This week's EV bargain that I'm not buying

slave1 · 20-01-2017 7:01pm

cros13 wrote: »

This looks a bit better, £500 more but it's a Tekna (top spec, leather etc.) with a 6.6kW charger:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201701131273804?radius=1500&aggregatedTrim=Tekna&year-from=2014&postcode=sw1a1aa&onesearchad=Used&make=NISSAN&sort=price-asc&advertising-location=at_cars&colour=Blue&colour=Bronze&colour=Grey&colour=Red&model=LEAF&page=1

I'm sure you'd be able to negotiate the difference down a little more.

It be gone

slave1 · 20-01-2017 7:02pm

KCross wrote: »

Ok, not required then.

However, cros13 has given you a very good option above. The Tekna gives you leather(and other "stuff") which is very useful for all those kids! Thats what I have.

And you get the 6.6kW as a bonus and its in budget.... sounds like a win-win.

Oh, I should say it will be the highest spec so Teckna all the way, when you're bringing in a car, bring it in on high spec is my motto, my CRV is loaded

Evd-Burner · 20-01-2017 10:13pm

slave1 wrote:

up the North, Acenta model with 44.5k miles, should get for in or around â‚¬10k if you pick it up yourself, no mention of battery flex

That one is sold. Tried to buy it last Sunday.

Starscream25 · 21-01-2017 10:36am

Could anyone give any insight into importing an EV from the north? Is it the same procedure as any imported car or is there somespecial considerations in place? Was looking at a few reanault Zoe's and prices are much better up there it seems even with the good exchange rates at the moment.
As far as I know there's no VRT charge but I'm open to correction.

Donnelly117 · 21-01-2017 10:59am

Starscream25 wrote: »

Could anyone give any insight into importing an EV from the north? Is it the same procedure as any imported car or is there somespecial considerations in place? Was looking at a few reanault Zoe's and prices are much better up there it seems even with the good exchange rates at the moment.
As far as I know there's no VRT charge but I'm open to correction.

Same as importing from mainland UK afaik, just the bargains aren't there tbh. Of you can go to the UK you'd be better off.

stesaurus · 21-01-2017 11:02am

Starscream25 wrote: »

Could anyone give any insight into importing an EV from the north? Is it the same procedure as any imported car or is there somespecial considerations in place? Was looking at a few reanault Zoe's and prices are much better up there it seems even with the good exchange rates at the moment.
As far as I know there's no VRT charge but I'm open to correction.

Battery lease's on the Zoe

Gumbo · 21-01-2017 11:18am

http://m.carsireland.ie/car-dealers/county/kildare/electricautos.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1646493&r=s.php%3F%26g%3D0

From the EV Companies FB page.
Deal of the week.

Starscream25 · 21-01-2017 8:34pm

s.welstead wrote: »

Battery lease's on the Zoe

Ya that's what kills the Zoe for me for he most part, saw one Zoe for 5700 pounds on done deal pounds and my mouth dropped but really I think the leaf is the way to go so will hold out for another while yet

slave1 · 30-01-2017 7:25pm

2013 Acenta with 6.6kW and two charge cables, 16k miles, private sale, £8,200 asking

isnottheword · 30-01-2017 7:41pm

slave1 wrote: »

2013 Acenta with 6.6kW and two charge cables, 16k miles, private sale, £8,200 asking

If it's a gen 1.5 (very late 2013), then it's not so bad - although I'd still think that there's more to be shaved off that price. That said, I have to qualify that by saying that prices seemed to have increased a tad on used Leafs in the UK since I bought (August 16) - in spite of improved GBP fx rate.

There's a 6.6kW gen 1.5 2013 Tekna advertised as private seller with £6,660 asking price. Higher mileage but if you run leafspy on the battery, then it's definitely worth checking out.

(Autotrader url links don't seem to work - so run a manual search for it).

Bigus · 30-01-2017 7:47pm

.there's a 15 fast charge irish one on donedeal for 13950

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-leaf-6-6kw-fast-charge-nct-02-19/14512998

KCross · 30-01-2017 8:17pm

Bigus wrote: »

.there's a 15 fast charge irish one on donedeal for 13950

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-leaf-6-6kw-fast-charge-nct-02-19/14512998

Looks like an XE model. Not one I'd go for at that price.

slave1 · 30-01-2017 8:39pm

isnottheword wrote: »

If it's a gen 1.5 (very late 2013), then it's not so bad - although I'd still think that there's more to be shaved off that price. That said, I have to qualify that by saying that prices seemed to have increased a tad on used Leafs in the UK since I bought (August 16) - in spite of improved GBP fx rate.

There's a 6.6kW gen 1.5 2013 Tekna advertised as private seller with £6,660 asking price. Higher mileage but if you run leafspy on the battery, then it's definitely worth checking out.

(Autotrader url links don't seem to work - so run a manual search for it).

That price is ex VAT (even though it's a private seller?!) so £7,992 asking with 57,670miles and 12bars, wouldn't go for it myself but then again this thread is for an EV I'm not buying

Bigus · 30-01-2017 8:41pm

KCross wrote: »

Looks like an XE model. Not one I'd go for at that price.

It's fairly young and has the fast charge , and irish supplied new which may improve wattanrty issues with Nissan Ireland.

slave1 · 30-01-2017 8:48pm

Bigus wrote: »

It's fairly young and has the fast charge , and irish supplied new which may improve wattanrty issues with Nissan Ireland.

Why would Nissan Ireland have warranty issues with a UK import?

isnottheword · 30-01-2017 9:16pm

slave1 wrote: »

That price is ex VAT (even though it's a private seller?!) so £7,992 asking with 57,670miles and 12bars, wouldn't go for it myself but then again this thread is for an EV I'm not buying

Fair point on the ex VAT price - missed that. (p.s. no point in posting direct links to autotrader - they don't work). IF the battery check panned out well, it's not a bad buy as such - but I don't think I'd be happy without it being discounted back down to £7000.

slave1 · 30-01-2017 9:38pm

Never realised AutoTrader links don't work, here's a workaround

slave1 · 30-01-2017 9:40pm

and here's the one I tried to link to earlier...

Bigus · 31-01-2017 7:41pm

slave1 wrote: »

Why would Nissan Ireland have warranty issues with a UK import?

It's being qouted as an issue , either on this forum or EV Facebook.

k123456 · 31-01-2017 7:57pm

Surely there is a pan European warranty

brembo26 · 31-01-2017 8:03pm

k123456 wrote: »

Surely there is a pan European warranty

There is, there shouldnt be any issue whatsoever.

cros13 · 31-01-2017 8:04pm

k123456 wrote: »

Surely there is a pan European warranty

Supposed to be. I haven't heard of any issues bar two cases of damage to connectors etc caused by misuse.

slave1 · 02-02-2017 8:07pm

2015 Acenta+, 8,000miles, £12k, Belfast

cros13 · 02-02-2017 10:20pm

slave1 wrote: »

2015 Acenta+, 8,000miles, £12k, Belfast

Only one slight problem with that one. If it's Acenta+ why doesn't it have the special 17" acenta+ alloys? It should also include both the 3-pin granny cable and the Type 2 to Type 1 public charging cable.

I suspect it's just a 6.6kW charger equipped Acenta incorrectly advertised. But it could be good leverage in negotiations.

slave1 · 02-02-2017 10:56pm

There's nothing to stop anyone selling their Leaf and keeping a cable, or cable lost/stolen etc

cros13 · 02-02-2017 11:16pm

Oh sure... but the alloys are a dead giveaway that it's an Acenta and not an Acenta+.

The Acenta+ is a fourth trim level in the UK between Acenta and Tekna bundling the most popular options and the spiffy 17" trim specific alloys.

There's no equivalent trim in Ireland.

slave1 · 05-02-2017 1:55pm

Interesting, ex demo, stickers covered white 30kW Acenta, close to VAT mileage but that can be overcome, £15.5k, prices falling for 30kW's...

KCross · 07-02-2017 1:14pm

https://speakev.com/threads/nissan-leaf-acenta-65-reg-24kwh-6-6kw-battery-bought.20215/

152 24kWh Acenta+
6.6kW charger and both charging cables.
4000 miles
£11k

KCross · 07-02-2017 1:19pm

slave1 wrote: »

Interesting, ex demo, stickers covered , close to VAT mileage but that can be overcome, £15.5k, prices falling for 30kW's...

As a matter of interest, do those stickers come off clean with no shading issues between the parts of the paint that were and were not covered, particularly since the car probably has those stickers for a year now?.... surely there would be shading issues when they are taken off?

Anyone know?

slave1 · 07-02-2017 1:28pm

KCross wrote: »

https://speakev.com/threads/nissan-leaf-acenta-65-reg-24kwh-6-6kw-battery-bought.20215/

152 24kWh Acenta+
6.6kW charger and both charging cables.
4000 miles
£11k

I've been following that sale for a while, this is the first time he has budged on price, he took it down off Autotrader last week so I thought it was sold.
In any case it's overpriced, there's a nicer colour (subjective) grey with an asking of £10.8k, same model, pretty much the same mileage and with Nissan Cared 4 warranty and coverage although it does not have two cables (I phoned).
He can't sell at that price when dealer cheaper (ignoring the cable) with warranty comeback, free servicing for two years etc.
He needs to drop to £10k minimum and then would be doing well.

This week's EV bargain that I'm not buying

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