ByD atto 2 vs used BMW IX3

So I'm looking at going from a phev to a bev. For the money I have i can either get a brand new Atto 3 or a 5 year old BMW IX3 which has done 60k.

The pros of the BMW is that it's a lot of car for the money and has probably lost most of the depreciation. It comes 26th a tow bar, and has a reasonable range. But the downside is that is used, and I will be paying over 5 years so what is a 10 year old BMW ev going to be like, will it be knackered, will it cost a lot in maintenance.

For the atto 2, it's nice and new, no hassle for 3 years, it's an ev platform from design, comes with all the toys. But it's range is less, with about 130-200 real world and that would be before towing anything. After the 4 years I would also not own it as its on a lease plan type thing, and it will depreciate from new.

My current thinking is the bmw as it has he range and is a nice car, but the lure of a shiney new car is strong.

What are people's thoughts?

Posted Mar 14, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC

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