I think you may be underestimating just how much you could have saved....
1 Year and 44k Miles (71k Km’s) in the Kona Well my Kona is 1 year old in 4 days and I thought I would put down my thoughts on its performance and costs etc. (Have a long week next week over 2k miles so doing it now before I forget) Kona Premium SE in Acid Yellow purchased 1st Week Sept...
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£3,000 depreciation based on
trade-in price after 1yr/44k miles....
But I have to say, I do agree. For some reason I can't see the same happening for the e-2008! £20k trade for a 3yr old one seems ambitious for some reason and not sure why? I think it's the range?
That being said I don't think paying £12.5k to rent one for a few years is much better, but to each their own!
I have never quite got my head around buying/leasing new cars....seems like a hell of a let of extra cost for very little gain. There was a brand new Zoe next to my used one when I picked mine up from the dealer. If it wasn't for the number plate I wouldn't have known which one was which....
There’s nothing BEV around on the used market that fits our needs in terms of space, range and price. Long term values are difficult to predict. The tech’s ever changing and now there’s a global depression in the offing.
Plus, I don’t want anything electric out of warranty at any point during ownership. The tech’s only been for sale for 9 years. Not enough is known about long term ownership yet.
So that’s used EV ownership out for us. Too much of a gamble in my book. Not just financial. It’s the aggravation factor.
Buying and running any new or used ICE doesn’t work on my wife’s mileage when compared to EV running costs. She’s been clear she never wants any thing ICE based ever again.
Leasing the right EV for our needs at the lowest possible price gives the best balance for us. Rental cost needs to be comparable to likely depreciation for it to work.
The previous two EVs we’ve leased have cost us a lot less to rent than they would’ve done if we’d owned them. I’ve then bought them and sold them some time and miles later, before their warranties have expired, for what I paid for them. So we’re ahead of the game compared to buying.
Admittedly a Peugeot, which ought to have a softer residual than a BMW, is a bit of a gamble. But I’m easy. If it ends up costing us a bit more than depreciation would’ve, at least I’ve not got the hassle of disposing of it. Absolutely done with all that.
The Kona doesn’t work on any basis for us. Too small inside. Boot’s also too small. Interior has too much cheap feeling plastic. Peugeot is marginally less plasticy!
With lots of similar range EVs on the way the Kona/e-Niro bubble won’t last.
Looked at the e-Niro. Much larger interior and boot. Comparable to the Peugeot. Had one on hire for 4 months whilst the i3S was being repaired. Impressed with the whole package but there’s up to 12 months wait.
Also, the Mrs doesn’t need 64kWh’s range, so there’s little point paying the for it.
Both cars have similar list price, but the Kia can cost over 50% more to lease.
As you say, each to their own 😊
