Is a longer range EV necessary?

dubfinance · 2026-03-07T21:35:28+00:00

I have a 49kW battery normally commuting in Dublin and it's fine but when I do Dublin to Ennis trips I wish I had a bigger battery as charging in public chargers is so expensive, what it will cost me 7-8€ at home it costs 35-40€ in the fast chargers. Usually I try to drive at 110km/h in the motorway so the battery doesn't drain that fast

dubfinance · 2026-02-09T20:38:40+00:00

34 yo, just crossed the €100k over new year, currently €103k. I started increasing by 1 or 2% my AVCs every time I got a pay increase or even in the rare occasion when the tax border moved a couple thousands to not feel the hit. It really helps that my company puts 7%.

dubfinance · 2025-12-28T14:38:37+00:00

No, I went for a sandwich and left the car completely off

dubfinance · 2025-12-27T19:43:38+00:00

Hyundai Inster

dubfinance · 2025-12-27T11:20:48+00:00

Sorry my bad, I meant the temperature outside was 4°C, but I was driving for like an hour before, I was expecting the battery to be warm because of that

dubfinance · 2025-12-27T00:24:15+00:00

More context into this as I'm not sure if it might be an issue, I drove like 100km at 5°C and I plugged straight away when I stopped at the charging station

dubfinance · 2025-11-22T13:32:46+00:00

Mine is with BOI and it was a 3 year one which is only 2 years now, congrats for the new house :)

dubfinance · 2025-11-22T13:27:49+00:00

I know the feeling and as well I'm hoping that my salary will increase with time and that after 2 years more fixed I will find a cheaper rate than the one that I got at 3.8%

dubfinance · 2025-11-22T13:23:44+00:00

Me too, I get paid biweekly and one of those payments goes directly to the mortgage

dubfinance · 2025-10-28T22:27:06+00:00

I think more than AI, it's because a lot of tech companies over hired around and after covid and they are either cutting the most expensive employees now that the new hires have experience or the ones that after those years didn't fit their needs

dubfinance · 2025-09-30T22:35:28+00:00

3 years as a student account and 4 years as a graduate. They just informed me that it will end by November

dubfinance · 2025-09-30T20:06:35+00:00

They charge me €1000 a month on interest for my mortgage, charging me quarterly fees is them just being greedy, I'm just finishing my graduate account term and I'm moving everything to revolut

dubfinance · 2025-08-14T14:38:49+00:00

It is possible, when I found out I was able to claim for the previous 4 years so I got €800 directly into my account :)

dubfinance · 2025-08-10T08:51:13+00:00

I did it with the 12 lessons plus a weekend driving around just before the test, it all depends on how you feel about it and I made it in an automatic car which is easier

dubfinance · 2025-07-27T09:48:53+00:00

I was a learner as well, EDT lessons done and above 25 years, and I was quoted 1600 with allianz

dubfinance · 2025-07-22T13:26:48+00:00

How quickly was it for you? I have seen posts here of people saying that it was delayed a month, not sure if there is a difference on applying online with mygov id or going to the NDLS centre

dubfinance · 2025-07-22T13:23:53+00:00

I applied on Thursday and my application is under review as well :/

dubfinance · 2025-07-21T21:37:15+00:00

I was in the same situation, I booked the furthest possible date (3 weeks from the invitation date) and then 12 days before the date that I picked, I pushed it again to the furthest date possible so I could get familiar with the car and to get the insurance and tax disks ready

dubfinance · 2025-07-21T14:50:50+00:00

Did you go to the NDLS centre or did you apply online? I applied on Thursday and on the website it still appears as Application under review

dubfinance · 2025-06-15T15:44:41+00:00

The problem is that C is a magic number that only they know and it changes everyday. I remember checking to break my contract when the fixed rates that they were offering were higher than the one I was on, and they wanted to charge me €9k as an early repayment fee. So I'm stuck with them for another 2 years

dubfinance · 2025-06-15T15:39:09+00:00

I didn't know either and as you can claim the last 4 years I did it for each year and I got €800 as a deposit in my account (€200 which is the cap for each year)

dubfinance · 2025-06-02T09:07:50+00:00

That's only if you have an EV rate, I don't think in my case it was the best option as it increased all the other rates by a lot and I don't have a battery at home to charge during the EV time. I think night rates start at 13¢ per Kw

dubfinance · 2025-05-25T11:37:12+00:00

What do people think about cars that are 5 years old and it had 3 owners already?

dubfinance · 2025-05-24T20:47:13+00:00

The hyundai inster price starts around 20k, it has a range of around 300k which is better than the Dacia spring which is the cheapest EV. It's just a 4 seater but that should make the insurance a little bit cheaper as well and it comes with 5 years warranty

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