For sale/wanted (cars/parts/etc)

Am thinking of trading our Kia E-Niro, wanted to put it up on this forum first in case some of the community were interested.

Its 2020 (201), 64Kw battery, 57k miles, Full Kia service history from new, 4 years (60k km) remaining on warranty. Over 450km per charge and everything in excellent condition inside & out. Asking price €29,500.

More details available on request, happy to discuss via PM.

I have this reduced to €35,950 now, cheaper than a lot of basic spec 58kWh cars. I need it out of my garage at this point!

At least any buyer could be confident that the battery has been well cared for, by an owner that knows what's good for a battery and what isn't. Buy from a garage and the salesperson will tell you exactly what you want to hear, even if they know nothing about the charging history of the car.

Just listed my E-Niro :

https://www.adverts.ie/car/kia/niro/2020-kia-e-niro/30268815

Had a decent offer from Autobuy, just below what im asking on Adverts. Will leave it up for a week to see if any interest.

Hi all,

Looking for some guidance, so hopefully this is the right thread!

I have a Nissan leaf that was owned by a deceased relative of mine, that I have been tasked with selling. I'm looking for guidance on what price I should advertise for.

2011 Nissan Leaf Acenta 24KWh

Milage 14,000 kms (yes fourteen thousand)

It's been sitting idle for nearly 5 years. No NCT / Tax since then. The 12V battery is flat but can be 'jumped' to start the car. The main battery is reporting c. 95 SOH, and can also be charged. It drives fine, although the brake discs are quite rusted at this stage.

Any idea on price? The length of time it's been sitting is probably going to impact on asking price. I see there are models on DoneDeal guiding anywhere between 2,500-5,000.

Thanks in advance,

Nicol

Where are you based?

I'm interested.

Get it nct'd, stick it on done deal, ask 5000 ono, see what happens, let some one else worry about SOH, even if it fails the nct, you can show the buyer what needs to be done.

cheapest 2011 is 3000 euro and most expensive is 5000 euro, its low miles, so it might attract interest.

Get a local garage to get it nct ready and get a new nct. As others have said draining battery by driving and charging to 100% a few times will re learn the battery management system and it will show real state of battery and flag up any damaged cells. Without doing this car is a big unknown and a high risk errors will appear making car undrivable. Worst case it might need a whole new battery and braking system.

That’s the larger battery isn’t it?

A potential negative would be the v high mileage for the battery’s first year. There’s 480 221 EV’s on carzone and just 6 have 45,000+ mileage. That will matter for pricing

how much or how little has the real world 100-0 range reduced in that 45,000?

True, but science is a thing when I comes to battery chemistry.

I don’t have a fast charger for my 1 year old phone, but the battery health is still 94%

I’ve no reason to disagree. I think as EV’s go out of warranty and are as old as yours e.g, we’ll see dealers using an OBD device to run a battery capacity/degradation test on cars before taking them in - and then listing that health in the ad. Coupled with the recorded lifetime efficiency, it’ll mean the real world range will be easy to work out when buying a second hand ev.

I just think this will matter when cars are older, even if it’s as low as you say.

How many km’s is that 16% degradation in real world terms? Just wondering is all.

edit: for example, there are lots of ads for 2019 Niro, Soul etc sayin the car has a range of 450km. This wasn’t true when it was new and it’s even less true today. This stuff will matter to second hand buyers

Looking for a type 2 cable as my i3 didn't come with one. Must be free to a good home or very, very cheap 🙂

Has anyone used/purchased this charger? I'm looking for a backup as my car didn't come with a Granny charger and it could be handy to have in the boot. It's a lot cheaper than other websites... too cheap?

https://www.fruugo.ie/electric-vehicle-phevev-charger-type-2-5m-cable-portable-car-charger-13a-3pin-uk-plug/p-143011519-302177514?language=en&ac=croud&asc=pmax&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI54Gs9Jy3_wIVA8jtCh0LgwZaEAQYAyABEgIFBPD_BwE

I’d stick with advice given previously to buy a used OEM Granny Charger that has temperature protection.

I’ll have a VW version available for sale soon. PM if it’s of interest to you before it goes on DoneDeal.

I'd say that's a schuko adapter (which do go up to 13a) changed with a UK plug by someone who doesnt know any better.

It would work , for longer or shorter depending on the standard of wiring in the house and the plug, but would potentially be a fire hazard particularly in older houses. Strictly speaking a socket should be able to deliver 13a for hours on end, but many are not capable.

I know any socket I have that has a dual socket, has a 20a fuse, meaning it would attempt to deliver 13a for hours and not trip. Single sockets tend to be fused for 13a. I'd be happier with a CEE plug rather than using a 3 pin plug anyway, at least they are usually on its own circuit.

I know of at least one 182 Leaf that won't 😀.

Beware screwfix granny cables have no temperature in the plug. I would hold on to old one and use whenever possible reserving the screwfix ones to when stuck or just use a heavy duty waterproof extension lead as there will be no temperature sensor in that either.

Note type 1 plug granny cables have a limited market compare to newer type 2 ones as newer cars are all type 2.

There sure is, if the price is right.

Here or on Adverts is probably your best bet.

Thanks all. The Wallbox is nearly 3 years old. Works perfectly. I'll take some photos and try to come up with a reasonable price.

€300 approx seems to be the going rate for most on DoneDeal. It should sell quickly if you’re under that.

I don't know if any offhand. Car manufacturer branded tend to have the sensors, non car branded tend not to have the sensors.