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

Why on earth? It's a 7 year old stepping stone car used by many to get into the world of EV motoring.

You might have taken it up incorrectly.

Why would anyone be put off by 3 owners in 7 years? Is it not helpful to suggest that this is fairly normal, and not to be worried?

I'd be more worried about what the guy in the picture with the light is doing.

In that case the bargains thread is not for you. Probably best to start your own thread

The Kona if you want range. The eGolf is a nicer driver if your a keen driver. But short range. It's a city car. Not that you can't do long distances but it's more faffing around as the software is obsolete.

It's out of battery warranty and while there are very few issues with the eGolf battery I'd still want one in battery warranty for that price.

You'll be using your phone via airlink and obd to navigate. The inbuilt maps are obsolete on the eGolf.

Yes that's exactly what I'm saying. There has never been a bargain posted here from an Irish dealer. Maybe the odd one from Northern Ireland alright but generally there are always better deals to be had from private sellers here👍🏻

On that particular Kona, the mileage on it is probably more off putting than the number of owners. The OP is likely looking for a minter EV which will be a struggle given the budget.

Generally speaking an EV of a similar age to an ICE car may have more owners, simply because technology ages faster, owners trade up to vehicles with longer range, getting over the fear of the adoption of their first electric vehicles. The Kona would in many ways be a gateway EV that tempts new owners into the electrified world, so a Kona with a few owners would be relatively normal.

Exactly. I also think older EVs had less range and when new there were less chargers around. So people out grew them pretty quickly.

When I looked for ours most older EVs had more owners than a similar as aged ICE. I think mine had 3 owners at 30k. But I bought off a main dealer with with extra warranty.

I've done the updates on mine and there's major local roads and junctions simply not on it.

I use Google maps because it's better than Waze for pitches. On a long trip I use ABRP with an ODB dongle. It can read the eGolf live battery state and use it navigation. I use carlink 5.0 which makes it all wire free.

I've certainly done long trips in mine down to Kerry and back etc. The OP clarified it's mainly for local trips. I'm just saying there are more suitable long distance EVs if someone does that a lot. ACC is very good on the eGolf for long journeys.

There's a lot more chargers SE Wexford direction now than ever. So it's a non issue. But if I was crossing the country entry weekend I'd buy a newer ID3 with it's faster charging and bigger battery. But I think the eGolf is a hidden gem in Executive Trim

This Tesla Model S says free supercharging on the ad, but no mention of supercharging in pic 10 of the inforamation screen? Isn't it meant to display here clearly if it is free supercharging?