Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Sat Dec 18, 2021 3:41 pm
Potter wrote: ↑Sat Dec 18, 2021 3:39 pm
I did notice in the UK that car parks have more EV charging points.
I only noticed them because they were empty and the rest of the car park was full of ICE cars, I got a bit fed up looking at them to be honest because there was never anywhere to park and those empty spaces were a waste of time.
This is pure negative nelly though innit?
No not necessarily, I'm not being negative on purpose, I'm just weighing it all up, it did make me think that it's attractive to buy one in the sense that the spaces are there for them.
I'm being nagged to sell the Defender and buy a Tesla for when we're in the UK. The family are moaning their arses off about the comfort levels in the Defender, we only use it for trips to town and the odd 125 miles trip over to see family, it's agricultural and a pain in the arse to park, so just in terms of convenience they were at me to swap and on that level it makes sense.
Plus I got reamed for going through a clean air zone in Brum, I pay a load of car tax and the insurance is high.
Considerations though, I'd have to put a bit to it, it would sit there for 40-something weeks of the year, I don't know what depreciation is like, plus will I get shafted by obsolete technology. I don't know what the Defender is worth, somewhere between 35-55k depending on ebay/autotrader prices and they seem to be only going up - so it's the perfect car to own if it's not being used much, the value is increasing.
From a purely financial perspective over time, I think I'd regret it. I suppose I'm not your average bloke but I rarely meet anyone that says buying an EV is a sound financial decision.