I've been giving some thought to what sort of car I'll buy next. Probably not going to happen for a while yet but it's always good to plan these things.
Given an unlimited budget I'd be holding out for a Nissan Leaf (An electric car going on sale in 2011. See my earlier posting on it) at £23k....actually, given a really unlimited budget, I'd go for a Tesla Roadster (still an electric car but what a car! See inset) at around £80k.
Sadly, I'm not loaded and I certainly won't be buying a new car. No sooner have they handed you the keys to your new toy but it's depreciated by £3000! I'd far sooner get a 3 year old car. It's like a new car but often well below half the new price!
But what sort of car? Well, hopefully one that's a bit greener than my Nissan Primera at 177 g/km CO2 emissions. Probably a Peugeot 407 1.6 HDi. Same size, 27% less emissions, and double the mpg. Why not a Toyota Prius? Because I don't have an unlimited budget and those beasties cost £9K second-hand still.
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