Fair enough, no idea really.
I've never been one to buy new, so if I was going to i'd want something 'new' and figured electric would make sense. ~250 miles on a charge would be enough, I rarely do that in one sitting and if I did I'd plan a stop anyway.
Otherwise i'll buy a car that 5 years old again and run it into the ground
Get a Lexus CT. £30 of petrol for 400 miles. Get an f sport model and they come fully loaded Don't get an inferior you want f sport.
Lexus are pretty much bulletproof. The only weak point on the car is egr valve.
It could possibly do 150k miles or 350k miles it just depends on how it's driven. I'd recommend an egr clean every 100k miles.
It's a self charging hybrid. So essentially all the wasted energy gets converted into electric then used again.
£0 road tax.
I can't find another car which offers what it does for the money. Including toys and style.
You have the Toyota auris and Prius which cost the same and are the same car except they are terrible to look at and be inside.
The wife's lexus has full electric heated leather seats, sat Nav, dab, stock OEM subwoofer in the boot so it's an upgraded sound system due to f sport, rear reverse camera, front and rear sensors, auto lights, wipers and cruise control as well as a host of other things like controls on the steering wheel and Bluetooth, etc. Keyless entry and push button start.
A lot of people complain about the car being slow. Which isn't the case if you stick it into sport mode. I agree though eco mode is terrible feels like it's only got 90 bhp, then normal feels like 120 bhp and then sport feels like 150 bhp. Not going to set the world alight but plenty of speed for normal driving.
You can also now get reconditioned batteries from the Prius for cheap and just replace the hybrid battery yourself for £700. The Prius, auris and Lexus CT are all the same car just different body kits, alloys, suspension and interiors. The engine and everything is the same.
