Or, if you can, don’t buy any car.
And I know, depending where you live that may not be possible.
I’m making this work, sort of, in that I live in a one-bus-a-week village but swapped my car out 3yrs back for an electric moped.
Its so much cheaper and nice that a car isn’t lying around unused. I was ready to suck up the cost of hire cars/taxis but have maybe had 1 or 2 in that period.
Like you say, it has to work for you but I think most don’t realise how car ownership doesn’t have to be a thing
Didn’t expect someone to agree who lives in a village, interesting and kudos to you! I live in suburbs of a big city with good public transport options. And whenever that’s not enough there’s a commercial car sharing provider at a parking space down the road. Plus cycling of course.
Bit of a shame they got Volkswagened. Their cars now look roughly the same as other Volkswagens brands.
Well, it’s good if you want to buy Volkswagen Quality without paying Volkswagen prices.
Exactly, I couldn’t be happier with my Octavia. Well rounded, practical family hatchback with a VW engine and all the mod cons; it hasn’t skipped a beat in 5 years and going strong. Will be looking to buy Skoda again next time.
Simply clever
edit: Skoda is a brand I’ve literally only heard of (from here in Australia) because they advertise constantly on the Tour de France every year. Their tagline is burned into my brain.
This is neither a good nor a bad thing. It simply is.
They’re nice practical cars and good value for money but a bit boring. I test drove a few recently but went for a faster VW Golf in the end because the Skoda’s were a bit too bland. Same issue with Kia.
Skoda is part of VAG, which is currently buying engines from Ford.
Skoda are (or, were?) the go to for taxi drivers in Ireland because of their reliability. See a lot of Dacia these days
Old Mercedes is the choice for taxis in this neck o’ the woods.
In the UK every taxi is a Prius for the same reason.
Lmao it’s true, every taxi driver here drives a Skoda Octavia.
Just VW isn’t it?
Yes, but cheaper.
I have French Skoda, aka Dacia
Good news!
I also enjoy the EU meme templates
Most Fords are produced in Europe
Simply clever