Alex72
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But if they’re continuing to depreciate at that rate it’s still not that cheap is it? £30k buys a lovely depreciation free car if you’re canny enough.
I don’t doubt they’re nice to drive, it’s the greenwashing agenda and depreciation that make me incredibly cynical about them. That’s aside from range anxiety and other issues.
In my mind the greenwashing is irrelevant. I’m just viewing them as a car, all of them are poor for the planet. What politicians and manufacturers say about them is irrelevant to me, it’s just noise that doesn’t impact my life.
Although as I understand it, the emissions payback after manufacturing is quicker than some would like to admit. Wasn’t part of my buying decision, so haven’t validated that.
And depreciation would never go in a straight line plummet to zero, it’s doesn’t for anything else. So for secondhand cars, that shouldn’t be a real worry. In the first few years, they just depreciate like a Maserati, so we should all know how that feels.
In fact most of us are driving round in Maseratis we bought because they depreciated so much! Maybe a 2 car drive of secondhand cars that depreciated quickly isn’t a bad idea?