Originally Posted by Hamwich
Originally Posted by John V6

My intention is to the same. Vs an e car my mog is actually carbon efficient (i.e. uses less carbon) to 45k miles. But then if I change it surely that carbon is scrapped and we start again so mine has zero emissions from the build & better for longer?


Not sure about the breakeven point, but yes, any carbon emissions in the construction and use of your car up to now are gone so it's only the output from burning fuel that needs concern you.

Each gallon of petrol produces 11Kg of CO2, so say 8,000 miles per year at 30mpg means you chuck out just under 3 tonnes of CO2 annually.

If you want to continue to hoon about the place guilt-free and feeling virtuous you can invest in a carbon offsetting scheme like this one:

https://carbonneutralbritain.org/pages/become-carbon-neutral

For the cost of just one gallon of gas, £7 a month you can offset 15 tonnes of CO2 per year, so you'll be making positive steps to fight global warming too!



cars contribute 16% of total CO2 emissions here in the UK - roughly the same as residential. The government doesnt even mention in their stats the CO2 put out by human beings breathing and its more than you might think.

But leaving that aside, I was trying to get a clear view of the future for what we now class as classic cars. Will we be allowed even to use them - my guess is yes but this might be limited in cities by councils who have got the new religion. Will they be of value since classic cars seem usually to be those cars that the 50 to 70 generation of men fancied when younger, so the hot cars move on as people age. Will our kids even be interested - after all driving for most has changed from being something that might generate enthusiasm into an over regulated over jammed chore.