within ABO program it is not bad. This includes everything (insurance, taxes, fees, tires, maintenance, etc.) Just need to pay to recharge the car
I am not German and therefore it is impossible to get credit anywhere. With this program I can use my passport and my drivers licence from my country and it is done
I have no other options. Or purchase it or ABO
I wish I could pay 350 euros per month in a car
Tesla Model 3 cheap?
I just received a feedback from CUPRA:
They replaced the camera and the control unit (it was a really hardware issue)
But since there is not trust anymore I cancelled the contract and they will pick up the car directly in the dealership
Now I need to find another car
For the same price range can be: ID3/ID4 (maybe with the same issues), Renault Megane E-tech (EV60) or Tesla Model 3 (they are quite cheap now)
lets see
And it is sad that I am not the only one with issues
I hope that everyone stay safe
Thank you
Dear all, good morning!
I'm sorry but I don't speak German
Currently I am driving a Cupra Born since Feb.2022
These are the detailed specs:
Born//E/Aut/62kWh/NAV/FSE//5s/4d/white
Production: Dec/2021
Acquired with 450Km
Currently Km: about 7.000Km
Overall this is my experience so far:
General opinion:
- The app is slow and freezes constantly (using WIFI, 5g, etc.). They update often the VW version but the Cupra version is "abandoned" by VW. Also is not rare that you can't establish a connection between the phone and the car. It is required to restart the app often (even with the car a few meters away from you)
- The blinkers are annoying loud. Sometime during the red light you really get annoyed. Even with the music. I don't know why because in ID3 is normal.
- I have the 62kw battery and the first generation model. The car is very economic and my average per month is 75 Euros driving about 1300 km per month (also counting that sometimes I charge for free in Kaufland)
- The car has serious blind spots. In Stuttgart we have a lot of "zig zags" and I have to move my head a lot to see the road. There is a column between the 2 glasses (the main one and a little one on both sides) that blocks your vision depending on the road (ID3 has the same issue but with Born is worst because the glass is somehow different)
- The car is huge inside. Plenty of comfort and space.
- The seats are very comfortable and you have a lot of room
- All the lights are amazing (internal and external) and the car is beautiful
- There is a significant difference in consume in winter and summer but the car is very economic in both situations
Major issues:
- When in reverse the camera is not activated in 10% of the times (you need to go to D and back to R to activate it)
- The sensors are a joke and very dangerous. They are very sensible and annoying during the parking
- The software that comes with the car is not good. Freezes a lot and you don't have physical buttons. If the screen is freezed you need to park the car, turn off and on to have the control back
- My car with 2000 km had to go to the dealer shop for 1 week because of the issues with the software. Cupra tried to update remotely but not worked and I lost the entire software in the car. Only the main dashboard was working (the dashboard is independent from the entertainment system. I was able to drive the car, see the speed but not able to use maps, air conditioner or to see anything in the right side screen)
- When connected to android the car lost all sounds. You cannot hear anything: Blinkers, buttons, Cupra native GPS voice, nothing. And in a fraction of second all sounds of the car comes back very loud.
Safety issues
- At this moment my car is in Cupra dealership because of very bad safety issues:
- The car is breaking alone (with no human interaction) because the sensors believes that an accident will happen and nothing is in the road. We almost crashed the car twice in autobahn because the car stopped in the middle of the road (also beeping a lot). This is happening with and without cruise control
- When in reverse is not rare that the sensors are too sensitive or not sensitive at all. The camera and the mirrors points that you have no room and the sensors are in silence or you have a lot of room and the car is screaming. If you trust too much in the sensors you can hit a car or someone (if is raining and there is water in the camera I never trust the car)
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- In the picture you can see that there is car in front of me and the system believes that is a motorcycle (when you have a motorcycle in front of you the car often does not see it)
- In the picture you can see that is there a symbol in white. Everytime that this symbol is displaying something wrong can happen with the car
- In all dangerous situations this symbol was displayed in red. If the symbol is red we stop the car (we don't want to create an accident or get injured)
At this moment I am driving a ID3 provided by the VW leasing meanwhile the car is at service
There is no prediction about when the car will be ready
Also the mechanic called me and confirmed that the car has serious safety issues
My wife does not want to drive this car anymore. We lost the trust on it
We are currently with Cupra ABO plan (signature car with insurance, services, tires, etc. included). The plan is fantastic and we have all support from VW/Cupra with issues, maintenance, etc.
I highly recommend the ABO program. You don't need to worry about anything and for us as foreigners is the best option
In the end we will return the car and try to look for other options within ABO (maybe volvo)
I believe that the first generation is in this ABO program as a test and so far we are not happy with the safety issues. The other things can be annoying but is ok in the and because the car is beautiful, huge inside and very economic.
Again sorry for the english and for this long chain
Vielen Dank
Miscigno
