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16/08/22

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Originally posted by poyndexter: ↑

I am facing this dilemma right now.

Daughter and hubby completely renovated a Jayco pop top for family holidays with their young family.

She is pushing hard for Mrs D and I to by a small van so we can join them often and maybe do a bit of grey nomad stuff ourselves.

My current car is a Skoda Superb 206TSI Wagon … plenty of grunt and goes like a stung cat … has the towing capacity for a reasonable small to mid size van, but not the tow bar weight capacity for even a small one.

So getting a small to mid size pop top van in the range of $30-40k becomes $100-120k by the time I factor in a decent 4wd. Being Scrooge McDuck with cars, I am concerned at the value drop to 2030 for a pricey 4wd purchased now. I also wonder about running costs into the future with diesel or petrol, and punitive taxes imposed.

I know also I can’t tow a van now with anything electric … it seems like the grey nomad industry is facing an existential threat … and nobody is talking about it, least of all industry bodies.

Beyond about 2030, I can see families keeping a relic diesel 4wd parked up to be used sparingly for van and adventure holidays only … with 1-2 EVs in the garage for buzzing around town and highway non-towing trips.

Dex

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"I know also I can’t tow a van now with anything electric … it seems like the grey nomad industry is facing an existential threat … and nobody is talking about it, least of all industry bodies."

Yes, you can tow with EV. Much more torque. Look on FB for "Electric vehicles that tow trailers".... Aussie group iirc.
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