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MIKE RUTHERFORD
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|October 22, 2025
"FOR TOO LONG, WAGES HAVEN'T KEPT PACE WITH NEW-CAR INFLATION. AND THAT'S WHY SO MANY ARE FORCED TO ABANDON THE IDEA OF BUYING AND OWNING A CAR"
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MY advice to anyone thinking of purchasing a brand-new car in an uncertain, inflation-ravaged Britain in the final months of 2025? Don't. No need.
Currently, buyers typically have to make an upfront payment of between £40,000 and £50,000 for the right to buy and own an average factory-fresh model. That's my idea of a big, instant, financially painful hit for a private motorist paying his or her own bills. And think closer to £60,000, if high-interest loans are taken out via banks and other financial institutions.
Bu hikaye Auto Express dergisinin October 22, 2025 baskısından alınmıştır.
Binlerce özenle seçilmiş premium hikayeye ve 9.000'den fazla dergi ve gazeteye erişmek için Magzter GOLD'a abone olun.
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