Richard, in all these thoughts about the decision, I have not taken into account that there are also restrictions on the radius of action, and possible driving bans in some important areas such as cities and villages. I fully agree with you that this circumstance must be taken into account. It's a matter of weighing things up, sometimes the laws are very idiosyncratic. For example, the new Plus Four could have the most degrees of freedom. But whether a BMW Plus 8 has the same radius of action as an older Rover Plus 8. I can't judge. And you can't rely on anything binding as far as the future is concerned. Maybe soon a thirty year old Plus 8 will be allowed to drive in areas where a BMW Plus is not for historical reasons, who knows.
What I want to say is that I fully understand your point. And then a Plus Four is still the better internal combustion engine than a maybe more emotional one, but if you are not allowed to drive it anymore. Also for this reason I can well understand that 85K for a BMW Plus 8 is a high risk if it could be affected by driving bans.
