Car Choice ?

[northernladuk]

You really shouldn't be looking at sticker price, rather depreciation.

Tesla Model S Depreciation Better Than Any Other Car In UK

Says Mr Smug.

Says the article on green cars on a green webpage.. Not biased at all.

It could change when they get older and find it costs more to replace the batteries or tech than the car is worth so making them more throwaway goods.

[clearedforlanding]

Says the article on green cars on a green webpage.. Not biased at all.

It could change when they get older and find it costs more to replace the batteries or tech than the car is worth so making them more throwaway goods.

Regardless of the website, the source is CAP " Teslas retain more of their value over time than any others in the UK, according to the CAP Black Book."

I'll make sure I sell it just before the batteries give up the ghost.

[darmstadt]

Regardless of the website, the source is CAP " Teslas retain more of their value over time than any others in the UK, according to the CAP Black Book."

I'll make sure I sell it just before the batteries give up the ghost.

Tesla: The iPod of the Car World

[clearedforlanding]

Tesla: The iPod of the Car World

It's that 0-60 in 3.1 seconds that makes it all worth while. (2.8 if you go for Ludicrous). No doubt the Chinese will come out with some "OEM" battery packs, complete with a couple of cheap screw drivers and a prying tool on eBay sometime soon.

[DimPrawn]

I want to buy a car with a £15-18k budget, not fussed manual/auto or petrol/diesel, am willing to go up to 5 years old and 60k mileage. I don't do many miles a year, so economy is not a major factor as I also want something with a bit of poke.

Any suitable models to be recommended ?

Have you tried putting in the budget, age, fuel, mileage, 0-60 etc into AutoTrader and see what comes up?

Bit of a wide spec!

[DimPrawn]

Got no idea if you want a small car, or a massive car for lugging a massive family about in...but some ideas

Small to large, with some poke:

Audi TT 2.0 TSFI Quattro
MINI John Cooper Works Hatch 1.6
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI GTI DSG
Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2.5
BMW 3 SERIES 3.0 335i M Sport
Jaguar XF 3.0 TD V6 S
Ford S-Max 2.0 EcoBoost Titanium X

[clearedforlanding]

Got no idea if you want a small car, or a massive car for lugging a massive family about in...but some ideas

Small to large, with some poke:

Audi TT 2.0 TSFI Quattro
MINI John Cooper Works Hatch 1.6
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI GTI DSG
Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2.5
BMW 3 SERIES 3.0 335i M Sport
Jaguar XF 3.0 TD V6 S
Ford S-Max 2.0 EcoBoost Titanium X

Some fun stuff. Golf would be the safest bet on depreciation. WRX to rob banks with. 3 series is a monster, but BMW facelift every 5 mins and the residuals suffer. Ford requires a moustache.

[AtW]

Plenty of 1-2 year old GT86s for that money.

I hear sasguru got it for sale, just one lady driver...

[DimPrawn]

I hear sasguru got it for sale, just one big girl driver...

FTFY

[unixman]

Nissan 370Z. Two seats only.