I am sure there are many posts from prospective buyers of the PHEV, each one slightly different from the next.
I am in a dilemma : I need to decide today ! The PCP offers end today plus the longer we delay the further away the replacement car will be.
Our car situation is to change as my wife is starting to need to use her car for work - she will be paid 40p/mile. She will p/x our C-Crosser (Diesel) in for a Mini. Better suits her driving in/out of Edinburgh plus the work-associated driving.
I work approx 17 miles from home and work there 4 days a week with a Monday being a day I assist in a school (I am training to be a teacher) - school is 5 mile away.
We currently have a 2002 1.6 petrol Golf - my car, I manage 40Mpg driving it a bit like a granny). I am equally capable of driving like like a granny as well as being quite a bit more enthusiastically as I've had much more powerful cars including a couple of turbo Subarus which barely managed 30Mpg.
I've also got a motorbike for fun journeys on my own.
The Golf I will sell privately and I will run the big car, the replacement for the C-Crosser.
So : we've decided upon PCP and have been offered a really good deal on an A4 Avant, nice spec nice car to sit in and drive - under £300/month for 24 months/15,000 miles, I know it is a good deal and other companies aren't coming close on that.
Slightly cheaper to buy (PCP lease) the PHEV Outlander.
My commute would, I reckon be approx 75% electric, it is mainly semi-rural or quieter urban routes plus about 5 miles each way of dual carriageway.
Live to the South of Edinburgh, currently commute to near the airport on the West side,
I don't think the Edinburgh area of the country, or even the central Scotland area, is as blessed with public charge points as some bigger urban areas so majority of the time I will relying just on home charging.
Cut to the chase - still a worthy purchase ?
I've seen suggestions as to sub-5p/charge costs from flat to full, also towards 40Mpg petrol which does seem good considering the size/weight/aerodynamics of the Outlander.
We owned an A4 saloon a few years back - I really liked it, good Mpg and pretty quick, new one will be more efficient still.
I was swaying towards the A4 but the cost aspect of the PHEV is still pulling me away. Another thing is the 4x4 which, living towards the Borders, can be relevant in some bad, snowy winters - last couple have not really been worthy of having 4x4 capabilities.
1, 2 or even 3 times a year we head off and self-cater on the West coast of Scotland - there we wouldn't have the ability to recharge there and the 100 mile journey would be mostly ICE.
Other than commuting etc there will be occasional trips further afield but 6 out of 7 days I'd forsee it running mostly (not all) in electric drive. I am a little disappointed that the PHEV loses a wee bit of boot space with the batteries but the shape is probably better for us cramming in tons of stuff when we do go away with 2 adults, 2 children plus dog.
Will be a GX3 so that drops the electric heater, app control etc.
Opinions please ?
I am in a dilemma : I need to decide today ! The PCP offers end today plus the longer we delay the further away the replacement car will be.
Our car situation is to change as my wife is starting to need to use her car for work - she will be paid 40p/mile. She will p/x our C-Crosser (Diesel) in for a Mini. Better suits her driving in/out of Edinburgh plus the work-associated driving.
I work approx 17 miles from home and work there 4 days a week with a Monday being a day I assist in a school (I am training to be a teacher) - school is 5 mile away.
We currently have a 2002 1.6 petrol Golf - my car, I manage 40Mpg driving it a bit like a granny). I am equally capable of driving like like a granny as well as being quite a bit more enthusiastically as I've had much more powerful cars including a couple of turbo Subarus which barely managed 30Mpg.
I've also got a motorbike for fun journeys on my own.
The Golf I will sell privately and I will run the big car, the replacement for the C-Crosser.
So : we've decided upon PCP and have been offered a really good deal on an A4 Avant, nice spec nice car to sit in and drive - under £300/month for 24 months/15,000 miles, I know it is a good deal and other companies aren't coming close on that.
Slightly cheaper to buy (PCP lease) the PHEV Outlander.
My commute would, I reckon be approx 75% electric, it is mainly semi-rural or quieter urban routes plus about 5 miles each way of dual carriageway.
Live to the South of Edinburgh, currently commute to near the airport on the West side,
I don't think the Edinburgh area of the country, or even the central Scotland area, is as blessed with public charge points as some bigger urban areas so majority of the time I will relying just on home charging.
Cut to the chase - still a worthy purchase ?
I've seen suggestions as to sub-5p/charge costs from flat to full, also towards 40Mpg petrol which does seem good considering the size/weight/aerodynamics of the Outlander.
We owned an A4 saloon a few years back - I really liked it, good Mpg and pretty quick, new one will be more efficient still.
I was swaying towards the A4 but the cost aspect of the PHEV is still pulling me away. Another thing is the 4x4 which, living towards the Borders, can be relevant in some bad, snowy winters - last couple have not really been worthy of having 4x4 capabilities.
1, 2 or even 3 times a year we head off and self-cater on the West coast of Scotland - there we wouldn't have the ability to recharge there and the 100 mile journey would be mostly ICE.
Other than commuting etc there will be occasional trips further afield but 6 out of 7 days I'd forsee it running mostly (not all) in electric drive. I am a little disappointed that the PHEV loses a wee bit of boot space with the batteries but the shape is probably better for us cramming in tons of stuff when we do go away with 2 adults, 2 children plus dog.
Will be a GX3 so that drops the electric heater, app control etc.
Opinions please ?