New Years EV Report, 49% Selling within 12 Months, More Delivery Mileage 2 Owner EVs in Auction

[@SquidwardhatesEVs]

Barrie I wish you a very Happy 2025, ignore the haters and stay strong.

[@JohnMackenzieInverness]

Happy New Year Barrie

[@BarrieCrampton]

And to you, cheers

[@mickhopkins8036]

EV owners won't admit they are wrong , ice cars for me Volvo 650 miles one tank 5 mins fill up get there in one go on a long distance

[@thomasreilly6362]

Not so fast, my daughter in law brother is on his 4th EV in 6 years. Every time he's trading up to longer range, performance and other benefits. It's a no brained for him as a dairy framer with a £1 million anaerobic digester capable of producing electricity for all his needs ( 5 milking Lely robots) and about 14 neighbouring houses. People change cars for many reasons including the most obvious loss of employment

[@GT380man]

@@thomasreilly6362Jackanory.

[@mickhopkins8036]

@thomasreilly6362 says it all 4 EVs in 6 years I've had my car 5 years and still miles better than EV

[@thomasreilly6362]

@mickhopkins8036 Yeh but he pays nothing to fuel them. The range increases as does the software reliability

[@andrewwaller5913]

​@@thomasreilly6362 He lost a,fortune on each one then. Obviously a very poor business he runs. Tell him, or is it actually you to get a superb diesel.

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

Monty Brewster is obviously a loser who was swindled by the EV salesman at his local car dealer.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

Monty Brewster probably isn't even a real person. It will be an AI generated shill account. Social media is full of them.

[@MC-nb6jx]

And became a sad bitter chap once it dawned on him he’d been conned😉

[@MrProy33]

Yes, but if he can spend $30 million in 30 days, his uncle's will promises a $300 million reward. ;)

[@solkar7]

I was looking into EVs as I changed my job and my diesel was having issues on the short trip to work. So many used EVs seems to have had multiple owners over super short periods of time. That's a massive red flag for me.

[@JacksonFairweather]

Yes it’s the equivalent of looking for a new employee. Then seeing they have been in their previous role for 6 months/3 months/4 months. They are getting bombed out of everywhere they work early doors because they are useless 😂

[@BarrieCrampton]

@@solkar7 yes it isn’t a good sign

[@ericevans6382]

Exactly diesel has gone backwards,I spend more time cleaning the particle filter out than going on short runs.dont call that progress

[@matthewgodwin3050]

This is the purest definition of bonkers. The more of this I see, the more concerned I get for the motor trade. Hundreds of thousands of people will lose their jobs because of this EV madness.

[@GT380man]

I agree. I think that’s an objective.

[@nicolassales8679]

Absolutely and the billions spent could have been used to develop small simple fuel efficient reliable cars for normal people!

[@martinsoelby5902]

Not entirely true. Yes people in Europe will loose their jobs, but more jobs are needed elsewhere in the supply chain of components. Primarily in refining of minerals and battery production. So good for the Chinese and their economy not so much of ours. I don’t think politicians has realized what this push has før consequences.

[@AlanRoberts-xy4wu]

I was in the motor trade for decades & i totally agree with you.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

@AlanRoberts-xy4wu I worked for Rover Group, later rebranded MG/Rover back in the day. Although I managed to get out just in time, I lost my pension and had to watch in horror as my friends and colleagues were scattered to the wind with their careers in tatters. It was a very bad time for all concerned. Watching this EV shit-show implode on a daily basis is like re-living the collapse of Rover all over again, just on a much larger scale. My heart goes out to everyone in the motor trade right now. Unless these ridiculous EV mandates are cancelled, and soon, the fallout is going to be horrific. It's like watching a car crash in slow motion, no pun intended. I hope you are sufficiently out of the business to be okay Alan, and that your pension is protected. What sector were you in?

[@andyireland1856]

Happy new year, keep up the good work 😁😎

[@startaylor123]

It is a huge relief you're calling this EV thing out for how it currently is!!!👏👍🍾

[@brutter602]

When they have to resort to using foul personal insults instead of grown up adult debate , you know they have lost the argument having nothing new to respond with and have lost the debate totally. Happy 2025 and keep up the great work.

[@AlanRoberts-xy4wu]

100%

[@g0fvt]

I am not an EV hater by any measure, however these delivery mileage only vehicles that date back to 2023 are a minor environmental disaster. Resources have been used in the manufacture yet the vehicle has never been of any service to anyone. Sadly however these vehicles have been stored they will be viewed by customers as old.

[@ohyesitsme]

All the best Baz, have a good'n.

[@MrJudgejeffrey]

EV owners won't admit they were wrong, it doesn't take much to see there crap from every angle..

[@Fairground24]

Same as people back in jab times thinking they were good to have. In denial

[@steveknight878]

EV owner here. Paid £10,000 for my 2nd-hand EV (3.5 years old), costs me 1.6p per mile to drive, service will cost me about £200, maybe less, maybe a bit more - assuming nothing is wrong with the suspension. Gets me where I want with no hassle. Insurance is the same price as for my old Diesel. Never have to hang around a smelly petrol station, even for a few minutes. Get home, possibly plug in, leave it. So - how is that crap?

[@leecromer3289]

@@steveknight878you have a drive to park on while charging, you don’t have to park on the road or live in a block of flats so requiring to charge up at a service station all the time?

[@steveknight878]

@leecromer3289 Yes, I have somewhere to park the car and charge it from the domestic electricity supply.

[@zog97xy]

@@steveknight878 Just hope it doesn't set fire to your house.

[@JeffPower-dv3zl]

Hi Barrie don't give that sort of individual any time thanks my friend ❤🎉😊

[@BarrieCrampton]

Cheers, I draw strength from them 😂

[@nishnet8882]

I blown transistor, diode or 1 dodgy soldier can easily make a very expensive brick… I would not have an ev if it was given to me for free….

[@rosen9425]

shit, I just suggested that 😂

[@simonh870]

Happy new year Barrie, and keep up the good work. The truth will finally out.

[@andyhobbs2812]

Barrie, don't take any notice of the wankers mate!!! We want to wish you and your beloved family a Happy New Year and a prosperous and prosperous new year mate. I love my straight 6, twin turbo diesel. 2007 Beamer. I live in Germany so l can actually use It. Happy New Year to all subscribers.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧😎😎👍👍🍀🍀

[@andyhobbs2812]

I meant healthy mate, sorry.👍👍😁🍀🍀

[@BarrieCrampton]

Thank you

[@andyhobbs2812]

@BarrieCrampton Your Welcome!!!!

[@Chris.]

people that bought ev's are the same people that clapped the NHS and followed c19 restrictions

[@nineteen8486]

neighbours got a porsche.......Insurance wont insure it if parked near a building....go figure

[@sushiginger444]

Not called Lee is he?

[@stuartnewman6968]

It's because the electric Porsche cars have a known electrical fault on the battery and are constantly monitored by Porsche. Which invalidates the car insurance and for the home because of the potential fire it can cause. That's a fact by the way

[@jw-pk5vf]

@@sushiginger444🤔 is that the bloke who has a KZbin channel and just talks about how bad his electric Porsche is. I pushed the don't recommend this channel to avoid him early this year.😂👍

[@alexmonroe613]

Happy new year Barrie! Any one who resorts to such unpleasant name calling has already lost the argument because they're just not making one! I haven't yet seen anyone who disagrees with you using facts and reason - that's telling Thank you for your content - keep it up 🙂

[@JacksonFairweather]

The people name calling are idiots who earn their living in the EV/Nut Zero scam. It’s all there in their twatter banner 😂

[@davidhart2979]

Hi Barrie and happy new year. My son in law has a 6 month old BMW i4 M50with a battery overheating problem and BMW can't fix it, what future do these ev cars have, crematorium on wheels.

[@bentullett6068]

Overheating batteries seems to be very common with all of them. VW group are currently recalling Porsche Taycan and Audi E-Tron GT models for a similar issue.

[@andrewhill9369]

@@bentullett6068I experienced thermal runaway with the battery in a Dyson hand vac. That kicked off a fair bit of heat, can’t imagine (or want to) what this would be like in a car.

[@AlfaBmwKarma]

Really enjoyed that. You can't argue with the numbers and facts are facts. Keep ramming it home Barrie, you are a massive thorn in their side. Happy new year matey and glad to see/hear you managed to sort out the volume levels. It's perfect now. 👍🏻

[@BarrieCrampton]

Much appreciated the audio has been a pain, it’s always perfect on my equipment

[@bottlebeach]

On the mouse mat issue I had same problems, I now just tuck 1-2 inches of the mat under the corner of the laptop and problem solved. Pretty sure you and me have just bad mat choices and better ones available,but no problems sliding a bit under the laptop. Happy New Year and keep exposing the truth.

[@BarrieCrampton]

😂

[@alexandrustefanmiron7723]

Happy New Year!

[@johnthemagnificent7022]

Thanks Barrie for more honest information and all the best for the New Year

[@BarrieCrampton]

Same to you!

[@Respectforpensioners]

Happy New Year🎉🎉 Keep up the good work Barrie. We need people like you to keep everyone grounded. Ed Millipeed know nothing.

[@BarrieCrampton]

Thanks, you too!

[@ursusmaj]

Thanks for the great content during 2024 - Happy New Year!

[@startaylor123]

Happy and healthy New Year Barrie... and thank you for the fantastic vlogs 🥰👍🍾

[@BarrieCrampton]

thank you so much, same to you

[@StephenKiely-y3j]

I find battery car owners mainly obnoxious its quite laughable and they are saving the planet yeah right

[@leecromer3289]

NIMBYs, they won’t acknowledge the environmental damage and health implications for people who work digging up the 50 tonnes of rock it takes to extract the elements for one battery…emperors new clothes syndrome…

[@MadIIMike]

I wonder if a part of those cars going to auction might be from dealers that went out of business trying to sell them. Weither it's outright bankruptcy or simply deciding it's better to sell their business than going down with it, neither is hard to imagine when looking at the price reductions shown in your other videos. Happy new year.

[@GregPodster133]

Monty Brewster, more like Monty Python. " He's a very naughty boy " 😂. Happy New Year, Baz. Keep up the good work 👏.

[@graham197103010]

Happy New Year Barrie✨🧨🎈🎉🎊🍻

[@mrh5505]

It's certainly not about saving the planet,as they don't make EVs go as far as possible on a charge. They are great if you can charge at home and do limited mileage, but this is for the minority. Make the change slowly if feasible but in the real world it's not happening..

[@Youtube_deleted_my_favourites]

Tell you what the concerns are with milk floats : Range anxiety, stated ranges are lies. The cost of charging at public chargers. If you have a young family and your subjected to images of milkfloat fires, this must play on your mind.

[@binits777]

Monty with his 5 followers 🤣🤣🤣 and you with 40k and rising. All the best for 2025 Barrie. Keep up the fab work

[@robbeazley4694]

Happy New Year Barrie. Keep up what you do sane is good

[@johnhughes9764]

I bought a Prius plug in, no range problems. Used 2 tanks of fuel in 18 months. Pull up to a charger that’s won’t play no worries.

[@Youtube_deleted_my_favourites]

Love your attitude Barry. Happy new year. EVs are not green and not economical

[@bentullett6068]

Happy New year Barrie. Keep up the great work.

[@Madeinlondon67]

I ordered a brand new VW Golf GTD in 2021 (arrived mid 2022) and people acted like I was a lepper as I didn’t want an electric car 😂

[@stephenvelden295]

Rather be a leper than an EVangelist!

[@karlhulme8014]

But a happy lepper!

[@terryburns2290]

Happy new year Barrie ! and thank you and John for the Range rover evoque !

[@Cotictimmy]

Go Barrie! I’m finding the whole battery EV disaster fascinating to follow. All the strategies & tactics being employed to push these things onto an unwilling public are amusing to see. I’m not buying an EV unless the government puts a metaphorical gun to my head (which MAY soon happen if we don’t throw them out.)

[@STPOBB]

Barrie . question... why would the rear brake discs need replacing on a 4 year old Tesla..... . . . a current post on a Tesla group asking why their rear brakes cost £1100 to replace as they are grooved. 21 reg ,long range Y I think. no mention of current mileage.

[@ridbanner1407]

Brakes hardly get used due to regen. Then the callipers stick and the discs accrue rust. A sticky calliper will burn through a disc very quickly. There is a sweet spot for disc wear ,where they get used just enough to heat off collected water ,keep the callipers free and some EVs just don’t use them enough.

[@AndyK.1]

Grooved discs aren’t much more expensive on ice cars. Even with calipers it shouldn’t cost that much.

[@STPOBB]

@@ridbanner1407 I have owned sports cars most of my life. and tend to own cars for a long time. I dont remember replacing rear brake discs. (my memory is bad though). pads yes. My current car . A Holden 6.0lt V8. Needs its front discs replaced every 2 years or so. Averaging £250 per wheel. It has a lot of comparisons to the power and speed of a Tesla.. So why does the Tesla need new brakes on the back. Ive never heard of it before. Is it a Tesla thing that is never spoken of. Hence my asking Barrie. As he would have access to that info....

[@15bit62]

@@STPOBB It's a corrosion problem, plain and simple. The regen on Teslas (and other EVs) is very strong and will bring you to a stop (one-pedal driving). Consequently you can genuinely drive for hundreds of miles without using the brakes. In winter especially, that means you don't clean off surface rust and the brake system never gets warm, so you can get quite a lot of rust build-up on the discs, and pitting. The brake calipers can also seize. On my Tesla i deliberately use the brakes all winter to avoid this, but it's something you have to do actively and most normal people don't. I also get the brakes stripped and lubed every year (which is normal where i live)

[@STPOBB]

@@15bit62 in my experience. most cars always used the front brakes. front brake bias. it stopped the rear from swinging out under heavy braking. Until ABS came out. you own a Tesla. does Tesla no longer use ABS. or is it a different form of or same thing with different name. ? Ive not seen anything mentioned in tech specs for Tesla's. and ive never heard Tesla owners speak of it.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

Happy New Year everyone, except EVangelists.

[@SWLW436]

Do you think the two ‘owner’ is some kind of tax/VAT swizz? As in, initial business gets the write downs, then moved on as vat qualifying sale for the next owner to presumably benefit somehow? Or maybe local import of sorts? There is absolutely no plausible reason for this nonsense from an end user point of view. I also feel like I’m missing something as to how someone or company (other than the OEM registration) is benefiting from all this. Just a thought…

[@GT380man]

The first dealer registers the vehicle even though it’s not sold. They get credited with a sale of an EV. Some cars are being first registered by the manufacturer, same motive. It’s cheating because they’re desperate to minimise ZEV mandate fines.

[@SWLW436]

@ thanks for the reply. I get that and totally agree… it’s where the second owner comes in that I’m a bit confused about. Chasing registrations is one thing, but who, what, why is there a second keeper? It’s obvs just an admin thing as the cars aren’t getting used.

[@MrChriss000]

An unfolding disaster before our eyes for the entire industry and economy.

[@Old_Geezer]

You missed the words "deliberate" and "planned" after unfolding.

[@paulmardle8901]

it would be interesting to know if the owners of these cars are private people or companies that deal in used cars

[@SimonWallwork]

Happy New Year old boy. The day the UK government control how I spend my own money will never come.

[@petemaisey605]

2 owners, 11 miles is dealer car park and delivery, 1st owner is the dealership. Registered to hit sales target figures in order to be able to sell ICE cars. Second owner a chancer bought the car from the dealership for pocket money. Will make a small profit if all goes well.

[@colinturner4158]

Barry I noticed a service station that’s being refurbished between the Hammersmith flyover and the Hogarth roundabout A4 has been converted to EVs only it’s a BP station and usually very busy so surprised it’s just EV one way of getting people in EVs deny them diesel/petrol

[@bentullett6068]

Most Londoner's with money have had to go the EV route due to the lovely Mayor's ULEZ charges.

[@leecromer3289]

@@bentullett6068yeah, but EVs are getting charged congestion charges now aren’t they?

[@bentullett6068]

@leecromer3289 yes they are and soon road tax the freebies are running out 👍

[@taptaptapuk]

Happy new year , where is the update on your lazer cutter gadget want to see it wotking .

[@mikemccormick8115]

Suspicious figure 49%.

[@stephenvelden295]

Seems a bit low!

[@Mybwain]

I really like my ICE car. It's cheap reliable transport and very comfortable and smooth. I drive about 5000 miles a year. I don't need to spend much on a car, but i definitely don't need to spend the mega bucks needed to get a new car of any iteration. I am paying £82 per thousand miles on road tax alone

[@paulrnaylor]

10years ago brought a secondhand astra. Lasted 3 months. Hated it . If you going to get make sure it's right one

[@T3-RIDER]

Never understood why people defend EVs to the grave, it just shows peoples insecurities

[@Andy-e8n7g]

I'll defend my purchase it's worked out really well factoring in the per mile allowance I get reimbursed and no exhaust pipe emissions for pedestrians.

[@iainhogg5245]

Happy new year Barry, I will be keeping my two ice cars till the wheels drop off, have genuinely absolutely no interest in ANYTHING EV...not fit for my purpose....

[@ridbanner1407]

You only pickup flak when you are on the target. Keep fighting the good fight Barrie .Wishing you a happy 2025.

[@stephenelder2783]

Happy New Year Barrie All the best for 2025 Are you aware of the Porsche letter for the owners of Taycan model cars regarding the overheating of batteries and that Porsche need to monitor them remotely via being updated at least every month Also owners are reporting that their car and household insurance are refusing to insure because of possible overheating and fire hazard

[@BarrieCrampton]

there has been rumours about a known fault on them for a good while now

[@stephenelder2783]

@ Models from 2020 have had 11 recalls from Porsche I feel sorry for the poor souls who originally bought them in good faith loosing so much money

[@Rick-wy4od]

Not buying an EV until Solid State batteries become the norm. The day (affordable) new models are announced with SS batteries, all of the existing stock (new & used) becomes unsellable!

[@petew8388]

My God Barrie, these EV's are so bloody green aren't they considering at this rate there will be disused airfields and the like full of unwanted one's.

[@petergardner5002]

I'm trading in 2024 I've had it for 12 months. New Years EV

[@RobertSmith-di5ll]

can anyone explain the short tunaround?

[@RajaMinhas]

The government is making them produce more E.V & as much I want to stick to normal cars, most small cars they don't even produce 4 cylinder cars anymore. Manufacturers have been forced to sell the e.vechicle. most of the cars you mentioned they got very low range other than a tesla, which is very old. We all want decent cars.

[@ianharley1726]

Happy new year. How's the head? 😊

[@anthonybaiocchi3028]

Good enough reason for me to subscribe. 😉

[@railman7454]

I’m not happy with my EV but can’t afford together rid!

[@BarrieCrampton]

@railman7454 sorry to hear that

[@keithwaller4545]

Apparently, the mega high emissions cost to show room of Evs they need to do 60k miles to break even on the first owner. These aren't doing anywhere that. Even on the emissions, these Evs don't make sense.

[@leecromer3289]

Didn’t Volvo do a report stating that to break even on the co2 targets (taking into consideration the co2 footprint produced in manufacturing EVs) a car would have to be nine years old with an average of 10,000 miles a year🤔

[@davidwatkin2993]

Ioniq maybe ICCU problem. Could some of these be crashed, written off and repaired by the insurance and then sold into the trade?

[@douglaswasley1461]

EV.....Environmental Vandalism..........Happy New Year

[@anthonybaiocchi3028]

Crime@change

[@fractalofgod6324]

Correct me if I'm wrong Barry but didn't you own an ev at one point?

[@BarrieCrampton]

Yep, I usually have 2, they are perfect for me, but not for everyone 😂

[@ericpolak2915]

good 2025 🎉

[@BarrieCrampton]

same to you

[@davidnorton5887]

Easy to say secondhand EV sales are up when there is such a churn.

[@peteracton1515]

The aim is to end independent motoring, that’s really what 2030 is all about.

[@billsmith281]

Very few dealers want a used EV on their lot, they know they are super difficult to sell, & fast turn over is everything in the car sales industry.

[@JacksonFairweather]

How long until GCHQ sets up a fake car dealership to buy them up and keep the milk floats on an air field?

[@olgakorbutssmile4531]

Have you not seen Bruntingthorpe aerodrome??

[@lancethrust9488]

AVERAGE EV OWNERS 6 MONTHS LOL

[@Mike-sg9tl]

I would never buy an EV, let alone a 3 owner with 40k miles on the clock 😬

[@paulmardle8901]

the reason EV owners do not like sites like yours , is because they do not want everyone to know what a big mistake and loss of money they got when buying thier EV, everyone knows that the figures are being manipulated because fo the fines car manufacturers face, Ev owners should stand up and admit they made a bistake

[@ianharley1726]

My neighbour has a company car. His latest car is an MG plug-in hybrid, saving 75% on his company car tax. He has never plugged it in, and the fuel economy is appalling. Of course he doesnt give a shit although he does miss his old diesel Mondeo estate. This MG is a pile of junk, it rattles like a bag of spanners, the screen freezes all the time and sometimes just goes black. Its back and forth to the lease company for 'fixes'.

[@MC-nb6jx]

You can see the conversation.. “What do you drive”? “I drive an MG” You immediately think a restored MGB, “wow that’s awesome, is it the V8”? “No it’s a brand new MG” “Oh it’s a piece of sh1t Chinese box with an MG badge glued on the front”? It’s not now and never will be an “MG” no matter what they tell you😉🤣

[@ianharley1726]

​@MC-nb6jx I keep seeing them everywhere. They are truly ugly boxes but then again all evs are except the top of the range stuff. Soulless.

[@MC-nb6jx]

@@ianharley1726 .. Very true👍🏻 At least they’re not compulsory to buy (just yet)😉

[@Yogi5D]

Battery cars will go down as the biggest FLOP in automotive industry 😂

[@alfiedodah9799]

Used ev sales are bound to increase . ...that's because the same cars are being bought and sold over very short timescales

[@JacksonFairweather]

Not really. People buy them on lease so flipping them on such short timescales means they hate them and are taking a financial bath to do so. What Nut Zero QUANGO do you work for?

[@MrBrendanrex]

Naturally, an EV shill will tell you they're getting rid of their EV to buy an even better EV, and EV owners are wealthy enough to take a big hit on depreciation because to them it's just loose change. Are there many diesel cars listed that are 12 months old, less than 50 miles on the clock, 2 owners?

[@peterpan6821]

Anyone know where I can get a cheap new V10 Lamborghini with 10 miles on the clock? Don't care about the number of owners.

[@johnstarr5865]

I agree with you that there appears to be something very wrong with the 2nd hand EV market. I don't agree though that anyone gets rid of any car because they can't live with it with less than 20 miles on the clock. The problem is that there is a whole army of EV evangelists ready to defend the FUD but even worse a whole army of EV haters who will believe anything without evidence. I would be much more interested in your videos as a valid insight into the problems of a motor trade in transition of you presented evidence of why these cars are being moved on rather than assuming people can't get on with them. I know that you will probably get more views if you keep up the fight with the evangelists because negativity always gets more clicks but please don't do it at the expense of the truth which you are very well placed to uncover. Happy New Year!

[@youtubetroll6620]

only way I'd buy ev, it would have to have a bugatti body...

[@H8XME]

Wake up Net Zero lefties 🙌👌

[@willatkins9686]

I'm sorry Barry I need your entertainment, there is no new content from Monty Python! Remember the Left is Looney! from down under mate. Happy new year too by the way!

[@andrewbayram765]

This delusion would all be so funny apart from it's costing people so much money and driving the country into more and more debt. I (along with so many others) are in a situation akin to the boy in the story 'The Emporers New Clothes' .

[@The_Macaroon]

14 miles 2 owners 🤔

[@MartinLovasz-r7r]

Who even makes a post like that? The "R" word comes to mind.

[@shaungilmartin1505]

just waiting for the shoe to drop with people I know that have EV's. One is making noises about going backto ICE and there car is coming up to 3 years old. Gonna get hammered on the PX valuation. Being the moral vanguard buying at new or nearly new is OK but if the plebs further down the chain don't buy in because of the cost of battery risk then the value can't be maintained in the vehicle.

[@TrueSkyl1n3]

Each EV comes with a free canister of copium.

[@davidcarradice2866]

It appears that you pick & choose the comments you respond to. You stated in a previous video that regen stops your brakes from working, I have asked 3 times to explain how that happens!

[@anthonybaiocchi3028]

Just found this channel accidentally so don't have a horse in the proverbial, but did read a comment further up the section that explains this, if it helps. I can't give you an opinion because I'd never be seen dead in an EV therefore know nothing about them besides the fact that they are an environmental disaster.

[@adventtrooper]

Lack of use of the friction brake (because the recharge system is used instead) allows rust to build up on the discs and pistons to seize in the calipers.

[@lesklower7281]

EVs are only for certain people the big question is why EVs are changing owners so often were l do own a 1997 Toyota Hilux and l have owned the Hilux for five years fair enough l have had to do work on it nothing serious and for the money l have spent on it and the original purchase price of aud $1500 and the money l have spent on the Hilux I'd l was to sell the Hilux l would still be infront because l live in Australia were Toyota's absolutely rule and older Toyotas appreciate well my Hilux has appreciated by at least 200% you can't say that about EVs they deprecate a lot and my Hiluxes carbon footprint is gone

[@MrDmjay]

Wow dude. Punctuation is your friend.

[@pmkeith]

You should report such disgusting abuse.

[@15bit62]

It's becoming clear to me that getting an accurate survey of this is very difficult. Anecdotal evidence like this is obviously looking at a very restricted dataset - people who are selling their cars, and a small number of them. The data is not corrected in any way for the total number of EVs on the road, nor is there a comparison to the percentage of ICE cars that get sold within a year. It's clearly going to be inaccurate. But i also see surveys saying that 90% of EV owners will buy another when they change, which also seems like total nonsense to me also, cos no product in the world gets that kind of satisfaction rate. As a secondary comment - i also don't agree with what you are saying, but that's no excuse to be offensively rude. As my grandma used to say: "If you've nothing nice to say, say nothing".

[@GT380man]

Barrie has half a century in the car trade. His inferences are reasonable. The EV shills are cheating and lying.

[@richardcrossan6637]

Hi barrie, why not get yourself a mouse pad?

[@limitedmark]

😎

[@Hitstirrer]

It's a laptop. You don't need a mouse. Even if it likes squeaking.

[@koismiah30]

Your wrong you need a mouse

[@Grandadsjunk]

I am biased evs are shit go drive a hair dryer ice cars are just more practical I love my v8 jeep sounds great tows good put a trailer on a ev you won't get far

[@leecromer3289]

I recall a certain KZbinr who reviewed touring caravans, he used to use gas guzzling monster trucks to pull twin axle 6 birth caravans. Then he became an EV evangelist. He would go on and on about how good EVs were, and it wasn’t a problem towing touring caravans, the only issue was, he was now towing dog kennels on wheels..🙄🙄🙄

[@jcfallows]

Mikey Mike do you actually believe what you have written? You are so ill informed, do you even drive an ice car?

[@jcfallows]

Barrie will you be embarrassed this time next year for what you are saying now? Anyways, all the best for the New Year!

[@BarrieCrampton]

@@jcfallows I’m right now, and it will get worse, I honestly hope that I will be wrong, and that I am embarrassed, I pray that you are right, happy new year 👍

[@Stiffytheenlightened]

There is no way Barrie is wrong. I will never buy an electric car for a multitude of reasons. I'd rather hang on to my old one till the end comes.

[@GT380man]

He won’t be. The EV shills are lying. Caught with their pants down.

[@mikeymike.1913]

There's so many problems with evs. Sure it has its positives for those with a drive and the ability to charge at home, it might be directly better for pollution in built up areas other than that it fails. Volvo did a report in 2020 directly comparing a ice vs ev using the same model of car. This report included manufacturing cost regarding emissions and found that even if you used a green source of energy to charge your ev that it would talk 70,000 kilometres before a ev car becomes a greener product than the ice variant. On top of that, you have school holidays effecting charging ability when everyone escapes London for a vacation and on the off season most will charge from home so these charging points are unlikely to be unused for long periods of time, meaning that damage to charging stations will likely go un-noticed for long periods of time. Insurance for all cars are higher due to the fact that insurance in the UK is based on a pooling system where we all pay into a pot and the average repair has gone up due to evs having to go back to original manufacturers as independents can't work on them. When they catch a light water cannot be used to put them out. They are heavier and damaging the roads more than there ice counter parts.... which is kinda annoying seeing as they have reduce tax rates. Oh and of course all the modern systems are in these vehicles so now these companies can lose your data or possible spy on you....Just like your phone. So yeah wonderful peice of machinery.