I am old. In car years, my vehicle is even older. I don’t drive it because I like classic cars. I drive it because, not having a nice taxpayer-funded pension, I simply can’t afford a better one. Even used cars seem over-priced given what you say about their limited longevity and the high cost of maintenance and repairs. It seems to me most of this expenditure is due not to the mechanics, but to the very expensive electronics. Will manufacturers ever revert to producing basic models, free of all the gizmos, cheap to buy and cheap to run? Or are they shackled by dealers dependency on profits from the workshop? We do very few miles but they are vital ones as we live in the country and are not as mobile as once we were. Any thoughts on what we might consider given that in the current climate our savings are in as poor a state as our wheels?