Every car I’ve ever owned has lost money – until now. Thanks to the raft of car scrappage schemes launched recently, my 95,000-mile, EU4, 2006-registered Vauxhall Astra 1.6 SXi three-door, owned by me for more than 90 days, has gone from being worth around £500 to as much as £5000 when part-exchanged against a new Hyundai Santa Fe (starting price £32,545).
As a responsible citizen, I should be tempted. After all, Hyundai and the 22 other car makers that have launched scrappage schemes in the past couple of weeks – Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Citroën, DS, Fiat, Ford, Jeep, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes, MG, Mini, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Seat, Skoda, Suzuki, Toyota, Vauxhall and Volkswagen – say my Astra is among the most polluting cars on the road.
So what are…
