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

But I get your point. If an Irish or UK version comes with 8 years warranty and a Japanese one doesn't then surely that's worth something. Not to mention the Chademo plugs as well

Kia Soul EV €3k, just passed NCT, low mileage, high spec

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/kia-soul-ev-fresh-nct-fully-electric-/41863332

This is cheaper than I have seen one before advertised but be aware these use batteries that do degrade, are only 27kWh to start with and they use CHAdeMO fast charging. Would I buy it instead of a €3k Leaf? I sure would.

this will not make it from Lucan to Newbridge return. Even Maynooth to Newbridge. Seller is in Maynooth and likely its only use is local shopping and park and ride for train. Useless range. Would not take it if they paid me .

Requirements to travel further may arise unexpectedly and to me a car is a way of private transportation that can take me where I want to be when I want to be without planning ahead or beyond capabilities of a car. That Kia is only suitable as a banger for park and ride that you know you won’t use for anything else. Still 3.5 k for useless car is too much.

only charging to 65% so 70km approx is that the symptom of a large problem or is that the degradation of the battery Unkel is alluding to

They only became available in Europe in Q3 2014 so this must be one of the first ones off the production line.

Missed its 2024 NCT for some reason and only charging to 65%, but something different from a Leaf for a runaround.

It is regrettable that whomever the owner was at the time was never entitled to getting the cars battery replaced under warranty by Kia with a 30kwh pack due to the dodgy battery/obc replacement campaign, otherwise he'd have a proper 180km range town and country runabout rather than what he is selling here.

If I recollect correctly (from various videos on youtube, TeslaBjorn & EV Clinic etc.) replacing any dodgy cells in these packs with healthy ones makes for less than satisfactory results, and is thus considered to not be all that cost effective in the end.

Admittedly, 65km range might well do a lot of people perfectly fine (for the money), and the Soul EV is a far nicer car to drive IMO than any early Leafs, Zoes or Citroen Ami.

And you say that having owned Leafs, Zoes. and Amis @swab?

No. I have never driven an Ami. It can't really be classed as an equal to the other 3, forget I ever mentioned it.

I have test driven used examples of both the early and refreshed Leafs and a few Zoes.

As a onetime Soul EV owner, it is easily a nicer car to drive than both the early Leafs and Zoes. In my opinion.

My daughter fancied an upgrade and she just sold her eGolf for good money. Exactly like you say, 330e are a bit of a bargain. The one we just bought had the HV battery replaced last year

Edit: just had a look at petrol 3 series from 2016/2017 and suffice to say the asking prices are many thousands higher than we paid for the 330e, which also has far better performance, cheaper tax and much cheaper to fuel (on 6c / kWh night rate for the first 30m of range - 90% cheaper than petrol)

Not a quick flip, she had the Golf a year!

It just seemed an opportune moment to sell it as thanks to the actions of our pal the Donald, second hand EV prices have firmed up considerably

I meant to say a quick change of car - sold and bought a new one so quick. Good timing cannot argue with that!

Terrible pics, although you can see the gom shows 340km on 100%.

am I correct to say this is the most base spec possible?

Might be a deal to be had as the other car in the pics is a brand new id5, so they may be a keen seller