Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
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- 52 Festive Road
Is it just me who had a little titter at the grandiosity of the name 🤭
Which EV would you get?
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Is it just me who had a little titter at the grandiosity of the name 🤭
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- The Urban Fringe
The stupid names and their insistence we start pronouncing in the old Czech tongue would put me off having one.
Did you know, in 2 decades Hyundai have changed how they pronounce their name in the UK 4 times? You'd think they'd have better things to do than police our language.
Did you know, in 2 decades Hyundai have changed how they pronounce their name in the UK 4 times? You'd think they'd have better things to do than police our language.
cougie uk
Guru
I liked their naming convention - all their EV's start with an E - but then they've just launched their big EV and it's called the Peaq ?????
Drago
Legendary Member
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- The Urban Fringe
P for Potential Energy?
Proto
Squire
- Location
- East Devon/West Dorset
I"m thinking of changing my car for something a bit more sensible (and smaller). Skoda Elroq might fit the bill, so on my way home from Bristol I dropped in to a main Skoda dealership. It's Friday lunchtime.
Picture the scene: big glass front, automatic opening door, half a dozen cars on display, one employee half way down the left hand wall at a desk, two further bods right at the back at desks, one possibly on the telephone. All three looked like they were doing something but I know not what. No other customers or potential customers in there. Marie Celeste.
Doors open, I walk in. I look around. I spot an Elroq near the entrance, just what I'm looking for. I walk over to it, open rear door look at legroom, open drivers door, get in front seat, adjust for my driving position, check out the controls. Get out. Check rear legroom again. Plenty. Close doors. Open boot, look to see what size. Decent. Close boot. Walk around car. Look around the showroom. Walk over to a Karoq, repeat most of the above. Walk back to the Elroq. Stand by it, look around. Walk to the auto opening doors, stop and look around, doors open and I walk out. The three sales fellows still trying to look busy.
I'd arrived in a 21 year old Peugeot Partner (Belingo). Would I have got a different response if I'd arrived in my Ioniq 5 AWD starship?
The sales manager needs sacking.
Picture the scene: big glass front, automatic opening door, half a dozen cars on display, one employee half way down the left hand wall at a desk, two further bods right at the back at desks, one possibly on the telephone. All three looked like they were doing something but I know not what. No other customers or potential customers in there. Marie Celeste.
Doors open, I walk in. I look around. I spot an Elroq near the entrance, just what I'm looking for. I walk over to it, open rear door look at legroom, open drivers door, get in front seat, adjust for my driving position, check out the controls. Get out. Check rear legroom again. Plenty. Close doors. Open boot, look to see what size. Decent. Close boot. Walk around car. Look around the showroom. Walk over to a Karoq, repeat most of the above. Walk back to the Elroq. Stand by it, look around. Walk to the auto opening doors, stop and look around, doors open and I walk out. The three sales fellows still trying to look busy.
I'd arrived in a 21 year old Peugeot Partner (Belingo). Would I have got a different response if I'd arrived in my Ioniq 5 AWD starship?
The sales manager needs sacking.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Just saying.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
I doubt they had even noticed what you arrived in. Sounds like they didn't even notice you wandering around.
They possibly just assumed that if you had any questions, or were actually interested in buying, then you would approach them. But it does seem poor.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
I went to look at the Kia EV2 a few weeks ago and although it was a bit busier than your Skoda dealership, it was very low key.
One guy came over and just said if you have any questions let me know, no pressure tactics, I liked it.
I hate when you walk in anywhere you get mobbed by sales staff, would much rather have a look round without mither.
One guy came over and just said if you have any questions let me know, no pressure tactics, I liked it.
I hate when you walk in anywhere you get mobbed by sales staff, would much rather have a look round without mither.
Proto
Squire
- Location
- East Devon/West Dorset
"One guy came over and just said if you have any questions let me know, no pressure tactics, I liked it."
That would be sufficient for me, too. I don't want to overwhelmed by sales chat but I do like to be acknowledged. Being ignored is literally a deal breaker. I might buy a Skoda but I won'y buy it there.
The Elroq looked excellent, btw. Good size, good quality interior, it would suit me well.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
They aren't insisting we pronounce them that way, but it isn't unreasonable that they pronounce them as they are in their own language when advertising or making videos.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- The Urban Fringe
Skoda the manufactuer are not making these adverts. The adverts are made, or at least commissioned, by the UK importer, Volkswagen Group UK Ltd.
VW UK are UK based company made up of British personnel (plus, of course, foreign and naturalised emloyees.) They are not a Czech company, they are not a manufacturer, and are just trying to be smug and clever, and that always rubs me up the wrong way.
The days when an advert were simply extolling a products virtues seem long gone, which is sad. If they'd said "buy. Skoda ENIAC because it's a great family car with a sporty turn of speed" I could stmleast respect it, but watching some woman pretend to practice pronouncing Skoda with the SH sound is simply patronising.
To use a random example as we have two inntne household...you don't catch Volvo making ads with the actors putting on a comedy Swedish chef accent, and for good reason. Its an accumulation of these tiny differences that add up to a cultural whole, and is why Volvos worldwide profits dwarf VW Group, despite the latter being by far, by a huge margin, the larger company.
VW UK are UK based company made up of British personnel (plus, of course, foreign and naturalised emloyees.) They are not a Czech company, they are not a manufacturer, and are just trying to be smug and clever, and that always rubs me up the wrong way.
The days when an advert were simply extolling a products virtues seem long gone, which is sad. If they'd said "buy. Skoda ENIAC because it's a great family car with a sporty turn of speed" I could stmleast respect it, but watching some woman pretend to practice pronouncing Skoda with the SH sound is simply patronising.
To use a random example as we have two inntne household...you don't catch Volvo making ads with the actors putting on a comedy Swedish chef accent, and for good reason. Its an accumulation of these tiny differences that add up to a cultural whole, and is why Volvos worldwide profits dwarf VW Group, despite the latter being by far, by a huge margin, the larger company.
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Alex321
Guru
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- South Wales
Skoda, while part of the VW group, are a Czech based company, and most of their their cars (including mine) are manufactured in the Czech Republic, at their main factory in Kvasiny.
But the adverts are as you say, made by a UK company, Leo UK
https://creative.salon/articles/work/skoda-shhh-leo-uk
If they did, I doubt very much that it would be down to differences in advertising style.
But they don't. Their profit margin last year was higher (3.5% as opposed to 2.8%), but given their turnover was 1/10 of VAG, that means their profits were also way less.
And the main reason VAG profits were so low last year due to quite a lot of costs above the norm, with a lot of restructuring giong on.
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The problem with that attitude is that that are saying it correctly while us Brits are saying it incorrectly.
I don’t blame them. How do you feel when people insist on referring to Londres?
Regular.Cyclist
Veteran
- Location
- South West Scotland 🏴
It amazes me that it’s illegal to use a mobile phone whilst driving but they are happy to stick a whopping great touchscreen in car to do even the most basic things.
I hated the fact I had to use a touchscreen to change cabinet temperature in my old car. Thankfully my new EV has actual buttons for the basic stuff, though you can mess with it via the touchscreen too. It’s a feature that sold me on the car.
Animo
Über Member
There was some talk that touchscreen reliant cars were going to have a lower safety rating but not sure if it has been implemented.
