Thank you for the replies, really appreciate it. I've budgeted 8-9k so hopefully will be fine.

It is actually for my girlfriend as we're just about to have a baby and she wants something to do the school run in, so predictable I know.

Not sure if that will make her popular, schools in urban areas are trying to discourage that, on safety and environmental grounds.

And, as above^^^^, do bear in mind that diesels may not be permitted in urban areas in a few years time.
 
Not sure if that will make her popular, schools in urban areas are trying to discourage that, on safety and environmental grounds.

And, as above^^^^, do bear in mind that diesels may not be permitted in urban areas in a few years time.

That won't be a problem, we live in a barn conversion in the countryside and the primary school is in a little village, an Evoque will probably look like a Mini compared to the motors the farmers wifes will turn up in.
 
That won't be a problem, we live in a barn conversion in the countryside and the primary school is in a little village, an Evoque will probably look like a Mini compared to the motors the farmers wifes will turn up in.

I was probably confused by your location saying London.
 
Do you think your boss might benefit from driver training?

No, he's the boss, he's an expert driver and knows everything. I normally get 20 miles to work through snow in my FL1, but by the time he gets in from his arduous 5 mile drive, worse snow has fallen. 4x4s are crap in snow.
 
It is actually for my girlfriend as we're just about to have a baby and she wants something to do the school run in, so predictable I know.

I would still rather go full EV for anything else that isn't my off roading motor and for use on paved roads at my own expense, currently looking at options for next year when I am thinking to replace the little pug, from a running costs POV I would say that the 10yr old Evoque is going to be mega expensive in repairs and maintenance than a 3yr old EV on finance deal, then there is the potential of being taxed into oblivion at the pump and in road tax for it being diesel.

Good luck with it when you buy but weigh up your options carefully when you think you're ready to buy.
 
Hahahaha

You're having a baby and worrying about what to buy in 5yrs time to take it to school??? That's some planning, I'll give you that. Don't worry, the baby has plans for you too.

Haha I have way more to worry about before then and yes so much could change. I may be earning less money, earning more, diesels maybe taxed higher or we move home. Hopefully 10k should be enough to buy one of these Chelsea tractors in the future though. Personally I'd be happy with a Freelander 1 for less than £2k.
 
These LEZ's are just a bit of tokenism for the political types, I can see city centres becoming more restrictive but can't see it rolling out to rural areas and towns, aside from councils using it as a way to extract more money of course, but an outright ban would be unlikely.
They will just stop making diesels and let the ones on the roads rust away possibly assisted by some scrappage scheme or other
 
These LEZ's are just a bit of tokenism for the political types, I can see city centres becoming more restrictive but can't see it rolling out to rural areas and towns, aside from councils using it as a way to extract more money of course, but an outright ban would be unlikely.
They will just stop making diesels and let the ones on the roads rust away possibly assisted by some scrappage scheme or other

I really don't get the problem with diesels in rural locations, yes parents doing the school run in a diesel in a city would be a problem but we live 5 miles away from the nearest school.
 
I reckon that 50% of the last few hundred IC cars on the road will be utility Land Rovers
 
These LEZ's are just a bit of tokenism for the political types, I can see city centres becoming more restrictive but can't see it rolling out to rural areas and towns, aside from councils using it as a way to extract more money of course, but an outright ban would be unlikely.
They will just stop making diesels and let the ones on the roads rust away possibly assisted by some scrappage scheme or other

I don't think the legislators agree with you. They are determined to see the end of IC engined private cars, it is just a matter of timescale.
Maybe 10 years, maybe 20. There is some pressure to see the process accelerated.
 
I really don't get the problem with diesels in rural locations, yes parents doing the school run in a diesel in a city would be a problem but we live 5 miles away from the nearest school.

IC emissions probably contribute to climate change, acidification of the oceans, and several localised pollution issues.
 
I don't think the legislators agree with you. They are determined to see the end of IC engined private cars, it is just a matter of timescale.
Maybe 10 years, maybe 20. There is some pressure to see the process accelerated.

Yes but in 10 or 20 years there will probably be a cheap drop in electric power unit for retro fitting in any 'classic' surviving vehicles
The way things are going it will be the size of a biscuit tin, have a 1000 mile range and develop the equivalent of 1000bhp....
So trashing the diesel engine becomes a no brainer.

In terms of emissions yes, a contributory factor although the latest diesels are pretty good, but what pains me more is how much green space and forestry is becoming levelled for housing. Natures lungs...
 
Yes but in 10 or 20 years there will probably be a cheap drop in electric power unit for retro fitting in any 'classic' surviving vehicles
The way things are going it will be the size of a biscuit tin, have a 1000 mile range and develop the equivalent of 1000bhp....
So trashing the diesel engine becomes a no brainer.

In terms of emissions yes, a contributory factor although the latest diesels are pretty good, but what pains me more is how much green space and forestry is becoming levelled for housing. Natures lungs...

Another possibility is that people will give up driving as public transport improves, and make more use of other options, like walking, and, whisper it, cycling. We are already seeing steps in these directions, and they are being encouraged by the authorities.

Agree completely, tree planting is an effective way of offsetting carbon dioxide emissions. There is in fact quite a lot of unproductive land that could be re-forested, but hasn't been, for a variety of reasons.
 
Another possibility is that people will give up driving as public transport improves, and make more use of other options, like walking, and, whisper it, cycling. We are already seeing steps in these directions, and they are being encouraged by the authorities.

Yes all those forests that are being levelled are being replaced with houses- with no garages or parking :(

As for the masses using public transport, walking and cycling- pretty sure when the first world and the third world do the old economic swapperoo this century, this will probably happen.....
 
Yes all those forests that are being levelled are being replaced with houses- with no garages or parking :(

As for the masses using public transport, walking and cycling- pretty sure when the first world and the third world do the old economic swapperoo this century, this will probably happen.....

Been spending a bit of time in Central London lately, most of the new developments there are entirely pedestrian, there are ways for delivery vehicles to access the shops and houses underneath, but the public areas are car free.
Also been talking to a young chap who is doing urban planning at University, he is of the opinion that there will be little or no private car use in cities in the space of a few decades. And that planning decisions will reflect that.
 

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