Nice hat Geoff, be careful when driving, the mandatory cap cam in your car might be watching 👀 😂😂😂🤠👍👍
@jackiefisher1820Ай бұрын
Don't give them options!
@lesklower7281Ай бұрын
£160 for a set of good new tyres a bargain
@ajx3993Ай бұрын
Ulez cam in toilets next 😅
@lesklower7281Ай бұрын
@@ajx3993 After all the British government doesn't know when to stop
@MrkBO8Ай бұрын
I have been saying for a long time the resale value of EV's is about the same as that of a second hand vaccuum cleaner - the only question is which sucks more?
@svr5423Ай бұрын
I'm not going to sell my 12 year old Dyson. It still works perfectly.
@jackiefisher1820Ай бұрын
Oh, I like you, but you are awful!
@fredfred2363Ай бұрын
🤣😂🤣
@stevemartin7464Ай бұрын
Well thats easy... the car!
@strongandcoАй бұрын
If you're saying which is the biggest sucker? It's the EV car buyer.
@goansunbornАй бұрын
Living in Norway. Marcusbil, one of the largest used EV car dealers is going bankrupt. Leasing companies who held a lot of EVs are going bankrupt and Unibus, the Oslo EV bus company is bankrupt because the buses don’t work in the winter!
@fredscratchet1355Ай бұрын
Bjorn Nyland likes them. He actually does good yt videos
@user-ww9uo5jz6nАй бұрын
No surprise. Skol from sunless Scotland.❤
@user-ww9uo5jz6nАй бұрын
No surprise. Skol from sunless Scotland.❤
@user-ww9uo5jz6nАй бұрын
No surprise. Skol from sunless Scotland.❤
@altern8tiveАй бұрын
One could argue that Bjorn's livelihood (and current financial problems with his house) depend heavily on EVs and EV related sponsorship. He isn't going to bite the hand that feeds him. And Marcusbil is a significant source of such content. He does make great videos and is the source an extensive EV data but if/when the Norwegian EV bubble pops he's screwed.
@jamiepops62Ай бұрын
The BBC has just reported a car burning itself into the carriage way in Berkshire on Saturday. For some reason they haven't mentioned what kind of car it is?
@jackiefisher1820Ай бұрын
Lack of reportage from the BBC I cannot believe it!!!!lol
@GoalSquad666Ай бұрын
It was 100% a Diesel Land Rover. They love to self-combust - driving one is an enlightened experience.
@promethbastardАй бұрын
@@GoalSquad666 So.. got any sauce on that?
@axeman2638Ай бұрын
@@jackiefisher1820 Probably too busy making picture of kids.
@timhicks2154Ай бұрын
Aaaaaaaaaand…..it’s an EV
@shaunsmith8071Ай бұрын
If your government says it’s good for you start running in the opposite direction.
@mrwhite292Ай бұрын
100%
@AndrewTSqАй бұрын
Same in Germany. 2 out of 3 car dealers do not trade in Evs anymore
@arcadeukАй бұрын
According to the mainstream media, people are queuing to buy EV's in Finland and there isn't enough to meet demand 😂🤣
@chrissmith2114Ай бұрын
Do not make the mistake of watching Electric Viking videos....
@cesilprestonАй бұрын
Don't watch electric viking videos. He is an Eve-idiot based in Australia. He spreads unscientific illogical nonsense.
@iandavid8925Ай бұрын
There’s mainstream media….and then there’s the real world.
@SWR112Ай бұрын
@@iandavid8925Aye and listening to Bob from Finland is right 😂 I’ll take the fact there is waiting lists for EV’s and the country is adopting similar to Norway. 👍
@Emppu_T.Ай бұрын
Yes, that's because the media is lying. They are bought by company lease or old people.
@CotictimmyАй бұрын
Perhaps one of the reasons things are apparently dire of used EV sales in Finland is that it gets pretty cold there and EVs are useless is very low temperatures. Remember the Danish guy with the electric toaster under his EV to warm up the battery? ( he succeeded btw 🤣) It's amazing how things go backwards. Once upon a time Volvos and Saabs were built by Nordic engineers to work in Nordic Countries, but now globalisation and financialisation mean that cars are built by mad idealogues and greedy accountants (to work in the dreams of E.U. bureaucrats & Californian Lefties.)
@Emppu_T.Ай бұрын
In china nonetheless, where quality is not n.1
@G-ra-ha-mАй бұрын
"EVs are useless is very low temperatures." I'd argue that temperature is irrelevant...
@unfurling3129Ай бұрын
@G-ra-ha-m How so? Low temp drops battery performance (ie range) at the same time extra demands are placed for heating.
@G-ra-ha-mАй бұрын
@@unfurling3129 I agree, but even in warm countries they are not suitable, because they are expensive batteries on wheels, rather than cars with batteries that can be swapped out, etc, like the 1800s EVs.
@geraldscott4302Ай бұрын
Sounds about right. I'm in the U.S. state of Arizona. The HOTTEST state in the U.S. 115 degrees F for 4+ months a year. I have a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis (large V8 rear wheel drive gas powered car) That I bought 11 years ago, with 87,000 miles on it. It now has 381,000 miles, and nothing serious has gone wrong with it. About a year ago, I bought a like new one owner 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis with only 36,000 miles on it. I paid $10,000 USD cash. I have since put another 8,000 miles on it, and was recently offered $13,000 USD for it. I turned it down. I wouldn't take $20,000 USD for it. Nice older gas powered cars are definitely going up in value here. You can't even get a new gas powered vehicle here that isn't loaded with spy devices, a 24/7 WiFi connection to the manufacturer, and a driver interference system that can take control of the car away from the driver. People are desperate to get nice older normal cars. I'm glad I have mine.
@davdave3470Ай бұрын
Still got my 1994 Pontiac which I imported new into the UK. It is still llooks and drives like a new car - all you have to do is keep it out of bad weather and service it correctly - should last for ever.
@pbluuz4509Ай бұрын
The intelligent individual wouldn't buy an ev to start with, thus resulting in never having to take a financial bath when it comes time to sell.
@_EkarosАй бұрын
Or at least only lease it with guaranteed buyback price...
@Mc674boАй бұрын
3DTV + EV = 0 simples
@jackiefisher1820Ай бұрын
This is more of a bubble than the "South Seas Bubble" of the 18th century!
@arcadeukАй бұрын
But the government told them EV's are good 🤣🤣😂😂
@strongandcoАй бұрын
I suggest it's nothing to do with intelligence and more to do with a lack of common sense and logic, and the lack of ability of some people to see through government manipulation. (after all, even after the last 30 years, there were still a lot of intelligent people that still voted conservative (or labour) hoping for a meaningful improcvement to their standard of living.
@janneoksanen4162Ай бұрын
I'm also from Finland, and this kind of headline would NEVER make the news here, as most of the media is praising the EV gospel with absolutely zero criticism. I just red a story yesterday about EV sales dropping, on one of the biggest public media service website, but I have to say that article still had more than less pro-EV tone. They had dug up all kinds of 'economists' and 'experts' for weighting in, how this is just temporary drop and such. Not a single word about the EVs being failure-prone, not providing their promised range and not being too expensive for regular folks. The same media covered a story about Toyota some time ago, and the message in that story was basically that Toyota 'couldn't' keep up with the EV race, rather than they 'decided' not to focus too much on it. That said, my wife traded her car last February. A diesel into diesel. I traded mine last March. A diesel into another evil diesel.
@SylviaLaidlow-PetersenАй бұрын
I have a 20 year old Zafira and was told by the garage to hang onto it as it is built way better than the modern stuff.
@ML-qk1pxАй бұрын
I’ve always regretted selling my 2002 Zafira 2.0 diesel that I had from new.
@6581punkАй бұрын
That's why I've started cleaning and looking after my 2011 Rav4. I thought I was just going to run it into the ground and replace it but I'll keep it going now as long as possible. I do have a T6 transporter too and even the tech on that which fails scares me.
@WhiteDieselShedАй бұрын
We are all doomed if a Zafira is built better than anything. Your mechanic should have said sell it and buy a 40 year old Volvo. :)
@johnharrison373Ай бұрын
You mean the Zafira that should have been named the ZaFire because many of them caught fire?
@sLim88CPCАй бұрын
@@WhiteDieselShed to me it doesn't make Zafira look good, rather new cars look very bad. :)
@davidwelty9763Ай бұрын
EVs are even less suited to a cold climate like Finland, why would people buy there them in the first place?
@modarkthemaulerАй бұрын
Lot's and lots of government incentives including a lower car tax.
@jackiefisher1820Ай бұрын
Showing off?
@KovietUnionDefectorАй бұрын
Tax on diesel cars is 1k a year. So crap governence is a thing here in Finland too!
@bobstirling6885Ай бұрын
Because they have no alternative.....
@pachy444Ай бұрын
Well. maybe they don't believe all the nonsense, EVs have an app where you can pre warm up the car in the morning so it's all defrosted and comfy when you get in it. My EV was absolutely brilliant in the winter, but you don't want to hear that do you..... You would rather belief that ridiculous story about Teslas in Chicago last year wouldn't you 😂😂😂😂
@TooOldToCare-kl3coАй бұрын
My respect for Finland just went up.
@liberty0758Ай бұрын
I still haven't forgiven them for destroying Nokia.
@Emppu_T.Ай бұрын
@@liberty0758 a former windows executive did that for us. Close the factory and sold it to Microsoft.
@msumungo18 күн бұрын
@@liberty0758 Microsoft destroyed Nokia mobile phones industry. To this day we don't know why MS did it. Nokia Networks however is still $22.53 BN company.
@stephensalt6787Ай бұрын
My niece was going for a test drive of a Kia E Niro, I asked her if she was serious, then I asked her if she was leasing or buying, she said buying and I said don’t, never buy an EV lease if you must check, out the residuals. She looked at me like I was the village idiot. And I thought fair enough you crack on. Can’t help some people.
@WhiteDieselShedАй бұрын
I would wind them up every month with a chart showing lease costs and current value... When they are £10k down laugh at them a LOT.
@philpearson1714Ай бұрын
You can't fix stupid.
@typhoon320iАй бұрын
And then your niece said "My crazy uncle is talking about chem trails and EVs again.
@KovietUnionDefectorАй бұрын
The economy in Finland is TANKING....this is a possible factor . People are desperate to clear the debts cause they lost their jobs. Diesel cars attract a high annual tax here Geoff. 1k or more for an old diesel car like a ford focus. My petrol one is petrol and the tax for petrol is only around 300 quid. So yes, here at -33...the masonic number which me and my honey bees survived last winter. You would think the governmemt would tax diesel less and support safe driving. But the folks running the country live in the big cities and never live in the rugged country we sensible nature lovers live amongst. Governments never speak for their citizens where ever you end up living it seems.
@axeman2638Ай бұрын
Well when a government tries to act for it's citizens, the americans stage a coup or invade.
@bobdickweedАй бұрын
Do you have a link to this news ? Thanks
@Emppu_T.Ай бұрын
It's always the land vs the capital, it sucks. people desperately need cars in the land.
@KovietUnionDefectorАй бұрын
@@Emppu_T. they desperately need tractors too. But they do not desperately need constant police presence like in the high risk cities. Living in nature is natual cities are for robots.
@LimeyDudeАй бұрын
Yep the diesel tax here is not very helpful for a regular driver, too expensive. But if you drive a lot as part of your job, then it can work in your favour I guess. I haven't seen this downturn in EV car prices here. In-fact I think prices are normal compared to the rest of Europe, which is generally more expensive than the UK. The cheapest 2019 Model S with 75K KM or less, on NettiAuto starts at 49K€ (approx £41K) so I don't understand the trade-in offer that Geoff discussed. But maybe I'm not seeing the full picture, after all I'm not a trader.
@francomartini4328Ай бұрын
The fact that this email is from Finland brought to mind an issue that I cannot say that I have ever heard mentioned with regard to BEVs. Namely, that as a matter of physics low temperatures increase a battery's internal resistance and therefore impedes the release of energy, i.e., at below zero degrees Celsius, a battery looses around 80% of its charge. Furthermore, it is considered dangerous to recharge a battery in temperatures of -5 C or below per battery manufacturers themselves. This applies to all types of battery and has been a known fact for well over a century, hence the reason that early 20th Century electric cars powered by lead-acid batteries never took off and were gone by about 1910. For some strange and unfathomable reason, EV fanboys in either the mainstream media or online media never seem to mention this particular downside to BEVs which must really be the elephant in the room whenever the compulsory imposition by government of electric vehicle ownership is mentioned, particularly in Canada and the Scandinavian countries.
@typhoon320iАй бұрын
You do know that electric cars have a heating circuit for the battery, so that it works to warm the battery first, in very cold temperatures, before it charges it. I guess that is why fanboys never make mention of this horrible problem you speak of.
@francomartini4328Ай бұрын
@@typhoon320i That heating circuit uses electricity. Guess what it does to range. Nothing is free in physics. It's a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.
@typhoon320iАй бұрын
@@francomartini4328 well of course it does. Who would think otherwise. It either comes from the battery or the charger. You talked about it being "dangerous". Now you are changing your argument to "less range". Weak sauce.
@francomartini4328Ай бұрын
@@typhoon320i re-read what I said originally. It clearly states, "...it is considered dangerous to recharge a battery in temperatures of -5 C or below _per battery manufacturers_ themselves." In other words, it is not my claim; I am merely repeating what the subject matter experts have stated to be their recommendations on the use of their product. But perhaps you know better than battery manufacturers?
@typhoon320iАй бұрын
@@francomartini4328 But when you have a heating system for the battery it can be kept warmer than -5 C. The battery manufacturer is not making the whole car.
@dougbelanger3479Ай бұрын
Hi Geoff, just got back from Sweden and there was a shitload of electric cars in Stockholm. I was concerned about parking my rented Ford Focus (petrol 6 speed) in the underground garage with the Teslas parked there plugged in. Took a two mile $45 cab ride in an electric Toyota (first time in an electric car) and the driver said they are banning all normal cars in central Stockholm next year. I was in Helsinki last summer and did not notice as many electric cars there. I will stick with my 173,000 mile Lincoln Town Car. Cheers, Doug
@Emppu_T.Ай бұрын
The swedes, always going full head into the fire to be perceived as progressive and forward thinking.
@joshausterlitz3798Ай бұрын
As a tow truck driver in the states, i've noticed there are two types of EV owners, ones that regret buying one as they find out it's not what they were told it was and can do/does, and those that force the smile, still telling people to buy them and that they're the greatest thing ever as we tow them to a shop with something like 10k to 50K in repairs that a regular ICE car would have cost 1K to 10K to fix and have to drive a ICE rental car for months and months till they can afford the repairs, find someone that will work on it or buy another EV. Edit, I'd like to add that we've never towed a Lucid or Rivian yet with any issues, but i did tow a Rivian to a super charger when the owner ran out of juice and the charger said it would take about a hour and 10 minutes from 0% to 80% at a estimated cost of $80 dollars and range of 220 miles. If they choose to let it charge to 100% (which said it would take about 2 hours and 30 minutes, this does change from time to time depending on the power demand on the grid at said time, and also note that some charging will turn off without notice if not enough power can go to them at said time, I've been told Tesla's are really good at keeping up with this when it happens but other makes like GM, Kia, Ect.... may take up to 6 hours to update the system when looking for charging space) would be at a cost of $157 dollars, It costs me $136 to fill up my Ram 1500 and i can go 520 miles where as they're paying $157 and only going 390 miles. I just paid $41,600.00 for a new 2025 Ram and they told me they paid $84,300.00 for their 2024 R1T. I'm sorry but where is common sense here??? These are California numbers mind you but still, damn!!!
@CosmicSeeker69Ай бұрын
And the respective residual values in two years???!
@davidknight1119Ай бұрын
Just said goodbye to my 1995 Peugeot Quasar saloon, one of the last Coventry built 405’s The tin worm finally did for it where the passenger doors meet the sill, apparently that’s where the water is prone to collect My dad bought it from new and I bought it from him eleven years ago for £300 It never once failed to start, never let me down, it returned 55mpg and would do over 650 miles on a tank of diesel So when environmental nutters bang on about carbon footprint, the carbon inputs of old motors have long since disappeared Progress? You be the judge of that
@anth5122Ай бұрын
Jaguar are going full on EV … BYE,BYE JAG 😢
@Nelson.ViewsZАй бұрын
Keep the oldies going. We will turn this round!
@4cormacosАй бұрын
Main dealers here in Ireland very slow to take in ev trade ins. In many cases they are point blank refusing.
@lner8509Ай бұрын
I'm still using a 22 year old Mk1 Focus 1.6 that I purchased 8 years ago for £500 as a daily driver. Just had to get its second rear silencer in its life time which cost me £44 and half an hour of my time to fit. Car has no body faults, no bangs or rattles and drives really nice. It's probably still worth what i paid for it!! Youngest just passed their driving test in it the other week.
@mladenlukanovic2319Ай бұрын
I bought an 2003 BMW diesel in 2020 for 4.000, sold it this year for 8.500 😂😂😂
@TheJensenInterceptorАй бұрын
I love these short simple videos, I love the car talk and as I have just returned from hospital after having my brain tumour removed then I cannot handle anything more complicated.
@paulineprice9534Ай бұрын
Sincere wishes and love for a speedy recovery ❤
@jackiefisher1820Ай бұрын
God bless you.
@strongandcoАй бұрын
I don't have a brain tumour and feel the same some times. God speed and get well soon!
@shanewaterman4125Ай бұрын
Best wishes for a speedy recovery 💜
@johnriggs4929Ай бұрын
Hell... that comment puts everything else into perspective. All the best to you and hope your recovery is speedy and complete.
@chasf3433Ай бұрын
Ordinary folk in Finland still run 15 year old Volvos like the V40 and V50. I wonder how many Chinese Volvo EVs will still run OK after 10 or more Nordic winters.
@MrAndyj007Ай бұрын
we were loosing more on depreciation than saving in electric cost ( charging at home) but teh real nail in the coffin for me is that NOT ONE garage wanted to look at an issue we thought we had on the front suspension.. it was main dealer only.. no thanks. we got out after 6months of ownership loosing only 4k, and since then its lost another 2k . the though of a unsellable car after 6 years is crazy ,, never ever again.. back in petrol and loving it
@billheath7737Ай бұрын
Had an elderly visitor stay this weekend. I insisted that he park his Kia hybrid motability car at the end of our drive, as far away from the house as possible.
@bertibear1300Ай бұрын
I bought a Zoe EV in 2020 , made in 2018 .Paid 10,800 battery was 3,500. The trader would now give me £4500.It’s only done 22,000. I will have to keep it but not buying another, ever.
@jondonnelly4831Ай бұрын
that really sucks, that would ruin me.
@zm321Ай бұрын
I'm surprised that here in the UK, car finance providers are still willing to finance used EV's.
@andrewmack2161Ай бұрын
They want you to lease (never own) at extortionate terms for 3 -5 years, by which time you will have paid the whole price of the vehicle (+) and the EV will be scrap value only. Whether it's a phone, dish washing machine or a car (EV) it will be a disposable appliance.
@johncr1354Ай бұрын
You will own nothing and be happy.😃 Perpetual income for the elite.
@geoffasАй бұрын
The trend is towards us renting everything, owning nothing, and, apparently, being happy. Back in the 60s people often used rent their TVs and washing machines as few could afford to buy them outright.
@andrewmack2161Ай бұрын
@@geoffas Yes, I remember.
@geoffasАй бұрын
@@andrewmack2161 My childhood friend's family were so poor (we lived on the same council estate) that they used to cut coin-sized pieces out of the lino to put in the electric and gas meters. Their telly also had a slot/coin mechanism on the back and it too was fed with 'coins' of lino. Young 'uns today have no idea what it was like only a couple of generations ago. If the WEF/UN have their way, they may well find out 😞
@barriewilliams4526Ай бұрын
WOW! You can now burn your house down for next to nothing😂
@suecharnock9369Ай бұрын
well, no becuase of the house insurance costs.......
@WhiteDieselShedАй бұрын
@@suecharnock9369 Yeah but arson is illegal but charging an electric car at home is not. (yet) :)
@MOSSFEENАй бұрын
£40 a Tyre tells you all you need to know Chinese Ditch Finders
@WhiteDieselShedАй бұрын
Well with the Lansails maybe but you can get proper branded tyres for that money in the right sizes.
@G-ra-ha-mАй бұрын
If you avoid the stupid cars, tyres of the top brands are cheap!!
@Mark-uw9kzАй бұрын
I replaced 2 bridgestones with these ditchfinders, i can tell you with confidence, i still haven’t found a ditch, even on a very rainy day in a rwd car.
@ignignxktАй бұрын
Don’t cheap out on tires. You get what you pay for.
@WhiteDieselShedАй бұрын
In America maybe but branded tyres in the UK are generally good.
@johnharrison373Ай бұрын
@WhiteDieselShed Landsail tyres are classed as budget tyres and don't last particularly long. When buying tyres, look at the lable. Go for as an example: Wet Braking: A Noise: 68 or 69db Fuel: A Cl: A In that order of priority. The ratings go from A to G, with A being the best. You wouldn't want a tyre with Wet Braking of G. Even one with a C rating is terrible when the road is slightly moist.
@typhoon320iАй бұрын
They are cheap because they are 175/70 R14. ..........Golf cart tires basically
@GwynnOak1Ай бұрын
Quite interesting, to say the least. I'd imagine that particularly in Finland, EV's would be a tough sell. Rather harsh climate, comparatively quite cold for much of the year. We all know by now, how EV's react to cold weather, how badly range is affected, making them a tough sell.
@GoalSquad666Ай бұрын
Norway? I think they have the highest uptake on EVs in Europe; but just because the country made free charging available in cities.
@marcusnolte7476Ай бұрын
@@GoalSquad666 not only that, but tax exemption, free public parking , road use and ferry use. Still most households have an EV and a normal car in usage
@stevewest131Ай бұрын
Bjorn Nyland (youtube) driving his EV at -32C
@bentullett6068Ай бұрын
I am starting seeing a lot more older cars on the road now. I had a quick look on ebay at cars and there was a 2004 Skoda Fabia petrol with a classified price of over £2,000.
@miguelgameiro8063Ай бұрын
Average age of the car on the road is increased
@arcadeukАй бұрын
I used to have 1 car I would renew every few years, now I own 4 older cars instead. Car technology peaked in 2010, now they just add dystopian nonsense to cars, plus all modern cars look like an identical generic Chinese crossover now.
@miguelgameiro8063Ай бұрын
@@arcadeuk the New eletric cars are all the same chassis
@WhiteDieselShedАй бұрын
@@arcadeuk I have a 2013 car which I would normally have swapped last year but it's cheap tax, does 60mpg and unlikely to depreciate any more than it currently has.
@typhoon320iАй бұрын
could be because people can't afford high interest rates for new cars, for the last year.
@BleachDemon99Ай бұрын
The only contact with the road is your tyres……don’t skimp on grip.
@pixie706Ай бұрын
Can mean life or oblivion
@G-ra-ha-mАй бұрын
I would argue that what's between the ears is the most important bit. Brake fluid is handy too.
@BleachDemon99Ай бұрын
@@G-ra-ha-m you can’t buy smarts but you can buy premium rubber
@G-ra-ha-mАй бұрын
@@BleachDemon99 :D
@rogerhargreaves2272Ай бұрын
This makes me value my 2005 Peugeot 206 HDI Diesel with 50,000 miles on the clock. Excellent condition as it’s always stored in the barn.
@mikapeltokorpi7671Ай бұрын
I am from Finland, but at least in the spring, the EV prices were not this low. I have not checked auctions actively, though.
@MrRaitziАй бұрын
Prices are not low. But they won't advertise what money they change hands. EV are luxury and trade has halted more or less now with economy
@Fur_QueueАй бұрын
I've put a new windscreen washer pump on my old ford escort this morning and topped the bottle up with screenwash... probably just added another £200 to its value
@Starlight22215Ай бұрын
Hubby put a new tyre on his old Corsa last week after a flat. Possibly doubled the price of the car.
@S1000xrhpАй бұрын
Geoff, I would love it if you would do a show or two about retro fitting and ice engine, complete with it's cooling and exhaust systems into an EV. Can it even be done? Is there still life for a 1.3L Ford focus engine and gubbins - or a Fiesta ST3 engine!! The way I see it the rest of the car's bodywork should be pristine, so what's preventing anyone from ripping out the EVer ready battery and slotting in an ICE?
@robertgreen9614Ай бұрын
Rich Rebuilds put a V8 in a Tesla.
@S1000xrhpАй бұрын
Excellent, will look out for that, it's just like reverse engineering and has the benefit of pissing off the greens. It would be nice to see a more workaday project, something like a 2.0 litre diesel for example, could call it an E-Vice 😂
@CosmicSeeker69Ай бұрын
Total WoT
@daveswarbrick5576Ай бұрын
From my experience of Landsale tyres , ok in the dry but you sale across the land in the wet ! bloody lethal !
@geoffasАй бұрын
Maybe, they should be called 'abseils'? 😛
@chrissmith2114Ай бұрын
I found the difference in tyres normally boils down to how many miles they can cover, and grip. Try braking hard on a wet road and see how many times the ABS has to intervene on a cheap tyre and a good tyre.
@AlienLivesMatterАй бұрын
Geoff reads email from Finnish Geoff. The multiverse works in mysterious ways.
@Emppu_T.Ай бұрын
It's the Geoffiverse
@MrSonicAdvanceАй бұрын
LOL at Landsail tyres. 😄
@greaper5123Ай бұрын
You cant beat older cars, built better, more character, drive better, its a no brainer.
@matthewgodwin3050Ай бұрын
A deluded Viking based in Australia put out a video the other day, voicing his bewilderment at why over 51% of people who were suckered into buying a Tesla go on to trade their badly made death trap in for a proper petrol car. To be honest, I'm surprised it's only 51 %.
@promethbastardАй бұрын
This name definitely fits better I think.
@axeman2638Ай бұрын
51% , so far.
@cesilprestonАй бұрын
Don't watch electric viking videos in Australia. He is an Eve-idiot. He spreads unscientific illogical nonsense.
@cesilprestonАй бұрын
Don't watch electric viking videos. He is an Eve-idiot based in Australia. He spreads unscientific illogical nonsense.
@cesilprestonАй бұрын
Don't watch electric viking videos. He is an Eve-idiot based in Australia. He spreads unscientific illogical nonsense.
@wesleyjohnson1313Ай бұрын
Hi Geoff, you may have already covered this, but did you hear about the climate scientists criticising the use of a hydrogen Toyota at the Paris Olympics. Failing to convince me its not all about control.
@mortenh.o.703Ай бұрын
Denmark here. Almost 50% of new cars are EV or PHEV. Feels like living in North Korea
@_EkarosАй бұрын
I would go with PHEV if price was same as regular hybrid... Really hybrids and evs should not be counted in same totals.
@mortenh.o.703Ай бұрын
@ammass321 Was looking for a point in your comment but didn’t find any?
@chrissmith2114Ай бұрын
I have seen some channels talking about 'EV years' and 'ICE years' - similar to 'dog years' and 'human years'....
@richardweyland116Ай бұрын
Thank you! I needed a good laugh! The best thing about EV's is that they identify idiots.
@stevewest131Ай бұрын
Saving £3000 on fuel a year while gas guzzlers give all their money to the govt and oil barons. Who's the idiots again
@52splitАй бұрын
'99 CR-V here. Had it 13 years and put 100,000 miles on it. Paid £1500 in 2011. All I ever do is a basic service at 5000 mile intervals. It will go when it dies, other than that it stays.
@davejohnson3474Ай бұрын
I did a service on one of those couple of years back at honda, gold with grey bumpers immaculate something like 14k on the clocks. Good cars and last forever
@summerjunk929Ай бұрын
It'll only die when you list it for sale 😂
@davejohnson3474Ай бұрын
@@summerjunk929 lmao
@robalexander7348Ай бұрын
Yes Geoff i have been to Finland a Beautiful country during the summer months, very chilly in winter... Well Geoff i must say you look like one of our million acre cattle property owners in the vast Northern Territory of Australia, they all wear those broard rimmed Aussie " Akubra " hats here 👍 Au
@EndurorodzndubzАй бұрын
I was not the least bit interested in buying an EV untill you just said about a Testicle for 3 grand. At that money it would make for a good little runabout, to keep the miles off my V6 skoda.
@topcat807Ай бұрын
Did you watch starmers press conference today. He talked about how facial recognition cameras will be used to restrict movement of certain people to different "communities" . He constantly said things like "their community's" as if the country is split up into different zones and people should not be allowed to enter those zones. This is something the wef want and Starmer is using the "far right" excuse to implement it. It will start off aimed at a few and quickly include everyone. He's a total nob.
@sgm2463Ай бұрын
"were you missold an electric car..."
@louiswilliamterminator2887Ай бұрын
Were you mis sold crimate change?
@Emppu_T.Ай бұрын
@@louiswilliamterminator2887 absolutely.
@davidimpey4937Ай бұрын
By the way Geoff. Brilliant yet again ❤
@TheWacoKid1963Ай бұрын
Fuzz Townshend has something to do with Landsail tyres, hey ya never know, Fuzz might deliver them 🤣🤣🤣
@adogmcdizzleАй бұрын
Landsail because you sail off into the scenary on a greasy B-road?
@MrWiffwaffАй бұрын
Begs the question why the person with the Tesla didn't put the car through the auction themselves. 2700 Euros better then a 25 yr old 900 Euro Focus. While I'm fully on board with the anti-EV backlash, the details in the email just dont ring entirely true. Yes, EVs probably aren't best suited to cold climes but are people really dropping 10s of thousands of euros and buying bangers when there must be other options open to them to recover a little more of their money
@chrisround941Ай бұрын
Hi Geoff, I follow your channel everyday. Sometimes you amaze me with your decisions, other times you worry me with some of the horror stories that you find. Today, in the nicest possible way I am questioning your sanity. How, how, how, how, how, can you leave a fantastic Volvo at home to take an inferior euro box on a camping trip? Bewildered of England 🏴😜🤣🤣
@totuudentorvi7781Ай бұрын
Have you ever driven a 405? Sounds like that's a no.
@TheJensenInterceptorАй бұрын
I love the 405, I drove many as company cars back in the 1990's, they were fuel efficient, roomy estates and reliable and i was completely happy with when I had a 405 from the car pool.
@GeoffBuysCarsАй бұрын
Variety is the spice of life. Also the Volvo hasn’t got a tow bar 😂
@HairnicksАй бұрын
Had 405's and 2x 505 estates. Wonderful cars.
@chrisround941Ай бұрын
I sold them for years when they were new, nothing wrong with them other than they’re french. But I also sold Volvo cars, and whilst it was not yesterday, they were in a different league. And I agree with the comment on the 505 as well, but find one now. Testament to the Volvo range you can go back to the 60’s and they are still in abundance. That said, it was not criticism, just light hearted banter on my part.
@StevensPaulАй бұрын
EV's.... They'll never catch on 😂😅.
@davidkmatthewsАй бұрын
They may not catch on... but they certainly catch fire! ;-)
@zonavarbondagoo4074Ай бұрын
Guy at my work has a Volvo XC40 full electric that he virtue signals about every day and hates being reminded it's actually a Chinese-made Geely electric car. 8-)
@vossierebelАй бұрын
GGG!!! Enjoy the hols... stay safe and have fun!
@urmintrude1969Ай бұрын
Love your channel Geoff but if you had put land sail tyres on my pram I’d got out and walked 😂😂😂
@ashleystyles6888Ай бұрын
Myself and the ex went to our local dealers to have a look around a few months back Skoda were, if you remember, extremely pushy for her to get an EV. We walked away and eventually she got a Peugeot 3008 diesel. The Skoda dealer has been closed and derelict for months.......
@DwaynePipesАй бұрын
What dealer was that?
@markburton8303Ай бұрын
skoda literally have one full EV as part of their range, and they have forecourts full of ICE and a few EVs, so if it went tits up it's down to the ICE selection.
@GrantHarvey-tx9slАй бұрын
Every dealer may not be the same with our experience of Skoda Haverfordwest being a different story. discouraged us from getting an EV & went for the Kodiaq petrol Executive instead. Lovely car so far.
@DwaynePipesАй бұрын
@@markburton8303 There have been some dealership closures across the country, Skoda seemingly wanting to go more for direct sales.
@LILEE376Ай бұрын
I dont believe that. They have the money to buy those used ICE cars beside keeping the electric one. Not to mention of they could sell their EV-s outside of Finnland.
@LessBeardАй бұрын
I bought an EV for commuting & it's amazing! Admittedly it's only got 1 wheel, requires a lot of practice & balance but it does 100 miles on a full charge, hits 40mph & saves me a fortune from driving my diesel car every day 😂👍
@stevemchaddАй бұрын
I live in Finland Geoff, the winters here are brutal and two of the guys I work with had to get rid of their hybrid cars last winter because they wouldn't charge due to the cold. (There are only 14 people in the company I work in)
@jespergyllenborg5234Ай бұрын
Same in Norway and Sweden. Big used EV sales company's in bankruptcy both in Sweden and Norway. Yesterday, Bankruptcy for one of Norway's largest electric car dealers Markusbil.
@terryatkinson3182Ай бұрын
Mrs G soon put the kibosh on your Peugeot plan 😂
@LeslieGreenwood-bu9tnАй бұрын
EV buyers never thought about re sale, a lot of buyer remorse now.
@nixswatsonАй бұрын
Cheers Geoff for the quicky! We all like a good quicky from time to time especially in this baking hot lovely sunny weather lol 😂😜
@GeoffBuysCarsАй бұрын
Oh no we can’t be having a quicky in this heat!
@nixswatsonАй бұрын
@@GeoffBuysCars oh yes we can! and some outdoor sports tho not water sports pmsl 🤣😂
@GeoffBuysCarsАй бұрын
@@nixswatson it can't be easy to have a quckie on a kayak. or indeed a pair of kayaks. that's more for the 'adventures with Geoff' channel hahaha
@nixswatsonАй бұрын
@@GeoffBuysCars pmsl got me beat there I've no come back to that well done you win 🤣😂😂🤣
@SmallWondaАй бұрын
WHoa if that is true - which I can imagine would be, as I think it would be quite risky buying a 2nd hand EV... Happy Holidays! Looking forward to see where you go.
@mpetersen624 күн бұрын
If you own an EV. The best option IMO is drive it until it dies. Im in the US and I've considered an EV for my next vehicle. Most of my driving is local and it would be ideal for that. I'm not concerned about range or recharging time for trips. If my wife and l go on a trip we will simply rent a car for that time period. What concerns me is the added cost for the system to charge at home. Another thing with EVs. If the government dogooders insist on shoving them down our throat they could at least force one standardized charging plug.
@jackiefisher1820Ай бұрын
Love your shorter length vids! Gives my aging attention span a much needed rest! Q.are there still trolls in Finland? Lots of love from Wolverhampton.
@Steve-GM0HUUАй бұрын
If you haven't seen it, you might want to check out the film "Troll Hunter". This may answer your question about trolls. At least Norwegian trolls.
@sladehelicoptersgaming3148Ай бұрын
To be fair those ice cars are much better than the EV’s they were traded for ! The dealer got robbed
@markburton8303Ай бұрын
oh yeah, I'm racing to get a 2006 Focus haha
@kmack5799Ай бұрын
I suggest if you value yours and your families lives you don't put junk tyres on your car. Whoever told you they are good clearly doesn't know anything about tyre technology. I suggest you do some proper research. Never skimp on tyres!
@geoffasАй бұрын
Especially, don't skimp on your motorcycle's tyres!
@BlokeOnAMotorbikeАй бұрын
and there is the problem with EVs on the secondhand market: there's no way to service them outside of being a specialist service engineer for a specific brand of car. If you train on a diesel, you can fix practically any diesel.
@R8135003Ай бұрын
So in a previous video you talked about Merc vans loosing £70k in two years. And a 2 year old with 7000 on clock was for sale about £18k. Now, as a man with short arms and deep pockets my ears pricked up. I will be 65 next birthday so how does the second hand EV market place look for someone like me. Do used EV's cars devalue at a simaler rate. If yes then which could possibly best value. Currently drive 2 litre diesel Kuga with 40k on clock. Annual mileage is now about 8k so the current car could see me out. But there has to be a point where using the market value does make sense. Just to be clear, "Climate Change" is BS!!! But I also like to keep my money helping me. So is there a switching point when the cost over shame of driving an EV becomes worthwhile. Look forward to hearing your thought. Be lucky stay safe.
@LeslieGreenwood-bu9tnАй бұрын
Unless you want to loose a shed load of $$ stay well away from EV's , hybrids ok ( Toyota )
@WhiteDieselShedАй бұрын
Yes an EV can make sense if you buy used and offer them stupidly small amounts and keep offering them the money until they take it or do eventually sell it elsewhere. If you can charge at home with the car far enough away from the house just in case it does catch fire it wont burn the house down at the same time. Only do fairly short distances then it may make sense. 2L diesel Kuga with just 40k is a lifetime car. That engine will do 300k easily.
@cnocspeireagАй бұрын
I was interested until I saw 'climate change is BS', which made the whole thing doubtful.
@R8135003Ай бұрын
@@LeslieGreenwood-bu9tn that's my point. the sheds load has already been gutted from the value. at what point does the maths actually add up?
@christophercharles3169Ай бұрын
"I know we all love a quickie" Can't get this level of awareness just anywhere. 🤣😂
@jonnya245Ай бұрын
I think your being trolled Geoff...
@SteamCraneАй бұрын
"Oklahoma dog ignites house fire after chewing on lithium-ion battery"
@timduddy1902Ай бұрын
That headlining is diabolical!
@chasevans7171Ай бұрын
Landsail / linglong / etc, always perish and crack to death way before the tread wears out. Interestingly, i had a low mileage electric polestar volvo thing in for mot yesterday, the brake pads and alloy wheels had "made in china" written on them. And then i spotted the factory fitted michelin tyres were made in china as well. 😂
@operationsword9457Ай бұрын
Rumor is you order an EV that you want. They say we don't have that model but you can buy this one. You buy the sub model and when the one you want arrives, they refuse to buy back the one you purchased. LOL EV's are a joke.
@Sheisthedevilyouknowwho-ft9weАй бұрын
Informative. Thanks for posting this
@zebmason6530Ай бұрын
Finland , Finland , Finland The country where I want to be Pony trekking or camping or just watch T.V. Finland , Finland , Finland It's the country for me
@jackiefisher1820Ай бұрын
Always liked Finland since watching the "Heroes of Telemark" featuring Kirk Douglas on Christmas TV in 1970's! More applied to them when I found out it was all true! Much better than "Where Eagles Dare"!
@jackiefisher1820Ай бұрын
Sorry it was Norway but it's all the same in the wash!
@More_RowАй бұрын
@@jackiefisher1820 It's really not
@jarikinnunen1718Ай бұрын
Here in Finland owning car is very expensive by taxing and long distances. No big cities. Average car value is 6000 €. EV`prices are from 35000€ and used are ticking time bombs. Winter are cold, sometimes very cold. It eat range. With ICE cars no heating or range problems. So, who really want make bad choice?
@willdatsunАй бұрын
I have a 1998 Citroen EV which has NiCd batteries, not only is it still working after 26 years, the batteries work just as well if not better in the cold. There is a reason why the use these batteries on satellites , they last a long time and don't mind cold.
@geoffasАй бұрын
Is there enough cadmium on the planet to supply billions of cars' batteries? 🤔
@markuskruger2102Ай бұрын
Astunning, and this from the Impire of godlike Tunafish Gretel........ Shocking😮
@jjlad5037Ай бұрын
EV’s are the Lada’s of our time.
@axeman2638Ай бұрын
Ladas are great cars, simple, reliable, easy to work on, standard parts, millions of them made, so cheap as chips. Many still running after 50 odd years EVs will all be junk in less than 10.
@johnriggs4929Ай бұрын
I hired a new Lada once, when my own car was in a smash. Apart from the seats - which weren't contoured, so you slid off them when going around corners, it was great - plenty of power, and in the coldest winter we'd had for decades that year, the heater was like a bl00dy volcano.
@user-lv4pf5jg8bАй бұрын
Don't try going around any corners Geoff
@BionicRustyАй бұрын
Geoff, try to verify these claims. Sound a bit bonkers imo. You may be being wound up. If someone was that desperate to get rid, you’d almost say, ‘Pluck it, I’ll scrap the car.’
@lukesgarage4049Ай бұрын
I live in Finland, and don't 100% confirm this. But there is some truth from my point of view. I see EVs every day in traffic. I don't know that many people who drive one, but the few are happy with theirs. But the fact is our winters can be as cold as -30°c, and that's not too good for the batteries' lives or range of the car. Also, the government has been trying to come up with more ways to tax them...
@stevensarson482Ай бұрын
Visiting Finland is an eye opener in the sense that it is clean, everywhere. Tidy streets, parks, lakes, cities and even industrial plant. By 2035 the only thing clean in the UK will be its roads , and maybe the inside of No 10.
@CuzzazbuzzАй бұрын
Hi Geoff, we’ve just had our ‘68 plate Mini Countryman PHEV into the dealer because of a lack of charge with the hybrid battery. A cell module was faulty which has now been replaced(not the whole battery) and the total cost was £5,115.59 Warranty expires within months so that was a lucky escape.
@petertraveller6421Ай бұрын
That's a good lesson that don't buy cars with short warranty, example Kia niroEV has 7 years warranty. BYD cars 6 years and Hyundai 5 years.
@CuzzazbuzzАй бұрын
@@petertraveller6421 it’s a 6 year warranty on the electric drivetrain. However, repair costs are the same as owning a high performance motor. It’s not for the masses.
@petertraveller6421Ай бұрын
@@Cuzzazbuzz , which brand you are talking about ? Kia, BYD or Hyundai ? At least my Kia has 7 year warranty for whole car.
@CuzzazbuzzАй бұрын
@@petertraveller6421 Mini…
@weekendwet1Ай бұрын
EVs have their role in society. For delivering milk.
@jonnyc429Ай бұрын
Manufacturers are in a very tricky spot. EVs are very expensive so they're having to pretend they're making their brands 'premium'. Thing is, if you're paying £38,000 for an electric corsa, it's not a premium car and never has been. China will absolutely dominate with cheap electric cars that your every day person will buy and a lot of manufacturers will go under or merge. There's only so many 'premium' electric car brands that can actually exist.