I got an email that said WHAT…?! 😳🤣🤣

[@philliphugh3347]

Nice hat Geoff, be careful when driving, the mandatory cap cam in your car might be watching 👀 😂😂😂🤠👍👍

[@jackiefisher1820]

Don't give them options!

[@lesklower7281]

£160 for a set of good new tyres a bargain

[@ajx3993]

Ulez cam in toilets next 😅

[@lesklower7281]

@@ajx3993 After all the British government doesn't know when to stop

[@MrkBO8]

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?

[@svr5423]

I'm not going to sell my 12 year old Dyson. It still works perfectly.

[@jackiefisher1820]

Oh, I like you, but you are awful!

[@fredfred2363]

🤣😂🤣

[@stevemartin7464]

Well thats easy... the car!

[@strongandco]

If you're saying which is the biggest sucker? It's the EV car buyer.

[@goansunborn]

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!

[@fredscratchet1355]

Bjorn Nyland likes them. He actually does good yt videos

[@user-ww9uo5jz6n]

No surprise. Skol from sunless Scotland.❤

[@user-ww9uo5jz6n]

No surprise. Skol from sunless Scotland.❤

[@user-ww9uo5jz6n]

No surprise. Skol from sunless Scotland.❤

[@altern8tive]

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.

[@jamiepops62]

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?

[@jackiefisher1820]

Lack of reportage from the BBC I cannot believe it!!!!lol

[@GoalSquad666]

It was 100% a Diesel Land Rover. They love to self-combust - driving one is an enlightened experience.

[@promethbastard]

@@GoalSquad666 So.. got any sauce on that?

[@axeman2638]

@@jackiefisher1820 Probably too busy making picture of kids.

[@timhicks2154]

Aaaaaaaaaand…..it’s an EV

[@shaunsmith8071]

If your government says it’s good for you start running in the opposite direction.

[@mrwhite292]

100%

[@AndrewTSq]

Same in Germany. 2 out of 3 car dealers do not trade in Evs anymore

[@arcadeuk]

According to the mainstream media, people are queuing to buy EV's in Finland and there isn't enough to meet demand 😂🤣

[@chrissmith2114]

Do not make the mistake of watching Electric Viking videos....

[@cesilpreston]

Don't watch electric viking videos. He is an Eve-idiot based in Australia. He spreads unscientific illogical nonsense.

[@iandavid8925]

There’s mainstream media….and then there’s the real world.

[@SWR112]

@@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.]

Yes, that's because the media is lying. They are bought by company lease or old people.

[@Cotictimmy]

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.]

In china nonetheless, where quality is not n.1

[@G-ra-ha-m]

"EVs are useless is very low temperatures." I'd argue that temperature is irrelevant...

[@unfurling3129]

​@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-m]

@@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.

[@geraldscott4302]

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.

[@davdave3470]

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.

[@pbluuz4509]

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.

[@_Ekaros]

Or at least only lease it with guaranteed buyback price...

[@Mc674bo]

3DTV + EV = 0 simples

[@jackiefisher1820]

This is more of a bubble than the "South Seas Bubble" of the 18th century!

[@arcadeuk]

But the government told them EV's are good 🤣🤣😂😂

[@strongandco]

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.

[@janneoksanen4162]

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-Petersen]

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-qk1px]

I’ve always regretted selling my 2002 Zafira 2.0 diesel that I had from new.

[@6581punk]

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.

[@WhiteDieselShed]

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. :)

[@johnharrison373]

You mean the Zafira that should have been named the ZaFire because many of them caught fire?

[@sLim88CPC]

@@WhiteDieselShed to me it doesn't make Zafira look good, rather new cars look very bad. :)

[@davidwelty9763]

EVs are even less suited to a cold climate like Finland, why would people buy there them in the first place?

[@modarkthemauler]

Lot's and lots of government incentives including a lower car tax.

[@jackiefisher1820]

Showing off?

[@KovietUnionDefector]

Tax on diesel cars is 1k a year. So crap governence is a thing here in Finland too!

[@bobstirling6885]

Because they have no alternative.....

[@pachy444]

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-kl3co]

My respect for Finland just went up.

[@liberty0758]

I still haven't forgiven them for destroying Nokia.

[@Emppu_T.]

​@@liberty0758 a former windows executive did that for us. Close the factory and sold it to Microsoft.

[@msumungo]

@@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.

[@stephensalt6787]

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.

[@WhiteDieselShed]

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.

[@philpearson1714]

You can't fix stupid.

[@typhoon320i]

And then your niece said "My crazy uncle is talking about chem trails and EVs again.

[@KovietUnionDefector]

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.

[@axeman2638]

Well when a government tries to act for it's citizens, the americans stage a coup or invade.

[@bobdickweed]

Do you have a link to this news ? Thanks

[@Emppu_T.]

It's always the land vs the capital, it sucks. people desperately need cars in the land.

[@KovietUnionDefector]

@@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.

[@LimeyDude]

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.

[@francomartini4328]

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.

[@typhoon320i]

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.

[@francomartini4328]

@@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.

[@typhoon320i]

@@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.

[@francomartini4328]

@@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?

[@typhoon320i]

@@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.

[@dougbelanger3479]

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.]

The swedes, always going full head into the fire to be perceived as progressive and forward thinking.

[@joshausterlitz3798]

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!!!

[@CosmicSeeker69]

And the respective residual values in two years???!

[@davidknight1119]

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

[@anth5122]

Jaguar are going full on EV … BYE,BYE JAG 😢

[@Nelson.ViewsZ]

Keep the oldies going. We will turn this round!

[@4cormacos]

Main dealers here in Ireland very slow to take in ev trade ins. In many cases they are point blank refusing.

[@lner8509]

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.

[@mladenlukanovic2319]

I bought an 2003 BMW diesel in 2020 for 4.000, sold it this year for 8.500 😂😂😂

[@TheJensenInterceptor]

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.

[@paulineprice9534]

Sincere wishes and love for a speedy recovery ❤

[@jackiefisher1820]

God bless you.

[@strongandco]

I don't have a brain tumour and feel the same some times. God speed and get well soon!

[@shanewaterman4125]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery 💜

[@johnriggs4929]

Hell... that comment puts everything else into perspective. All the best to you and hope your recovery is speedy and complete.

[@chasf3433]

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.

[@MrAndyj007]

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

[@billheath7737]

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.

[@bertibear1300]

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.

[@jondonnelly4831]

that really sucks, that would ruin me.

[@zm321]

I'm surprised that here in the UK, car finance providers are still willing to finance used EV's.

[@andrewmack2161]

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.

[@johncr1354]

You will own nothing and be happy.😃 Perpetual income for the elite.

[@geoffas]

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.

[@andrewmack2161]

@@geoffas Yes, I remember.

[@geoffas]

@@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 😞

[@barriewilliams4526]

WOW! You can now burn your house down for next to nothing😂

[@suecharnock9369]

well, no becuase of the house insurance costs.......

[@WhiteDieselShed]

@@suecharnock9369 Yeah but arson is illegal but charging an electric car at home is not. (yet) :)

[@MOSSFEEN]

£40 a Tyre tells you all you need to know Chinese Ditch Finders

[@WhiteDieselShed]

Well with the Lansails maybe but you can get proper branded tyres for that money in the right sizes.

[@G-ra-ha-m]

If you avoid the stupid cars, tyres of the top brands are cheap!!

[@Mark-uw9kz]

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.

[@ignignxkt]

Don’t cheap out on tires. You get what you pay for.

[@WhiteDieselShed]

In America maybe but branded tyres in the UK are generally good.

[@johnharrison373]

​@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.

[@typhoon320i]

They are cheap because they are 175/70 R14. ..........Golf cart tires basically

[@GwynnOak1]

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.

[@GoalSquad666]

Norway? I think they have the highest uptake on EVs in Europe; but just because the country made free charging available in cities.

[@marcusnolte7476]

@@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

[@stevewest131]

Bjorn Nyland (youtube) driving his EV at -32C

[@bentullett6068]

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.

[@miguelgameiro8063]

Average age of the car on the road is increased

[@arcadeuk]

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.

[@miguelgameiro8063]

@@arcadeuk the New eletric cars are all the same chassis

[@WhiteDieselShed]

@@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.

[@typhoon320i]

could be because people can't afford high interest rates for new cars, for the last year.

[@BleachDemon99]

The only contact with the road is your tyres……don’t skimp on grip.

[@pixie706]

Can mean life or oblivion

[@G-ra-ha-m]

I would argue that what's between the ears is the most important bit. Brake fluid is handy too.

[@BleachDemon99]

@@G-ra-ha-m you can’t buy smarts but you can buy premium rubber

[@G-ra-ha-m]

@@BleachDemon99 :D

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

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.

[@mikapeltokorpi7671]

I am from Finland, but at least in the spring, the EV prices were not this low. I have not checked auctions actively, though.

[@MrRaitzi]

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_Queue]

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

[@Starlight22215]

Hubby put a new tyre on his old Corsa last week after a flat. Possibly doubled the price of the car.

[@S1000xrhp]

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?

[@robertgreen9614]

Rich Rebuilds put a V8 in a Tesla.

[@S1000xrhp]

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 😂

[@CosmicSeeker69]

Total WoT

[@daveswarbrick5576]

From my experience of Landsale tyres , ok in the dry but you sale across the land in the wet ! bloody lethal !

[@geoffas]

Maybe, they should be called 'abseils'? 😛

[@chrissmith2114]

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.

[@AlienLivesMatter]

Geoff reads email from Finnish Geoff. The multiverse works in mysterious ways.

[@Emppu_T.]

It's the Geoffiverse

[@MrSonicAdvance]

LOL at Landsail tyres. 😄

[@greaper5123]

You cant beat older cars, built better, more character, drive better, its a no brainer.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

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 %.

[@promethbastard]

This name definitely fits better I think.

[@axeman2638]

51% , so far.

[@cesilpreston]

Don't watch electric viking videos in Australia. He is an Eve-idiot. He spreads unscientific illogical nonsense.

[@cesilpreston]

Don't watch electric viking videos. He is an Eve-idiot based in Australia. He spreads unscientific illogical nonsense.

[@cesilpreston]

Don't watch electric viking videos. He is an Eve-idiot based in Australia. He spreads unscientific illogical nonsense.

[@wesleyjohnson1313]

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.703]

Denmark here. Almost 50% of new cars are EV or PHEV. Feels like living in North Korea

[@_Ekaros]

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.703]

@ammass321 Was looking for a point in your comment but didn’t find any?

[@chrissmith2114]

I have seen some channels talking about 'EV years' and 'ICE years' - similar to 'dog years' and 'human years'....

[@richardweyland116]

Thank you! I needed a good laugh! The best thing about EV's is that they identify idiots.

[@stevewest131]

Saving £3000 on fuel a year while gas guzzlers give all their money to the govt and oil barons. Who's the idiots again

[@52split]

'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.

[@davejohnson3474]

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

[@summerjunk929]

It'll only die when you list it for sale 😂

[@davejohnson3474]

@@summerjunk929 lmao

[@robalexander7348]

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

[@Endurorodzndubz]

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.

[@topcat807]

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.

[@sgm2463]

"were you missold an electric car..."

[@louiswilliamterminator2887]

Were you mis sold crimate change?

[@Emppu_T.]

​@@louiswilliamterminator2887 absolutely.

[@davidimpey4937]

By the way Geoff. Brilliant yet again ❤

[@TheWacoKid1963]

Fuzz Townshend has something to do with Landsail tyres, hey ya never know, Fuzz might deliver them 🤣🤣🤣

[@adogmcdizzle]

Landsail because you sail off into the scenary on a greasy B-road?

[@MrWiffwaff]

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

[@chrisround941]

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 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😜🤣🤣

[@totuudentorvi7781]

Have you ever driven a 405? Sounds like that's a no.

[@TheJensenInterceptor]

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.

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Variety is the spice of life. Also the Volvo hasn’t got a tow bar 😂

[@Hairnicks]

Had 405's and 2x 505 estates. Wonderful cars.

[@chrisround941]

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.

[@StevensPaul]

EV's.... They'll never catch on 😂😅.

[@davidkmatthews]

They may not catch on... but they certainly catch fire! ;-)

[@zonavarbondagoo4074]

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-)

[@vossierebel]

GGG!!! Enjoy the hols... stay safe and have fun!

[@urmintrude1969]

Love your channel Geoff but if you had put land sail tyres on my pram I’d got out and walked 😂😂😂

[@ashleystyles6888]

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.......

[@DwaynePipes]

What dealer was that?

[@markburton8303]

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-tx9sl]

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.

[@DwaynePipes]

@@markburton8303 There have been some dealership closures across the country, Skoda seemingly wanting to go more for direct sales.

[@LILEE376]

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.

[@LessBeard]

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 😂👍

[@stevemchadd]

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)

[@jespergyllenborg5234]

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.

[@terryatkinson3182]

Mrs G soon put the kibosh on your Peugeot plan 😂

[@LeslieGreenwood-bu9tn]

EV buyers never thought about re sale, a lot of buyer remorse now.

[@nixswatson]

Cheers Geoff for the quicky! We all like a good quicky from time to time especially in this baking hot lovely sunny weather lol 😂😜

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Oh no we can’t be having a quicky in this heat!

[@nixswatson]

@@GeoffBuysCars oh yes we can! and some outdoor sports tho not water sports pmsl 🤣😂

[@GeoffBuysCars]

@@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

[@nixswatson]

@@GeoffBuysCars pmsl got me beat there I've no come back to that well done you win 🤣😂😂🤣

[@SmallWonda]

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.

[@mpetersen6]

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.

[@jackiefisher1820]

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-GM0HUU]

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.

[@sladehelicoptersgaming3148]

To be fair those ice cars are much better than the EV’s they were traded for ! The dealer got robbed

[@markburton8303]

oh yeah, I'm racing to get a 2006 Focus haha

[@kmack5799]

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!

[@geoffas]

Especially, don't skimp on your motorcycle's tyres!

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

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.

[@R8135003]

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-bu9tn]

Unless you want to loose a shed load of $$ stay well away from EV's , hybrids ok ( Toyota )

[@WhiteDieselShed]

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.

[@cnocspeireag]

I was interested until I saw 'climate change is BS', which made the whole thing doubtful.

[@R8135003]

@@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?

[@christophercharles3169]

"I know we all love a quickie" Can't get this level of awareness just anywhere. 🤣😂

[@jonnya245]

I think your being trolled Geoff...

[@SteamCrane]

"Oklahoma dog ignites house fire after chewing on lithium-ion battery"

[@timduddy1902]

That headlining is diabolical!

[@chasevans7171]

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. 😂

[@operationsword9457]

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-ft9we]

Informative. Thanks for posting this

[@zebmason6530]

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

[@jackiefisher1820]

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"!

[@jackiefisher1820]

Sorry it was Norway but it's all the same in the wash!

[@More_Row]

@@jackiefisher1820 It's really not

[@jarikinnunen1718]

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?

[@willdatsun]

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.

[@geoffas]

Is there enough cadmium on the planet to supply billions of cars' batteries? 🤔

[@markuskruger2102]

Astunning, and this from the Impire of godlike Tunafish Gretel........ Shocking😮

[@jjlad5037]

EV’s are the Lada’s of our time.

[@axeman2638]

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.

[@johnriggs4929]

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-lv4pf5jg8b]

Don't try going around any corners Geoff

[@BionicRusty]

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.’

[@lukesgarage4049]

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...

[@stevensarson482]

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.

[@Cuzzazbuzz]

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.

[@petertraveller6421]

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.

[@Cuzzazbuzz]

@@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.

[@petertraveller6421]

@@Cuzzazbuzz , which brand you are talking about ? Kia, BYD or Hyundai ? At least my Kia has 7 year warranty for whole car.

[@Cuzzazbuzz]

@@petertraveller6421 Mini…

[@weekendwet1]

EVs have their role in society. For delivering milk.

[@jonnyc429]

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.