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[bernard towersParticipant @bernardtowers37738]

It seems the second hand car market is having an upsurge as millions of spare parts are temporarily unavailable!!

[Stuart Smith 5Participant @stuartsmith5]

The company in Dave Halfords link was featured in a Guy Martin tv programme. “Guy Martin: The World's Fastest Electric Car?”. They converted a VW Beetle.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

The electric minis have a cooling system like an ordinary car would

I haven't found much detail though

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Posted by Paul Kemp on 22/11/2021 00:10:45:

Well if the media are to be believed many are voting with their wallets and buying second hand cars now, as reportedly prices are going up. Is this a reaction to the deadline for new fossil fuel cars in 9 years time?

My poor old Discovery with the towing capacity I need is getting poorly, not sure what to do, certainly can't afford a new electric even if there were somewhere to charge it so not sure which way to jump!

Paul.

Two points. Firstly, the rise in second hand vehicles is being mostly by the shortage of new vehicles due to the world-wide shortage of electronic chips.

Secondly, a vehicle for heavy towing will not be affected by the ban on ICE cars. I might expect a Discovery would fall into that description.  Or maybe not – as JLR off-road vehicles are continually seeming to change towards more like luxury cars, these days.

Edited By not done it yet on 23/11/2021 07:24:07

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

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