so i guess i'm a car dealer now

[@bathfun]

Great idea, I think you are absolutely right, there is a market here

[@fugdefano]

good luck with your venture. im new to ev last week. bought a leaf 2014. so granny charger and its been all i need. im already converted. leaf mk1 exceeded my expectations.

[@davidpiper3652]

We bought into the cheap EV market to give it a go, never looked back, we love our 64 plate ZOE.

[@alancobbin]

If you can see a gap in the market I say go for it fella,this sounds a great idea 👍😉💪

[@spikerusty1710]

this is a great idea, ive been looking to buy my 1st EV

[@ModernHeroes]

Give me a shout if there's anything I can do to help (or you're looking to buy a Leaf!)

[@railvlogger1439]

Good luck with your new venture. I wish you all the success in the world.

[@briangriffiths114]

Good that you are mentoring customers in the nuances of EV ownership as part of the handover process. A separate sales channel might do well, similar to Chops Garage, for example.

[@wyx087]

Great work. We really need more dealers who are able to take people through EV learning points. Hopefully you’ll still be doing this next year or so. We may be looking to upgrade our 2014 24 kWh Tekna to a 40/62 kWh Tekna when finances allow. Not due to poor range, but because we have Indra V2H and current Leaf isn’t quite enough to do both car stuff and power the house. Chademo are great. Or we may get home battery and only use V2H as supplementary battery. Keep the 10+ years old Leaf so I can tell people how old EV’s are still awesome.

[@David-bl1bt]

Kudos to you for resurecting older EV's and helping to demystify EV ownership and smoothing transition into the EV ownership by newbys.

[@loser_one]

As a second time EV owner, this is probably the right place to thank you for all your help and advice buying a Zoe last month!

[@jonathantaylor1998]

Just when I read the other day that Jonathan Porterfield was stepping back from Eco Cars, along you come...! Whilst Facebook groups do all we can in helping potential new EV-ers buy their first EV, you're right that they would still have to deal with a non-plussed back-street forecourt - far better to be buying from someone with detailed EV knowledge and a genuine desire to help someone along the way. Good for you, dude... I hope it all goes well for you. 👍

[@RichardCryan-uc3yd]

You don't need a charger at your house for an Nissan Ev I have an Nissan leaf for 5 years and I charge my Ev off 3 pin electric cable which is on every wall in any home or garage

[@salibaba]

Good on ye. Plenty starting to filter into the sub £5K that will start chipping away at the daily runabout market. I’ve got a 40kWh and use it regularly for motorway munching. Regarding Chademo, as long as the unit has power, in my 4 years they’ve almost always worked. Trouble now and again with BP pulse but thankfully, I don’t happen upon them unless I’m desperate.

[@Adamace1972]

As an ice driver for the last 35 years who does very little mileage only around 3k a year I'm beginning to come round to the idea that an ev might be better for me, trouble is I'm just to worried of switching and regretting it,

[@computerbob06]

As you're selling as a dealer now, you'll need to offer a 3 month guarantee - most dealers sort this out with a 'poor' 3 month warranty from RAC (not them, of course) or someone! Maybe you'd get around this, by offering a car finding service or something, where the customer can pay you first and you buy the car for them!? Or, maybe, you can get a little money from RAC (or whomever) for selling your customers an extended warranty!?😅 But, a good idea all the same. I thought about doing it some time ago with a mate, but then he got a job which took him away from the area so I had to knock it on its head! Good luck Gary!

[@thorbjrnhellehaven5766]

Great idea! I think it can work out nicely with the channel. Buy EV Test it Fix major issues Sell it Everything you record is multi purpose. Document what you find out Make add videos Make KZbin content

[@loser_one]

I have mixed feelings about about my two years with a 24kwh leaf Visia. Not really bearable for longer journeys though it could do it if i needed to. And it drove like a Nissan, which is to say that no one buys a tiida for its reputation harassing sports cars on thw twisties. But it was quiet and comfortable, dependable and so cheap to run. Id have another for rhe school run now if i could justify another car on fleet.

[@ModernHeroes]

Having spent quite a lot of the past week or two driving Leafs around I couldn’t agree more with that assessment tbh! It’s a perfectly competent “an car” but you’ll not be going out of your way to spend time in it.

[@daviemaclean61]

Good idea to be able to use your knowledge, not only when you're buying them, but when you're selling them to first timers. There's nothing worse than a car "dealer" who doesn't know his/her product. Good luck

[@ModernHeroes]

Tbh I can’t blame dealers too much that might take the odd Leaf or Zoe in part exchange and decide to retail it - if it’s not their bread and butter. Do feel for people trying to buy with that level of knowledge presented to them though.

[@daviemaclean61]

@@ModernHeroes The opposite can be true. My mate is a lifetime Volvo owner and was invited into the dealership. Unfortunately the salesman assigned to him was selling electric taxis! And knew hee haw about Volvos! ;-) Cheers

[@Hayles6677]

Such a good idea. Gary you are a 🌟

[@kitcht]

Solid good value car. Just the level ive been looking at! Good idea for both channel and EV first timers or cheap second car. Good luck with the venture.

[@ModernHeroes]

Thank you! Give me a shout if you think this is something that’d suit your needs 👍

[@GrandThriftAuto]

Great idea!

[@shedworks3196]

Just what the industry needs 😊

[@johnheaney414]

I would be interested in a reasonably priced EV Leaf or similar

[@MrBinabanana]

It's a sector which is quietly taking off in a big way, behind the noise of the ill-informed critics. And when you consider that a £4000 Leaf will have paid for itself *outright* in two years in the fuel savings alone if you're coming from 40mpg, do the average of 12k miles a year and can charge at home, it's really no surprise. You could run it for two years, suffer 100% depreciation, throw it away and be no worse off.

[@trevorcrook2565]

Looks an interesting venture. Will you be offering warranties? Are these old Leafs battery owned?

[@davidrooney6173]

Best of luck with it. See if you can partner with a home charger company, might be an extra small bit of revenue for you there too.

[@himanshuayr]

Hi absolutely great idea I am looking for 40 or 62 kWh leaf if could find one that's would be great many thanks in advance enjoying your videos

[@salibaba]

You’d be hard pushed to find an 18 plate 40kWh unless it’s very mileagey and got some battlescars, even at the auctions or salvage.

[@musicoverthere]

What kind of warranty do you provide? I assume given you have a BCA account you have trade insurance and a business set up. If we buy a car from your business I assume we’re covered for 6 months by the CRA. Or do you register each one in your name so it’s effectively a private sale with no warranty? Cheers

[@ModernHeroes]

Fully aware of the legal obligations a trader has to their customer, don’t appreciate the assumption that I’d be doing anything to circumvent them 🤷‍♂️

[@musicoverthere]

@@ModernHeroes no assumptions intended. Just no mention of warranty or such like in the video so was interested as have had issues in the past. Still not sure what warranty you’ll be providing?

[@ziggarillo]

👍

[@johnpedelty3866]

When are you going to buy a Tesla?

[@ModernHeroes]

Little bit away price wise from the stock profile I’m aiming for at the moment. Never say never though.

[@MENSA.lady2]

It's about 10 years old. Today it's worth less than the cost of scrapping it. Try giving it away.

[@salibaba]

What would be the cost to scrap it?

[@ModernHeroes]

What an odd comment.

[@MENSA.lady2]

@@ModernHeroes Check for yourself. Nobody wants a 10 year old EV. The batteries may die tomorrow and will cost a fortune to replace and not much less to dispose of.

[@ModernHeroes]

Not sure where you’re getting your facts* from but I’m pretty sure I have a decent understanding of the market, cheers.

[@salibaba]

@@MENSA.lady2 🤣🤣🤣 pure utter comedy gold shite! Even Jim Carey would be proud of your talking through your arse.