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The Yaris I drive for work is noisy, unresponsive and all around unpleasant.
I can only assume that Lexus spend the rest of the budget refining the gear box and engines and the ratios? I should probably just ask my dad.
- if anything it was even faster in reverse than before. Great car.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
From my personal experience as well as what I've heard, Toyota CVTs are excellent in their hybrids and not great elsewhere. I rented a terrible CVT Auris but the Lexus CT200h (which I believe is essentially a Prius underneath) was excellent
I had been looking at estates because I regularly carry my son's mountain bike in the back and because of our camping trips - there appears to be quite a few Passats on the market in my area at the moment, so that's an obvious candidate.
I hadn't as yet thought about small and mid sized SUV's because the boot capacities quoted don't compare with estates. However what are folks thoughts on these in practice? Is the space decent with the back seats down? There's a Kia Niro and Sportage up the road in Dundee which I might go and check out, but interested in people's first hand experience.
I could fit a full drum kit in a 1 series BMW with room for the missus and an overnight bag.
I've gone for a mid-sized SUV which I get in a couple of weeks the I am back in the UK.
It wasn't the boot size that decided it, it was being up a bit higher, more comfort and a nice engine that swung it for me.
Also resale, estates are currently less popular than SUV types.
Get the right spec and you can be somewhat immune, but the desirable spec is a bit up in the air right now- are diesels out of fashion or are they not? I hear different views.
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@octatonic I think diesels are still the engine of choice for bigger 4x4s here. I think we are in a bit of a hiatus when it comes to cars and engines right now. I'm looking to change, but there aren't enough good hybrids or all electrics to tempt me right now. Also the chargin network isn't good enough.
If I could, I'd change my current big 4x4 diesel for a hybrid, a proper self charging one (like the Porsche), not a crappy plug in every night effort like the (IMO) rubbish range rover hybrid. That is one pointless car.
I guess it still depends on mileage too- if you are doing 50+ motorway miles. day then diesel is still the sensible choice, but if not then petrol might still be better?
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Unfortunately they are blessed with some of the VW 'cool' tax that T5/6's have . Overpriced and hold their value too well for whats effectively a posh van. I needed to get a Euro6 engine as at the time there was a lot of talk about Nottingham imposing a Emmisions zone. It never came to pass so I could have spent less and got an older one.
Current car is an X6 M50D. I love it. Fast as you like, great to drive etc etc. I am after something similar, but ideal world hybrid. All electric right now, there isn't enough that I like. Either they are too small, too slow, too low a range, or a bit dull.
I like the Cayenne Coupe, they do a hybrid, and that engine is very good, clever tech. Just don't know if its' too small a car.
Panamera hybrid is neat too, but it's expensive.
Mileage about 10k a year. Not likely to go up either.
Petrol is a very real option, but I like the idea of hybrid. They just are expensive though. Tbh I will keep this one a bit longer. Nothing wrong with it, 3 years old, 34k on clock. Seems a bit of a pointless thing to do, change car.
I don't need anything that big as it is just myself and Mrs Oct.
I went for a Macan S, but looked at the X3 M40i.
Residuals better with the Porsche though.
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