I Bought The Cheapest Electric Car On Auto Trader! 4K

Rory's always praising electric cars. Now he's decided to put his money where his mouth is by buying the cheapest EV on Auto Trader! With fuel shortages, emission control zones and ever-present environmental concerns, will this be the perfect time to make the jump to electric on the cheap?

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[mubbasherniaz]

On another note, I think what Rory is doing for Autotrader is so fantastic for both him and the company- such a great step in his career and he’s doing absolutely amazingly- I love watching his videos

[CalvinsCarDiary]

Pleasure doing business with you guys. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the Leaf 👌

[GlynHudson]

Nice! My 7 year old leaf has just done 80, 000 miles. Still going strong, very reliable car. Perfect as a cheap local run around, costs less than £1 to recharge overnight at home and TAX free, driving doest get cheaper than this.

[johnedwards]

Calvin's Car Diaries will be well chuffed to be featured on the channel

[Twinguin]

An EV and a V8 make a perfect two-car garage.

[mikadavies]

Rory,
Look into the cost of a battery upgrade. Then do a cost comparison with newer second hand electric cars. To prove which purchase would be best?

[iantrott]

Good choice for a first EV :)

My first EV was a Leaf 24 in April 15, on the Motability scheme. We covered over 52, 000 in four years before it had to go back as the lease was up.

You’ll need to plan some trips carefully, but any destination is possible, especially now with a much improved network.

Just follow the ABC rule for small battery EV’s, “Always Be Charging”; basically never turn down an opportunity to plug-in, no matter how brief :)

[hankthetank]

Probably one of your most important videos Rory. Can't wait to see how you get on with the Leaf. I'll make a quick prediction. Range anxiety.

[MrBryn]

Really keen to see how the batteries have held up after all these years.
Fantastic buy.

[icemclaren]

Rory: spends 10mins trying to convince us ev is the way to go.

Also Rory: subconscious bounce in his stride when he mentions his 5L Mustang.

I feel the same. 😄

[dvanremortel]

Rory, well done! Let's see daily life, charging, used car issue and a road trip. Cliffs of Dover?

[dannyseville]

The trader site has sub options for range and charge times but maybe it also needs a filter for if the battery is lease or owned if there is a cost implication?

[sunnydub]

I'm jealous. Found this cat a couple months ago videos haven't disappointed yet

[localgearhead]

Drive to the Nürburgring with it. We'll see how it is for long journeys and you can properly test it's "sportiness"

[HassanPoyo]

When he said the ION looked like a toaster I spat my drink

[LemonTeaLeaf]

Good Job Rory, and welcome to the future with an old Leaf :D

[LNDG]

Buying a second hand EV sounds tempting. Too many concerns about battery degradation. It’d be interesting to find out how much the Leaf’s battery has degraded in real-world use and also how much a battery replacement would cost.

[Kingdonnerkebab]

Aww Rory you should have included dealing with Calvin at BINCA, he has his own Youtube channel Calvins Car Diary. Hes a sound guy.

[ChicoBranquinho]

Glad you seem to enjoy Portugal, where you tested the Leaf for the first time. Great work as usual.

[SwitchedOnNetwork]

Nice up to date VO added there in the intro before publishing, love it! :)