If you can possibly wait to change, I would do so.

With Covid and huge delays on electronic components most factories are running on 4 months plus delivery. My local Volvo dealer has been told by Volvo that they cannot sell the display cars in the showroom- forward orders only!

Used cars prices are at an all time high with huge increases recently because new cars are not available. Your car will get a good price but it won't cover the higher purchase price

I am waiting till next year

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/355258/un-report-highlights-ethical-problems-electric-cars

Originally posted by Jamie600 Originally posted by NickA Octavia 1.4 TSI estate. Derby to Carnac with two Javelins, three bikes, lots of camping kit and three big blokes. No problem. Only got 30mpg tho. Those 1.4 engines are a bit gutless at low revs, but they'll do the job. Thanks, that's the engine I'm looking at (150bhp version). 30 mpg with that sort of load isn't bad really, can't imagine the diesel would do better than 40. Car shopping tomorrow 😁

Edited by Paramedic - 05 Jun 21 at 7:32am

That does look interesting but the projected cost of £1p/l is almost certainly without our fuel duty added on. I suspect the tax free nature of green fuel will disappear once they need the money!

Edited by Paramedic - 04 Jun 21 at 4:33pm

Its Hard to understand the benefit of an electric car when they are only cleaner at point of use. Shipping Tesla's from California on an heavy oil burning ship having first off shipped all the raw materials in to California in the first place, won't make it that green. Top that of with lots of sites like this a Gas power station. This one is working all day and night as they have knocked over Didcot. (pop the long and lat in to google to see it) It was suggested that the real benefit of electric cars too me before Corona was control in the fact the charging grid can decide if it will let you charge. Having been very skeptical of this view I now see that Tesla are doing this to some of there cars.  

51°35'46.6"N 1°08'25.8"W