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love it. Been too long dude
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Now is the wrong time to be entering into any new tech - unless you have a specific need for CC (and I'm sure the hybrid benefits won't last). Stick to a sensible modern petrol engine.
Get a Golf or a Golf plus for £5-10k and put the remainder in a high interest account.
With a roof rack it will provide sufficient space when required.
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We have gone plug in hybrid, and despite what the naysayers say, love it - have a BMW 225xe. Big enough but not huge, can do local ish trips fully electric (when not practical to cycle) so we are limiting our contributions to London's air but the petrol engine is smallish and fuel economy ok (not as good as some for long drives though). Second hand value now can't be far off your budget I'd guess, based on what we paid nearly 4 years ago for a 1yr old one?
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I wouldn't be holding your breath for hydrogen for the private car ... far too many massive hurdles.
As hugo7 (sort of) says buy the newest, most economical, lowest tax petrol-engined (or petrol hybrid) car that meets your needs in your budget. That way you are future proofed against ULEZ type tightening and you get the lowest reasonable running costs.
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Hello hive mind - been a while…
Missus needs a new motor. Like a lot of other people, we need ULEZ compliance as well as ample space for transporting all manner of shit around.
Outgoing vehicle is a 2014 XC60 fuelled by the essence of Satan - like everyone else, we’re looking to future-proof ourselves but sadly don’t necessarily have the resources to get on Elon’s train (which isn’t necessarily the fix, more a sticking plaster. Largely because everyone knows that the hydrogen fuel cell is the actual answer), we are wanting to head in the hybrid petrol direction.
Neither of us want to finance a depreciating asset, but seem to have amassed fifteen large to spend on a new whip.
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