So who's getting an i3?
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What sort of cost are there in reality to running and owning one of these?
I currently run two cars, a LS430 and Turbo'd Elise so fuel expenditure is spendy
The Elise is staying for obvious reasons, leaving the Lexus for the chopping block.
Current expenditure on the Lexus is:
£3800 purchase price
£400 per month on fuel
£25 per month tax
£40 per month insurance
18 months in and no repairs yet, been reliable as expected.
Been looking at the Leaf and i3.
The Leaf will be cheaper overall, is the i3 worth the premium?
Anyone care to share their real world overall ownership costs?
I currently run two cars, a LS430 and Turbo'd Elise so fuel expenditure is spendy
The Elise is staying for obvious reasons, leaving the Lexus for the chopping block.
Current expenditure on the Lexus is:
£3800 purchase price
£400 per month on fuel
£25 per month tax
£40 per month insurance
18 months in and no repairs yet, been reliable as expected.
Been looking at the Leaf and i3.
The Leaf will be cheaper overall, is the i3 worth the premium?
Anyone care to share their real world overall ownership costs?
I have assumed you get about 24 mpg in the lexus and therefore do about 20k miles a year to get to your £400 month fuel cost.
Similar 'fuel' cost in the i3 should be about £60-£70 month.
Based on no deposit, the current 1.3% PCP deal with 20k miles a year is £450/month. (rex version)
You have done well (been lucky?) on repairs, but tyres and servicing costs should be less on the i3. Cheaper road tax too. Some depreciation on the lexus too.
Seems to me you can run a brand new i3, with the added benefits of being a new car, for simialr or less than what the lexus is costing you per month, and definitely less if the lexus does ever go wrong.
Similar 'fuel' cost in the i3 should be about £60-£70 month.
Based on no deposit, the current 1.3% PCP deal with 20k miles a year is £450/month. (rex version)
You have done well (been lucky?) on repairs, but tyres and servicing costs should be less on the i3. Cheaper road tax too. Some depreciation on the lexus too.
Seems to me you can run a brand new i3, with the added benefits of being a new car, for simialr or less than what the lexus is costing you per month, and definitely less if the lexus does ever go wrong.
Edited by covmutley on Tuesday 27th June 17:14
-Neil- said:
The Lex is more like 20mpg lol!
yep, so you will be running the i3 for about the same as your current fuel cost (give or take). Go and test drive one, I think it will impress you. A couple of hours with one was enough for me to order it - Arrives September. There is currently about a 4-5 month wait!
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