The other Elephant in the room as far as cost for buying cars is is the amount of money the government is lending, that and with the Bank of England printing money like it’s confetti to sure up the economy the value of the £ will go down to the basement and make cars a luxury only the very rich can afford.
Sometimes I wonder if they are socially engineering it that way, look back to the 1920’s with only his Lordship on the road and none of we riff raff the rich have to put up with today on the roads.
Much the same is happening in air travel with no restriction on private jets at all while the cattle waggons are grounded.
A lot of these things are Covid related so should go back to normal when its gone or under control but I can’t help feeling its also a foot in the door.