... I'm bored and fancy a change.
This has been coming a while. I've recently reached out to a number folks I sold my nicer Audis to over the years, to see what was available for buy back. that produced some unexpected replies. I've also been scouring the classifieds for something interesting, but that's been slim pickings really.
I ran the Tesla through WBAC, and the numbers were good - Which should see me get more than my deposit back if I chopped it in to them, even more if I tried a bit harder.
But then I've paid no road tax, put its costs through the business, and in its 11597 miles its used 4360 kwh of leccy, which at worst case 14p/unit is a mere £610 (£0.0526/mile), but its cost my company £620 a month.
But then, since lockdown, its only real journey has been for the wife to drive < 1 mile to work and back, and when I was allowed, to go further afield to go biking. I can't see I'll ever be commuting into the office 5 days a week ever again, and any longer journeys are all at 45p/mile so I don't really care about the fuel cost.
I am still a huge advocate of EV, and the massive cost savings of driving one, but, if you're not actually driving it, it does become a relatively expensive ornament (as do all new/nearly new cars that are just sat depreciating)
My eldest is about to turn 17, and buying a reasonably cheap to insure runabout like a Skoda citigo / VW UP type thing makes a ridiculous amount of sense right now, for him to learn, and the wife to get to work.
My ramblings here are up for discussion, and I was wondering if the lockdown had altered anyone elses domestic/commuting/travelling needs, and ultimately was affecting their choice of transport going forward....?
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2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey,
2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,
The Second 20 Audis:
2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black
, 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black
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2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8
Everything Else
1989 Subaru Justy, 1986 Vauxhall Cartlton 2.0 GL, 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi, 1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4, 1983 Vauxhall Senator, 1985 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i, 1997 Polo Saloon, 1997 Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi, Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E, 1990 Subaru Justy, 2000 Subaru Impreza, 2000 Subaru Impreza RB5, 1993 Range Rover LSE, 2005 VW Bora, 2003 Skoda Superb, 2003 VW Passat V6 4 Motion, 1996 Peugeot 106, 2000 Range Rover 4.0, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance