“ More expensive to buy” Not necessarily, the Nissan Leaf is no dearer used than an equivalent petrol or diesel hatchback. There are compromises to be made if you travel long distance but for 99% of needs it’s a very decent car.
Just done the deal on the new Golf eTSi 150 DSG and having read the above looked at how much a new Leaf would actually cost.
Retail is exactly the same at £30,500. Discount and PCP contribution on Golf, PCP or 0% finance on Leaf. Quick tap suggests that the Golf is about £4000 less.
Leaf would without doubt cost us less to fuel charging at 9.5 per unit on Octopus Go, based on experience with Superb iV suggests about £600 for 15,000 miles. Petrol for 15,000 miles at 48 mpg would be about £2100 at current prices.
Then there would be servicing and depreciation but no idea really.
Overall not much difference but probably favours the Golf.
But the range of the standard Leaf is terrible, 171 miles in the city which would plummet on the motorway. The trips we do to see the uncle and take him shopping or to the hospital can be 120 miles (mostly motorway then urban/rural mix) which could be close to the real range or very close to it.
So while we are keen on electric in the long term its a way off for us yet.
Perhaps next time.
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