hybrids + SUVs
My experience of hybrid hire cars (Toyota, Mercedes and Kia) is that they just do not do as well on a long run. I am sure around the doors they may be better - but an hour or more run and they can be worse.
Because hybrids + SUVs are heavy unaero pieces of shit
Since when does the drivetrain make a car un-aero? Priuses are pretty aero.
Ours got about the same on motorway trips as our 2l diesel, either side of 60mpg (we're talking 2006 cars). It was worse around town than it was on motorway, but nowhere near as much as the diesel - the hybrid dropped to low 50s around town and the diesel to low-mid 30s.
in my experience do it with less maintenance
How does a petrol have less maintenance than a diesel, incidentally?
Apologies, I meant "hybrid + SUV =" rather than hybrids in general.
robertajobb
It’s the
poorthinking man’s Golf.
Fixed that for you 😉, but then so long as the car has the features I want, is comfortable & reliable I am not fussed about whether the plastic near my feet is squishy or not.
And lets face it, the Golf looks very bland. In a world of pretty dull car designs, the Golf is right up there.
My VW Golf 2008 2.0 TDI 105bhp DSG averages 60mpg on 70mph motorway runs with A roads at either end.
Most economical car I've had.
I'm pretty sure you can have 2 electric chargers on one house.
How does a petrol have less maintenance than a diesel, incidentally?
I found my (higher miles) diesels had more go wrong such as EGR, DPF, MAF sensors clogging, turbo getting sticky vanes etc. And that was with me driving 25k+ miles a year around the Highlands on longer journeys.
