I Bought The Cheapest Electric Car On Auto Trader! 4K 

On another note, I think what Rory is doing for Autotrader is so fantastic for both him and the company- such a great step in his career and he’s doing absolutely amazingly- I love watching his videos

Pleasure doing business with you guys. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the Leaf 👌

Nice! My 7 year old leaf has just done 80,000 miles. Still going strong, very reliable car. Perfect as a cheap local run around, costs less than £1 to recharge overnight at home and TAX free, driving doest get cheaper than this.

Calvin's Car Diaries will be well chuffed to be featured on the channel

An EV and a V8 make a perfect two-car garage.

Rory, Look into the cost of a battery upgrade. Then do a cost comparison with newer second hand electric cars. To prove which purchase would be best?

Good choice for a first EV :) My first EV was a Leaf 24 in April 15, on the Motability scheme. We covered over 52,000 in four years before it had to go back as the lease was up. You’ll need to plan some trips carefully, but any destination is possible, especially now with a much improved network. Just follow the ABC rule for small battery EV’s, “Always Be Charging”; basically never turn down an opportunity to plug-in, no matter how brief :)

Really keen to see how the batteries have held up after all these years. Fantastic buy.

Probably one of your most important videos Rory. Can't wait to see how you get on with the Leaf. I'll make a quick prediction. Range anxiety.

The trader site has sub options for range and charge times but maybe it also needs a filter for if the battery is lease or owned if there is a cost implication?

Rory: spends 10mins trying to convince us ev is the way to go. Also Rory: subconscious bounce in his stride when he mentions his 5L Mustang. I feel the same. 😄

Rory, well done! Let's see daily life, charging, used car issue and a road trip. Cliffs of Dover?

I'm jealous. Found this cat a couple months ago videos haven't disappointed yet

Drive to the Nürburgring with it. We'll see how it is for long journeys and you can properly test it's "sportiness"

When he said the ION looked like a toaster I spat my drink

Buying a second hand EV sounds tempting. Too many concerns about battery degradation. It’d be interesting to find out how much the Leaf’s battery has degraded in real-world use and also how much a battery replacement would cost.

Good Job Rory, and welcome to the future with an old Leaf :D

Great to see you doing this. We brought a 17 plate leaf and love it. Do remember that you have chosen to buy the cheapest, but by the nature of its age has a smaller battery .... It's what was available at the time. Please don't long distance test technology that's now outdated and say it does not work for long journeys. It can, but you have to plan, and it's not comparable with the battery's you can buy new now. Consider a battery health test. It's amazing that the battery's are outlasting the cars!

Congratulations Rory! I bought a second hand 2014 Nissan Leaf a couple of years ago as my daily driver, and I haven't looked back. Great build quality, lovely smooth driving. I was a bit concerned that yours only had 8 of the 12 bars left on the battery gauge - I opted for one with 11 of the 12 bars left. But if you've got a Type 2 charger at home, you can just plug in overnight like a mobile phone on the nightstand!

Give the Leaf a really good deep clean an detail, see how close to “new” again you can get. Can you sort out the misty headlights?

Aww Rory you should have included dealing with Calvin at BINCA, he has his own RU-vid channel Calvins Car Diary. Hes a sound guy.

We are on our 4th EV I purchased the 1st 2 pre owned EVs in London (2004 & 2018) the 2nd one a Zoe increased in value by 10% in the 18 months I owned it. We now drive a Zoe 135GT & a VW ID 3+ we do lots of long journeys and I never bring my type 2 cable with me. I just use rapid DC chargers. My advice is NEVER buy an EV based on an ICE chassis and CCS DC charging is essential. EVs are lovely to drive & you never need to visit a filling station as your car is always full in the morning at home!

Nice up to date VO added there in the intro before publishing, love it! :)

Rory: I am a first time watcher of your channel, I am 85 years old, and probably too old to buy an EV , but want one so bad I can taste it. we need people like you in the USA to get people off their couches to get out and look at EVs , knowing a lot of them can't afford a Tesla, but there are ALTERNATIVES to Teslas. Thank You and Good Luck to you! Keep up the good work!

The battery being completely depleted and not being able to recharge has to be the major issue in a few years. Already ten years old would be interested to know if the cost of changing those batteries will make the cost difference with a petrol car comparable. Wonder what will happen with range anxiety, waiting for those batteries to charge when out max about will be interesting

I’d love to see a range test, with it having 8 out of 12 capacity bars left. Is it a 30 KWh Model?

Good find Rory, now what about a 2JZ engine swap to test the rear diffuser?

an excellent daily driver, you can get a battery upgrade as well as a chademo to CCS conversion, so a great project car. Does everything well. you will be very pleased with it.

I'm curious to see the range after fully charged with these old batteries. Can you make a video about that pls ?

Definitely a range test will help to know how worth it the switch will be.

Good for you, Rory...! Welcome to the Nissan Leaf club...!!! I think I'm right in saying that, since yours has the light interior, it's a Japanese-manufactured car, not from the Sunderland plant. Anyhow, enjoy the quiet, cushioned ride on your daily commute, fella ;-)

"This is AutoTrader UK, where we drive the latest, the greatest..." *proceeds to buy and drive the cheapest used electric car*

They're TOO expensive mate, I'd love a lekky car, but like tens of thousands of other motorists, I can't afford one !!!!!

Looking forward to the Calvin and Rori test drive 😎

Rory presents so well, he could however do with some gardening practice to get rid of all those weeds 😂

So remember that this car and it's technology is already 10 Years old. A great car. We love our Leaf.

This is the way to do it, if you're preaching the message you gotta have skin in the game. Nice.

21 Miles with 5 out of 8 bars, thats around 29 Miles on 8 out of 8 bars/full battery, not that great, would had been a good thing to mention in the video. But for small trips this car is probably great

I think you'll have issues with the range. You'll get about 80 miles per charge. I've owned the 22kw Zoe and 60 to 80 miles real world range isn't enough for a family car. I've now got the 40kw Zoe and the double range makes a huge difference as an everyday car. 160 miles to a lot of people might sound limited still. But for the majority including myself it's perfect. I just think you'll manage at a 'push' but the limited battery range on this 10 year old car could do with a 40kw upgrade. Or more. 40kw is I think a baseline for what electric cars are practical and usable for the masses.

That thunder at the end… I’m not sure if the automotive gods are impressed 😅

I really want to hear what the experience is like with this and range etc - It would be a great option for me as a 2nd car once I can charge at home.

Give us a full review video of the Nissan Leaf. Knot to 60, ride comfort, etc. The whole 9yards

What a coincidence that Binca was selling the Leaf 😂😂😂

I think you made a good choice. My wife and I started out with a used 2017 LEAF with basically a 100 mi range and we stepped into the EV world and never looked back. We now have two 2019 Nissan LEAFs, my wife's is the base model with all the extras and mine is the Plus model that is quite fast and powerful. With the heater and the AC I use the lower fan speeds and not the Auto-Climate setting as it cuts down more on your range. I look forward to those LEAF updates Rory. Nissan LEAFs are truly a very capable EV and really don't get the respect it deserves. Good luck

Rory, absolute class. You've truly put your money where your mouth is. For me the only fully electric car I would buy is the new KIA EV6, a gorgeous looking car, and that's the thing for me how a car looks as well as it's practicality I'm 6'4" and weigh over 19st, so the Zoe and alike are not for me.

would be great to see a 300-400 mile trip to see how it holds up after all this time, and to see the progress with the charging network now.

I bought 2014 Leaf 24kWh 6 months ago with 11 bars for £4000. It is now worth £4500! Just ordered a new Tesla Model 3 today but still going to keep the Leaf as I can maximise my solar array to charge the car I leave at home during day. 😎

I bought a nissan leaf 2013 9 months ago with 204 000 km on the odometer for 5500 euro. It still has 11 out of 12 bars and I am very happy with this car. I am 2.00 m ( 6 foot 7 inch) tall and it fits me. Best thing I bought ever.

the best youtuber,,, by far the stories are engaging.👍👍👍👍👍 keep up the good work Roy.

This is precisely it. People always complain that "Electric Cars are too expensive". Well they are, but YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY IT NEW! The Nissan LEAF is hands down the best value for money because they do have a problem with their battery degradation. But it will still last you 15-20 years before it needs to be replaced. And when that time comes, battery technology should have moved on and with a replacement battery the old LEAF would be even better than it was when new. Other than this Achilles heel, it is a proper EV with all the features - regen braking, rapid charging, etc. Yes it won't get you to the next town but for daily city driving it is as good as anything else. The motor may not be a Tesla but it will still leave ICE vehicles in its dust at traffic lights. Much better option than sitting for hours in the queue for petrol. Join the "Smug" group of people who have moved on from burning dino-juice.

‘It has a diffuser what more do you want’ 😂😂😂

Don't diss my toaster like that, my Smeg toaster is very sexy.

All very well spending most of the episode on buying it, but what's the real-world battery battery capacity like after all these years? What's the claimed range as new and now?

Loving these EV contents.

Good for you! Beating the system! I love big cars with V8 engines but 9 years ago I was tired of big chunks of my disposable cash going to the oil barons. Plus, I noticed that we were holding back on doing activities or visiting friends, so we bought a Toyota Prius. It had taken me five years to convince my husband. He's into trucks. We bought a 3-4 yr old model to see if we could adapt to a smaller car. We did! We even went camping a few times a year for 1-2 nights and it could hold all the basics( we have a large tent): air mattresses, medium size cooler, fans etc. But it saved 75$ U. S. each short trip, that we could put towards a dinner out or the campsite fees. We added 3-4 fun weekends to our year, and numerous day trips. We still have our Honda pilot for long trips or if we're taking a lot of gear or passengers. Sadly, we had an accident this past March. Our car was deemed a total loss by the insurance company so, now we're looking for a replacement. We are having a bad case of stickershock!!

Excellent, I had the same type of Nissan Leaf as my first EV, they're fab, you'll really enjoy it! Well Wear!

The folks who bought electric cars 🚗 🤣 😂 are enjoying the road whilst those with fuel units ⛽ are stranded or waiting for 2.5hrs at a station 🤪

Nice to also see his bright orange Corsa-e in the background.

Happy he's doing this. And I am actually kinda happy he went with the leaf. Kinda hoping he'd go with one that had more range but I can understand to a degree that he wanted something as cheap as possible. I am looking forward to the follow up but I do hope he puts in a decent amount of disclaimer about range because I imagine that may appear to be a pain point in the future video. I've got a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus and love it and it has I think really good range for the trips I make. But it's expensive so maybe the cheap angle will get people to take a look at what is out there in their price range and make the jump.

Glad you seem to enjoy Portugal, where you tested the Leaf for the first time. Great work as usual.

Would like to know how the battery health is holding up so perhaps a test on that. Also, would be interesting to find out if you can "remap" the car to get more performance out of the car and what that does to the range etc.

love the user interface for Auto trader !

there's something special about seeing the British people reviewing cars

My god prices have gone mental since this video came out

You can feel the pure joy from this amazing car guy Rory. Good luck with your new used car!

I have a used MK1 Leaf. It's nickname is DUber, or Dad's Uber. Used for running my kids to school, going to the shops, going to work. The heater starts pumping warm air within a minute or two of switching on. Haven't been near a garage in a few years, but I hear they sell pasty's but no petrol nowadays.

The lease on my Nissan Quashqi comes to an end in December and for various reasons i did not want to take out a new lease. I have been keen to go electric for some time and decided now was the time to do it. So I bought a 2015 Nissan Leaf Techna 30Kwh with a second user battery showing 9 bars. The vehicle had 161,600 miles on the clock!!!! yes that is right. It's a dream drives like new , no rattles etc. fully charged gives a predicted range of 120 miles. Driving with the eco button is fine and the recharge facility is amazing. Have now done a few hundred miles. Paid £7,000 for the car in August since when the value has increased.

8 bars will probably get you around 50 miles which is ok for daily short trips. Big question I'd how long before it drops too low to be useful even for that?

For all the concerns about battery degradation, a Tesla Powerwall (cheapest home storage battery per kWh) is £8k installed in the UK and has 13.5kWh storage. For £4600 Rory has got twice as much battery with a free car thrown in!

The first 8 mins of this video is just self advertisingn LOL

Calvin will love this 👍

I would like a road trip video with this Leaf !

This makes more sense driving during the fuel crisis

This leaf is really a green car! The moss is growing under the badge! They should advertise like this!

If my toaster looked like the Peugeot I would take the toaster back

What a cool little car. Looking forward to this series. Keep up the good work.

Enjoyable video! We need more of Rory, he’s a great personality

Thankyou for a brilliant idea, I think you have done the best used car vlog I have seen for a while.

long Distance trip to Scotland in the leaf. Love you Mate!

Well, the recent petrol queues have given me motivation to switch. Already have a diesel mum van, don't need a petrol just for pottering around town.

Great to see another real life sort of scenario video, nice one. When you said that you can have a vehicle delivered, and if you don't like it you can return it, is there a charge to return it? 🤔

I think an off-road build of the Leaf needs to happen

I check online "real-world driving range of 70 to 100 miles on a full charge", that means after 10 years it still has around 85% to 90% capacity left, which is pretty impressive and we are talking about 10 years tech.

As yes, must be time for the autumn Leafs :-)

Oooo,yes the edit on the end is gold ( if your watching,dnt stop,pls dnt stop)🤣🤣😂🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥

Rory, from the options you listed, the only one available here in Canada is the Leaf. Always enjoy your reviews! Keep up the great work!

I must say Rory is one of the best auto journalist going.. well done Rory

Have fun! It looks like a proper little car. 🙂

Mad respect for doing this. I got an e208 earlier this year and I'll never look back. Really interested to see how you feel after a couple of months of daily driving

How does the range stack up on used electric cars compared to when new?

Your review is always Spot On! Thank you very much!

Can you do a video of interior and a cheeky drive too pls!

Shoutout my boy Cal

Great choice! Greetings from across the pond (NL). When you go electric you'll never go back.

You ask for ideas ? The early leaf looks IMO epic . It looks like its of the future even now , the mk2 looks like everyhting else on the road which is a shame ...... however its not nearly as quick and the range is toss compared to the higher end mk2 . So how about spending the cash to bring this upto date with the 62kw motor and battery pack to show even an older leaf can be a beast . Trust me when i say the 210bhp tekna does not hang a round !

Switch on the lights the Aircon the radio heating etc and let us know what the real-world driving range is cos range anxiety is the biggest worry for many of us looking to get into the EV market and the leaf was never that impressive.i personally would love one but I have a 50 mile round trip commute and no way to charge the car while at work so gotta know if it will nail it on a freezing cold wet dark winter night! Nice one!!

It's a shame you didn't consult a Leaf Group on Facebook. The cream interior cars are the early Japanese built cars. They suffered from quite bad battery degradation. If you go for a black interior UK built 24kwh one from 2014 onwards, the batteries are brilliant.

I’m looking forward to seeing how you get on, Rory. If we as a country are really going to be going the full EV way, then we need someone like your good self to show us how to make it work. I live in the middle of nowhere, in a house that needs significant work, that was built around the 1890’s, and I have no idea how I’d make an EV work around these problems (am I expected to just plug it in at night, for eg). I am however, open to change, so if it’s the “future”, then I’d like to find how to make it work for me; especially if ICE vehicles really are on their way out. Cheers.

Wrap is purple like the ev sports car on top gear 😂

thanks Rory, i like your channel. the leaf looked great. I'm here in Canada, and i thought to look for one myself. do you have suggestions for buying, upgrades you might consider like tires, cleaning, or mechanics, beyond what is sold on a regular lot? thanks!