Nissan Leaf - what do we think?

[gzoom]

Ok didn’t realise they were 6 seaters. Need more main stream options but fear pricing is just too far for some.

7 seater, £31k OTR.

https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/cars/combo-life/electric.html

 

[lane]

Yes EV is good alternative to expensive SUV but not an option for someone like me who spends £8k and wants the car to last me 10+ years with low costs for maintenance over that period.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Cheapest Zoe on Auto trader is £14k, new is around the £30k mark. Lease is £7k deposit and £200 a month.

Way over what I want (and can) pay so back to the cheap Mini plan.....

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-se...ivery-option=on&price-from=4000&price-to=5000

It is amazing how much people will spend on cars. Plenty of 4x4s around that are more expensive than an EV.

Not me, most I have ever spent on a car was £12.2k, couldn't be doing with it being sat for 23 hours a day doing nothing, sold it 6 months later for £11.9k, last I bought cost £6.5K 6 years ago, which I still think is way too much.

Yes EV is good alternative to expensive SUV but not an option for someone like me who spends £8k and wants the car to last me 10+ years with low costs for maintenance over that period.

Last car bought 6 years ago, 7 years old, if I want to replace it now with another 7 year old one it's £9K so currently not prepared to buy.

 

[midlife]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-se...ivery-option=on&price-from=4000&price-to=5000
Not me, most I have ever spent on a car was £12.2k, couldn't be doing with it being sat for 23 hours a day doing nothing, sold it 6 months later for £11.9k, last I bought cost £6.5K 6 years ago, which I still think is way too much.
Last car bought 6 years ago, 7 years old, if I want to replace it now with another 7 year old one it's £9K so currently not prepared to buy.

Thanks, I think I must have had my auto trader search set to dealers as no private sales copped up.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Thanks, I think I must have had my auto trader search set to dealers as no private sales copped up.

I know I looked at them a couple of years ago, the newer version had just come out which had a greater range, there was quite a few that were 3 years old being swapped out on lease. The only concern was the battery wasn't owned on most were on a lease.

 

[gzoom]

Last car bought 6 years ago, 7 years old, if I want to replace it now with another 7 year old one it's £9K so currently not prepared to buy.

Wasting money on cars had put more than a big dent in my bank account over the years.

But am getting better, the Tesla was bought in 2016 and I have no interest of spending any more £££ on another new car for another 5 years at least...........




........however my wifes car will need replacement at some point, current a Model 3 LR is at the top of her shopping list. Cheap EVs are not .

 

[vickster]

Wasting money on cars had put more than a big dent in my bank account over the years.

But am getting better, the Tesla was bought in 2016 and I have no interest of spending any more £££ on another new car for another 5 years at least...........




........however my wifes car will need replacement at some point, current a Model 3 LR is at the top of her shopping list. Cheap EVs are not .

Give her your car, and you get a cheap one then

 

[gzoom]

Give her your car, and you get a cheap one then

That has been suggested when I grumbled at the price of a Model 3

 

[Deleted member 26715]

That has been suggested when I grumbled at the price of a Model 3

Who does the school runs, who ferries them around?

 

[vickster]

Do you need two cars?

 

[vickster]

Who does the school runs, who ferries them around?

Isn’t he in London, why then do they need to drive the kids to school?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Isn’t he in London, why then do they need to drive the kids to school?

No idea, I thought the idea of living in Lardun was so as not to have any cars, my nephew has managed it for 20 years.

 

[gzoom]

Isn’t he in London, why then do they need to drive the kids to school?

I love how eveyone loves to judge, no we are not in London, and yes my daughter walks to school.

However cars to me are much more than just transport, this was my last combustion car, a modified BMW 335i with the fantastic N54 in line 6 engine, tuned to about 400WHP (so around 450BHP at the crank), it kept a RS6 honest from 70mph to about 140mph on the Autobahn .

I PCPed a Leaf to try out EVs after the 335i became increasingly unreliable - including dumping all of its coolant on the driveway. After test driving the Leaf, I pretty much decided that was it for me interms of combustion cars.

If I hadn't bought the Tesla I would have ended up with this.......For me anyways EVs have 100% been the more 'green' option (and cheaper interms of running costs/upkeep).

 

[MrGrumpy]

I love how eveyone loves to judge, no we are not in London, and yes my daughter walks to school.

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However cars to me are much more than just transport, this was my last combustion car, a modified BMW 335i with the fantastic N54 in line 6 engine, tuned to about 400WHP (so around 450BHP at the crank), it kept a RS6 honest from 70mph to about 140mph on the Autobahn .

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I PCPed a Leaf to try out EVs after the 335i became increasingly unreliable - including dumping all of its coolant on the driveway. After test driving the Leaf, I pretty much decided that was it for me interms of combustion cars.

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If I hadn't bought the Tesla I would have ended up with this.......For me anyways EVs have 100% been the more 'green' option (and cheaper interms of running costs/upkeep).

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I wanted a Jag 3.0S sportsback, however not much room in the back for adults so left it and went for something more practical. Looked at EVs and hybrids last year briefly before buying the E Class. Just was not convinced about charging access when out and about for the EV and hybrids just seems pointless.

 

[Pale Rider]

Cheapest Zoe on Auto trader is £14k, new is around the £30k mark. Lease is £7k deposit and £200 a month.

Aye, and a £14k balloon payment after three years if you want to keep it.

That's bordering on irresponsible lending in my view, although it makes a total of about £29,000 so you are not paying a lot of interest.