OK, everyone, help is required.
The CLC is now out of finance and I have bought it. But it is now 9 years old and worth about £3000.
As old Mercedes go it isn't bad, everything works, it is comfortable, reliable and averages 34mpg.
It has all the Mercedes creature comforts, every option possible when it was bought new. So a nice place to be. But it isn't really a drivers car, it is OK as a solo ride, but 3 up with luggage it is ponderous.
We need a hatchback that is good enough to take me to Heathrow, can transport bails of horse stuff to the yard and bags of rubbish to the tip. Milage is about 5000 a year.
When it is 10 I feel that I need to make a decision... the choice is to keep it until it fails and is beyond economic repair, but this could be another 10 years. Also it is a Euro 4 engine, so will, in due course, be restricted in where it can go.
Or I can replace it... it seems I have 2 choices.
Something fun, such as a used AMG 45, Golf GTI, or
Something green and different, like a BMW i3 of Golf E....
What would you guys do?
