FLORIDA MAN BUYS AN IONIQ 5 AND DOES NOT NEED GOLF TO KEEP HIM HAPPY DURING HIS RETIREMENT!

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Kent, a retired accountant living in Fort Myers, Florida, shares his positive experience with his Hyundai IONIQ 5 SEL, which he purchased in April 2022. He highlights the car's quiet and smooth ride, spacious interior, and the convenience of home charging with his Level 2 Grizzly charger, noting he charges at home 99% of the time. Kent praises the HDA2 system for its advanced driver assistance features. While he acknowledges missing some features from the Limited trim, such as the glass roof and cooled seats, he finds the SEL's heated seats and cabin preconditioning adequate for his needs. He successfully completed a 1200-mile road trip to St. Louis using Electrify America, encountering minor app-related issues but generally positive charging experiences. Kent's advice for potential EV buyers is to consider charging infrastructure reliability for road trips, especially if they don't have home charging. He also mentions his interest in exploring aftermarket driver assistance systems like OpenPilot.