u/Arcitsu

Halli hallo,

wie der Titel schon sagt - ich habe bei einigen Händlern angefragt was aktuell E-Autokauf angeht.

Jedoch war immer dasselbe Spiel. Auto ist noch im Vorlauf und noch nicht da, Kaufvertrag gab es aber gleich und man muss heute noch unterschreiben, sonst kauft es wer anders, weil viele Anfragen schon da sind, Vertrag ist bindend, Geld muss gleich überwiesen werden. (Im aktuellen Fall n Cupra Born von 04/2022 mit 53tkm aufm Tacho)

Mich macht das aber stutzig, ich habe das Auto nicht gesehen, nicht gefahren, es gibt noch kein Zertifikat - nix. Ich weiß nur was beim Gutachten rauskam - aber ich muss mich gleich entscheiden das Auto zu nehmen ohne Rücktrittsklausel.

Was wenn der Batteriezustand doch ziemlich schlecht ist? Der Innenraum oder die Karosserie abgenutzter als es auf den Bildern erkennbar war?

Die meisten sagen, dass die Zertifikate ja eh immer +/- 10% haben und die 8 Jahre garantie! Und daraufhin dann auch nichts geben. Auch wenn das Auto von 2022 ist und von den 8 Jahren nurnoch 4 übrig sind.

Aber wenn ich dann n Auto bekomme das 4 Jahre alt ist, aber nurnoch 83% Rest-Akku... das würde ich so definitiv nicht kaufen, hätte ich das davor gewusst. Zumindest nicht für die aktuellen Preise.

Oder sehe ich das als zu kritisch an?

Hello fellow Redditors,

after 9 years of driving my gasoline car, I decided to get an EV and to buy a Cupra Born. I am living in Germany, so maybe some stuff is different here than in other countries.

I decided to get a Cupra Born pre-Infotainment Update, as the cost for the old Infotainment is around 20.000 to 25.000€ and the cost for the newer ones starts at 32.000€. My budget limit is 25.000€. I can't fathom that the smoother Infotainment is 7000+€ worth it. Also I dont drive long distances (30+ Minutes) in winter, so I don't need the battery-heating from MY25.

The facelift looks awesome, but buying a new car is mostly not a good idea, cause it loses it's value very fast. So maybe I look into that one after a few years with the old Born.

I have test driven the eBoost MY25 a few days ago and it was a crazy difference, coming from an old Skoda Fabia from 2003 with 70 PS. So laggy infotainment is probably no concern, coming from no infotainment at all.

Also I know what essentials I want to have in the car. Mainly the Back-Camera, the ACC, keyless entry and heating frontseats. I thought about the heatpump, but I heard they aren't that great on the Borns. HUD or the Beats soundsystem would be a nice to have, but nothing I particularly look out for.

I am also test-driving an eBoost Cupra Born from 2023 today, to really get a feel for the old infotainment as well, so I don't buy something I don't know.

Now the questions.

• I regularly read Cupra v1, v2 and v3. I am unsure what the differences between those are. I thought there was the Cupra before mid 2024 and the one after, so old and new Infotainment. What is meant by v1, v2 and v3? Is there also a version between those two?
• I have seen a lot of listings already about Cars claiming to have the ACC. But how do I actually know if it has ACC? Sometimes there is a Additional Button left to the "< MODE >" on the steering wheel and sometimes not, which is used to select the distance to the car in front of you. I know that the Travel Assist has two buttons over the Mode buttons. So what do I need to watch out for? Are there different kinds of ACC? Do they claim to have ACC even though they don't?
• Is the CUPRA Mode and the 231PS a big difference to the 204PS? I like the buttons on the steering wheel, but is that just a toy used in the first weeks of the car and then the car is set in "comfort" or "range" mode, for general battery and wheel-rubber, saving?
• The newest Version of the software should be 3.8.1. The software Code for that is 1771, is this correct?
• A car dealer told me the Heatingpump is helping the battery to stay alive longer, cause I drive around 18.000km per year minimum, but I read here, that the cost of service increased by 25% to 50% cause of this additional service...

What else should I be looking out for when buying one? I set myself for a SoH minimum of 92% or 95+% SoH and low on kilometres. Preferrably early 2024 to have longer battery warranty (cause either I want to resell the car when it still as warranty, or drive it until the battery/motor dies). Also I got told to ask, that the previous owner was not a renting car company (cause of fast charge Loading cycles).

All the help appreciated, sometimes I wished there was a FAQ-Megathread and linked Videos to show differences, haha.

Thank you!