“High Exclusion Zones”. This is one of the abuses of the acronym ZFE (Low Emission Zones), which appears regularly in Lyon, Montpellier and Grenoble, which officially tightened their ZFE legislation on January 1, although in reality, between exemption and lack of control, The very existence of a prohibited zone for some vehicles seems rather theoretical.
However, one thing remains certain: many motorists fear that they will not be able to access these urban centers with their old vehicles, without having the means to invest in a new car. What new opportunities can replace these old models and enter EPZs? Did BFM Business search automobile classifieds sites for cars under €7,000 registered after January 1, 2006 for gasoline and after January 1, 2011 for diesel?
Small town dwellers
Logically, the small models are the most affordable. The AutoScout24 site lists the third-generation Renault Twingo, the Peugeot 208 and the Renault Clio 4 among (unsurprisingly) among the most sought-after models equipped with Crit’Air 0, 1 and 2.
For example, a 208 from 2014, with 74,000 kilometers traveled at 5,999 euros in the Ile-de-France or a 2013 Clio with 99,000 kilometers at 5,490 euros in the North.
Please note that while these two examples show reasonable mileage, you will often have to count on more.
“In the case of Crit’Air 0, 1 and 2 gasoline vehicles with a price of less than 7,000 euros, 26% have traveled less than 100,000 kilometers, while 65% have between 100,000 and 200,000 kilometers,” they tell us. at AutoSCout24.
These small cars clearly offer the widest range to find a car compatible with the ZFE, as Leboncoin explains to us, who has listed the most represented models for less than 7,000 euros in our ZFE: the Peugeot 207, the Renault Twingo or again the Citroën C1. .
Toyota or Peugeot hybrid sedans
In addition to small cars, sedans and, above all, hybrids represent another alternative, such as the Toyota Prius. In Leboncoin, some (beyond 200,000 kilometers traveled) have a price of 6,200 euros.
Other models available: Honda hybrids, but also Peugeot from the first half of the 2010s. Like this 508 diesel hybrid from 2013 with 210,000 kilometers on the odometer, advertised at 6,600 euros on Leboncoin in the Paris region.
First generation electricity.
In the absence of a new electric one, a second-hand electric one can also work. But then we will have to settle for the first generation of zero-emission cars like this Peugeot Ion in Bas-Rhin. Sold for 6,900 euros, it offers 100 kilometers of autonomy, enough for daily trips. Registered in 2019, it only has 36,100 kilometers on the odometer.
Another example: a Renault Zoé for 6,590 euros, from 2016, sold in Normandy. Like the Ion, it has the Crit’Air 0 sticker and its mileage remains low: just under 44,000 kilometers.
Are there no more old cars for sale?
Given the tightening of regulations, have owners put their Crit’Air 3 vehicles up for sale in recent months? Not en masse, according to several classified ad sites. On AutoScout24, the number of ads is decreasing, because “these vehicles are becoming less relevant to the local market due to legal limitations and buyer preferences.”
Some could move to foreign markets with less draconian regulations.
LeBonCoin sees an increase in the number of ads for Crit’Air3 and more, which has increased by 8.55% in the Lyon metropolis. But the increase remains small in Grenoble or Montpellier.
Source: BFM TV
