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Impending disasters
On the government’s ‘road to 2030’, I foresee a depreciation nightmare brought on by plunging demand for ICE cars and a desperation for used EVs that have already been made obsolete by the pace of development and will, as a result, soon produce another huge loss for the unfortunate owners who swap into them.
Secondly, while it will be possible to buy new ICE cars until 2030 and certain plug-in hybrids for five years beyond that, for how long will petrol or diesel actually be available in practical terms? Not long ago, we were regularly being told that fuel stations made so little money from fuel that they were pretty much surviving on the sale of snacks. How big a reduction in the number of ICE cars would it take for their position to become financially untenable? Will this effectively bring the demise of ICE cars closer than we think?
David Morris Via email
One day too late
My Volkswagen T-Roc suffered a failed thermostat and water pump. When booking for this expensive repair, the dealer advised that the car’s three-year warranty had expired just the day before, yet they refused to extend the warranty or cover the work. I’m sure that a better warranty outcome would have been provided by other German manufacturers. Clearly Volkswagen still has work to do on customer service and retention.