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silverwhistle

I can recognise a Tesla badge but haven't a clue which model is which, and to be honest that is my general attitude to cars as all crossovers seem to look the same to me as well, which doesn't help in the car park when you are trying to find your white MG ZS!

I have had a succession of cars following early advice given to buy models which were 'unpopular' or without an image premium so that I've never paid much for my motoring and had various manufacturers by random circumstance. It's nice to have the standing acceleration of an EV, but don't regard the roads as a place for a Sunday meander or showing off so all the talk about handling or safety also doesn't impress overly and much of the debate passes me by.

The expansion of the market can only be good to cover us non-enthusiasts, with my own priorities being cost, simplicity and practicality (which includes decent range and charging ability). Posh 'infotainment' systems leave me cold and multi-level touch screens are a positive danger. This is the first car I've had with cruise control, so far only used on the M27 which is more or less all 40 or 50mph restricted! But many people insist that 'everybody wants all the toys' and I wish they realised that we don't.

JKenH

40kWh Leaf now in bargain basement territory.

How cheap can a 40kWh leaf get? - £8,900 with 26k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402946691964

EVandPV

JKenH said:

40kWh Leaf now in bargain basement territory.

How cheap can a 40kWh leaf get? - £8,900 with 26k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402946691964

Woh, that's a crazy low price ! 😮
Can't see any under £15k on Autotrader, and with a lot more mileage than that.
What's wrong with it ? 😁

Coastalwatch

EVandPV said:

JKenH said:

40kWh Leaf now in bargain basement territory.

How cheap can a 40kWh leaf get? - £8,900 with 26k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402946691964

Woh, that's a crazy low price ! 😮
Can't see any under £15k on Autotrader, and with a lot more mileage than that.
What's wrong with it ? 😁

It would be worth far more than that just as a storage battery.........unless that's what is missing!

Grumpy_chap

JKenH said:

40kWh Leaf now in bargain basement territory.

How cheap can a 40kWh leaf get? - £8,900 with 26k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402946691964

£9k is not "bargain basement" territory.  It is enough for a barely run-in family car:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106093664562

JKenH

Grumpy_chap said:

JKenH said:

40kWh Leaf now in bargain basement territory.

How cheap can a 40kWh leaf get? - £8,900 with 26k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402946691964

£9k is not "bargain basement" territory.  It is enough for a barely run-in family car:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106093664562

Yep, that’s quite a bargain at half new car price. One of those unfashionable cars that @silverwhistle referred to.

EricMears

EVandPV said:

JKenH said:

40kWh Leaf now in bargain basement territory.

How cheap can a 40kWh leaf get? - £8,900 with 26k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402946691964

Woh, that's a crazy low price ! 😮
Can't see any under £15k on Autotrader, and with a lot more mileage than that.
What's wrong with it ? 😁

Look closely at the eBay listing !

Seller has only been an eBay member for just under a year;  only 12 feedback entries - all as a buyer; none as seller.  Possibly an honest seller only recently established but I'd want to know a lot more about them before doing business,

EVandPV

EricMears said:

EVandPV said:

JKenH said:

40kWh Leaf now in bargain basement territory.

How cheap can a 40kWh leaf get? - £8,900 with 26k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402946691964

Woh, that's a crazy low price ! 😮
Can't see any under £15k on Autotrader, and with a lot more mileage than that.
What's wrong with it ? 😁

Look closely at the eBay listing !

Seller has only been an eBay member for just under a year;  only 12 feedback entries - all as a buyer; none as seller.  Possibly an honest seller only recently established but I'd want to know a lot more about them before doing business,

Yeah, I noticed that after closer inspection.
Don't see much about the business name and address online either.

michaels

EricMears said:

EVandPV said:

JKenH said:

40kWh Leaf now in bargain basement territory.

How cheap can a 40kWh leaf get? - £8,900 with 26k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402946691964

Woh, that's a crazy low price ! 😮
Can't see any under £15k on Autotrader, and with a lot more mileage than that.
What's wrong with it ? 😁

Look closely at the eBay listing !

Seller has only been an eBay member for just under a year;  only 12 feedback entries - all as a buyer; none as seller.  Possibly an honest seller only recently established but I'd want to know a lot more about them before doing business,

All their items are well under-priced, not unusual to see these scams on ebay.

Grumpy_chap

JKenH said:

Grumpy_chap said:

JKenH said:

40kWh Leaf now in bargain basement territory.

How cheap can a 40kWh leaf get? - £8,900 with 26k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402946691964

£9k is not "bargain basement" territory.  It is enough for a barely run-in family car:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106093664562

Yep, that’s quite a bargain at half new car price. One of those unfashionable cars that @silverwhistle referred to.

I agree unfashionable - but very functional value.

EVandPV said:

EricMears said:

EVandPV said:

JKenH said:

40kWh Leaf now in bargain basement territory.

How cheap can a 40kWh leaf get? - £8,900 with 26k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402946691964

Woh, that's a crazy low price ! 😮
Can't see any under £15k on Autotrader, and with a lot more mileage than that.
What's wrong with it ? 😁

Look closely at the eBay listing !

Seller has only been an eBay member for just under a year;  only 12 feedback entries - all as a buyer; none as seller.  Possibly an honest seller only recently established but I'd want to know a lot more about them before doing business,

Yeah, I noticed that after closer inspection.
Don't see much about the business name and address online either.

Could not find the company using either Companies House or Endole Websites.
CLVADS MOTORS LTD

When a user registers as a business seller and puts a business name, do the online auction websites take any steps to verify that the company actually exists?  

Could I simply put an business account on an online auction site and say "GRUMPY CHAPS MOTORS LTD" and seemingly create an air of respectability even though the company is entirely fictitious?