“ Never seen anything saying a repaired car is not good for the environment - where have you?” We’re being encouraged out of older cars and into new electric and hybrid vehicles, there’s talk of scrappage schemes and in taxing older vehicles off the road plus city centre emissions schemes are forcing them out of towns. The introduction of fuel that older cars either can’t use or will be gradually damaged by isn’t exactly helpful either. But in reality a low to moderate mileage user is producing far less environmental damage by running their decade old Honda Jazz than someone who spends £25k or so on a new Honda Jazz Hybrid or electric equivalent.

thanks I expect to drive my Jazz - now 9 years old - until either it or I drop dead :-)

Neighbour bought a Nissan Pulsar for £11500 nearly 6 years ago.

T/I 2 weeks ago for £6500 IIRC so £5,000 depreciation in almost 6 years - £70/ month depreciation. Totally reliable in that time apart from a dual mass flywheel/clutch - it was an oil seal leak rather than misuse so was a warranty job!

The leasing companies will be loving the cars coming off lease just now - the residual value must have leapt by thousands on many of the cars.

£30K car with residual of £10K to12K after 3 or 4 years suddenly north of £15K!!!!