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Marginal update. Fisker have been utterly incompetent so far. Almost radio silence. They messed up a collection because they didn't tell me when they were planning to collect the car - so I wasn't home! In the mean time, I've put a deposit down on an Audi eTron 55 Quattro black edition.

Right... Back on topic..! Just had phone call from Santander. The vehicle inspection report has found in my favour. There were a 'litany of errors and issues' with the software. They are going to support me handing the car back, although there is no timescales as yet.

If what happened to me happens then you could be without a car quite quickly. I was locked out of the car on the 8th March at work. Fob didn't work, neither did the NFC chip which is supposed to be the backup and neither did phone access. car was literally dead, no idea. What I should have...

Supposedly this was part of their strategy to stabilise the business and set up a dealer network capable of servicing vehicles, etc. Bit late now mind!

Loooong series of emails later... Fisker have been pushed to sort the issues by Forza and Santander. New email address has been set up for UK Fisker owners as the european team is now looking after the UK support element. Speaking with Santander, they're saying that Fisker have had their...

Hopefully hear something today... Fisker, Forza Finance and Santander have a call at 2pm this afternoon...! Fingers crossed!

This! For a split second when your mind was sitting there in the comfort of 'gentle regen' to then suddenly to 'NO BRAKES'!

I have 2 for VWFS and one for Black Horse - letters going in imminently.

Bit of comedy for you all... Just put my car in to WBAC.... £150.

Jesus, I bet that was scary. It's not right and needs to be an area for standardisation across the EV market.

Quite possibly. Obviously when Fisker paused production, it was initially for 6 weeks. Magna sent out an view for the remainder of the year which showed no further Fisker production in their outlook. That coupled with the loss of 500 staff as a result.

This is it. I have said and will say again, the Fisker Ocean from a hardware and build point of view is very well put together. As you would expect from a Magna built car. The software is woeful and they don't have the size in the software dev team to get it up to scratch quickly enough. The...

This is exactly my worry. I've paid £60k for a car that has features that don't work properly, let alone those that it's supposed to have but doesn't because they launched the car without them to get them out there, relying on 'OTA' updates to deliver that functionality. I want the car to be...

So, had the inspection today. Few of the gremlins appeared but by and large the car behaved itself for the most part, which was slightly disappointing. But alas, it was what it was. Now we wait.

I've seen that thread. If Fisker make it, then that's an absolute bargain. However I don't think they will, at least not in their current guise. Interestingly, of all the staff that have been let go, it's mainly sales, some tech and marketing etc. When I spoke to the tech a couple weeks back...

That for me is why it's alarming. My M3P was brilliant for regen braking. Harness everything. Never experienced anything like that so when it happened and then happens all the time, it's bad, scary, alarming, frustrating and frightening dependent on when it does happen. I'm constantly having...

Actually - just remembered, there's more...! Bluetooth connectivity has a mind of it's own at the moment. Caught a vid last week of the bluetooth being off (i hadn't turned it off) so then when i go to turn it on and then select phone, the car then says you need to turn on bluetooth.. which i...

Agreed - But I think this is why Santander want the inspection, especially because I'm 5k miles deep and 5 months in.

Yep - that was me. Thought it would be good fun to come back here and give you guys an update on my Fisker ownership experience. This is going to be a long read - stick around! TL;DR - Trying to hand the car back before they run out of cash! First 4-5 weeks of ownership was fairly standard. No...

Agree with all of the above. I'm currently leading a piece of work for the company i work for, redeveloping and implementing a whole new charging network. We're working with a consultancy and they've given us some really interesting insights and stats around usage. The majority of the industry...

The cheapest DC fast charger is likely around £20k, wih the more expensive ones being around £50k. It's always going to be expensive until there is more supply than there is demand,

Some interesting takeaways in there. you sound like you've been fair across the board there too. Allow me to answer a couple of things which may help provide more context/clarity. Ref the seats: I've done a couple of 1hr 20 min runs and a 2 hour run so far in my FOE. Definitely no less...

It's not Elon though. It's Black horse the agreement was with. if i have to pay it, then i'd rather just get it cleared. wondering if any knows of a rough timeline, 14 days for example?

I'm curious on this one. I've gone through the exact same process however, I know that I'm considerably over on my annual mileage, around 1000 miles over. Does anyone have any experience as to how long it takes Black Horse to apply the excess mileage charge? Returned my car on the 19th December...

Whatever, bro. I didn't realise you were the authority around here. I was just trying to shed a bit of light on what is a relatively unknown new brand that could well have a bright future. As a new make, people are interested in how the thing runs, works, etc. No need to be smart about it

Yeh i did. But here's the difference... I went from a 9 year old VW Passat CC that had 140k miles on it to a Tesla M3P. It was game changingly different. The car was in a different league. This time around, I'm comparing like for like. It's a mid-premium EV that is designed similarly to the...

Brief update after 24 hours of ownership... What a car! Very impressed, certainly better than my late 2019/early 2020 San Fran built M3P. Had none of the software issues previously experienced, so far.

Totally. Will report back after a few weeks of ownership.

Oh deffo. Will certainly be back. I think honest real world experience and opinion is way more valid than any marketing guff. In the words of Arnold... I'll be back.

Taking delivery of my Ocean on Wednesday. Will report back!

So this is it. After nearly 4 years of Tesla Model 3 ownership, on Tuesday I say goodbye to my M3P. On Wednesday I become the proud owner of a Fisker Ocean Extreme. Can't say I'm going to massively miss the Tesla. Probably the only real thing I will miss is the supercharger network. The car...

I did just that with my M3P. I'd driven a Model S P85D in 2016 and was sold on Tesla from that point on. Saw a M3 in the flesh a little while later after ordering and it just helped confirm the decision.

I have made a slight change. Gone down from the Extreme to the Ultra on my pre-order. Finances just not where i need them to be for the Extreme but also, there's barely any difference in the spec between them. Can't justify the extra £££ on the Solar roof.

Yes it is.

T This is one of my big bug bears. You have slots and spaces for the pumps. You have space for the air/water supply. It's not hard, there is ample space for a small charger capable of blasting out 50kw.

Jesus That's mental. What's your spec? I'm sitting on a 2020 M3P, Fremont made with just shy of 45k miles on it. Had it valued by a number of parties about 2-3 months ago. one dealer was willing to stretch to the £29k my current settlement figure is, but that was only because i was going to be...

Agree with the original point and the quote above that this was replying to. Shocked that i owe £4k more than my M3P is currently worth!

To be fair, I've fallen out of love with the M3. I've ordered the Fisker Ocean Extreme. Looks far better.

Who the hell is still buying Corsas?!

Interesting thoughts, thanks for the opinion. Nice to hear from someone who's seen one in the flesh. Considering you're in an MY, how would you say it rates spacewise internally against that? I wanted a bigger car overall, including cabin space so hoping the Fisker does feel bigger internally...

That's interesting. I'm looking to go to the Fisker because I want a bigger car than the M3P. Would you say the internal cabin and boot space is comparable to an M3P, bigger/smaller?

I'd argue that if Fisker can get it right, then they will seriously challenge Tesla for top spot on the EV totem pole. I've configured using the larger wheels so this is a result!

Interesting video clip here. https://fiskerati.com/fisker-ocean/fisker-ocean-touchscreen-never-before-seen-features/ The screen and UI looks very similar to the Tesla interface. Very clean and seems really user friendly.

Yeh. I have also done a run from Telford out to North Wales - Shell Island and back towards Leicester and got roughly about 230 before i had to charge.

I will almost certainly get better than 200 miles when i do my longer trips. I've done Leeds and back on a few occasions - 214 miles door to door and had range to spare.

In short, I've only placed the reservation deposit. However, I wouldn't be placing that if I didn't intend on going through with it - I don't have money to just do that kind of thing willy nilly. I've made the conscious decision to hand my M3P back. I had originally intended to look at keeping...

I won't lie, the car is a bit out of my price range, but I'm going to use the year to get in to a good place financially so I can afford it when the time comes. I am fortunate that I was in a good position with my job when I took the M3P. but I'm going to enjoy the Fisker, I know it. Musk is...

I've done it. I've taken the plunge on the Fisker Ocean Extreme and will be handing back my M3P come March 2024. I had been looking at trading mine in for something else, but the used car prices on EVs have absolutely fallen through the floor. I would have had to find another £4k to break even...

I have had this work completed today! Its your top mounts on your suspension. They are linked to the steering. Book it in under warranty, all should be sorted

Watching this as mine is due in March 2023