27-06-22, 01:04 PM
As someone with two RX8s I can certainly attest to the ridiculous expense of running two or more vehicles. I now SORN one car as I drive the other and then alternate throughout the year. I used to pay around £1000 in road tax/VED but now it's down to about £500. Both need MoT so my £50 becomes £100 and I have already splashed out on all of the obvious things that might need attention so the annual repair maintenance costs are down to about £50 for each car for oil and filter. I do about 3000 miles in each car - maybe a bit more in my good weather one compared to the bad weather one.
When I retire I am seriously considering selling both cars, moving to a town centre house or flat and then hiring a car each time I need to go any sort of distance. Everything else will be within walking distance or can be delivered. I might trade in my wife for a newer model but last time I did that it cost quite a bit!
So, in your position, I'd work out the annual costs of car ownership including depreciation/write off and compare it to the cost of car rental for those weekends when you'll be hanging ten.
When I retire I am seriously considering selling both cars, moving to a town centre house or flat and then hiring a car each time I need to go any sort of distance. Everything else will be within walking distance or can be delivered. I might trade in my wife for a newer model but last time I did that it cost quite a bit!
So, in your position, I'd work out the annual costs of car ownership including depreciation/write off and compare it to the cost of car rental for those weekends when you'll be hanging ten.