of charging is a big factor but not the only factor why someone might want to change. Charging for £5 to do over 300 miles is pretty cool, but some may like other things: - Not ever visiting a petrol station again - Waking up with a “full tank” of fuel everyday - Pre-Heating or Pre-Cooling the car before use - Instantaneous Torque - Not producing emissions at the tailpipe - No ULEZ Charges or Congestion Charges - Statistically speaking, they are safer than ICE vehicles But you brought up a very good point, they are very expensive and fact…they depreciate faster too. So my advice, take advantage of that and buy one a year old (there or there abouts)

[@donaldsivewright903]

@@npolearyReasonable points and everyone is entitled to make their own decision but it doesn’t work for me as there are too many cons. The only possible benefit I see out of your list is cheaper home charging but my research indicates that these savings are completely wiped out and more by the high initial cost, depreciation and high public charging costs. The other thing I really don’t like is, once again, the Government is interfering in our purchase choices, as they did with diesel, purely for political point scoring without any real consideration for the practicalities of how mass EV use will work in practice or the effect it might have on the car manufacturing business - it’s just uneducated meddling.

[@UfemiaMitrovitch]

Why would someone who has been buying from the brand for years or even decades suddenly have to pay 50-60% more for the exact same item? Inflation cannot justify this. It's like the brand is deceiving the consumer. On kislux , the bags sold are priced lower but of higher quality, so you might as well go there.

[@donaldsivewright903]

Nick, I’m only 5’ 10” and I have my seat back just as far as you have such that in my A class it would not be possible for an adult to sit behind my driving position so it’s not just you with long legs that has a problem with rear space.

[@npoleary]

Yeah I have to move my seat forward every time someone wants to get in 😅 Thankfully it’s extremely rare!

[@AndyEscapeToUK]

I bought a EQA 350 for my wife last December, 4WD is much safer.

[@npoleary]

Ooo nice! Almost a year in! How’s your experience been / both of your experience with an EV?

[@AndyEscapeToUK]

@@npoleary My wife loves EQA350 so much especially the 4matics for driving on snow. I still prefer my 4 years old AMG E53, though. 😜

[@AndyEscapeToUK]

@@npoleary My wife drives the EQA350 to work every day, and she even took a long-distance trip in November! She fully charged it and drove from Nottingham to Heathrow and back, no need to charge on the way.

[@npoleary]

Awesome! Nothing wrong with an AMG either 👍🏼 E53’s sound great!

[@99346447]

57k gets you a fully specced kia ev6 with 7 year warranty, no stupid adaptive cruise subscriptions, a bigger boot, more space, more range better software and 4wd! Just saying.

[@Paulruk]

Yeah. But it’s a Kia not a Mercedes.

[@danielgould9107]

@@PaulrukThis is no different to any other car. The only Mercedes that is still truly prestige is the S class. Everything else is mass produced junk charged at a premium just because….

[@Paulruk]

@@danielgould9107 hmm sorry sit in a Kia Niro or Hyundai and sit ina Mercedes A class from 2000. Design , Materials and Technology are no comparison to the Mercedes. I know I test drive a Niro last year and it felt 20 grand cheaper and looked 10 years older.

[@danielgould9107]

@@PaulrukMercedes A class lol. Awful cheaply built vehicle. Creaking when pressure applied. Horrible touch plastics and fake leather. No idea why anyone would buy an a class where a high spec focus would be a much better buy. A class isn’t a true Mercedes. It’s for people who want the badge, but can’t afford a proper Merc like an S class.

[@Paulruk]

@@danielgould9107 I'm comparing the cheapest Mercedes A class to a Kia. Its better in every way. Obliviously the higher models are even better.

[@kophotography895]

I absolutely hate the Mercedes console setup in the EQ range, so much so that when it was time to buy a new car, I have changed to another Brand, which tells you a lot, not to mention 25% additional cost for every day essentials, some of which should already be included as Encap Safety certification. Shame on Mercedes, Audi & BMW, I welcome the Chinese competition to destroy the Car Showroom Monopoly here in the UK. Next battle is Electric Vs Petrol price war is needed.

[@npoleary]

Which bit don’t you like is it the portrait screen in the EQE / EQS? Or something on this model? This model (the EQA) has identical looks to the GLA (petrol version) And just curious which model did you go for instead? 🤓

[@richardjones7386]

Correct me if I’m mistaken but I believe Mercedes have cancelled their entire EQ lineup. Depreciation will be savage. New battery tech and new motor tech is just around the corner. I’m sure it’s a typically premium Mercedes product but I would commit to any electric car yet.

[@npoleary]

Not true, they haven’t cancelled anything. But they are from the looks of it moving slightly (only slightly) away from the EQ branding. There’s one model that’s released since that change, what I thought was going to be an EQG turned out to be a “G580 with EQ technology.” I assume the CLA would follow the same naming but not heard anything that they’re dropping electric cars.

[@richardjones7386]

@ Thanks for correcting me.. Appreciated

[@XYZ56771]

dont try A200, its a joke in terms of space...I should fire on the spot the engineer that made swipe/touch buttons that you also need to look for, cause you cant rely on feel. The map navigation, looks so 80s..what a joke. Thank you for your reviews, they are so lovely! sorry for not so lovely mercedes...

[@simona6229]

The wife's new GLC300 has those funny swipe/touch buttons too. Horrible things. Surely by now there's been sufficient negative feedback for MB to have realised they're a mistake.

[@albertabs]

We forget that normaly the back seats are for children, thus the space is not what big legs expect,

[@kevinmoore7255]

Wow! That’s expensive! This is why EV sales are struggling! Surely they are no more to produce than petrol or diesel. Are we being ripped off , again!

[@colinbrydon7659]

Same with every bit of new tech principal buyer always pays a premium. You do a lot of mileage and the charge costs are so cheap at home. 7p/kw. So can save you a fortune on fuel each month. EV transition is so simple.i

[@sipart]

Style and fashion is a weird thing, back in the day a white car with black bits would be poverty spec 😀

[@npoleary]

Yeah very true! I don’t think it was back in the day too much, I would put it back to 2013 / 2014 and it wasn’t cool to have black bits. As you said, usually on the standard equipment on cars!

[@WilliamLaverick-wo1nb]

The cost for a mid sized family car is ridiculous.

[@npoleary]

Costs of EV’s do vary out there, it’s one of the reasons when I went full time making videos on KZbin to include some other brands on my channel as well. Just gives a bit of variety. Buying a German car will make the price of a car go up (brand / build quality etc) But tag on an EV into that mix as well, then it pushes the price up further. If this is too much, take a look at my reviews of Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model 3, or even Volvo EX30. All very good cars in their own way. If you still wanted to stick with the Mercedes experience, there is also smart too, they sell smart #1 and smart #3. Far more affordable than the EQA.

[@WilliamLaverick-wo1nb]

@ I would suggest EV’s new are over priced.

[@mziyabo]

Just a Model Y long range cheaper and just better 😂😅😂😅

[@Paul-sd8vk]

If you bothered to do a long term drive on a model Y and an eqa, there is no way you could come to that conclusion. The Y is harsh, is low quality, and has a hideous if not dangerous inflexible cruise control system

[@npoleary]

Having reviewed the Tesla Model Y I can offer a comparison here: Tesla brilliant all rounder and I would have no problem recommend this as a first EV. Supercharger network is plug and play (literally) and it makes the whole ownership process so easy. But some may not like the one touchscreen that controls everything. As @paul-sd8vk hinted at, the ride is quite firm in the Tesla Model Y. Not a bad thing but for an SUV I would have expected it to be a little better so the EQA is much smoother. Tesla is faster, has more space (including a frunk) and cheaper. But it does not match the interior quality of the EQA. Mercedes have Mercedes me charge which comes close to the supercharger network so almost as good. The EQA also has CarPlay whereas Tesla do not. But it is always best to use the in built navigation especially with an EV. Direct links to chargers and estimated range make the experience on both very easy. Any more questions fire away below and I’ll help for either car 🤓🙏

[@Paul-sd8vk]

@@npoleary in Australia the tesla network of superchargers is definately in the minority there are 4 setups of tesla across my entire state and just one in my capital city). The motoring organisations in each state are picking up the mantle, and my eqe is now plug and play on their very large and rapidly growing networks. I just plug in and walk away, same as the supercharger on my tesla. I usually charge at home with my excess solar power though.

[@Paulruk]

Cheaper but not better. Well better at falling apart I guess.

[@RichardAylward-lu1pc]

You wouldn't buy an EQA Nick.You would buy a Smart #1/#3😂😂

[@npoleary]

I’ve reviewed them before They’re a good car, but not quite for me

[@patbis68]

@@npoleary because of your dog ? I can see you in a Brabus version

[@npoleary]

Haha 😅

[@npoleary]

0 - 60 in 3.9 sec! SO FAST! 🚗💨 #carlaunch kzbin.infoOXT6u8C0N7g?feature=share

[@andrewwilson3448]

How Much?!!! That's a ridiculous price. It's a definite NO from me.

[@francisgeorge5922]

There is better car out there

[@WilliamLaverick-wo1nb]

Very nice but once again the range is pathetic.

[@npoleary]

It’s improved massively over the years, what would you like it to be? 🤓

[@WilliamLaverick-wo1nb]

@ Sold my Mercedes last year. For its third year service and MOT they wanted £1,000 and that did not include diagnostics. I really like the car and it achieved 67mpg and I filled it up at my leisure not went the car made me.