The Climate, Environment and Energy Thread

[Baggers]

I have looked at swapping my car for a new one a number of times in the past couple of years but I just don't seem to be able to make a good case, apart from the temptation of getting into a bright shiny new toy.

I don't think EVs are quite there yet and I am reluctant to invest significant funds into a new internal combustion model at this point. I don't travel long distances these days so I think I'll just keep running the old bomb for as long as it keeps going. It's still low Ks and has good service history so fingers crossed it's good for a couple of more years.

We find ourselves in a similar dilemma, Fluffy One.

Mrs Baggers and I have our own cars, hers is 7 years old and has done 63,000kms and mine is 11 years old and has done 112,000kms and both are purring along nicely. Mine's a 3 litre AWD turbo and hers a 2 litre turbo. We considered trading both in on a one new car... but... hybrid? Internal combustion? EV? I think we're going to wait another 12 months... but the temptation to get a shiny new toy, as you say, is so very tempting!