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Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 26/6/2021

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To be fair at £38k it represents a better buy than the Tesla Model Y, when that becomes available later this year, and if I can opt out of my company car, the iD.4 on 3 year lease could be a possibility.

The iD.4 Will of course be a decent buy as a used car, say in 3 years time when you can get a high mileage one that has come of lease.

The reality for me is more like I will be buying a 3 year old Diesel Dacia Duster sometime next year.

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Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 26/6/2021

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The drive train is good for a million miles, who knows what the batteries will be like in ten years, but even with a worst case scenario of 20% degradation that would still give 240 miles range, although in ten years time there will probably be some kind of battery refurbishment scheme at low cost, giving increased range over what the car had when first built.

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Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 26/6/2021

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To be fair at £38k it represents a better buy than the Tesla Model Y, when that becomes available later this year, and if I can opt out of my company car, the iD.4 on 3 year lease could be a possibility.

The iD.4 Will of course be a decent buy as a used car, say in 3 years time when you can get a high mileage one that has come of lease.

The reality for me is more like I will be buying a 3 year old Diesel Dacia Duster sometime next year.

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Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 27/6/2021

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To be fair with the ID.4 towing a small 750kg camping trailer, the range reduction is probably   less than that if you were using a roof box, as the trailer will be in the slip stream of the car, same applies to fossil cars as well of course.

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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 28/6/2021

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A few years ago I had a Triumph Dolomite with teh 1850cc DOHC Saab engine. I piled loads on the roof (pram and more etc) and had the trailer on (tent and frame tent etc) and the car would barely move on the motorway.

Piled it all on top of the trailer on the return and it flew along. So yes, roof racks are hopeless.

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