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PersonSkoda Bob
14/9/2016 at 12:15am
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jUST BUY THE DIESEL VERSION AND GET CONSTANT MPG


PersonJim1977
14/9/2016 at 6:56am
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Skoda Bob - if I could buy a diesel I'd buy a 1.6 Honda CRV in a shot.
But my daily commute is 7 miles each way in and out of Leicester in stop start traffic. I would hit DPF and EGR issues before too long, I rarely see a dual carriageway to allow a diesel to regenerate....

A diesel only makes sense for those using motorways every day, hybrids or EV's are the way to go for low mileage urban commuters.

I get 62 mpg average from our gen2 2007 Prius on my commute, my dad gets into the 70's with his Yaris hybrid and has had over 80 on certain journeys. A diesel would not touch them for mpg in town.

My situation is complicated by camping, I need a hybrid that is large and can tow a few times a year.....

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Personwarrenb
14/9/2016 at 7:47am
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Only just released, but I have a Rav4 Hybrid which is very nice indeed, can pull 1650kg but does have a lowish nose weight of 70kg.

Solo getting about 50mpg at the moment.

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14/9/2016 at 8:02am
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Thanks Warren - that is really useful to know. I could live with 50mpg easily - what kind of driving are you doing to get that figure - mainly urban or longer runs?

I actually test drove a RAV4 hybrid last Jan when they came out, it was minus something degrees and snowy. The car only had a handful of miles on the clock. I only got 29mpg in the hour or so I had it.

I have heard they take some running in, and the weather was poor, but that MPG has stuck with me.

Perhaps I need to book another test drive.

Is yours 2WD or 4WD? The test car was an Excel 4WD....

Thanks
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14/9/2016 at 8:13am
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Mine is a awd Excel with TSS. Normal extra urban driving, I am light with my feet and having driven a Prius before, I know all the little tricks to get the best out of the hybrid system.

You have to go for the AWD as the 2wd can't tow anything over 750kg.

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PersonJim1977
14/9/2016 at 9:41am
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Thanks Warren. I'd only be towing a camping trailer - Brenderup 1150s with extension sides and ABS lid - the max load weight for it is 450kg. It is unbraked.

I'm therefore weighing up whether 2WD would be ok. We have a Prius so I think I could eek out good mpg too


Personwarrenb
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Yep, if I had the option of the 2wd I would have gone for that, the business edition being pretty good value.

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PersonJim1977
14/9/2016 at 6:39pm
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Posted a question on Honest John today about the RAV and John thought the 2WD plus all weather tyres, eg crossclimates, would be fine in lieu of AWD on grass.



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