I've Bought An Electric Car For Less Than £5k!

I am not an electric car owner and probably won't be but... Well done on that purchase, I am amazed at the price. It certainly looks very nice 😊 I must say you are one of the better ev channels.

Dynamic Nav was the middle trim. Signature was top of the range, and there was one below I forgot. The warranty is about 320 quid a year, but you have to keep it in place - if it expires then you can't add it back on again. If you join the RZOC, which casts 15 quid, you get 30 quid off. Did you take a bluetooth dongle with you and use CanZE to find out what the battery Soh?

I have just purchased my first EV last week. It's a 2016 Nissan Leaf Tekna 30KW with 37k on the clock and it is immaculate. Driving it like Miss Daisy gets 103 miles, normal driving 93! Car was advertised for 6.5k, but managed to snap it up for 5.5k. Battery manager already updated and the last elderly owner (5 years) has had parking sensors fitted front and rear. The seller has been told she can't drive due to an eye problem and just wanted it gone. Between 2021-22 it did zero miles between MOTs! I could not be happier with my first EV.......so far.

I can't knock that £4,400.... for a mint looking low mileage Renault Zoe... 👍👍👍

I had a Zoe 22kWh and loved it. I can already see from just the partial view you show that they still look very good. I took mine from 23000 miles to about 55000 and could not detect any degradation, so my guess is that you will average 85 miles and might see as much as 100. I think the most I ever saw unless I had reset it was 102 miles. Mine was the 'Q' motor so would charge at 43kW A/C. You suggested that yours wouldn't rapid charge so I guess it's the 'R' motor which can do 22kW and is supposed to be more efficient. I look forward to the next installment.

My 1st Zoe was a 2014 dynamique intens 22khw battery and I got a great deal from a guy in Glasgow, I live near Manchester, got the train up and drove it back, it was January and there was 3ft of snow! I could only do about 60 miles on a charge on the way home😂 that was back in 2016, was still in perfect working order until last year when an airbag fault caused me to sell it as there were no spare parts available 😢

In Feb 2016 I bought a 2012 Citröen C-Zero for £6k and drove it home to Bournemouth from Cambridge. First time using the Ecotricity charge network as this was all that was available on the motorway. Long story short I made it home. I had the car for nearly 5 years and traded it in for £5k and it only needed new tyres in that time. It’s range was 60 miles in the summer and 45 miles in the winter so long as you didn’t put the heater on. That didn’t change when I traded it in. It was a great 2nd car for my wife who used it every day 8miles each way to her office. It also made very little difference to our electricity bill. It made sense for us to run an EV and it still makes sense.

From whatcar: "There are three trim levels: Expression Nav, Dynamique Nav and Signature Nav. The entry-level models get 15in steel wheels, cruise control, climate control and a 7.0in touchscreen infotainment system with sat-nav. Upgrade to Dynamique Nav and you'll get 16in alloy wheels, automatic lights and wipers, keyless entry and start, a DAB radio, and rear parking sensors. Signature Nav adds numerous bronze accents, electronically folding door mirrors, a rear-view camera, heated front seats and a Bose sound system."

Well done. I look forward to seeing how good it is.

Great video. Helpful and with a few car-buying tips (that I hadn't heard of, anyway)

Amazing. You've made Yorkshire proud. No more excuses "But I can't afford an EV"....

What a bargain, it looks quite nice and I’m sure with that warranty you’ve won’t have a problem. What you purchased it for was fantastic and great for a local run around, and so it’s been a good project for you to do on your You Tube channel, and helpful for some one on a budget to purchase an EV. 👍🏻

Nice autorader tips. I'll be using them. Cheers.

Good on you, great find. Good video series

I paid 8k euros for a 2016 Leaf. It does 137km per charge. 93% battery health. Very pleased.

This is great content EVM.

Great job Andy. Giving me thoughts on picking up a run around! to go alongside my Kia E Niro!

This has got me intrigued! Looking forward to the next video .

I agree you have to travel. I bought a car in Cardiff when I was living in a Halifax, and I bought our e-Niro from a garage in Eastbourne while living in Cumbria. Both good buys in my opinion.

For someone that never really leaves their town, or for city driving, something like this is ideal. Even a 150 mile journey would only necessitate one recharge stop each way.