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

I track the same cars - they haven’t gone back up so much as they never came down.

any m3 that has a sub €29k price is selling, and nothing else is

Yes, nice quirky alternative to a leaf but has it’s limits with an 18.8 kWh battery. Nice colour combination on it. No warranty obviously but the battery on these seem to hold up pretty well in terms of degradation.

Another wounded one 222 ID3..

Says easy repair, I have my doubts though could be expensive.

https://www.donedeal.ie/damagedcars-for-sale/vw-id-3-side-damaged-2022/36162662

Price is way off and it won’t sell at that money but it’s a bolt on repair other than a rear quarter panel and one sill. Salvage price & parts availability will dictate if it’s financially worthwhile. I doubt if he’ll get more than 10K for it.

Cars like this get repaired every day of the week. The numbers have to add up though to make it worthwhile. Air bag dash kits, curtain bags and exchange seat belts all available from breakers or specialists like Airbag Team. Roof lining and steering wheel will be fine. https://cms.airbagteam.com/

If you think that's over priced check out his range rover the chaps in Cloud Cuckoo land...

Hopefully they'll drop a bit more so I can buy one. 😁

I've been watching them since December, mainly looking at 94 Ah cars with the range extender. The two 2016 cars I was watching that sold quickly were priced at 12.5k and 11999 ((although this one was a 60Ah). Anything more expensive than that seems to be sitting there so I think the market is deciding.

As regards spec I'm looking for 94Ah plus the REX. I know you don't rate the REX but for me in the sticks it gives peace of mind and a bit of flexibility.

As regards the rest, I'd like Harmon Kardon, the big screen and leather. And for colour that gold'ish colour is least desirable for me followed by white. After that I wouldn't be too bothered although I do think they look good in black.

Having said all that though the spec probably wouldn't sway me from buying a good bargain. Sound system and leather etc isn't worth a few grand difference in price.

They have to keep dropping though, can't beat the laws of depreciation plus the new stuff getting cheaper...

If a car ‘bottoms out’ at a certain value that suggests the car will never go below that amount, which simply isn’t true for the BMW i3. They may have stagnated at that price but they will of course become cheaper over time like all cars do.