I'd advise against buying any used car that has lived North of the border, likely to have suffered equivalent road salt abuse as twice the years where you live.

Toyota/Lexus show no signs of deviating from their hybrids and joining other makers in self induced battery car bankruptcy, even if the UK stays on its self destruct path alongside the EU you'll still be able to buy a Lexus hybrid for another 5 and probably 10 years yet.

5 years is a lifetime in politics, one week under a Trump admin has seen repercussions across the world, i wouldn't be betting the house on the net zero economic national suicide pact of both labour and recent tory regimes still being the case when the present mob get booted out at the next election.

Thanks all, that’s food for thought.

Bear in mind the cheapest car is probably the one you own.

With the XC60 you will be selling at trade and buying at retail so probably effectively £5k down the drain. Also bear in mind most depreciation is in the first two years so if buying a new NX you will lose another chunk whereas the XC60 is losing less now.

That amount pays for a lot of repairs or an extended warranty.

Indeed - a long-owned car is a relative known entity, and as long as the body / underneath does rust into oblivion, the car is reasonable reliable, doesn't require much parts, and those parts that are required are still ok to get hold of and fitted competently at a reasonable price, then often it is better to stick rather than twist.

ICE cars are now getting very complex due to the ramping up of environmental and safety regulations, and thus can be a lot more costly to own than a car that is 5 or likely 10 years old that isn't top spec. Lots more to (expensively) go wrong.

As someone famously (and IMHO very wisely) once said: "The more they overtake the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain."

As someone famously (and IMHO very wisely) once said: "The more they overtake the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain."

It was wiser when Scotty famously said The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.

Opinions vary over what actor James Doohan said. I've seen the (film and) clip many times (I have it on DVD) and it's just as plausible to say 'overtake'. The script may have meant him to say 'overthink', but to me it sure sounds like 'overtake', right from when I first heard him speak the line decades ago.