Hi from the UK,
Now that our UK guru "Honest John" has retired and being a fan of your honest appraisals I thought I'd ask your opinion on buying a medium sized sporty (not race car) vehicle in the UK. Default for many is BMW 3 series but I know your opinion on BMW. Please note petrol is £1.20 ($1.70) a litre and VED (road tax license) punative if C02 output over 165g/km which is why I bought a diesel CRV 10 years ago but modern diesels are now full of emissions stuff that go wrong at 100k miles. Like you I prefer to buy a well looked after used car and keep it. Are there any sportyish reliable hybrids? Still have mk 3 CRV 2.2 i-cdti 140k miles, mk 1 mx5 1.6 (WE toy) and my daughter has a mk 1 Yaris/Vitz 1.3 150k miles.
Many thanks
Jols
Hybrids are way less reliable then diesels. When’s the last time a battery has lasted anyone 10-15 years of everyday use…
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Some cars like the Hyundai Ionic can have their batteries fail before 100,000km and some didn’t even last 3 years.
The truth is that the only reasonable hybrid is the Prius (and prius related veichles like the Auris and Corolla Hybrid) although you’ll probably have to repair the battery pack at some point.
When your buying an hybrid you gotta know if battery goes out in hybrid even if it is toyota pirus cost a alot to replace
So if you want speed and comfort and long lasting reliability get honda accord or civic
BMW are endless money pit and cost a fortune on fixing smaller things. No matter how much love you put in BMW the car won't last long.
If you looking for a hybrid which is combination of both power and reliability stick with honda if you want more luxury like BMW get acura
Hello!
As I'm familiar (Source), UK has pretty strict emission standards. I guess finding something reliable on a long term and 'environment friendly' is not an easy task there. What are restrictions in your area?
There’s nothing quite as “”ecological”” as throwing away about 50KG of lithium batteries.
I do not like these outrageous environmental protection laws.
@dan neither do I. Unfortunately EU is heading that way too. Some restrictions, like ULEZ in London, exist in some cities.