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Re:Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users by Hikikomori on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @02:55PM (#48575033)
What else was on your list? Haven't looked seriously but WV, kia, Polestar has been on my list.
Re:Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users by moooo99 on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @04:33PM (#48576450)
I've test driven pretty much all VW brands (that fall within my budget) and thus far, the Cupra Born has been my favorite.

I have test driven the Kia EV4 and EV3, but I am not a huge fan. I do not enjoy the look of the EV3 and while the EV4 was a nice drive, I kept bumping my leg against the direction selector (which is below the handle for the wipers; But this is a huge nitpick since I am fairly tall, so not really an issue for 99% of drivers).

The main issue with Kia across the board is that their are so darn expensive for insurance. At my current provider, the EV4s insurance would have been 500 EUR more expensive than an roughly equally priced Cupra Born.

Not a huge SUV fan, but the Skoda Elroq and Skoda Enyaq were very nice vehicles as well

Re:Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users by Hikikomori on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @05:21PM (#48577097)
Been mostly interested in ev6. Just compared insurance cost and Polestar 2 was almost double. Born was also 50% more than kia ev4. Maybe different in the us if you are there?
Re:Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users by moooo99 on Friday June 19, 2026 @11:56AM (#48600020)
No, located in Germany here.
Re:Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users by Hikikomori on Friday June 19, 2026 @05:53PM (#48603699)
Weird how much cheaper kia is on sweden then.