Just a guess mateā¦could be Two Years could be 7 but a big change will come and someone will get their hands burned if I was buying a new car in 2023 Iād chance a petrol or if doing more than 20k a year a diesel. Itās a bit of a lottery.
In other news youād want to be insane or else very well off to buy a new car in 2023ā¦most models in all brands 6k to 12k dearer than in 2020 for the very same carā¦low interest rates almost totally gone nowā¦itāll be 7.9% upwards in 2023ā¦youād want to be certified in all honesty.
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You must be Branch Manager with this uncanny outlook into market research
We will seeā¦donāt let me put you off buying that flash car youāve been obsessing about nowā¦burst into it 8% APR etc
Poor @Gman wonāt be happy at this
Sound like there was never a better time to take a zero % PCP deal
All good pal. If we were to listen to every rant on tfk no one would ever leave the house
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The brother in law has an ID4 from work and I took a trip from KK back to Cork the other night with him. Itās okay, itās grand. Heās bucking that he didnāt get a spect with a reversing camera, tbh wouldnāt you think that a car like that would have it as standard?? Theyāve kept it close to what a VW is in general whereas when we test drove a Hyundai Ioniq 5 I felt it was totally different and a glimpse of the future.
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A 60k car should have a reversing camera as standard.
A Golf R that was 55k or so new in 2019 is now about 90k new. Petrol car prices are gone mad.
Anybody who bought a petrol car in last few years is as well keep it for a few more years and then get an EV.
All the VWs are still first generation EVs. Consensus seems to be to wait til they release the second generation.
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FFS sake. What kind of world are we living in that fellas canāt reverse anymore?
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The back cameras are handy but most of them are poorly thought out and need to have the lens cleaned regularly.
Some clever fella took a bit of plastic and a basic toothbrush and stuck it to the end of the back wiper on the eNiro. I got one online for like 20 quid. So if your camera lens gets dirty like it regularly does you can wipe it clean by turning on the back wiper.
Probably a feature on higher end cars but itās a useful cheap little mod that Iāve found helpful. Couple of months ago when we were at the car wash it got knocked off. Didnāt notice for a day or two. Went back and there was the little toothbrush intact lying on the ground. 
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Brother has an ID 4. Heās very happy with it, but he shelled out 50k for it. The cunt has loads of money obviously.
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Iād like to go for an electric but canāt justify the outlay at the moment. Itās really targeted towards the wealthy upper middle class types
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Or getting one through work.
That wonāt be happening for me #activetravel #3kmdoortodoor
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Through work and the BIK benefit you get makes it a much easier decision. Albeit the BIK is being gradually reduced, still worth it.
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Defo. And the car weāre getting is no great shakes, a Citroen EC4. But weāll still be a one car family and will be electrified.
Said to herself that we should reinvest the proceeds from the present car into solar panels - Iād say she has it spent already 
, got a cautious yeah from her.
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again, a leaf or an MG are reasonable
cheaper running costs too
although we all agree, walking or cycling is best
Guts of 40k for a new Leaf on the bigger battery (including the 5k grant). Greens doing some great things. Can you put it to them at your next meeting to increase the grants?
