This year promises to be packed with great car-buying opportunities, and as always, it’s about knowing what to buy and when to buy it.
To help you, we’ve ruminated on this year’s likely trends and the events that will shape them, and scoured the classifieds for bargains today that may be too expensive for you come tomorrow.
The new Bond film, the growth in popularity of used EVs, the continuing appeal of diesel, the emergence of some great cars at prices more of us can afford… it’s all to play for in 2020. Happy hunting!
Volkswagen VW e-Golf (from 2014)
Our pick - VW e-Golf 35.8kWh, 2017/67, 9000 miles, £19,500: Although an underachiever, Volkswagen’s electric Volkswagen Golf has held the fort while the company prepared this year’s major assault on the EV market. The e-Golf was facelifted in 2017 when it gained a bigger battery. Add all the usual Golf virtues and you’re looking at a thoroughly well-rounded electric car. Expect prices to firm in 2020 as demand for affordable used EVs grows.
Jaguar I-Pace (from 2018)
Our pick - Jaguar I-Pace S, 2019/68, 7000 miles, £49,999: Premium EVs such as the Jaguar I-Pace are still finding their price level on the used car market: the sector is in its infancy and buyers are in the driving seat. Don’t count on things staying that way for much longer, though.
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I reckon
that mostly everything on sale today is a used car bargain (or should be viewed as such) given that ICE has effectively been consigned to the dustbin at least in the UK.
Get a new Suzuki Jimny, if you can...
Spoke to local Suzuki dealer this week with a view to ordering a new Jimny for my wife. They are getting 3 cars, each quarter until the end of the year until they probably can’t sell them anymore due to emissions.
Look one Autotrader now to see how much these funky little cars are fetching... £40k in one case!??
All hail the mighty Rover 75.
It was a beautiful design, right first time, with an ambience from several classes above. I had 5 - the only car I've ever had more than one of.
It was well built, and full of character, along with attention to detail.
And best of all they rode beautifully - a rarity in today's harsh, thumping chassis setups.
I'm truly sad the public allowed themselves to fall for the rubbish spouted by the motoring press, and wouldn't give the company a chance.
What a loss.
It wasn't helped by BMW