Was in the local JLR dealership yesterday for some replacement wiper blades for my Defender and they had 3 I-Paces parked in the demos bays. It is smaller than it looks in the photos and in the flesh it’s a good looking car. Having spent a few months running a PHEV with only 16-20 miles range I could easily live with a BEV with 250 miles range. One thing though when I checked on the configuration is the “Service Pack” being offered at £900.............. price includes free charging while in the service bay, certain wear and tear items as applicable, either a loan car or collection and delivery “if less than 15 miles from the dealership and not applicable in London”, air con servicing and car valeting..........So how do they arrive at £900 when there is no oil to change, no spark plugs to change, in fact no consumables whatsoever ( apart from screen wash fluid!) JLR taking the p ss again on pricing.............. Another problem is when you build one on the configurator you very rapidly get into silly prices - another JLR product to fleece the buyer? Anyway even though I’m not considering changing my Countryman quite so soon after taking delivery I will ask for a test drive , I just hope I don’t like it or that I can get a good discount......
It’s a bit like Velar too...... invisible - has anybody seen an I-Pace on the roads yet? 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

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Having spent a few months running a PHEV...

Have you Tim?

Why haven't you mentioned this before?

I’ve seen a few of them on the road, Tim - mostly in the Coventry area so some may be JLR management cars.

The I-Pace forum has some interesting info on how new owners are getting on with them: https://www.ipaceforums.co.uk/index.php?si...c66298d77e Current: 2020 P400e HSE Dynamic

Gone: 2016 SDV6 HSE
2012 SDV6 SE