The BYD (EV) Thread

Any Dolphin Extended owners out there, like to hear your thoughts on the car...

I need a new car asap, my 2011 i20 has had enough.
 
JimboBob said:
Any Dolphin Extended owners out there, like to hear your thoughts on the car...

I need a new car asap, my 2011 i20 has had enough.
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I'm also thinking of getting one, but I'll wait for the refreshed model coming soon. They got rid of the two tone colour and the Adas/DiPilot is supposed to be much better.
 
rph72 said:
I'm also thinking of getting one, but I'll wait for the refreshed model coming soon. They got rid of the two tone colour and the Adas/DiPilot is supposed to be much better.
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I was also waiting for the refreshed version but current car is becoming a life hazard :D
I was even thinking of approaching a dealer to discuss buying the 2025 model with an option of upgrading to the 2026 model.
They can put me down as 2 sales, boost the figures a bit.
 
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JimboBob said:
I was also waiting for the refreshed version but current car is becoming a life hazard :D
I was even thinking of approaching a dealer to discuss buying the 2025 model with an option of upgrading to the 2026 model.
They can put me down as 2 sales, boost the figures a bit.
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Slightly O/T but what makes your 2011 i20 a "life hazard" lol

It's a 15yr old Korean car that known for being a reliable runner :p ;) :(
 
FiestaST said:
Slightly O/T but what makes your 2011 i20 a "life hazard" lol

It's a 15yr old Korean car that known for being a reliable runner :p ;) :(
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Well...
1. Hydraulic unit/ABS pump is gone - hard breaking ends in a lockup (quote for 2nd hand unit is R11k, new OEM is R45k)
2. Front disks and brakes will need replacing because of 1
3. Rear drum brakes had to be re-bonded
4. Other small things

After going through all the options, I'm probably going to just get a Swift Sport.
I would have easily gone for the Dolphin but with the confusion of government subsidies, imminent facelift, insurance looking horrible, plus I do maybe 1000kms a month - kind of doesn't make sense to drop R600k on it right now. I'm also assuming the facelift will bump up the price by R20/30k?

Swift Sport is still made in Japan, good ratings, cheaper insurance and I save R100k.
 
JimboBob said:
Well...
1. Hydraulic unit/ABS pump is gone - hard breaking ends in a lockup (quote for 2nd hand unit is R11k, new OEM is R45k)
2. Front disks and brakes will need replacing because of 1
3. Rear drum brakes had to be re-bonded
4. Other small things

After going through all the options, I'm probably going to just get a Swift Sport.
I would have easily gone for the Dolphin but with the confusion of government subsidies, imminent facelift, insurance looking horrible, plus I do maybe 1000kms a month - kind of doesn't make sense to drop R600k on it right now. I'm also assuming the facelift will bump up the price by R20/30k?

Swift Sport is still made in Japan, good ratings, cheaper insurance and I save R100k.
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The surf for R350k? Goes 400km apparently
 
JimboBob said:
Well...
1. Hydraulic unit/ABS pump is gone - hard breaking ends in a lockup (quote for 2nd hand unit is R11k, new OEM is R45k)
2. Front disks and brakes will need replacing because of 1
3. Rear drum brakes had to be re-bonded
4. Other small things

After going through all the options, I'm probably going to just get a Swift Sport.
I would have easily gone for the Dolphin but with the confusion of government subsidies, imminent facelift, insurance looking horrible, plus I do maybe 1000kms a month - kind of doesn't make sense to drop R600k on it right now. I'm also assuming the facelift will bump up the price by R20/30k?

Swift Sport is still made in Japan, good ratings, cheaper insurance and I save R100k.
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How much was the quote for the insurance?
 
rph72 said:
How much was the quote for the insurance?
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Checked on Hippo, quote was around R2500 for the Dolphin Extended. I see there are other options around discounts for limited kms driving and number of days driving etc which can potentially bring that figure down
 
JimboBob said:
Checked on Hippo, quote was around R2500 for the Dolphin Extended. I see there are other options around discounts for limited kms driving and number of days driving etc which can potentially bring that figure down
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Got a quote from Outsurance. Been with them for a while.
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