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Will I swap my Velar for a Nissan Qashqai?

I am currently driving a 2021 Range Rover Velar PHEV, which I bought new. It has only covered 8,500 miles to date. It's in perfect condition. Silver metallic paintwork, with black top and it also has a full fixed-glass roof with automatic blind.

I was thinking of changing for a Nissan Qashqai e-Power hybrid, or a Mazda MX-30 with the petrol engine to charge the battery. This seems to be a big improvement on the original launch model which had a very limited range.

I may be moving to an apartment which does not have a car-charging facility, and I am not quite ready to go fully electric yet.

I have a buyer interested in my Velar and I was wondering what value you would put on it, if I was to sell privately, and purchase the new car in a straight deal?

Do we buy now or later?

We are giving our Passat estate (2012) to our daughter when she returns from overseas in Sept. The question is: should we purchase our own preferred replacement car soon, when one comes up, leaving the Passat unused for a few months, or should we keep using the Passat and buy in September, when perhaps our favoured car may not be available?

Will I buy an MGS5 EV or something else?

Hi,

I am looking at changing my car, but no idea what to get. Mostly there would be only two adult passengers. I travel about 80km a day. Was looking at the MGS5 EV (If I go electric, I would like a range of around 350-400km).

Any suggestion of cars to have a look at or consider would be much appreciated.

My thoughts on the Dacia Bigster pricing...

Got a quote from a dealer for the Dacia Bigster of €36,900 for Expression trim, the 1.8-litre hybrid version. I think they are pricing themselves out of the market . Why is this car so many different prices all over Europe (and believe it or not we are in Europe too).

Sorry but just short of 40K for a Dacia doesn't compute to me!