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

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  • #10292
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,930 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    They just moved it out to next week. Must have had a fair bit of interest. They aren't cheap cars to buy new, but "no one" wants a used one, as the small pool of buyers for these usually must buy new for the ACCA and for finance, so I can't imagine this going anywhere at auction other than to a high end garage (lewis motors, beshoffs, etc) or somewhere that the owner fancied it for himself while buying it as a retail car on margin knowing it won't sell for ages!



  • #10293
    joe1303l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭joe1303l


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122856300#Comment_122856300

    It’s a strange one. Definitely not your usual fare turning up at Wilsons. Very small market for that sort of a vehicle here.



  • #10294
    Firblog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭Firblog


    For those who need 7 seats

    (1) Used 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB EQB 300 4M 168kW AMG Line Premium 66.5kWh 5dr Auto For Sale | Used Cars NI

    UK plate though?



  • #10295
    boosabum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭boosabum


    Low mileage and probably not old enough to avoid vat regardless



  • #10296
    Exiled Rebel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭Exiled Rebel


    What are the VRT rules regarding GB plated cars in the north? I know cars need to have over 6,000km on the clock and have to be owned for a reasonable amount of time but is there any other requirements specifically for GB cars which were imported into NI?

    I see a nice 2022 Ioniq 5 which has NI plates but was originally registered in Dundee.



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  • #10297
    joe1303l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭joe1303l


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122862536#Comment_122862536

    For those who need 5 seats and 2 seats for midgets with no luggage. These are really tight in the back. Obviously that one is a nice spec AMG version but Connollys in Galway have one advertised for €47,900



  • #10298
    beetlebailey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭beetlebailey


    Anyone here driving a Polestar?

    Why have they dropped so much in price?

    Last time l looked them they were circa €50k for the entry level model. This seems an absolute bargain.......I'm I missing something?

    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/polestar-2-srsm/37797412



  • #10299
    Soarer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,413 ✭✭✭Soarer


    They've a new version (coming) out, and they're shifting old stock.



  • #10300
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,076 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867109#Comment_122867109

    It's not a very good car. Very cramped in the cabin. And the old model. For just a couple grand more you could get a brand new 2025 Tesla Model 3, with more range and far lower running costs.

    Not a bargain in my book unless you could get it for under €30k

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #10301
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,076 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Here is a sweet bargain. Brand new Fiat 500 electric, unwanted price, €18k

    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/unwanted-prize-fiat-500-icon-20-km-3mth-tax/38129866

    List price before any optional extras is €24,995 and not €32,200 like the ad claims though…

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



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  • #10302
    Clo-Clo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,088 ✭✭✭Clo-Clo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122863591#Comment_122863591

    It's really a 6 seater, the middle seat in the first row is tiny. Absolutely tiny

    The back seats would be for children only



  • #10303
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,830 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867225#Comment_122867225

    It's an absolute cracker of a car. One of the most comfortable cars I've ever driven. And that includes Mercs, Lexus, Audi and many more. May be a bit cramped if you're six foot plus, but no more so than say an Audi A4 or A5 etc.

    Best thing is that it feels like a 'normal' car to sit in and drive. All the information in front of you instead of off to one side like some EVs. And it's really well sound proofed and quiet on the road. Very little road noise unlike some. I think Nobby on Cars described it as a driver's car. And he's right.

    In terms of price, I think they were around the 42k mark earlier this year, so I'd say it's a bargain alright. But check around. Not the one I'd go for, prefer one with the panoramic roof.



  • #10304
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,672 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867225#Comment_122867225

    With all due respect that's horseshit.

    'Its not a very good car' waffle.

    Goes on to sell one of the basic level spec EVs out for a few grand more....



  • #10305
    User1998
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,269 ✭✭✭✭User1998


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867231#Comment_122867231

    So they got it for free. That calls for some serious lowballing😂



  • #10306
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,076 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867402#Comment_122867402

    You could try but the ad says no offers. Might get it for €17k but I doubt you would get it for any less.

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #10307
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,076 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867325#Comment_122867325

    How is the Polestar better specced than the Model 3? Wouldn't really bother me either way but just interested in what makes you think that.

    I haven't driven a Polestar myself but I have seen several reviews and they are pretty poor. I did sit in it and found it very cramped and small. Similar to BMW i4. I am a bit under 6'2 and a bit over 90kg. I generally do not get this cramped feeling in any car, not even very small ones like my vintage Lotus

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #10308
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,830 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867460#Comment_122867460

    I'd like to see those 'pretty poor' reviews. I watched and read a lot before I bought mine and the overwhelming positivity I took from them was what clinched it for me. @MarkN was especially impressed and compared it very favourably to Teslas. In fact one reviewer was driving a Model 3 to collect his Polestar 2 and it was hilarious the difference in background noise between the two. Could barely hear him in the Tesla.



  • #10309
    MojoMaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,062 ✭✭✭MojoMaker


    Steady on with the "cracker of a car" nonsense for a sec 😂

    You're justifying your own choice, and that's perfectly fine - without the hyperbolae.

    There was a spec question above which was ignored - I'm interested in the answer too, as the incoming P2 will be a good chunk more expensive than a Model 3.



  • #10310
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,579 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867109#Comment_122867109

    Its the standard range single motor. Its about what its worth.

    They are a really well built car, its a Volvo after all, but its small inside, cramped compared to other EV's.

    They didn't sell well compared to other EVs and now they have to shift them as the better looking facelift version is out.

    You wont go wrong with oe so drive it and see if it suits you.



  • #10311
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,076 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867495#Comment_122867495

    Compared to a Tesla Model 3 current model, the "Highland"? I'd doubt it very much.

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



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  • #10312
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,579 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867495#Comment_122867495

    I would certainly hope so considering they were in a 37k car going to collect a 53k car!

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    New facelift looks so uch better than the older one IMO.



  • #10313
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,830 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867530#Comment_122867530

    You can look up the review yourself. I'd say it was pre the new model.



  • #10314
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,076 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867535#Comment_122867535

    Looks good. But in fairness the old model looked good too. Better than most cars in the class and certainly lots better than a Model 3. The value for money was just very poor to start with, particularly when it was still a FWD car. I know this doesn't matter to people who don't really care much about having a driver's car. But it matters to me.

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #10315
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,830 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867513#Comment_122867513

    Fighting hyperbole with hyperbole. The "not a very good car" was equally exaggerated. With absolutely nothing other than "a bit cramped" as backup. The Tesla fanboi stuff is nauseating at times. There's absolutely no question that apparently can't be answered by "get a Tesla" despite it being demonstrably not the answer the question is seeking to elicit nor the parameters it can fit into.



  • #10316
    Nigzcurran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,232 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    I recently bought a used Polestar 2 lrsm. I had €30k cash to spend so looked at plenty of EV options including the M3 but I found the interior dreadful and not something I could live with. They are so common now where as 5 years ago they stood out from the crowd which is what the Polestar does now. It's far more stylish and imposing looking than any other car like it. I get 300kms range out of a full charge driving on the motorway to Kerry so I'm sure it would do at least 350kms around town. I'm six foot and find the cabin is class and the biggest issue for me is the terrible cupholders! Unkel liking Teslas and me not liking Teslas is what car ownership is all about as the world would be a boring place if we all had the same taste.

    Time is contagious, everybody's getting old.



  • #10317
    ...Ghost...
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭...Ghost...


    It feels so very cramped in those crappy polestars.




    Also, I’ve never actually sat in one 😂

    Also they don’t stand out. They blend in and look a bit boring to me. Different strokes

    Stay Free



  • #10318
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,076 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867700#Comment_122867700

    I don't particularly like the Model 3 and I find it one of the least good looking cars in the class. But this is the bargains thread and there is no mistake it is the best value for money in its class by a long shot, on objective grounds

    But yes I agree with your post, we buy what we like. Personally I don't think I would buy a Model 3. But neither would I buy a Polestar 2

    It's a pity some Polestar 2 owners (unlike yourself) get very defensive when you say something they don't like to hear and as a knee jerk reaction blame it on Tesla fanboism. The user asked a question and I gave them an answer.

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #10319
    markodaly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,427 ✭✭✭✭markodaly


    The Polestar 2 look lovely to me and has many good reviews, from what I have seen.

    It's on my 2nd hand shortlist next year if I can stretch that far for one.



  • #10320
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,672 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122867513#Comment_122867513

    It wasn't answered because I'm busy not on here all of the time.

    He said it was a poor car. Despite.... not amazingly never haven driven one. Then claimed the model 3 was better all round despite having to spend more money to get one.



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  • #10321
    Unknownability
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭Unknownability


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122862701#Comment_122862701

    Any idea how I could work out the price on Irish plates?



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