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Tyrefitter Member Since: 19 Jul 2015 Location: Bridlington East Yorkshire Posts: 3677 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I’m just waiting for guy salmon coming back to me with a price on mine against this
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SRE Member Since: 16 Jan 2010 Location: Alicante Prov Spain + Hampshire UK Posts: 2329 ![]() ![]() |
Great to hear that your still above ground Muddy |
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fkarim Member Since: 14 Apr 2012 Location: London Posts: 2216 ![]() ![]() |
With my low annual mileage, going PHEV almost sounds silly. I just didn’t want to get another diesel for obvious reasons and wasn’t even sure what would happen with petrol in the next few years. My thinking is, and I may be wrong, that electric and hybrid cars will depreciate less in the coming years.
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 ![]() ![]() |
My main concern with the idea of PHEV’s is the internal combustion engine’s longevity.......... if I am doing a journey longer than the electric range then after leaving the farm lane I live on I warm up the petrol engine the conventional way and switch off the default electric mode otherwise if I welly it in electric mode the cold petrol engine will cut in at the right rpm to accelerate away from the speed I was doing in electric mode ( the Countryman will let you drive in electric mode up to 82mph!) and to start the engine straight away at 3000/4000 rpm cannot be very good for it either mechanically or thermally. What has surprised me with the Countryman is just how smooth and quiet the little 1.5ltr three cylinder engine is, at high revs it has a nice throaty roar but it isn’t intrusive at all and at low revs in petrol mode it is quieter and smoother than any Sport I have owned, it is so quiet and smooth sometimes I think it has dropped back into electric only mode! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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muddywheels Milk Float Man Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: East Riding of Yorkshire Posts: 5637 ![]() ![]() |
I've had my PHEV 2.5 years now and covered 25k miles with zero reliability issues |
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SRE Member Since: 16 Jan 2010 Location: Alicante Prov Spain + Hampshire UK Posts: 2329 ![]() ![]() |
I just noted the last 3 posts above mine.
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Tyrefitter Member Since: 19 Jul 2015 Location: Bridlington East Yorkshire Posts: 3677 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
They should all change their names to Ernie |
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fkarim Member Since: 14 Apr 2012 Location: London Posts: 2216 ![]() ![]() |
Good spot ![]() I haven't changed mine because this is a Range Rover Sport forum so I have left my last one there. 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 |
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muddywheels Milk Float Man Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: East Riding of Yorkshire Posts: 5637 ![]() ![]() |
Me too Fkarim |
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Eaters Member Since: 11 Apr 2016 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1543 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My guess is that we'll all end up down the electric route - its more a question of when rather than if. So its good to hear a bit of an update from you guys who have taken the plunge. So far it sounds encouraging...
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muddywheels Milk Float Man Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: East Riding of Yorkshire Posts: 5637 ![]() ![]() |
This caught my attention https://www.caradvice.com.au/702873/2020-m...hev-range/ |
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Pufftmw Member Since: 23 May 2012 Location: Carmarthenshire Posts: 1053 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
We've got ULEZ coming inside N/South Circular in good old Londinium, in 2 years time. Myself & better half have 4 cars between us, 3 of which will be affected. My RRS 2.7 TDV6 will stay in Wales, we'll get rid of her perfectly good 2004 Rav4 with under 50k miles on it and will also have to likely get rid of my cheap old Euro5 XC70 that I use to go up/down to Wales every other weekend. What a bloody waste if you ask me. We'll keep her 4.2 S/C as that will be exempt |
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Eaters Member Since: 11 Apr 2016 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1543 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
One other thing I forgot to say ( it almost needs no comment) but of course it still gives me the grin factor when I drive the TDV8. I don't recall specific comments from the electric boys with regard to "fun to drive". Any thoughts? Robin 2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 Gone: Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport MGZTT 190 2.5 |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 ![]() ![]() |
You never asked! The Countryman is a big Mini, has more power than any other Mini (including the “hot” Cooper Works version) thanks to the extra 87 horses from the electric motor plus BMW sorted it to handle like a Mini should despite the extra weight of the battery. Not sure about the Outlander or the XC90 but then they, like the Countryman, don’t have Sport in their name and don’t pretend to Sporty either, built more for comfort than on the limit razor sharp handling and i’m Happy with what BMW Mini has blessed it with. Sure it doesn’t handle like an RRS with Dynamic Pack trickery but I never expected to, it’s intended as a city car not a cross country / continent cruiser 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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