Up to 25,000£ what car are you buying to own 15 years?
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Have 25,000£ I want to spend on a new car which I plan to drive 6000-8000 miles per year on the motorway and 1000-2000 miles per year in town and ideally spend as little on repairs as possible.
Apart from the Corolla, Civic, Mazda 3 trio what other cars will be good candidates.
The car will be maintained meticulously.
Apart from the Corolla, Civic, Mazda 3 trio what other cars will be good candidates.
The car will be maintained meticulously.
Edited by raspberry-26 on Monday 21st September 11:34
The nicest 1 Series I could find.
I'm on year 13 of the first one I bought, still going strong - although it is about to be picked up to have a new battery fitted.
A 2019 on 118i should be a very nice and reliable place to spend the years, or a 128ti if you want something a bit fruitier.
I'm on year 13 of the first one I bought, still going strong - although it is about to be picked up to have a new battery fitted.
A 2019 on 118i should be a very nice and reliable place to spend the years, or a 128ti if you want something a bit fruitier.
I think the concept is bonkers.
If I was in the market to spend £25k on a car, I would not be looking at driving a knackered old car in 15 years' time..
Buying a classic 'forever' car would be different from buying a modern car that's designed to be used for 10 years or so, then recycled.
In five years, your £25k car will be a £5k banger.
And that's without the fallout from people moving to EVs progressively.
I do know someone who is very happy having bought a new Toyota PHEV, which he plans to keep 10 years, which will see him out perhaps.
IT's all budgeted in to extend the warranty over those 10 years, anything after that is a bonus (him and the car TBH).
If I was in the market to spend £25k on a car, I would not be looking at driving a knackered old car in 15 years' time..
Buying a classic 'forever' car would be different from buying a modern car that's designed to be used for 10 years or so, then recycled.
In five years, your £25k car will be a £5k banger.
And that's without the fallout from people moving to EVs progressively.
I do know someone who is very happy having bought a new Toyota PHEV, which he plans to keep 10 years, which will see him out perhaps.
IT's all budgeted in to extend the warranty over those 10 years, anything after that is a bonus (him and the car TBH).
How big do you want?
Your examples are mid size hachbacks but if you'd consider second hand and are not averse to a small SUV/crossover, there's a lot of low mileage Lexus UX, Toyota C-HR and Honda HR-V around in budget, which would be manufacturer I'd be looking at if I wanted to keep a car for 10+ years (I do and I did!).
However in the long erm there's a lot of said for going electric with something like a Kona or EV3.
Your examples are mid size hachbacks but if you'd consider second hand and are not averse to a small SUV/crossover, there's a lot of low mileage Lexus UX, Toyota C-HR and Honda HR-V around in budget, which would be manufacturer I'd be looking at if I wanted to keep a car for 10+ years (I do and I did!).
However in the long erm there's a lot of said for going electric with something like a Kona or EV3.
OutInTheShed said:
I think the concept is bonkers.
If I was in the market to spend £25k on a car, I would not be looking at driving a knackered old car in 15 years' time..
Buying a classic 'forever' car would be different from buying a modern car that's designed to be used for 10 years or so, then recycled.
In five years, your £25k car will be a £5k banger.
And that's without the fallout from people moving to EVs progressively.
I do know someone who is very happy having bought a new Toyota PHEV, which he plans to keep 10 years, which will see him out perhaps.
IT's all budgeted in to extend the warranty over those 10 years, anything after that is a bonus (him and the car TBH).
I think it makes sense to buy a new or nearly new car and run it for as long as possible, it must be loads cheaper than swapping every few years. I'm not sure a 5 year old car on 50k miles will be worth £5k and it doesn't really matter what it's worth anyway as OP wouldn't be selling. If I was in the market to spend £25k on a car, I would not be looking at driving a knackered old car in 15 years' time..
Buying a classic 'forever' car would be different from buying a modern car that's designed to be used for 10 years or so, then recycled.
In five years, your £25k car will be a £5k banger.
And that's without the fallout from people moving to EVs progressively.
I do know someone who is very happy having bought a new Toyota PHEV, which he plans to keep 10 years, which will see him out perhaps.
IT's all budgeted in to extend the warranty over those 10 years, anything after that is a bonus (him and the car TBH).
OutInTheShed said:
I think the concept is bonkers.
If I was in the market to spend £25k on a car, I would not be looking at driving a knackered old car in 15 years' time..
Buying a classic 'forever' car would be different from buying a modern car that's designed to be used for 10 years or so, then recycled.
In five years, your £25k car will be a £5k banger.
And that's without the fallout from people moving to EVs progressively.
Surely if it's reliable, not being worth much is all the more reason to keep it. Replacing a car every 3 or 4 years when it's depreciated substantially is the bit that seems bonkers to me.If I was in the market to spend £25k on a car, I would not be looking at driving a knackered old car in 15 years' time..
Buying a classic 'forever' car would be different from buying a modern car that's designed to be used for 10 years or so, then recycled.
In five years, your £25k car will be a £5k banger.
And that's without the fallout from people moving to EVs progressively.
OutInTheShed said:
I do know someone who is very happy having bought a new Toyota PHEV, which he plans to keep 10 years, which will see him out perhaps.
IT's all budgeted in to extend the warranty over those 10 years, anything after that is a bonus (him and the car TBH).
Now you know of two IT's all budgeted in to extend the warranty over those 10 years, anything after that is a bonus (him and the car TBH).
I bought a Lexus PHEV new last year and plan to keep it at least 10 years, preferably 14 so it'll see me to retirement. I'm not at all bothered what the resale cost will be so long as it remains reliable, which it hopefully should with a 10 year warranty extended to 15 on the traction battery. I had my last car for I think 14 years having bought it at 18 months old, and part-ex'd it for my current one. Edited by RizzoTheRat on Monday 21st September 16:20
raspberry-26 said:
Have 25,000£ I want to spend on a new car which I plan to drive 6000-8000 miles per year on the motorway and 1000-2000 miles per year in town and ideally spend as little on repairs as possible.
Apart from the Corolla, Civic, Mazda 3 trio what other cars will be good candidates.
The car will be maintained meticulously.
You're the kind of guy leasing was designed for.Apart from the Corolla, Civic, Mazda 3 trio what other cars will be good candidates.
The car will be maintained meticulously.
Edited by raspberry-26 on Monday 21st September 11:34
paul_c123 said:
raspberry-26 said:
Have 25,000£ I want to spend on a new car which I plan to drive 6000-8000 miles per year on the motorway and 1000-2000 miles per year in town and ideally spend as little on repairs as possible.
Apart from the Corolla, Civic, Mazda 3 trio what other cars will be good candidates.
The car will be maintained meticulously.
You're the kind of guy leasing was designed for.Apart from the Corolla, Civic, Mazda 3 trio what other cars will be good candidates.
The car will be maintained meticulously.
Edited by raspberry-26 on Monday 21st September 11:34
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