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True.
Also, though you've paid £35k+, you own something which will probably only depreciate a little bit more (though the servicing cost will increase over time).
I'm full lease for this car (no option to own) because I think electric cars will be in a totally different place in 3 years and wont want to keep this. That means I'm probably paying around £25k over those three years to own nothing.
But, cost of ownership over that time (excluding the lease) will likely be less than £1,500 including tyres.
I'd estimate that I'll do around 8,000 miles per year, if I take the E63 to the Alps, knock a couple of thousand off that if we don't of course. Not cheap, but hopefully fun.