with modern leasing, they can also acquire one without waiting until they retire.
Fair point. As the world moves to a renting model rather than ownership, it introduces a whole new potential market. The dinosaurs like me who believe in saving up for something and buying it outright are a rapidly diminishing species - let's hope the BoE can keep inflation under control without having to jack interest rates up too much further, otherwise life could get very expensive for generation rent.
Tim H. 1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE