One of the things that surprises me is how often some people like to change their cars. I tend to have multiple cars and keep them for a long time - my 4 are 2, 6, 9, 16 years old - it's the 6 year old which is going.
So how long do you expect to keep your Evoque and/or how many miles do you expect to drive? In my case, 5 years, 100k miles unless a hot version comes out.
Great topic Mark and this time one we've not had before!
I'm always surprised too at the short length of time some people keep theres, especially new cars that lose so much value.
In 21 years of driving this will only be my 3rd car and hopefully a keeper for a good long while. Car no. 2 staying too though.
Great question...
I get bored fairly quickly so generally keep a car for no more than 12 months; however, the Evoque is the car to change that! My plan is to keep it forever (unless a Supercharged model comes out) as every man should have a Range Rover! And then instead of changing my car every year at a cost of c. £15, I shal just buy an additional car every 3 years to finally establish the collection of cars I've always wanted to have!
3 years for me , I have multiple cars
I need to keep it 3 years as my every day runner
It will be four years for me. I use my car for work and get an allowance which matches its cost. During that time I will do about 65,000 miles so reckon that is the time cars start to cost with bits wearing out.
This time, however I might keep it longer if it is economical to run. The diesel engine should be good for a couple of hundred thousand miles, with luck and plastic and aluminum are more resistant to corrosion but maybe less so in respect of wear = we'll see.
Its usually 2 years for me, had the current car almost 2.5 now, However everytime i buy a new car i vow it will be my last lol
Good Question...... at this stage I plan to keep it at least 4 years but I have noticed that there is a point in a hot cars life when it makes economic sense to sell it and that is is about 18 months to 2 years (from my experience). With a car in demand you can sell it at that point and it costs you virtually nothing - as long as LR don't over supply the market. I've done it a couple of times. If the 8 speed box comes out and you can choose Dynamic outside Prestige inside then that would also help to make a change make sense for me.
The Evoque is a keeper for me
I still have my 1999 Honda S2000 and also the 2003 Mini Cooper S R53 - both of which I don't have plans of selling it. In my opinion, these cars are iconic and has huge sentimental value. They might be cranky from time to time, but I guess that's where the love goes to
I start out with good intentions to keep the new one for 3 years but usually something else comes along after 12-18 months that takes my fancy - however I have owned my Defender for 11 years so far and have no intentions of getting rid of it
Will be at least 4 years for me unless it gives me nothing but trouble and keeps going wrong - lets hope not!