There is going to be a heck of a surge of silver Toyota Corolla hybrid estates shortly. Must be 90% of taxis that I see are one of these. A very decent second hand buy for a lot of people.
The all things EV chat thread
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chellie
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Ones I've seen aren't particularly high mileage so hadn't thought of that.
jim8flog
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A few years ago I had one (hybrid) on loan for quite a few weeks but found a few quirky things that made me think I would not buy one.*
I had to laugh though one of the the things was a lack of a rear windscreen wiper, a couple of years later my neighbour pointed out where it was (the trouble with not having a handbook).
* the 66mpg round town driving from a 2l car was one of the things that made me think about it and was part of the decision to switch to an EV.
chellie
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Thanks.
PJ87
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It's a car I did consider for the wife. However for her it came down to looks (luckily only for cars!!) she preferred her little Kona. And because she doesn't use that often it made sense. Personally I think the ioniq is a better all-rounder
chellie
Tour Winner
Only cheaper Kias available seem to be the Soul.
Slime
Tour Winner
I have now, and yes, it's a cracking looking car .............................. but I still don't want one.
harpo_72
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Ah you must be out of the target market group then … I used to sit through some marketeer telling us who would buy what and what they had in their lives like family and pets plus their disposable incomes and preferences to lease and never own etc .. it was very creative! Then design showed up and they would say we will make this car and it will create its own market segment despite being impractical to build
KenL
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Haven’t read through all this, is it true that road tax is coming in for EVs?
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Yes, roughly £190 from April 1st next year unless it's changed.
Also subject to luxury car tax going forward for new reg
Existing EV only £190 unless pre 2017 then it's £0
KenL
Tour Rookie
Pity but was always going to happen.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Yeah was always coming, fortunately because I got my car in January and the wife's Feb we can renew next year for current free rate and start paying 2026
cliveb
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Can't say it particularly floats my boat, but I will point out one positive aspect:
At least it's not a bloody SUV!
KenL
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harpo_72
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Just saw the new Renault 5 review on what car .. looks like a nice little city runabout
RichA
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And the new electric Renault 4 was revealed properly today at the Paris Motor Show. I want them both.
road2ruin
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I suspect it may also be that we’re coming to the end of the first lot of lease periods for the I5 given its release date. A lot will have been bought as company cars (as I did) but not necessarily doing company miles etc. I’ve got 2 years left on my deal, at the end of that period it’ll be a 4yr old car with 16,000 miles on the clock. Will be a bargain for someone.
chellie
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Assume you would recommend one.
harpo_72
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They are pretty cool, I prefer the 5 but I don’t think it’s for rear passengers .. definitely a tootle around town and to the golf club car
road2ruin
Q-School Graduate
Very much so, a few minor issues (12v battery) but they were sorted. The car itself is great and an awful lot larger than it looks so good for a family of 4 plus a dog!
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