Advice needed: Changing the car

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  • [Deleted User]
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    Another vote for an EV. If you can find a Leaf 30 in your budget it will do your commute no problem and be very cheap to run. Even better if you can get them to install charging at work.
  • gord115
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    edited 20 May 2019 at 4:47PM
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    If I drove that many miles I'd definitely get a EV. The money you save on fuel (£180+ per month)will pay towards a decent PCP.
  • eamon
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    I was talking to a bloke on Friday evening.He drives a Jag EV (i have no idea on how much they cost or how he affords it) and he mentioned that he spends £30 a month charging it up and it has a 300 mile range.
  • AdrianC
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    "£30/mo" is a bit meaningless without knowing how much he uses it.

    I presume it's an iPace? A mate borrowed one for an 800 mile weekend trip recently. Not only did it get nowhere NEAR 300 mile range (about 200), but he worked out the weekend cost 14p/mile in electricity. So, at that price, £30 of juice is 215 miles.
  • egyptiancotton
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    edited 20 May 2019 at 9:49PM
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    Thank you to all of you for your replies. I didn't expect this many replies and the advice is really useful, so thank you.


    The good news is that I've found where the coolant leak is coming from - the expansion tank has a small split. So I've duct taped the crack over with a few layers until I get the tank replaced this week.


    I like the sound of an EV. But, I live in a terrace house with no off-road parking at the front, so there's no option to install a charging point at the front of the house. I could probably do it at the back of the house but the charging lead would need to stretch 15-20 metres up the garden to the driveway at the back.


    After reading everyone's replies, it looks like PCP/PCH may not be cost effective, and instead look at buying a 3-5-year-old car; a Civic, Focus or Astra-sized diesel for comfort, and run it into the ground.
  • DrEskimo
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    "£30/mo" is a bit meaningless without knowing how much he uses it.

    I presume it's an iPace? A mate borrowed one for an 800 mile weekend trip recently. Not only did it get nowhere NEAR 300 mile range (about 200), but he worked out the weekend cost 14p/mile in electricity. So, at that price, £30 of juice is 215 miles.

    Yea the iPace is quite well known for being inefficient.

    14p/mile sounds about right if they charged purely on high cost rapid chargers. Put of course it's hardly representative of the average cost over many years with the ability to home charge.

    It's typically closer to 5p/mile. Personally I'm at 3.5p/mile over 1,000miles in the last 3months.
  • gord115
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    After reading everyone's replies, it looks like PCP/PCH may not be cost effective, and instead look at buying a 3-5-year-old car; a Civic, Focus or Astra-sized diesel for comfort, and run it into the ground.[/QUOTE]

    If I were driving 100 miles a day the most important thing would be reliability,so it would be the Honda I would be looking at.

    Especially if I were keeping it for a long time.
  • DUTR
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    DrEskimo wrote: »
    Yea the iPace is quite well known for being inefficient.

    14p/mile sounds about right if they charged purely on high cost rapid chargers. Put of course it's hardly representative of the average cost over many years with the ability to home charge.

    It's typically closer to 5p/mile. Personally I'm at 3.5p/mile over 1,000miles in the last 3months.

    Do you also have to pay a monthly battery rental?
  • BananaRepublic
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    My neighbour said he saw a new diesel Polo for £12,000 at a local VW dealer, sounds odd to me as the latest isn’t diesel. I have a newish Polo, a very comfy car. However, check out DriveTheDeal etc. for offers. I recently drove a Citroen C3, horrible design and ergonomics, but quiet and comfy with good mpg.

    This was the car he saw:

    https://www.whiterose.uk.com/used-cars/9498981-volkswagen-polo-s-1.0-65-ps-5-speed-manual-5-door/

    Nearly new, a bargain price, but the engine is sluggish, and yes I’ve driven one, it’s fine as a means of transport but about as much fun as watching paint dry. Nice roomy car, not that I’m biased ... :)
  • AdrianC
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    DrEskimo wrote: »
    Yea the iPace is quite well known for being inefficient.

    14p/mile sounds about right if they charged purely on high cost rapid chargers. Put of course it's hardly representative of the average cost over many years with the ability to home charge.

    It's typically closer to 5p/mile. Personally I'm at 3.5p/mile over 1,000miles in the last 3months.
    As I said, that was over an 800 mile three-day trip.

    That doesn't leave a lot of time for slow charging.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fex5mvVFEU
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