Firenze MY14 Pure Auto order (and help please)

Hi,

just about to order our first Evoque and would like an opinion on what we're planning for the spec. The Tech and Style packs have things which we're not bothered about, so we decided to go totally bespoke and just order stuff we'd like. We have 2 young kids (hence the rear climate vents and heated rear seats, and my wife gets cold hands ). Its a family car that will need to tow our caravan occasionally.

2014 Pure Auto (9spd)
Firenze
Black Contrast Roof
Ebony leather
front fogs (looks mainly)
Meridian 825W upgrade (for me !!)
electric mirrors with heating /puddle lights (sometimes have to go through small gaps)
Pano roof
Privacy glass
Adaptive Xenons
Front/Rear heated seats
Heated steering wheel
Front parking
Keyless entry / start
Rear climate vents
Power tailgate
Driver shifter upgrade
Leather drive select top cover
mats
mudflaps
Cost - 39048 (minus the approx £3k discount we've managed to get)

Aftermarket TowTrust towbar, electrics and vehicle specific wiring.

Anything silly I've missed? Will we be missing much by not having the Tech pack? Not massively bothered about the sat-nav, but will we still get the touchscreen controls etc? (not spoken to the dealer about that yet ..)

Its a pity you can't seem to get the heated screen as a stand-alone option (unless I'm mistaken).

Cheers,
Darren.

Welcome rowleyD3

You might want to consider the spare wheel option. It's a costly item to add after you've taken delivery.

Nicely spec'd car. It's good that one has so much choice!

£42k list for a pure? Think you'll get crucified come trade in. Is it not better going for a prestige where a lot of your extra's are standard, so come trade in time they base it of a higher starting price. You should get just as good a discount on a prestige...
I always spec atuo dimming interior mirror too. Got used to it and wouldn't be without it now, even with privacy

(28-01-2014 11:19am)Craig_d1 Wrote:  £42k list for a pure? Think you'll get crucified come trade in. Is it not better going for a prestige where a lot of your extra's are standard, so come trade in time they base it of a higher starting price. You should get just as good a discount on a prestige...
I always spec atuo dimming interior mirror too. Got used to it and wouldn't be without it now, even with privacy

Nope 39k minus 3k, so costing 36ish ....

The problem with a Prestige for us is that it starts at 40, so by the time we've added on the must haves, its another 2k ish .. so our 36K spend is 42k - too much for us ....

Thanks for the advice about the spare wheel and the auto-dimming mirror - I'll look at getting them added.

Good idea about the spare wheel as Im sure you don't get a jack or wheel brace either without this option. One thing I had on mine was the ebony roof lining which I thought made a big difference to the 'sporty' feel of the inside, obviously all the pillar cappings are black as well if you take that option. I didn't think it made the inside too dark and it certainly wouldn't if you have the Pano roof.
The one thing I would also have liked was the Auto Lights on function. Not sure if it comes with the Adaptive Xenons (probably should but until LR sort the configurator I don't know without visiting the dealers). Auto lights would have avoided several trips in the dark with only the front DRL's on

(28-01-2014 03:38pm)BobM Wrote:  The one thing I would also have liked was the Auto Lights on function. Not sure if it comes with the Adaptive Xenons (probably should but until LR sort the configurator I don't know without visiting the dealers). Auto lights would have avoided several trips in the dark with only the front DRL's on

You see ... I wouldn't have them, after my last car did and they came on when I was doing 40 and approaching a side-junction. The driver thought I was flashing him out - so he did .. straight into my path ...

Darren

Interesting point you make there Rowley about the autolights. Also I often wonder why so many people drive these days in fog without headlights on. Maybe they've got so used to autolights that it never occurs to them to put the lights on manually. Some years ago I remember starting off one dark morning in my autolight equipped car, the lights came on but during the morning the light level rose and the lights went off. I hadn't noticed and was driving in thick fog with no lights. Complete idiot!

^ mine did similar and I even had my fog lights on. I reported this 'bug' to LR but I don't know if they changed the programming etc. There is no way, even on auto, that the car should make the decision to turn off the lights if I have manually switched on my fog lights

I have auto lights on and the work fine until someone (LR) decides to turn them off for you without telling you after the service. The other day I was driving at night and because of the signature lights were on at the the front didn't know other wise until a cab driver pulls up from behind me to say my rear lights aren't working, to my shock "what really oh thanks". Then I notice the auto lights have been switch off.

2nd service LR call me to say your wipers or in winter pack mode and not sitting correctly shall we turn them off for you Doh!!!!! Its winter and I have them set like that for a reason....
I do wonder why we are paying LR these high service charges what do they do.....!!!!!!!

The last few posts after mine are not without merit. What I forgot was that the car is built in Britain so I should have factored in that even if I had it on my car it wouldn't have worked properly - silly me

Im now used to driving my VW Tiguan R Line or my wifes MK7 GTD who's auto functions work properly (IMHO) and the fog lights are worked off the same switch as the headlights so the car cant make the decision to switch off the lights (and therefore the fog lights), you have to physically turn the light switch past the auto position to the on position and activate the front or rear fogs - those German's eh, who else could have thought of that (apparently nearly everyone except LR).