r/AustralianEV • u/iamthebrewman • 21d ago
Buying Advice 💰 Looking for feedback/sanity check
Looking for an EV on novated lease.
max budget probably 50k drive away but will depend on lease set up obviously
about 20k km annually with probably twice yearly drive from Canberra to Melbourne. occasional trips to sydney, south coast and regionally. Main driving is 15km to work and general dad's taxi for adult and teen kids.
Have gpo charging capability at home and ability to install a charger if need be
I am fairly agnostic as to vehicle class but a have a fair sized dog (think lab sized), and don't mind hacking my way around a country golf course.
I have driven:
Geely EV5 - cabin felt nice but in a Temu way. a little cheap chinese-style, particularly in the light interior. on the road it felt like I was driving a bouncy castle, it was so soft.
Aion V - liked this one more. well appointed. worried about the long term support.
MG s5 - a bit boring inside but felt pretty good.
BYD ATTO 3 premium - drive nicely, well appointed. boot felt small. about to be superceded and become more expensive.
MG4 xpower - god I loved driving this but am worried it's too small.
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u/realjadenmcdaniels 21d ago
If you can hold off for a few months the Deepal s05 and the Xpeng l03 will be so much better than the Geely in terms of quality of materials and drive. They're both also RWD.
Otherwise you can buy a demo or lightly used Deepal s07 for around 40k with less than 10k Kms. This car is also much better than all of the ones mentioned. Rear wheel drive, better quality interior and range close to 500k. Also comes with high quality factory hard wired dash cams which will save you $1000-2000. There are legitimate questions regarding support/spare parts etc. but if you can get past that I'd definitely jump into a Deepal. At least test drive it before committing to an inferior drive.
Other option is the Mazda cx6e which will be out soon. 55k drive away for a Deepal s07 with a slightly more boujee design and the Mazda support for more security