This week's EV bargain that I'm not buying V2

Probably wasn’t profitable enough compared to other higher end models in the BMW range to warrant a successor or revamp of the original. Sales tapered off in it’s final years which most likely prompted a boardroom decision to axe it. Maybe the electric Mini was meant to be it’s spiritual successor ?

Bit like the Model S demonstrating Tesla's commitment to and progress with electric vehicles. You don't necessarily set up to make a profit but to get a product into the mainstream marketplace so that customers queue for what's next and your organisation gets into the mainstream news for the right reasons.

2020 40kWh Leaf €5750 asking, likely to be an ex-taxi and high risk though;

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/41098313

I'd be genuinely interested in one of those LDV vans if they can be got that cheap - at least, if they didn't need too much in the way of dent repair! After all, you could pay similar for a decent 8x4 trailer, but the van would be a whole lot easier to use - plus I might be able to think in terms of increasing the range with extra battery modules if the notion of a camper conversion really took my fancy. It's a pity they're all limited to 100kmh though - I wonder would it be possible to derestrict them? Even an extra 10kmh would be nice to have, regardless of the effect on efficiency.

Living in NI, I'd be importing it from the south, so the complete opposite of what most people have been trying to do with EVs!😀 But any I've seen on UK Autotrader start at around £10k plus VAT, the few times I've looked. I don't know whether any customs duty would be payable for bringing one north - the UK's .gov website just says to call HMRC which I don't want to do at this stage, if for no other reason that I've no wish to faff about on hold or being transferred from one call handler to another. Anybody know the score?

They have the original Tesla Model S motor design which eventually fails with an internal coolant leak similarly to Audi Q7 and Mercedes EQC motors (that copied the rotor liquid cooling from the early Model S motors). Aftermarket solution is either to remove the rotor cooling or improve it but I would not rely on this service being available in Ireland.

Never driven one, but probably something like that alright. I'd say considerably less in worst case winter conditions

Risky business. They seem to change the rules within the NCTS organisation quite a lot. Probably told from above what to do. If you just brought in a €30k car and all of a sudden you have to pay €10k in VAT / duty, I bet you wish you had never bothered. Of course you just wouldn't go ahead and sell the car back into the UK / NI. But that transaction will likely lose you a few grand unless you have a good channel to sell it through and / or you got an utter bargain in the first place

Lot of risk, very little reward. Safer to just buy your EV here in the Republic…

I just bought another eGolf, so the i3 is for sale immediately. I haven't got it advertised anywhere but happy to do a decent deal if anyone is interested. PM me.

The kids these days. FaceBook and TikTok. Friend of my daughter's (who owns the other eGolf) spotted it. They did all the groundwork, and then brought me in for the kill and to pay the man 😂 The kids even did the test drive and filled in all the paperwork without me 😂

Not as good a bargain as the last time, but this car is super clean and tight, low miles, NCTd and taxed

And no, keeping both these eGolfs but selling the BMW i3. If anyone interested, can do a good deal if it saves me from having the cost and the hassle to put it up for sale

Bmw I3 for sale in Co. Dublin for €7,995 on DoneDeal

Why did you not go for greenlight mark?