Droverunner
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- Your Mercedes
- 2007 CLK 220 CDi Sport. 2014 S-Max 2.0TDCi.
>>>It will get better, just like mobile phone batteries, however it’s not there yet, so I won’t invest until it’s better.
That's been our view. I've been lucky to take an early retirement package years ago but Mrs D who is the same age kept on longer and finishes next month. Five years ago we started chatting through some retirement thoughts and one was that she'd change her CLK for a new/nearly new elec car at retirement with part of her lump sum. We still had that thought three years ago. But things haven't moved on fast enough re range and charging access en-route for us to commit to swapping her lovely CLK worth perhaps £2500 for something elec at £30000+. Laying out £30k for something she'd not like as much is just not a good retirement option.
At 65 how many driving years have we left I wonder... 20 a reasonable average forecast? In truth I think we may leave it to the next generation to enjoy (?) the benefits of research and investment that solves the massive elec car issues currently existing.
I do wonder if it will turn out our generation has enjoyed the best years of motoring never to be seen again?
That's been our view. I've been lucky to take an early retirement package years ago but Mrs D who is the same age kept on longer and finishes next month. Five years ago we started chatting through some retirement thoughts and one was that she'd change her CLK for a new/nearly new elec car at retirement with part of her lump sum. We still had that thought three years ago. But things haven't moved on fast enough re range and charging access en-route for us to commit to swapping her lovely CLK worth perhaps £2500 for something elec at £30000+. Laying out £30k for something she'd not like as much is just not a good retirement option.
At 65 how many driving years have we left I wonder... 20 a reasonable average forecast? In truth I think we may leave it to the next generation to enjoy (?) the benefits of research and investment that solves the massive elec car issues currently existing.
I do wonder if it will turn out our generation has enjoyed the best years of motoring never to be seen again?
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