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Two were different colours (one black interior and the other white interior). The one I am referring to for 44k was @eamondunphy's car who posted what he got for it on here. One was white with black interior 18 wheels as opposed to 19s and with higher kms than @Anishrt2020 car and that made 42.5.

Got this directly from the owners as was chatting to them as was looking to pick up a 'reasonable' 222 M3. When sold, asked them what they got for it and have no reason to believe they would inflate what they got. Reasonable price to me would be 39-41k but that doesn't mean they aren't all making closer to 44k than we would have expected.

But I have given you three examples including Eamon Dunphy's car which I said (if I remember correctly) is blue with white interior so yes has extras. Those extras don't translate into what they would have cost from Tesla. Wouldn't say he got lucky (or you would have to say all three of my examples got lucky), if you read his post he perservered.

222 Model 3s are making 42-44k so no bargains there yet considering the cost of a brand new one.

Things may change, but based on the evidence, asking 44k for a 222 M3 with larger wheels and with very low KMs is perfectly reasonable and the seller should probably expect to get somewhere between 42-44k. The only things I can see going slightly against him are the couple of scratches on the rims and the KE reg.

@smax71 - there's probably still zero or even negative depreciation at the very bottom of the market, the well sub €10k EVs. There simply isn't a lot of supply of them and this supply can never grow as it is no longer an option to import them (from the UK) for profit

Aye, my point exactly. It seems very few people are aware of this. Once the general population finds out the benefits of EVs, they can see past cars with very limited range and will appreciate that these are ideal as second, local, cars. Demand will go up, supply is still very limited and can not go up. So price will increase. At least until we can get €11-12k brand new Chinese EVs on the road, which I expect to still be a good few years away. And even then, a €6-7k older Leaf or Fluence will be preferable and superior in the eyes of most people.

Can't argue with that. Particularly if the grant is halved or worse

Couldn't agree more. I prefer the Model 3 myself and the Performance is a wee gem. I like low, I like sporty suspension. I do not like SUVs or MPVs. When my 3 kids were young, all I had was large saloon cars with a boot. Not even a hatchback!

Simple logic has it though that you have to pay a premium in total cost of ownership to own a Model 3 over a Model Y. Could turn out to be quite a big premium if you buy a Model 3 new or nearly new now.

Yes the early RWD cars had the rear drive motor from the Performance. I think it's one of the few Teslas I haven't driven yet!

Dont get me wrong Id love the P if I could afford it or if it was my main family car. Unfortunately I have to run a 7 seater as well for a few more years so a well priced used LR is my loftiest ambition at this stage.

Best case, reusing his add as not to pay more.

Worst case, chancing his arm.

Forgive the noob question but does the 2019/20 LR have the LFP battery?

Very hard to say. It's still under full Tesla warranty which will help in a private sale, but the market for second hand cars of that sort of value is small. And your timing is terrible, the arse has fallen out of second hand Tesla values (and most other cars too) and many current Tesla owners are on a race to the bottom having their cars for sale and keep dropping their prices as the Model Y deliveries are starting in a week or two. You might be better holding off for a few months (and hope the SEAI grant goes or is lowered) and then assess the situation

Would love it myself though, brilliant wee car in track mode

Insurance is up at the end of the month. Might put the payments on to monthly and then see where I go. I was thinking around 45 - 47 might be a reasonable shout?

For sale: all weather mats & bootliner for VW ID4. These are original VW parts & cost over €300 new. Perfect condition - looking around the €150 mark.

Any enquiries/offers PM me!

Short term, dealers aren’t the answer! Private sale the route to go as painful as it is

15000km at 16kWh / 100km means 2400kWh used (for simplicity we disregard charging losses, which are about 6-8%)

At €400 that's 16.7c / kWh which is actually a pretty terrible rate. Most EV owners would be on the Energia EV plan. Myself included. I renewed late August and I pay well less than half that. I'm pretty sure there are other plans available from other providers that you can sign up for today, that aren't as bad as nearly 17c

What made you think his rate was fantastic? I guess you didn't do the sums and reckoned €400 per year is a very low figure to fuel a car? Welcome to the world of EV owners 😁

Not bad at all, would there be a big jump at the higher speed?

My long term average in my 30kwh leaf over about 90k km is 14.7 kwh / 100km. Mostly based on a 100km year round commute on national roads at 80 - 100kmh.

That's much better than I got. I didnt even see a kwh figure below 15 before I got my Ioniq.

A quick look found SSE airtricity have a rate of 10.55c incl VAT for night boost. This is 3 hours per night, so enough to put about 20kWh into your EV. That's enough for a good 40k km per year - more than most of us do.

A tried copy the link but their website doesn't allow it - I'm sure you'll be able to find it yourself.

Only 20k km per year for the 3.3kW Leaf so!

(I bet not too many people do much more than that in one these days)