Paid £20,000 CASH for mine seven years ago

Now worth about £7,000, so it’s cost me less than £2,000 per year, effectively. Repairs have been minimal, just brakes, tyres and stuff. I’ll probably keep it until it dies, or I die.

Not sure how that stacks up financially against a PCP deal.

Posted By: jamesward on March 22nd 2025 at 11:27:35

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