Honda E Advance: UK owner thoughts + point-of-view driving and charging 

Yes! Will do this weekend.

I think the i3 is more refined but the Honda is more fun. The tech and build of the Honda feels marginally inferior to the BMW, the driving position of the i3 is a little higher and for me felt a little better. The i3 feels a little faster 0-30mph. However the Honda feels more planted and stable. The actual driving characteristics of the E feel more playful and fun. The i3 feels kinda studious and serious- which is fine if you just want something well behaved but I like the mischievousness of the E and the fact it has real driving character. It’s a hard comparison to make as they feel like very different cars but my wife has said she would prefer to have the i3. Maybe that’s ‘grass is greener’? Maybe she’s forgotten what it’s like to drive. I’ll try and make more E-related videos talking about it’s character and charm!

Great question. The standard is £1000 advance payment on motability and the advance is £2500, so an extra £10 per week (ish) over 3 years.

Maybe an option in the menu to choose whether on or off by default would suit everyone?

@@nooooddy Just like the memory function for different drivers. ps I think the minus is for use less fuel?

I will address these comments (and your irritation) in a further video. Irrespective of the market segment and average miles driven by folk, 100 mile range at this price point is not competitive. Comparing it to Tesla is extreme and I’m grateful for the extra info re production of the E. Thanks for commenting.

Did you go for 16 inch wheels

Bought them separately

Honda say 10 miles more where you getting 20%

Using the paddles will increase or decrease the regenerative braking which is similar to one pedal mode but less severe. It is more like dropping down gears in a manual and using engine braking to slow but not stop you.

Pardon? What do you mean James?

@@nooooddy You know exactly what James means. He is saying that you should be grateful that you can afford a £29,660 car even though you probably bought the car on PCP in which case the finance company actually owns the car. Other people don’t want to borrow money for a car and would rather buy a car used with cash after depreciation has taken place and they own the car out right. This means that if anything happens in people’s lives that the car on the driveway is theirs and can’t be taken away by Bailiffs. Autocar published an article today (16 November 2020) saying the ban on car repossessions will end on 31 January 2021 therefore there will be an increase in car repossessions by the finance companies due to people unable to make car payments (due to the virus). Other people just have different priorities in life and this isn’t being nasty. Have a nice day.

@@plugsocket9432 Thanks for the clarification. In the video I make clear it’s a privilege that’s not wasted on me and that I’m mindful that my griping about little things is insignificant in comparison to the suffering that people are enduring with Covid, physically, economically, socially and psychologically. That being said I made the video of my thoughts. I didn’t invite people to comment on what they think my situation may be or to school me on gratitude or financial risk nor the horrors that are to come for a great many people in the coming months. For future reference. If I’m talking about something I don’t like about a car, how would you prefer I do it in a way to acknowledges my gratitude for being able to drive it?

@@nooooddy You shouldn't even begin to justify why you are a 2 car family or how you spend your money. We as viewers don't know what you or your wife do for a living and neither should we. Great review of a car that you can afford and sláinte (health) or "sláinte is táinte" for the brave in pronunciation. In English we normally say health to enjoy when someone gets a new car.

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Thanks for the insightful comment and contributing to the internet being a great place to be. Keep up the great work and thanks for your interest and support 👍

@@nooooddy ...well, otherwise you did a (almost) good job in this review :)

I hope your head feels better 😁