Alan Stainer

Tech head through and through.

Leasing and 2nd Hand Electric Cars

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Leasing and 2nd Hand Electric Cars

I wish fullychargedshow had done this episode a couple of months ago when I was actively looking for a new car myself. Great information about prices you can expect to pay and importantly how you may actually be able to afford an EV or PHEV yourself. Also some useful places to look if you want more information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OhIHW3oWpA&feature=share

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  1. Mac Baird says

    My brother-in-law works for Nissan North America and was recently telling me that Leaf EV’s coming off lease programs were being sold for as low as $3000, but you had to pay shipping to your location.

  3. Mac Baird says

    Alan Stainer

    Demos generally have very low mileage and wear, while a leased vehicle is assumed to have the opposite, depending on the length of the lease. Leased vehicles are considered used, but demos are still new with a full warrantee. Just driving a purchased car off the lot results in 15% to 25% depreciation.

  6. Peter Hicks says

    £230 /£380 per month then you have charging costs most of these vehicles cost appx £30,000 plus , insurance for electric is high because of of the need of specialist repairs in case of an accident , its nice to be green if you can afford it but what happens if the computer spooks ?

    You won’t get the AA to fix that one by the roadside ,

    I can’t afford one because because I’m disabled and poor so have to stick with my Renault 1.6 auto total cost £1500 ,with 50,000 on the clock , 35mpg £10 per week on fuel and no problems so far ,also I can drive for hundreds of miles without stopping if I wish ,I also don’t have range anxiety ,

    I can also repair/replace service parts my self without the need of going to the very expensive dealers .

    The closest I came to an electric vehicle was a Peugeot 206 it was £1500 but needed a new battery pack but Peugeot wanted £5000 for that ,so I think I will stick with the Renault , its OK for presenters who get manufactures queuing up to give them a free car for a month or two they don’t have any expenses but that’s life in the real world !

  7. Mac Baird says

    Peter Hicks

    I have slightly more than 52,000 miles on my Nissan Leaf averaging 5.2 miles per kWh ($0.10). There are no oil changes, but I had to get new tires at 42,000 miles. The operating cost of my wife’s Nissan Rogue SUV is approximately 10 times higher. The only negative is my range on a full charge has dropped from 100 miles to about 80 miles over 4.5 years as the capacity of the battery drops a little each year since January of 2012, but it still exceeds my local driving needs. On the other hand, the availability of free charging stations has increased significantly. The MSRP for a new vehicle has dropped about $5000 since I purchased mine, and we still get a $7500 tax credit. I estimate that I recover about $1700 per year in operating costs, relative to my wife’s vehicle. My insurance cost is the virtually the same for both vehicles.