Speccing-up a Pure Tech

Looking to get an Evoque ordered in the next few days in anticipation of our firstborn arriving in November. Difficulty is, I love the look of the Dynamic but can't really justify the significant difference in cost.

With that in mind, I'm looking to add a few bits and bobs to the Pure Tech to bring it more in line with what I want. Thinking of:

• 20" sparkle v-spoke wheels
• Privacy glass
• Xenon headlights
• Front fogs (I couldn't believe these weren't a part of the standard spec!)
  

Couple of questions. Firstly, are the Xenon's worth it? At >£800 they're not a cheap addition, it's just that I have them on my Audi TT at the moment and don't really want to 'downgrade' in that respect. Am I also right that only the Xenon's have the daytime running lights?

Are there any other must-have add-on's I should be thinking about it? I realise that it really boils down to personal preference, but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to miss something out that I might regret later.

Thanks!

With a new baby on the way, I would have thought the electric tailgate would be useful. I'd forget about fancy wheels - how much extra are they - they will add precisely nothing at resale time, especially if they have been scuffed. I don't get the privacy glass thing either. To my mind, it unbalances the look of the car.

All Evoques have DRLs, it's just that with xenons you get signature DRLs.

Standard headlights

(07-07-2013 09:54am)mark_n Wrote:  With a new baby on the way, I would have thought the electric tailgate would be useful. I'd forget about fancy wheels - how much extra are they - they will add precisely nothing at resale time, especially if they have been scuffed. I don't get the privacy glass thing either. To my mind, it unbalances the look of the car.

The privacy glass was more a practical thing; thinking about if we need to stop at the side of a road or in a car park for a feed, it's a bit more, well, private, for the wife.

The wheels are definitely a more cosmetic thing, and I take your point; it's just that to me they have quite a big bearing on the overall appearance of the car, making it look 'sharper' and more aggressive. Might have to give it some more thought though.

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Thanks for the clarification J77 - presumably these are the signature DRL's?

Yes those are signature lights.

Bring the car out with 18s on, you can pick up a good set of 20s on eBay and flog your 18s. The Evoques 18s are being snapped up over on freel2.com.

Spare tyre? Don't think that is standard in the uk is it? Do you get leather seats as standard? You will want leather for kids, so much easier to keep clean. Get the lights, better vision and make the car look heaps better with the signature LEDs. I could go on and on and on... Hahaha!

Agreed that the powered tailgate would be most useful. Agree that you shoud forgo the fancy wheels, the standard 18" wheels aren't bad and very much easier to clean! Style 6 are available for when you have scuffed the 18" once too often! If you really want Dynamic looks then buy a black front grille, an aeroflip spoiler and some bonnet vents, most of the rest noboby except us would know it wasn't a Dynamic! The grilles and aeroflip can be purchased through sponsor Duckworths or on that well known auction website. More important is the colour - on a Pure metallic paint s extra if I remember correctly and that can make a big difference to value come selling it on time. If you can afford to go for the adaptive xenon headlights they are well worth the extra

Metallic is standard now on pure just extra for the premium colours.

Agree on the wheels too. My 18" -> 19" upgrade cost me all of £90 by the time I had sold my wheels. A 20" upgrade wont cost much more. The 18"s look really good on freelanders so there is a market for them. I sold mine within a week.

I'd have specced the powered tailgate, heated steering wheel and spare wheel if I was to buy again.

+1 for the heated steering wheel regretted not speccing it on the Evoque, so when ordering the Fl2 it was the first option ticked.