Good way of saving money

Caesium137 said:
The electric mini I looked at a while back was £10k more than a petrol one?
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Was it? The equivalent performance and spec?

Good suggestion of car though. It helps prove my theory on rang anxiety. BMW know this and deliberately built a car with a smaller range than they could. Making it have a smaller and lighter battery. Which in turn means lighter weight so better handling and efficiency and quicker charging times.
 
RedAsABeetroot said:
Surely going out and making major capital purchase is the last thing many will be thinking of during this crisis.
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Fair point, unless one of the main reaosns you're affected by the cost of living crisis is motoring bills? Then it would be germane to make efficiencies there
 
I`d love an EV but I have a question, but I`ll set the scene first if I may

I have a petrol car 3 litre v6
Lets say 30mpg
It's 19 years old
Tax costs £360 a year
I drive approx 3000 miles a year
Is in current working order
For the sake of argument I spend about £700 on average on maintenance a year (MOT, Servicing, etc)

How many miles would I need to drive before I start seeing a return on my outlay if I bought a second hand EV and got a home charging unit installed?

If you need anymore info just ask?
 
boroboy6872 said:
I`d love an EV but I have a question, but I`ll set the scene first if I may

I have a petrol car 3 litre v6
Lets say 30mpg
It's 19 years old
Tax costs £360 a year
I drive approx 3000 miles a year
Is in current working order
For the sake of argument I spend about £700 on average on maintenance a year (MOT, Servicing, etc)

How many miles would I need to drive before I start seeing a return on my outlay if I bought a second hand EV and got a home charging unit installed?

If you need anymore info just ask?
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I'd say if you've got a 3.0 V6 that's nearly 20 years old and still returns 30 MPG then keep it. Those are stunning figures. I guess the low mileage helps.

The actual question you've asked is almost impossible to answer without knowing what EV you want to replace it with.
 
SmallTown said:
I'd say if you've got a 3.0 V6 that's nearly 20 years old and still returns 30 MPG then keep it. Those are stunning figures. I guess the low mileage helps.

The actual question you've asked is almost impossible to answer without knowing what EV you want to replace it with.
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Cheers for the reply ST

Yeh low mileage will help and I do drive ultra conservatively most of the time

Was looking at the VW e-Golf.....can pick a 3year old up for around 20-25k
 
boroboy6872 said:
Cheers for the reply ST

Yeh low mileage will help and I do drive ultra conservatively most of the time

Was looking at the VW e-Golf.....can pick a 3year old up for around 20-25k
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Honestly? I wouldn't bother: Low mileage means your fuel savings are going to be less pronounced. It sounds like you take care of your car, both in a driving style and maintenance way.

If this is the case and the car doesn't need replacing you literally won't save any money at all, or very minimal and certainly not to recoup a 34-35k outlay (including charger fitting). The transition to EV is happening but there are cases were it makes no sense. Yours sounds like one of them. Of course, if the car needs replacing, it's a different matter. It doesn't sound like yours does.
 
SmallTown said:
Honestly? I wouldn't bother: Low mileage means your fuel savings are going to be less pronounced. It sounds like you take care of your car, both in a driving style and maintenance way.

If this is the case and the car doesn't need replacing you literally won't save any money at all, or very minimal and certainly not to recoup a 34-35k outlay (including charger fitting). The transition to EV is happening but there are cases were it makes no sense. Yours sounds like one of them. Of course, if the car needs replacing, it's a different matter. It doesn't sound like yours does.
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Thank you ST again for the response (y)
 
boroboy6872 said:
I`d love an EV but I have a question, but I`ll set the scene first if I may

I have a petrol car 3 litre v6
Lets say 30mpg
It's 19 years old
Tax costs £360 a year
I drive approx 3000 miles a year
Is in current working order
For the sake of argument I spend about £700 on average on maintenance a year (MOT, Servicing, etc)

How many miles would I need to drive before I start seeing a return on my outlay if I bought a second hand EV and got a home charging unit installed?

If you need anymore info just ask?
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You drive a 3 litre v6 and get 30mpg?

Time to give up driving Grandma, If you get over 20 mpg, then you arent trying hard enough. 😁
 
Billy69_uk said:
You drive a 3 litre v6 and get 30mpg?

Time to give up driving Grandma, If you get over 20 mpg, then you arent trying hard enough. 😁
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My last car was a 3.0 V6 DIESEL and I got similar figures I would have to improve my driving style A LOT to get that economy from a petrol.

I have such a lead foot. TBH I probably wouldn't need the EV fuel cost savings if I didn't drive "spiritedly"
 
Billy69_uk said:
You drive a 3 litre v6 and get 30mpg?

Time to give up driving Grandma, If you get over 20 mpg, then you arent trying hard enough. 😁
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Yeh about 24 - 30 really driving with a heavy foot these days means you miss those big holes in the road that cost you over 100 a corner, plus the state of the roads in general don`t don`t give a very good driving experience the more aggressive you are

but yeh back in the day, I just loved the grunt and the whine of that naturally aspirated V6 (y)
 
boroboy6872 said:
Yeh about 24 - 30 really driving with a heavy foot these days means you miss those big holes in the road that cost you over 100 a corner, plus the state of the roads in general don`t don`t give a very good driving experience the more aggressive you are

but yeh back in the day, I just loved the grunt and the whine of that naturally aspirated V6 (y)
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going back 10 years I had an Audi A3 3.2 V6 Quattro. Amazing little car (apart from the fact it would have been more comfortable to have been dragged behind it rather than sitting in it) and 20 to 24 was all I could aspire to even when driving like Miss Daisy.

Saying that, my current Volvo S90 T8 hybrid only returns 26 to 30 mpg, but then I do drive like a total tvvat.
 
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