My Company is Going Green,
Two members of staff requested company cars, so I gave them a budget of £40k and CO@ emissions had to be less than 50g/km.
They both chose the VW Passat GTE Hybrid.
Have to say impressive cars to look at and drive, low BIK rates and tax benefits for the company.
Anyway, following this SHMBO decided she now wants a company car.
She needs a large car to take our dogs {St Bernards) out in, she also like the high driving position she has with her Honda CRV.

Test drove the Volvo XC60, fantastic car but £65K fully loaded.
Had a test drive in the Outlander PHEV and she loved it. £40k Fully loaded
Car ordered and take delivery mid April. I have to say the customer service at Mitsubishi has been great.
I still have my sport, no comparison there, so not joining Muddywheels yet. MY13.5 Autobiography, Santorini Black, Privacy Glass. Gone
Driving a milk float for now.

A great car the Outlander PHEV, after two RRS's I went to a Mitsi PHEV, had it for three and a half years with no problems whatsoever, its never let me down, just ordered a new 4h through Autoebid, 25% off list Especially good if a company purchase, although BIK not as cheap as a few years ago its still better than anything else.
No doubt Muddy will be along shortly to sing its praises as well 2019 BMW X3 2.0i M Sport in metalic black- Brilliant
2014 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Atlantic Grey, replaced with 2018 Frost White Outlander PHEV, can't fault em - now gone
2012 SDV6 HSE in Orkney Grey, Privacy Glass & Side Steps (notice a theme)! - Even better but now gone
2009 TDV6 HSE in Stornoway Grey, 20" alloys, Privacy Glass & Side Steps - Fantastic! but gone

Yes also had a great discount from Autoebid, but came 1 day to late for me.
Managed a £6K discount from my dealer so not to shabby.
Yes good for a company purchase but as you say BIK rates have increased.
I have 8kw of solar panels , so should be free charging for 8 months of the year.
Hope it is as reliable as her Honda has been. MY13.5 Autobiography, Santorini Black, Privacy Glass. Gone
Driving a milk float for now.

I'm still happy with my PHEV 18 months in

The Beast from the East tested it and it's as good as any of my previous LRs - certainly better than the RRS

Mitsubishi dealer has been brilliant on the sale and 1st service which is all I've needed so far- unbelievable after the my 3 RRSs put me through

I'd have another but I'm not in a rush thanks to the 5 year warranty and not enough changes to last 2 MYs to entice me into spending anymore money

Enjoy it when it comes  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

How was it better than the RRS in the snow?
Tim Tim
RRS sold and replaced with a Skoda Kodiaq after appalling RR Dealer experience and LR inability to supply new cars in any sort of reasonable time frame..

My RRSs had 20" wheels and tyres which I found useless in winter even low speed braking resulted in sliding and heart stopping moments. My brother couldn't park his on drive with slope in icy weather

I resorted to 19" all season which helped but it was still twitchy unlike the 6 previous FLs and Discos I owned on std tyres

The Mitsubishi has coped without drama in some of the worst weather I've experienced for at least 8 years. It's not twitched at all and stopped when necessary faultlessly.

It cost me half what I paid for the last RRS (1/3 what I'd pay now) and with zero issues so wins my vote  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

What tyres on the Mitsubishi Muddy? Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

I had a PHEV as a renter the other day and I thought of Muddy (I must need an appointment with a shrink). PHEVs maybe reliable but I nearly fell asleep with boredom driving it.  Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

Agree the Mitsubishi isn't going to get the adrenaline pumping but it does what it says on the tin and voted most reliable large suv last year

I've got winter tyres fkarim - I had them on the RRS two winters but never had opportunity to see if they made much difference. My friend who is on his 3rd phev runs fitted summer tyres all year round and says he's never had a problem

I ran fitted all seasons on my DS and it was better than RRS in snow and ice than RRS

The RRS is a great vehicle to look at and makes you grin when you put your foot down in good weather but the pain of ownership and poor handling in winter just ruined it for me

The Lexus makes me grin and the Mitsubishi does everything else in buckets. I'm also saving money even with both added together and zero stress  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

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The RRS is a great vehicle to look at and makes you grin when you put your foot down in good weather but the pain of ownership and poor handling in winter just ruined it for me

muddywheels wrote:

I've got winter tyres fkarim - I had them on the RRS two winters but never had opportunity to see if they made much difference.

I am not the only one who has commented on the RRS being twitchy in winter conditions but I'm not going to trawl through the forum looking for past posts to prove it

All I will add is in 16 years LR ownership only the RRS has been a problem in winter and I'm comparing it to FL1, FL2, D2s, DS and a Landcruiser prior to that and they were on all seasons Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

If it has to be an SUV PHEV then there is another one at £32,000 before ticking any option boxes ( of which there are a lot!) - it isn’t a “beautiful” car but there is a PHEV version of the Mini Countryman (i’m Swapping my RRS for one in April). It is quite a big car but whether a couple of St Bernard’s would fit into the back i’m Not sure. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Hi Tim, we did look at the Mini but found it to small for the wife’s needs and the driving position to low.
Nice car though.
I think there will be a lot more hybrid vehicles available over the next year or so.
I would like to see a Phev with 70 mile range. MY13.5 Autobiography, Santorini Black, Privacy Glass. Gone
Driving a milk float for now.

Me too - I'd swap for that  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!