Think @dom had one?
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I think that the main caveats are 1 the rapid charging was an option, so check on that if buying used, and 2 they did get all their safety stars removed because of some technical reason, so make sure you’re ok with that.
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Just bought my wife an R135 on a 72 plate
10000 miles Lot car for the outlay
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Yeah I have an R135 ZE50 Rapid charge iGT line. Not sure what the iGT line bit means, but the R135 is the power and newest model and ZE50 I think means the 52kW battery.
Either way definitely get a face lift one (big portrait screen in the middle not the little landscape one).
Mine is currently just over 60,000 miles and coming up to 6 years old now. Battery has no noticeable degradation however winter hits Zoes hard and they go down to c150miles from its normal 200 in summer.
This years mot/service I will be replacing the brake pads which will be the first time. Otherwise I have only ever fitted new tyres and wiper blades. Nothing else has broken.
The infotainment is so so, but irrelevant as the (wired) CarPlay and android auto is great.
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We’ve had our Zoe for 35k / 4 and half years.
R135 gt line.
Warranty claim for a new reversing camera and drivers door hinges, otherwise its been ok, with its annual service.
I dont rate the general build quality.
Agree with Dom that winter battery performance is pretty crap.
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How many miles do you get out of a pair of front tyres?
A pal of mine took one to Malta 4 years ago .loves it
The winter miles means nothing but he leaves it for three months at a time and no issues. It is a run around island car
Annoyingly pots holes have claimed two of mine so I have lost track of how often I change them otherwise. Rears are originals and being replaced soon as they are getting close to the thread depth minimum.
But fronts definitely wear quicker than rears, although I usually have the car in eco mode and rarely leave it which helps reduce wheel spin you often get in wet/cold.
Meanwhile in fun with chargers getting home from Huntingdon:
No 1: Shell in Huntingdon, banner said 300kW, 400V charge said not really.
Binned off to find something a bit less granny like, at least that was the plan.
No 2: BP hub by Kettering, no contactless and the app wouldn’t initiate charging.
No 3: instavolt behind a Dunelm now actually working at 67kW (car limiting to that per the display) to put the Shell in context.
I’m thinking about getting a Dacia spring extreme for Claire.
Should I buy a Zoe instead?
What size speaker panels will you need to fit in the boot? 
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Currently looking like 820 x 610 x 150 = 9 off
5hrs to go
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Having driven both. My advice is to buy a used zoe.
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Do you own the battery on yours?
I own my battery outright as no way was I only going to own part of a car. I get why people did it early on if just dipping the toe testing the electric market etc.
I can’t remember when but after a certain year they didn’t offer the battery lease. Thinking 2018/2019?
I also have a vague memory of some earlier leasers being told the lease was over after a certain amount of years and they just owned it outright.
Edit:
I also echo the Dacia Spring thoughts, my wife had one whilst her stepway was being serviced. It didn’t feel like a real car more like a toy. The Zoe by comparison feels like a normal sized car and does well on long journeys. Have been up and down to the Lake District from 30mins south of the M25, several times with no issues. No way would I do that in a spring.
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Yes.
The Spring is cramped and generally dreadful.
Reading up on Renaults now
The Renault 5 also looks very nice
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“But fronts definitely wear quicker than rears”
Roundabout hooning?
Or just the life of a FW drive vehicle.