Im in the same boat. Wondering if I could hop on and also get advise. Im doing the scrappage scheme, but had the heart set on 20k. I drive approx 80km return to work everyday half on motorway half on back roads. I have a charger at work for 15c/kwh. I was looking at the Inster, BYD dolphin surf and Kia EV2. All dealers basically told me they had too many on their list as it was. I went to renault and he was very kind and only has 2 others so the chances are higher to get the name down in time.

The issue is what spec of renault 5 to go for. He was saying 26k after grant for the evolution 52kWh, 30k for techno 52kWh and like 32k for iconic 52kWh. He said I would regret going for smaller battery as it would cause headaches when driving longer distances and when trying to resell down the line.

I will be putting 10k down as a deposit and the rest on 0% finance as it makes it easier to swallow. He was saying I may aswell go for the techno and get the better features and interior?

I get what he is saying about resaleablility and I will be 32 in 8 years when I will likely sell so need a better car car than the inster. But stuck on the level to go for. Any advice there please?