Swapping from an FR TFSI to an Ecomotive SE with all the toys was the best £5k I've spent in a long time. I do around 30k miles per year and I'll have recouped the money in about 18 months from the time of swapping (or even less time if the fuel+insurance prices keep spiralling). At that point, I'll have a younger car with better interior/gadgets, more warranty left on it and I'll *still* be saving money on my bills into the future.
Obviously if you do less annual mileage or aren't prepared to sacrifice as much power for economy, then you should definitely do a quick spreadsheet to work out if it's worth it... but the threshold for it being worthwhile is coming down all the time as the running costs head into the stratosphere.
Politics/tax policy aside, fuel costs are inevitably going to increase very quickly anyway due to us running out of oil coinciding with increased demand from developing economies.
The good news is that once the baby arrives, cars will seem much less important than they once did.
Obviously if you do less annual mileage or aren't prepared to sacrifice as much power for economy, then you should definitely do a quick spreadsheet to work out if it's worth it... but the threshold for it being worthwhile is coming down all the time as the running costs head into the stratosphere.
Politics/tax policy aside, fuel costs are inevitably going to increase very quickly anyway due to us running out of oil coinciding with increased demand from developing economies.
The good news is that once the baby arrives, cars will seem much less important than they once did.
u been working different times or something?
