Magic of Mehari EV values

retail prices.

In fact, Auto Trader’s Retail Price Index, which is based on circa 900,000 daily pricing observations across the full retail market, shows the current average price of a used car is £17,946, which equates to a 3.6 per cent year ­ onyear increase on a likefor­like basis.

Richard Walker, Auto Trader’s Data and Insights

Director, confirmed: “This data not only shows the current strength of the used car market, but also how important it is to keep a close eye on live retail prices to drive the most profit out of every sale.

“With trade values not in line with retail, this further strengthening in retail prices is providing robust margin potential.”

IT was in May 1968, 55 years ago, at the heart of the French student protest movement, that Citroën revealed its new vehicle at the Deauville golf course: the Mehari.

The vehicle is an atypical pick­up offering from 28 to 32 hp, with an ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) plastic body, designed by Roland de La Poype.

Built on a Dyane 6 platform, it was presented with the name Dyane 6 Mehari on its release.

Produced for almost 20 years between 1968 and 1987, 144,953 units were built (including 1,213 4x4 Mehari), making a surprising success for this unusual vehicle.

The Mehari was produced, for the most part of it, in the Citroën factory in Forest, Belgium, but also in seven other factories in France, Spain and Portugal.

The name of the Mehari comes from the masculine name mehari which is the name given to dromedaries in North Africa and in the Sahara. These animals are known for their off­road ability, their resistance and their sobriety.

Citroën said, “the name is very representative of the Citroën Mehari model, known for its adaptation to all terrains. It’s a vehicle with many capacities.”