Phever said:
On balance, I wouldn't have another PHEV for various reasons. Is there anyone else who has come to the same conclusion? If so, why?
I wouldn't have another PHEV either.
1. Only bought it for BIK benefits, as I wanted a slightly larger car without the corresponding cost. Those BIK savings are rapidly eroding.
2. It is 99.9% impossible to charge on-the-go. Every IKEA, shopping centre, motorway service station charging point is either taken or not working
3. The petrol tank is massively too small
4. A car like this should be used for long journeys (AWD, adaptive cruise control, etc). However, the kinds of trips its best suited for (taking kids to school) would be better done in a VW Up or similar shorter journey cars.
5. I can't see the windscreen with the sun visor down
6. Phone bluetooth either won't pair or will routinely disconnect so I'm having to keep headphones plugged into the phone. In fact, generally very unusable MMCS including the Satnav
7. There's significantly more road noise on motorways than in my previous car (LR Freelander 2)
8. There's no option for a heated front windscreen for rapid defrost
That's about it. There are some things I really like that I'd never had before, and would try to find these on my next car:
1. the smooth CVT gearbox
2. electronic tailgate
3. rear camera