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Personsunshinetours
08/1/2015 at 3:58pm
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As DaneR posts above you will see main benefit on short round runs where you can get figures way above any diesel/petrol only car of pretty much any size.

Arguably if only 7 miles x 2 a day are done you may never see any payback though

On a run a decent diesel will get much closer with real world figures of well over 50mpg even 60mpg for some diesels, so the extra initial cost advantage disappears somewhat


Personfreeatlast
08/1/2015 at 7:34pm
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A diesel is NOT the way to go with a 7mile daily commute.


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08/1/2015 at 7:53pm
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Agree there FAL.

We've exhausted loads of options when looking for a better suited car for her.

It wasn't until her boss of all people mentioned looking at lease cars. We saw what was on the list, and spotted the Mitsi'. Not just for it being a hybrid, but for all the other reasons I've mentioned.

And, there's a guy at our farm who's daughter has a horse stabled there, he's just got a Nissan Leaf.

Really rates it too. So maybe electric / hybrid cars are the way forward for people don't do a lot of miles....



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Personsunshinetours
08/1/2015 at 9:21pm
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You really need to look at lifetime coat of any car to make a valid cost case. Hybrids often cost much more than fuel driven equivalents and the savings in running costs may or may not make up that gap


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09/1/2015 at 6:15pm
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It's on a 3yr lease, so we'll see how it goes.

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Personmattlad
09/1/2015 at 7:02pm
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Be careful with depreciation on a hybrid vehicle. I did a job for a friend in trade collecting and delivering a plug in hybrid (Toyota Prius.) It was four months old and it had lost a third of its value! It was a good 10 mpg down on the diesel Renault estate we went in and it was completely flummoxed by crosswinds. I also had a numb butt at journeys end.......

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PersonRK1234
09/1/2015 at 8:03pm
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My company car was due for renewal 2 years ago. I had decided on an Avensis tourer, when I went into the dealer to look at colours, the salesman persuaded me the Prius plug in was the best thing since sliced bread. I had a Prius plug in on a 3 day test drive, my verdict was that it was the worst car I have ever driven. It seemed underpowered, putting my foot down on hill resulted in a lot on noise and little acceleration, no good for building up speed on a motorway slip road, most of my driving is on motorways. I cannot get on with automatic gearboxes. I was so disappointed that of my 3 day test drive, I drove it 30 miles on day 1, days 2 and 3 I left it on my drive and drove my diesel company car. The best way to make a hybrid attractive to me is fit it with a torquey 2 litre Diesel engine and a manual transmission.


PersonGCMS2012
09/1/2015 at 9:42pm
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I've heard bad reports just like yours above. ^^^^

However....

The Outlander PHEV will be on a lease scheme through NHS Fleet Solutions over 3 years. Everything's included - insurance, maintenance, tyres (including punctures).

So we're going to give it a go. As we said before, we've exhausted all other options for her for a better suited car for her.

At the end, all we'll do is hand it back and then decide if it's the way for us or not.

Some have said it's 'dead' money, but you don't know until you try it....

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