Second hand car prices
This brief reflection is sparked by
1. the theft of a friend's 20-year-old Fiat Uno
2. seeing a 1991 Renault Clio on sale for 1500€
3. seeing a much younger Peugeot 206 on sale for £1500
Second-hand cars are MUCH more expensive in France than in the UK. I think it is probably better to say that cars are under-priced in Britain, maybe because they don't last as long.
There are surely other factors. For example I was once told that the entire cheaper end of the car market in France is lacking because so many old cars end up in North Africa.
The prime a la casse scheme will also inflate the price of second-hand cars, because now any and every old banger is worth 1000€ if you trade it in.
1. the theft of a friend's 20-year-old Fiat Uno
2. seeing a 1991 Renault Clio on sale for 1500€
3. seeing a much younger Peugeot 206 on sale for £1500
Second-hand cars are MUCH more expensive in France than in the UK. I think it is probably better to say that cars are under-priced in Britain, maybe because they don't last as long.
There are surely other factors. For example I was once told that the entire cheaper end of the car market in France is lacking because so many old cars end up in North Africa.
The prime a la casse scheme will also inflate the price of second-hand cars, because now any and every old banger is worth 1000€ if you trade it in.
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