Geneva Motorshow - 2008

If you want green motoring you need to buy an older car. The building of a new car uses more energy/creates a larger carbon foot print than the car will ever produce on the road. Driving a classsic car you also help by using recycled parts not sealed units that have to be thrown away. Or you could buy something like a Prius and use difficult to mine rare materials then bury them after only a few years use as they are almost impossible to recycle after being used as a power source. I drive a 22year old Land Rover and have a 32yr old one waiting to be restored using used/recycled parts. Even Green peace have endorced this type of thinking.

I have to say that the new Fiesta looks really nice. I've just purchased a new car and now I wish I had waited.