Is this a crazy idea

[Queenie6655]

So wise people

Honest answers please
Never had a decent car
Always gone for a cheaper one to last a few years

Thinking of splashing out on a Tesler e car or a Lexus brand new e car

Both 42 k
Over 4 years would be 540 per month and I have 10 k deposit

The man in the garage said they would guarantee the Lexus would be worth around 20 k if I wanted to sell it in four years

Maybe I'm totally mad
I spend 200 per month on diesel so with e car this would be 35 per month
I travel for work around 15k miles per year

Worth it ??

Or maybe dream on !!!

That's way more than a years wages for me!

Very useful guys thank you

Stupid question can you lease for one year only ?

Thanks again

I’d look at a cheaper electric car from different manufacturers OP. I have an older leaf (6.5 years), so much smaller battery than newer electric cars, and therefore smaller range.

What’s your daily mileage? That’s your first port of call when looking at electric. Then you know what you need and can work backwards. If you only pootle on school runs/local commute/run around then you could get an old style leaf like mine for £6/7k and that’ll do you 80ish miles in summer, a bit less in winter, on a single charge.

Oh and ignore bluntness. I regularly see them pop up on EV threads doom mongering and spouting rubbish! Initially -like 10 years ago, there were ? Over how long the batteries would be viable for and so both the Zoe and some very early leaves had battery rental. They were appealing to people who worried the batteries would only last a few years, and wanted security that their new car wouldn’t be worthless in a few years… however leased batteries have ceased to be a thing for many years when they realised the batteries weren’t keeling over. Eg mine is at 85% capacity at over 6 years old- meaning a get a few less miles per charge than I did when it was new but it doesn’t affect what I use the car for now.

Just to add I have never had money in my life until this year

So prob going a bit crazy at the thought of it all

When I'm actual fact a decent car 5/6 years old will do me fine

@DrunkenUnicorn

I’d look at a cheaper electric car from different manufacturers OP. I have an older leaf (6.5 years), so much smaller battery than newer electric cars, and therefore smaller range.

What’s your daily mileage? That’s your first port of call when looking at electric. Then you know what you need and can work backwards. If you only pootle on school runs/local commute/run around then you could get an old style leaf like mine for £6/7k and that’ll do you 80ish miles in summer, a bit less in winter, on a single charge.

Oh and ignore bluntness. I regularly see them pop up on EV threads doom mongering and spouting rubbish! Initially -like 10 years ago, there were ? Over how long the batteries would be viable for and so both the Zoe and some very early leaves had battery rental. They were appealing to people who worried the batteries would only last a few years, and wanted security that their new car wouldn’t be worthless in a few years… however leased batteries have ceased to be a thing for many years when they realised the batteries weren’t keeling over. Eg mine is at 85% capacity at over 6 years old- meaning a get a few less miles per charge than I did when it was new but it doesn’t affect what I use the car for now.

Very very useful info

Would be doing 10k miles a year maybe 15k max

So helpful xxxxx

Thanks all

Taking a look at 5/6 year old cars with 60,000 miles

Much more sensible xxxxx