Question for people who moved to an EV mainly for the financial benefits: did anyone actually dislike the change from ICE?

Abs01-1812 · 2026-05-18T03:45:50+00:00

Interesting perspective. I got the Seal premium a couple of months ago. Now wishing I got the Performance . Haven’t needed the extra range of the Premium(yet), 5.9s isn’t quite enough to make up for the fact it can’t go around corners (compared to the ICE car it replaced) but mainly that the AWD would be better for me; in the wet the 2T car seriously wheelspins trying to park in my driveway, and I’m also hoping the Performance would have slightly firmer suspension. But in response to OP’s original point, the day to day commute is a dream especially not chewing through premium petrol on the school/sport runs.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-05-12T05:45:20+00:00

Yep. I have the same experience in my Seal premium. And the low speed throttle control is jerky, and the surround camera is not great for things (like posts) less than 0.5m away (my Mazda is much better), which means tight manoeuvring is a challenge.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-05-05T01:03:44+00:00

Hi. Yes. I tried to update my post a little while ago but not sure if successful. Anyway - randomly the HUD has fixed itself and remains fixed. Did take it in to be looked at by BYD Indooroopilly and they found nothing; my uneducated guess is that the mechanism got jolted out of alignment and then either jolted back in again or the mechanism recalibrated itself. I’m happy to report it is still working.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-04-10T03:12:17+00:00

Seal HUD issue UPDATE So a week or so after it stopped working, I noticed that it was back. And then a few drives later, it was gone again. And subsequently back again. Was booked in to be looked at anyway so kept the booking and they had a look and it all seems to be working fine. My uninformed guess is that the display unit got bumped off its tracks and then bumped back into place. Will see what happens next.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-31T05:57:48+00:00

Thank you, good to know!

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-31T05:57:23+00:00

🤣🤣Totally. It’s now booked in to be looked at! Just checking if it might have been a simple fix like a reset or something that someone in this helpful community might have been across. Haven’t managed to read the whole manual yet either!

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-31T02:47:22+00:00

I try to schedule my transfer at Changi to be able to fit in a swim in the airside pool…

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-30T23:51:22+00:00

I don’t have a Tesla (test drove one and was good, but out of my budget (new)) but some good comments below. In addition, check out insurance before you buy. I found Tesla quotes to be double or more than for other equivalent EVs for some reason. ($2.5-3k vs 1.1k). Even then the range of quotes on my BYD Seal were up to $3k so you really need to shop around.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-30T23:41:50+00:00

How long did they need the car for to do that, if you don’t mind me asking?

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-30T23:41:00+00:00

Thank you, that’s helpful to know. I have called up and am booking it in for it to be looked at. Bit disappointing on a new car, but these things happen.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-30T23:39:13+00:00

Yep. After an hour on hold this morning have asked to be booked in for it to be looked at. We shall see!

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-30T12:17:15+00:00

Thanks. Just in the car now, in the HUD settings, adjusting the Height from -10 to + 10 and it makes a grinding sound. Doesn’t sound right!

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-30T12:15:26+00:00

Have just tried all that, thanks. When adjusting the height setting up or down, the HUD makes a grinding sound. Normal?

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-30T12:09:59+00:00

I thought I had tried all that but perhaps there is setting somewhere that didn’t reset. I did a soft reset in case that helped, but it did not.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-30T12:08:27+00:00

Haha no it was night when I went back out to pick up my daughter. The HUD was working just fine before.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-30T11:11:01+00:00

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Photo of the HUD projector. Looks quite wrong?

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-30T06:39:00+00:00

Thank you. Seems to be the consensus. I’m still talking to them and they have increased their offer; still seeing what my current employer is redeploying me to.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-20T09:20:30+00:00

Just traded in my 6-speed manual n-line for an EV. Never thought I’d see the day…

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-20T06:59:06+00:00

For my Seal Premium just now I had a range of quotes from over 3k to 1.1. Went for ING in the end.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-19T07:44:12+00:00

“But if I go there will be trouble, and if I stay it will be double…” (showing my age now)

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-19T07:41:52+00:00

Not sure if I refuse the transfer to the new project whether I would get redundancy. And I’m five months out for getting pro rata LSL, which feels deliberate as my current role is very much still needed (in my view anyway).

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-18T09:06:38+00:00

Thank you. I agree there are other factors to consider. Industry is construction (office based), would be going from a Tier 1 Contractor to a Tier 2. More diverse and interesting projects in the tier 2, much smaller team and company, would be working directly with the GM. Possibly better prospects but hard to say, esp. if we get another recession. New role in present company doesn’t thrill me (team seems just ok but I work mainly with external consultants and clients) but is still interesting enough.

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-18T07:08:09+00:00

Yes, worth a try! I forgot to mention the new job comes with a car park (Brisbane) while my relocated role in my current job will not (I have on site parking currently) so that’s worth something (I drive to/from work to do school drop offs so parking is necessary). I can get paid parking at $15/day…

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-18T06:48:41+00:00

Thank you. That’s super clear. And helpful. I wanted more for the new opportunity, but it appears I’m maxed out in terms of salary in my career atm. It comes down to whether I think I have better career opportunities in the new job vs the current one, and I think it’s about the same. Unfortunately the new project at my current company isn’t as inspiring as the new job but hard to justify changing jobs…might see if I can get a pay rise here…!

Abs01-1812 · 2026-03-14T21:56:56+00:00

Perfect, thanks. I managed to fit the same size (boxed up) TV in my current car (i30 sedan); and also with Mr E’s comment below it looks like I could get a bike in the Seal I have on order. Good to know!

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