IS THERE A FUTURE IN REPAIRING SALVAGE ELECTRIC CARS???

[@rthomasbox]

That’s where electric doesn’t make sense. 134miles for £38. My car is £20 for 100miles. Only makes sense if you charge at home. If you can’t charge at home, no access, it’s not a fair replacement and therefore it’s not the future for everyone

[@sruk]

It’s 190 miles for 34 from a expensive super charger at 85p pkwh at home it would be 20p pkwh and only 10p if charging at night

[@DroneShots_UK]

Absolutely correct, it only really makes sense if you've got a home charger. I recently got a an EV and am lucky enough to have a drive (the only one in the street) & home charger and it costs about £5 to charge. If we didn't have a drive then it's not economically feasible.

[@enrobsorussell]

In my Vauxhall Corsa D (2020) 100 miles is 11 quid....range is 600 miles....2 mins to `full charge`....car cost me £11,500 at 2 years old with 20k on the clock....will not spontaneously combust, 600 mile range whatever the weather/temp...etc You are correct....`not for everyone`. As regards Rob/Chris...yet again, nice little earner and that`s what it`s all about...as regards EVs, do your research (A lot have not & just jumped in on the strength of the lying MSM/Govt) fully and take your time when buying.....

[@geordiegeorge9041]

If you don't have photovoltaics at home, electric cars are just too expensive. My little Mitsubishi will do 180 miles for £20, and it will still be running in twenty years. A little accident with an EV were the battery is damaged and the car is a right off. A lot of insurance companies don't cover EV batteries, check the small print.

[@alastairkeith8553]

⁠@@geordiegeorge9041you don’t need PV but access to a wall charge helps a lot. It costs 3ppm to charge at home using Octopus Go at night.

[@petesmitt]

23:37 'free road tax'.. not for long; electric cars may be exempt from VED bills at the moment, but you still have to apply to tax your car in the normal way each year on the government car tax website; you must also get an MOT in the same way as regular cars. In 2025, the electric car tax distinction will disappear altogether, and EV owners will have to pay VED at the same rate as petrol and diesel models within their pricing thresholds. This will apply to existing EVs as well as brand new ones - at current rates that would mean an annual bill of £165 after the first year.

[@davefitzpatrick4841]

Pre 2017 EV's are £20

[@charliepower9192]

Chris sounding a bit rough at the moment , get well soon mate 👍

[@aib0160]

The wrapped trim looks better than the original. Great call.

[@type17]

Ironically, most cars with carbon wrap on the trim are all metal bodyshells, but this car can justify having carbon-wrapped trim, as its entire bodyshell is made of carbon fibre (see the sills at 7:40)

[@mattyboy8270]

Although reason for matt finish is to elimnate reflections. We have an i3 and everything is matt finish on the dash.

[@philtucker1224]

The CF wrap looks much more up-market..

[@garfield2279]

I would be a bit concerned about the gloss finish on the carbon wrap, I think it's going to reflect the sunlight a bit, the old finish was matt for a reason

[@YTcolinT]

I suggested the carbon wrap in the first episode although I envisaged like I did mine with a less glossy finish and the small right panel with a weave / and \ on others.

[@ianclare5721]

Just a word of caution guys, only charge to 100% if you're doing a long journey. For normal running, charge to 80% to prolong battery life. It's also quicker to charge to 80% and do a further top up charge, than it is to charge to 100%. This is something you'll learn if you keep the EV for a period of time. Great video to dip your toes into the world of EVs. Incidentally we have an Audi Q8 e-tron away at the body shop for a ding in the rear nearside wheel arch, caused by a car door being blown into it.....the cost to repair the ding £800.

[@balrajbangar]

£35 odd and not even 150 miles. Shocking. My 2 litre gives 280 odd miles on efficiency mode. And no waiting an hour to charge lol.

[@zilspeed]

For those who might read and asking questions re charging. Instavolt is pretty much the most expensive charging network there is. Most would only us these if forced to. Charging to 100% takes far longer than stopping at 80% and then just going again. Not criticising here, but these are important factors.

[@bobstirling6885]

If you are on a long journey you don't have much choice of chargers as you need to charge when you are low.....similarly if you are travelling distance, do you really want to start off with 20% off your range when you charge?

[@FFVoyager]

​@@bobstirling6885there are loads of choices for chargers!

[@HowardLeVert]

@zilspeed I'm glad you mentioned this as I was going to myself: I would have been interested to see how fast it got to 80%. My niece has just bought a new iX and the charge to 80% is very fast indeed, but then tapers off towards 100%. The charge time to 80% from about 10-15% is time enough for her to break a long drive and recharge herself with a decent coffee.

[@mikey_bb]

I was gonna say £38 for 136mls is quite expensive 😬

[@Pugjamin]

@@bobstirling6885if you’re travelling a distance you’re likely going to be starting from home, so you would likely have charged to 100%

[@savyman2376]

Not sure about the wrapped trim, it looks great but will it glare off the inside of the screen?

[@banjosoft]

Excellent video. just a note to anyone thinking of buying a crash damaged BMW fully electric vehicle. if any of the airbags have blown its a full HV battery out job to replace the pyrofuse and control unit within. it needs a special end of service tool and direct communication with BMW Germany. BMW charge £8000 to do that job.

[@marksutherland774]

Yep the guys got lucky on this one, in most cases people won't be. Personally I hate EVs, especially the excuses to force them on us. I really hope people don't see this video as meaning EVs are an easy fix, most are not, This actually highlights what you might get off with, e.g body panel and winscreen stuff start getting involved with electrical issues on these it's over.

[@hughmarcus1]

Thankfully there’s an ever increasing network of HEVRA mechanics who will charge a fraction of that.

[@philtucker1224]

Ok if it’s almost new and you are pretty confident on getting 20k for the finished article but anything older probably not worth it..

[@thejackofalltravels8267]

I think even with 8000£ repair I think these gents could make a profit and leave a little for the next guy.

[@evilution_ltd]

@@marksutherland774 who is forcing who to buy an EV?

[@simonkinser7816]

Is there anything Chris can't do? and the way Rob holds the camera and talks at the same time is just superb.

[@awesomeness2808]

You guys are a brilliant duo. Seems like there’s a great deal of mutual respect as well

[@grumpyuncle1]

I really look forward to your Sunday night video release. Well done lads, It won't be long before you are on the Discovery channel. Keep up the good work. In a world full of charlatans and rip-off merchants it is heartwarming to see 2 genuine fellas doing good work and keeping people entertained.

[@carguyuk7525]

85p per kwhr? That is a bit expensive. In my diesel £34 gets me 250 miles.

[@steveegginton535]

Nice video if only all your projects were like this but then again you guys like a challenge🙂 Personaly Rob's experience with a public charger is a lot of what puts me off EV's queuing to get on a charger, waiting an hour for the thing to charge and then paying a rip off rate per Kw! Think I'll stick to filling my ICE car up at the fuel station.

[@chrisp7839]

A couple of years ago, EV charging was free everywhere - now generally only at hotels. Tesco costs about half the price of that charger.

[@colinw1591]

Nice one gents! Incidentally, if you had a wall charger at home, you can charge at night for about 7p per kwh, and not 86p. Would have cost around £3 for the same recharge! 👍

[@bigfist255]

Would like to know how you get electric fir 7p pkh 😂

[@colinw1591]

@@bigfist255 look on Internet at Octopus Energy car charging plan......

[@colinw1591]

​@@bigfist255Octopus Energy EV charging plan.......

[@bigfist255]

Well they will give the carrot 🥕 but as more people start using it don't expect it to stay that rate.

[@Tsenngu]

@@bigfist255 But now it still is and will for a long time. No ice car can ever get close to the price pr mile ever as home charging the ev does.

[@patlydon519]

Unreal lads congrats, ye are giving damaged repairs a good name and value at a good price

[@phester28]

buddy had the 20kw and it stopped. Main dealer said the loom was burnt, but a real expert said the inverter had blown phases and it needed new modules to begin with. Turns out the repair was not worth it. as the repair was at least 8-10k

[@terryramsey1470]

Sorry fellas 38 notes for a rapid charge is absolutely obscene no wonder these corned beef tins are not taking off i am 59 years of age and I hope I will be long gone before these sheds become the daily round stay lucky and healthy take it easy looking forward to Wednesday's video 📹 already if that was one lady owner I would hate to see one that has been tharsed not one for me. 😊

[@edthompson9337]

My thoughts exactly, £38 and barely any mileage from it, total white elephant!😂

[@sruk]

£34 that was 80p per kWh at home that would be 20p kWh

[@johnedwards3198]

I think I'll keep hold of my 2014 dirty Diesel Vauxhall Insignia! Free road tax, big boot and any back street garage can swap parts out for a pittance! Fair play on Chris and Rob making a quick profit and getting back to bread and butter cars

[@paulgray2387]

They are impressive but try driving to Cornwall in the middle of winter…3 stops for charging added nearly 3 hours to the journey…..

[@wthornton7346]

Not for me it doesn't. Obvs it depends on where you live and the size of the battery. Thankfully no one is forcing you to own a car.

[@adrianflower3230]

Lovely job, well done 👍 £38 for around 12-130 miles of range. 30p per mile. About double my diesel cost per mile 🤯🤯🤔🤔🥳🥳😮😮

[@andru9102]

Less than £4 overnight home charge though

[@victoriaplum3504]

Better get a long extension lead if your a few hundred miles away from home then🤣@@andru9102

[@bengraham6672]

Cracking vid Rob. I think the wrap on the right of the steering wheel looks good the way it is. It runs in the same direction as the vent next to it

[@johndavey72]

Excellent result guys. Well done .

[@scoobywrximpreza5948]

So happy we got a test drive clip too ❤ we need more first drive clips. Absolutely love your work keep it up 😊

[@philkfoto]

I saw on another channel talking about Instavolt charges are excessive and Rob you have just proved it , 85p a unit, 3x your home electric cost. That's a rip off.

[@leedsinshetland]

Every damaged vehicle is a calculated risk, isn't it, Rob. This one was spot on tbh work with.

[@keithsutherland9800]

Hope Chris is better soon, if they had the sump off the Corsa someone forgot to put the thrust washer's back in the crank , could be easy fix as it runs nice

[@badwolf4058]

The tyres seemed very dear ??

[@suegeen688]

i was in my local town, and on the bus home there was one of these on a low loader , oops wonder if ran out of charge ??

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Poor old Chris sounded a bit rough hope you’re feeling better ! Car looks new again nice job . Each to there own on EV’s we all like what we like but there not for me I’m afraid 👍

[@chrisaris8756]

I’d love to know how much range you’d get if you drove it hard all the time. I reckon you’d be lucky to get 50 miles. Great value job for you guys. It’s frightening to think this car was probably around £45k new and it’s written off for that tiny amount of damage.

[@silverback7170]

Brave choice there guys, glad it paid off for you, and a nice vehicle to boot! 👍

[@martin54123]

I think this car is really neat looking and great that you came out on top (as usual😃). This is such a geat brilliant, hope Chis' cold gets better, he's sounding a bit croaky! 👍👍👍

[@DellHell1]

Great little car fix.

[@johngray722]

Tbh I don't think so I've seen a kia with very slight damage underneath and it was right off because they couldn't guarantee the battery so fire risk so you would be able to get insurance to replace the battery was 63 grand for a 55 grand car

[@MrGregAndrew2023]

Ive never been into car mechanics in any shape or form. But, you two make it so friggin cool. Love what you both do.

[@FLIPorFAIL]

What a great purchase that was! Trims looked ace in carbon chaps, nice work!

[@madmadworld-gr8]

So the cost equivalent of doing 26 to the gallon in a small car and a long wait to get on the charger and an hour and twenty minutes charging. Life's too short !. EVs are still only town cars that you charge at home. Another brilliant video though, educational, interesting and amusing.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

"The cost equivalent" (in this case) of driving from home, onto a motorway, then to the services to fill up with the most expensive fuel possible, then driving home. . Change of mindset required. . Not "Let's go and charge the car" . Actually "We're going to to "do things".... They have free (slow) charging, but we're there for 2 hours anyway!" . You leave *the place you were going to anyway* with a fully charged car.

Glad you went to £16k, lads. I feared you were going to take a smaller profit, like you often do. Well done. But is only true pros who make things look so easy. Good luck for the next one.

[@johnelbro127]

Pleased for you both with a good return. 👍👍👍👍

[@callumcurtis15]

Not sure how long you will have it before it sells, but don't keep it above 80% charge for long periods of time as it will shorten the batteries life . Looks like you have had yourselves a winner with this one, looking forward to what you get your hands on in the future 👍.

[@andyspencer1010]

I absolutely love the pure genuine attitude you guys have proper down to earth 👌👌👌

[@jamesbrett6518]

Why would you pay 85p per kWh when you could granny cable it over a day and night in the yard?

[@ewanstewart8011]

Too prove that it can be done with a fast charger mate

[@jamesbrett6518]

@@ewanstewart8011 because the tree took that out of it?

[@sruk]

Like I said to prove it works

[@jamesbrett6518]

@@sruk my diesel will drink from a pump or a jerry can. I agree with an EV there's more to go wrong with filling up

[@michaelmcsorley3254]

Well done chaps

[@Takedown717]

Just a tip for those rapid chargers just charge to 85% the last 15 takes longer and costs more - 20% to 85% is optimal for rapid.

[@PipeDreamR]

Hi Rob, There's also a fast charger down the road from Bobbing MCDs. At the Jenny Wren pub/restaurant, it would've been cheaper, too. Make sure you remember for your next EV! Lovely 2 part series and a lovely, easy job. Keep the videos coming

[@amrobs]

I have an all electric Volvo and with the car you get 12 months free subscription for cheaper rapid charging. InstaVolt is only 47p/kWh. I use the card for emergencies and charge at home at 7.5p/kWh which costs £5 and gives me 220miles of range. What’s not to like, 408hp, 0-60 in 4.5seconds, faster than my old Golf R

[@johnmcmahon4364]

When you said it needed 2 rear tyres, Ihave heard EVs eat tyres because of the weight, great video and nice car

[@alishahid292]

Oh that trim would really drive me crazy but what a great and lucky turnaround reading the comments. Can’t believe if the airbags go and having to do the pyros and remove crash details that it would cost that much so very very lucky. Something I wouldn’t risk buying in future I don’t think unless it was so cheap that the numbers would actually add up but it’s a risk as you guys know

[@arthurblundell6128]

Think you've shown us all some interesting/valuable stuff on EV's

[@wotrulke5868]

What a great turn around on the little BMW i3 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@paulleggett9735]

I think the Carbon monocoque was going to be more of the problem with some like an i3 than the electric systems on an accident like this

[@SuperBartet]

That wrap on the dash bits may be a mistake. On a sunny day it will show up in the windscreen, that's why the dash should be a mat finish.

[@tobyraw227]

I recently just done work experience as a technician at my local bmw dealer and a few of these came in. When draining the oil on the little 2 cylinder engine in the back it was so fresh because it hardly gets used. When my mentor was putting the dip stick on you have to get someone else to check it and sign a document to say it’s been checked. It’s crazy how the electric cars are going. Great video rob and Chris once again 👍

[@sruk]

This car doesn’t have a engine bud it’s all electric 👍

[@tobyraw227]

@@sruk oh yh sorry but the older ones do

[@uknick12info1]

After the new windscreen put in, I thought you had to tape it until the glue goes off

[@GoneKayaking]

I am driving a Copart Cat S MG5 61kwh. I bought it to fix and sell but really like it so am selling the other car now. (Also a Copart special). Zero street cred in it but its cheap to run and and great to drive. As others here are saying tho, if stuck with public chargers only, itd more expensive than a decent diesel equivalent. On octopus at 9p though.. can't go wrong

[@muffindell]

Nice change from the usual foder. I'm thinking maybe more cars from other manufacturers to widen the interest?

[@darrenadams2640]

You forgot some of the most important numbers - the extortionate 85p per KWh you paid for the rapid charge! That makes it far most expensive than diesel or even petrol to run! You need to be able to use home charging for a max of 29p or as low as 7p on the right smart EV tariff.

[@cosworthization]

We'll done lads on fixing your first all electric vehicle. Hope you get an electric van to fix soon. Take care lads.

[@johndraper6199]

That's a fantastic job well done to both of you

[@truckman4175]

So how many miles has it done to rip the tyres off sorry if you have said rob also how far will that charge take you £38 quid will get me to work and back for two weeks 22 miles a day ?also. Tyres seem a rip off

[@newbeginnings8566]

A very nice job and a great city runner for someone ( who has a home charger).... I'd certainly buy it.. but I'd prefer the i3S..

[@UberAlphaSirus]

The wrap guy done a great job patern matching the two bits of trim you gave him the right way up. Keep the left bit as is for the chevron look, Lol.

[@martinogold]

You're right to look as proud as you do. Fantastic job chaps!!!

[@sarahfrith1984]

Great job guys, seems a lovely little car! I’m not a fan of electric cars myself, I live in a flat where I couldn’t charge one anyway 😂🙈 but I can see the positives of them, I’ll hang onto my Fiat 500 as long as possible as I wouldn’t be able to afford an EV so I’ll have to give up driving when ICE cars go

[@lewiscarter5980]

I get more then 134miles in my 2L bmw for 20 pound

[@therealchayd]

That's a pretty good price considering the age of it. I think my 2014 i3 would sell for about £5k given its high mileage.

[@paulleggett9735]

Sorry if I missed it on the prior video, but did you show a state of the battery check? I think on the i3 it's something you can check on the car itself without going to the dealers.

[@boelensds]

if you calculate your time spend at charger it becomes a lot more expensive per charge. As it take a lot of time away from other things if you not have a charger at home or location of work.

[@gmanboyo44]

Well done both 👏👏

[@pipola2011]

Looks like there is a chunk of wood stuck in the gap at top of the LED centre display when showing the trims pre wrap

[@sruk]

There was a small splinter in there

[@pipola2011]

It looks mint though again another quality job i just can't get excited about EVs 🤣 but the videos are great

[@paultodd9301]

Congratulations on your first full EV. Hope future ones are as successful for you.

[@jonathancotterill168]

Rapid charging is more expensive especially if you use a instavolt charger point. Charging your ev at home is a much cheaper option . I use bp pulse 7kw charger in a carpark near my shop and last month's bill was only £50 approx. .

[@worldhello1234]

If you can restore a battery of a BEV, there is a future in repairing salvage BEVs because the bulk of the value is in the battery. Everything can be in pristine condition but if the battery is "toast" the car is totaled.

[@paulwoods7857]

All very well doing body repairs , but what would happen if you found a serious fault with the electrics.?

[@mbak7801]

The same as in an ICE car. They may benefit by having a deal with a local HEVRA garage. Or even get HEVRA trained themselves though that would probably not be worthwhile.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Absolutely brilliant 🤩 that wrap really made a big difference 👍🏻 Well done Rob & Chris 😊

[@petezipp5826]

Watched this the other day on telly , good interesting new subject, matter. All getting very technical , not a Viva is it? Looking through the American versions and boy have they a way to go. Nico Bros hacking away in shorts & sandals with hammer and chisel. Not a patch on your professional work... I would buy off you any time.

[@patrickh7368]

What fascinates me is setting the “single pedal” mode.. you drive it purely with the accelerator, never need to touch the brake pedal… soon get used to it … fabulous 😊

[@HowardLeVert]

I discovered that when the i3 first came out and I was offered a test drive whilst my ICE BMW was being fixed. You just needed the conventional brakes to bring it to a full stop.

[@philtucker1224]

Yes me too! (I test drove one of the prototype minis around a very busy Reading town centre about ten years ago now) and it actually made a lot of sense. I don’t think I actually touched the brakes once!

[@choddo]

Not even a mode on the i3, it's always on and it works brilliantly.

[@ferglesnerk]

Nope. Our 2018 Mondeo diesel works out so much cheaper per 100 km than anything electric. For EV's to make any sense at all they need to be half the price they are now and cost half as much to charge on a fast charger. Here in Australia at least they just don't cut it.

[@andrewpemberton7295]

I love these cars, did a 2018 a year ago absolutely brilliant car. Very quick and quiet.

[@DashDrones]

Beautiful job, not much to fix it at all, well done! The cost of the charge is insane. 85p per kw is more than double the price of charging at home. Also, don't charge using a 3pin plug on an extension cable, must be on an actual socket.

[@rossmclaren71]

Wrap looks great but will it just reflect too much Rob ? Most dash parts are Matt for a reason as sunny days will be terrible 😞 hope the new pup is doing well mate

[@stevenbarrett7648]

Instavolt are the most expensive chargers in the UK ! We use Tesla at around 43ppKw or home for a few quid overnight cheap rate. Also try not to go below 20% or over 80% as thats the sweet spot for the batteries. So saying well done ! Not that different from the old ICE cars when repairing body panels and a lot cleaner to work on

[@davebax6819]

The usual fume puffers who have never owned an EV, not driven one give their opinion of cheapness of diesel over an EV, they seem to have read nonsense about EV’s and thats it, they’ve made their mind up…..we know better. I have 2 x EV’s (no back up diesel) I felt uncomfortable to start but now I just humour ICE Drivers I know with, “Oh I can’t do that, as bloody thing is always catching fire, and I can’t drive down that road as I will make too many postholes” and laugh…..

[@stevenbarrett7648]

@@davebax6819 I know what you mean, back in 2014 we got our first EV it was a 60 to 80 mile Nissan Leaf Tekna, those really were scary days!. Now we have a 330 mile Tesla and charge on overnight cheap rebate or off the solar if its sunny enough, did a trip from Halifax to outside of Dover recently for the princely sum of £2.00 (could have been less) Had to fill up once on the way back though which put the total trip to around £22.00. I guess if you shop at Waitrose and I shop at Lidl there will be a huge difference in the prices we pay….and the quality but with electricity there are no additives or better power its all the same stuff. The lads should have plugged in overnight at work on the 13A charging lead by the time it was ready for moving about it would have been full. Knowledge is power….and wisdom is strength !

[@ianbell2697]

New to EV world but home charging at 7.5 pence to do 4.5 miles so 2 pence roughly per mile,external charging is very expensive but is subsidised in cases by manufacturers and prices should come down when more competition arrives 😊

[@paulfrere7902]

I def enjoyed this one, although there wasn’t really much in the way of actual repairs. Well done to you both. 👍

[@georgedaville4662]

Really interesting videos that set lads. What a lovely outcome and a serious tickle for you. Good to see you giving out the pitfalls of repairing EV’s. There are only a few approved body shops to deal with serious EV damage, and parts costs usually triggers an automatic write off! 👍🇬🇧😎

[@ged3680]

Good evening Rob and Chris, as you said Rob it looks like new. First all electric car now done on the channel. Those fees are really expensive. Thank you for taking the time to upload another video. Ged

[@andrekidd6871]

Hi Rob and chris ,have you seen matt Armstrong crashed damaged m4 competition , what a collaboration video that would be ,just saying !

[@edwardplant8742]

So what we are saying is the insurance premiums blamed on the costs of repairing EV's isnt right or representative.

[@kenlizzio7096]

As EV and Hybrid vehicles are with us to stay for the foreseeable future do you and / or Chris envisage taking a basic EV system training? Or are you comfortable subbing the high voltage stuff out to established and trained experts ?

[@michaelperkins5746]

Its all ok now with EVs just wait until you cannot find a charge point and the charge rate will be treble to what your paying now

[@craigeboy70]

I'm sure you guys will sell it but I do alot of work for car sales and elec cars are not moving & droping huge amounts in price. Toyota and other big manufacturers have recently stated they're pulling out of the EV market due to sales .

[@andrewwilson1118]

Looks brilliant not a lover of electric cars but I am a old sausage, nothing scares you another winner 👍👍👍

[@christopherwright1795]

Great video , these are fabulous cars , I’ve seen a few EVs on copart some I wouldn’t risk but others which were very very cheap looked perfectly easily repairable, I saw a bmw i4 virtually brand new cheap with little damage , but the battery scares people off you’ll need either a friendly EV technican or learn and pass some of the courses yourself but it could mean easy repairs with good profit, 85p per kWh 😮 omg I pay 8p per kWh at home to charge mine

[@keegan773]

Thousands and thousands of drivers don’t have off street parking or a garage so would have to use public chargers whatever the cost.

[@christopherwright1795]

@@keegan773 but many thousands do ! And they can charge their EVs at cheap rate , mine costs me about £1.50 per hundred miles !!!! Makes me feel very smug !

[@HowardLeVert]

I'm about to retire from my current field of electronics after forty years... but even as I approach sixty, I am very tempted to re-train on hybrid and EV drive trains and electrical systems.

[@christopherwright1795]

@@HowardLeVert a lot of EVs are cat’d because they’ve blown the pyro fuse which on some in inside the main battery compartment and there’s not enough people skilled enough to fix them

[@keegan773]

@@christopherwright1795 smug is an awful and selfish condition. It probably suits you.

[@malcolm6951]

This one was good for you guys but you have had the Corsa and the small van (sorry can't recall what it is) which were not so good!!

[@peterforrest5181]

Crikey, the price for those tyres is eye-watering.

[@michaelhynds8035]

Great work gentlemen! Well done.

[@ianbullock5621]

Great video guys. Another victory over risk, down to your experience I think. One point, insurance prices have rocketed and wondering what the pay out was for this car. You already paid £3-4K under their end of auction ask and whatever the delta was between payout and auction sale surely gets passed back into renewal premiums. I know its complicated by high part prices (not this car but generally) and increased repair garage costs but the delta between insurance payout and auction sold price must be a large percentage of insurance "losses". Any thoughts on this from your perspective and industry knowledge.

[@gigsman3910]

Electric cars never going to match the thrill Rob got driving his Lamborghini! The sound of that engine just awesome!

[@marksutherland774]

Exactly, an EV will likely knock you down before you hear it. I can actually see them having to have engine like sounds fitted soon.

[@gigsman3910]

@@marksutherland774what I was thinking will they add sounds to these electric vehicles

[@chrisp7839]

Agreed, but who can afford a Lamb

[@chrisgosling6083]

it looks super! do think the insurance companies write off cars to easily? but at least that gives you guys a "cheery" every now and again, as you said its hit and miss as the van was listed and repairable but was a bit to far gone, thanks for the content 👍

[@hughmarcus1]

One of the issues with EVs is that the insurance companies want certification that the battery pack isn’t damaged. As they’re sealed it’s virtually impossible for any engineer to issue that certification. So they’ll get written off. The i3 is a particular type of bonded construction hence it’s quite difficult to repair.

[@JonathanCox94]

Great one guys, but it begs the question on why this car was written off for such small damage, it couldn’t have been a financial write off. More likely on parts availability and hire car costs.

[@davebuchanan8763]

Imagine spending over an hour at a fuel pump and you had to wait for someone else to finish charging. EV’s are not fit for purpose as the charging network isn’t in place and the value of them drops like a stone. Very hard to part exchange and the range is poor. Okay for a second car if you can charge at home but why not just run a small petrol car?

[@dannyhope5305]

If you get the bmw app you can put the heating on and or ac from the comfort of your sofa

[@dannyhope5305]

@daveffs2991 whilst it's plugged in at home dave ffs