Buying a 2nd hand car instead of an EV

Harry Bloomfield · 2026-03-04T17:50:56+0000

freddiemercurystwin said:
Perhaps an old Nissan Leaf with maybe a 50 mile range. Sounds great.

It would get you to the local shops and back, beyond that, ICE is the way.

Avocet · 2026-03-05T01:00:41+0000

Mottie said:
Is there such a thing as a £1.5k EV.

Should be loads! The anti-EV brigade keep telling us people can't give them away!

Avocet · 2026-03-05T01:01:42+0000

freddiemercurystwin said:
Perhaps an old Nissan Leaf with maybe a 50 mile range. Sounds great.

If it's only doing 6000 miles a year, maybe that's enough? Battery swap on a Leaf is supposed to be pretty easy as a DIY proposition.

Avocet · 2026-03-05T01:02:41+0000

Harry Bloomfield said:
It would get you to the local shops and back, beyond that, ICE is the way.

I guess it's possible that his 6000 miles a year is one long road trip...

freddiemercurystwin · 2026-03-05T03:07:46+0000

Avocet said:
If it's only doing 6000 miles a year, maybe that's enough? Battery swap on a Leaf is supposed to be pretty easy as a DIY proposition.

So once you've bought your £1500 EV you have to spend another couple of grand or whatever on a replacement battery?

robinbanks · 2026-03-05T05:46:14+0000

Probably no different to spending 1500 quid on some clapped out ICE car to get it roadworthy.. You can spend that on changing a rubber belt these days

At least with an EV the battery being shagged is about all that could reasonably be wrong with it

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