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darren-hogan
Jan 226 min read
UK Tavascan V2 Review - Tavascan or Tavascan't?
Honest UK review of Tavascan early weeks of ownership. Basalt Grey V2. Nearly a month into to ownership the car was filthy due to the...
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darren-hogan
Jan 95 min read
New Car! - Cupra Tavascan V2 UK Review
Tavascan V2 Cobalt Grey Hi, This is our second (ish) EV and we decided to go for something different. We previously owned a Kia EV6 GT...
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darren-hogan
Jan 71 min read
Final Summary for Kia EV6
Not sure if anyone reads this stuff anymore due to lack of content :-). But thought its worth summarising the EV6 as its due to go back...
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darren-hogan
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Zoom Zoom
The Kia EV6 GT made its debut at Goodwood in the UK this week, impressive stats 576 hp and 0-60 mph time of less than 3.5 seconds! If...
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darren-hogan
Jun 15, 20223 min read
Guess Who's Back ?
So late late afternoon we had a call from Ken Brown Stevenage (KBS) stating the car could be collected and was ready. (15 minutes before...
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darren-hogan
Jun 14, 20221 min read
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right.
Hi, The magical Kia Uk/Ken Brown disaster tag team combo continues. Kia UK fixed the car on May 19th - its now June 14th. I had a call...
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darren-hogan
Jun 8, 20222 min read
So Near but so Far!
Hi, Kia UK and Ken Brown Stevenage continue to keep me completely updated on the status of the car and its return........................
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darren-hogan
May 30, 20221 min read
Plus One Week.
So we had confirmation that the car is fixed by a call from the dealer who diagnosed the problem. But Kia have a shortage of staff and...
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darren-hogan
May 19, 20221 min read
Quick - Its Fixed
Hi, Just a brief update, the gods of sarcasm must have been listening yesterday as after posting the blog I got a call from Kia Ken Brown...
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darren-hogan
May 18, 20221 min read
Big Fat Zero
Hi, Some updates via the car itself, but ZERO contact from Kia UK or Ken Brown Kia Stevenage. The car has been communicating once again...
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darren-hogan
May 13, 20221 min read
Worlds Most Boring EV Blog
Hi, Its pretty tricky blogging about your new EV when its 45 miles away at Kia UK HQ. I have had ZERO updates from Kia UK or the Dealer...
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darren-hogan
Apr 25, 20223 min read
EV6 Battery Issue Update
Such a good looking car..... this isn't my one obviously as mine is miles away with Kia UK -anyhow.... Our EV6 has now been with Kia UK...
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darren-hogan
Apr 12, 20222 min read
No News is......bad news
Hi, The car has been with Kia UK at its headquarters for its second week with no update from either the dealer or Kia UK. Despite...
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darren-hogan
Apr 6, 20222 min read
Slow News Day...
Hi, So the car has been with Kia UK for a week now and no update. We have been without the car since 23rd March. I called the local...
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darren-hogan
Mar 30, 20223 min read
2nd EV!
Hi, So two months of EV ownership and we are now on our second EV. The EV6 is going back to Kia UK to have the battery cell fault...
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darren-hogan
Mar 25, 20222 min read
Bye For Now....
So after much haggling Kia Rental have managed to source us an EV replacement whilst our car is away. They were trying to fob us of...
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darren-hogan
Mar 24, 20221 min read
Update From Kia Dealer
"Your car has a battery cell fault and needs to be returned to Kia to be resolved" Not what I wanted to hear but they are unable to do...
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darren-hogan
Mar 23, 20221 min read
Electric Lemon??
Hi, Car has been with Kia Ken Brown Stevenage all day and had a call from technician to say they are waiting for one part, there is...
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darren-hogan
Mar 21, 20222 min read
That went well......
So I applied the latest (March??) update to see if it will cure the gremlins. The update installed successfully , and after much faffing...
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darren-hogan
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Gremlins - The New batch
Hi, We live in a digital age, and never before have I owned a vehicle with so much tech, or a vehicle that's such a cutting edge new...
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