Does this seem expensive to you ?

Before we came to France we bought a left-hand-drive car in Britain. Our reasons for doing so were :

1) it's a lot easier to sell a right-hand-drive car in Britain than in France

2) it gets something practical out of the way before we even come

3) we were told that second-hand cars are more expensive in France

As I look round it seems to me that they are more expensive here.

This is a Twingo I saw for sale in our local supermarket yesterday. They are small cars - about Ford Ka size. This one is 12 years old but has only done about 50,000 miles and the seller is asking the equivalent of £1500 for it.

Tied in with this is a survey I saw on the internet that had asked people in France how long they keep their cars. The average was 7 - 9 years ! Quite different from Britain but maybe understandable in the light of the secondhand prices.

( TBE stands for très bon état - very good condition )
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