"Svend" (svend)
03/19/2020 at 23:34 • Filed to: None
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03/19/2020 at 23:34 • Filed to: None | 0
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Two figures were interesting, the number of petrol and diesel cars registered against 2017 and the age of the average car on U.K. roads.
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In 2018 there was a 30% drop in new diesel car registrations and an increase of 9% in new petrol registrations, with the Ford Fiesta, VW Golf and Vauxhall Corsa making up the lions shares of new cars on British roads.
The average age of cars and LGVs (light goods vehicles) on British roads is just 8.2 years old.
facw
> Svend
03/20/2020 at 00:26 |
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I’m not surprised by the first bit. The combination of dieselgate and the fact that Europe in general seems to have decided that the efficiency of diesel isn’t worth the smog, would seem to make diesel less desirable, and increase its cost, which is already higher than gas.
The second bit is interesting. In the US the average passenger vehicle age is something like 11 or 12 years (I remember 11.6 as the last I read, but am too lazy to look it up). Regardless it’s a big difference. You can imagine a lot of factors, but I’m still surprised it’s quite that large. I’m sure the MOT is a big factor. I t would be interesting to see average vehicle age by state in the US, so you could see if states with safety inspections (though less stringent than what you guys have) have significantly younger cars. Could be a ton of other automotive , cultural, and economic factors though.
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Svend
> facw
03/20/2020 at 00:44 |
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The U.K. and other European governments pushed diesels for a good eight years before dieselgate came about. Many looked at diesels for there low CO2 but not there NOx levels and how it affects people with respiratory orders.
With dieselgate, the U.K. didn’t push for people to get their cars ‘fixed’ and lose out on MPG, etc... or penalise them financially for it either as it wasn’t the customers fault but the manufacturers.
Generally people keep their cars for shorter periods to save money on fuel (new cars tend to be more efficient), maintenance and running costs *as the car gets older, more things need replaced due to wear and tear), road tax can become cheaper though because they got too cheap here th ey’ve put the prices up.
gettingoldercarguy
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03/20/2020 at 01:06 |
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duurtlang
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03/20/2020 at 03:21 |
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The money you save on fuel and maintenance is utterly offset by the depreciation though. Overall you don't save money by owning a new car compared to an older similar car.
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Svend
> duurtlang
03/20/2020 at 08:58 |
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There are other factors, ‘keeping up with the Joneses’, change in living conditions (New child, child getting older, needing to up-size or down-size, parking situation, etc...), desirability, etc...and of cause perception. There are many that perceive it's cheaper to have a newer car and don't take into account all the costs of actually getting a new car, plus dealer discounts can make it more appealing, Skoda gave us 20% right off the bat for Piglet, £26,500 for £21,2??. With return custom, customer loyalty, early order incentive, etc... any depreciation can seem much less.