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[IllustratedRat]

You made a goooooood choice. All your choices are based on the fact what you need and Outlander is most fit car, I guess.

Unfortunately, my needs are not close to yours. I live in Florida, USA and no snow at all. So no need of all wheel drive. I live alone and old retired man. No need to carry people whatsoever. All roads are flat and paved. Ha Ha Ha... I bought this car because of cheap price. And I found the reason why it is so cheap after I buy this, compare to other manufacturer cars. Thus, I am one of the guy who do not love the car. I need more time to find out the way how to love this car.

Best wishes

We believe so; plus it was fun learning all the cool features that EVs and PHEVs have, like high-regen, one-pedal driving.

But yeah - we love this car it is perfect for our needs. Three years in, now, and we still think it's the best passenger car we've ever owned. The only one that comes close is my wife's car of the 90s - a 1994 Subaru Legacy RS Turbo sedan. That car stands out in my memory as having fewer problems and better performance over a longer period than anything else we've owned - we put over 150,000 miles on it, and did nothing but change the lubricants, wiper blades, tires and brake pads.

So far, soooo goood.

 

[Dusz]

Going back to my original thread. Does anyone know the difference between the 2016/17 version head unit and the post 2017 head unit regarding functionality etc.
When I had my 2016 facelift it had the head unit with the volume control knob and yes I did think it was a bit clunky in operation, it also made me realise that I am not a fan of touchscreen controls. The newer head units appear to be totally touchscreen. Does the system operate any better in the newer head units (I have never used Apple car play) and how do others find touchscreen operation?

 

[Dusz]

Thinking a bit more about my choices.
If you had up to £15k to spend:-
- would you buy an Outlander PHEV or would you buy another make/model?
- would you given the option to buy another car would you choose the Outlander PHEV again?
- do you consider the Outlander PHEV reliable?
- would you buy a facelift 2016-18 model with up to 60k miles or a 2019+ model with hopefully fewer miles given that I am not overly sold on touchscreen controls?
- is the 2.4l model so very much better than the 2.0l model given that neither is a sports car?

 

[greendwarf]

Thinking a bit more about my choices.
If you had up to £15k to spend:-
- would you buy an Outlander PHEV or would you buy another make/model?
- would you given the option to buy another car would you choose the Outlander PHEV again?
- do you consider the Outlander PHEV reliable?
- would you buy a facelift 2016-18 model with up to 60k miles or a 2019+ model with hopefully fewer miles given that I am not overly sold on touchscreen controls?
- is the 2.4l model so very much better than the 2.0l model given that neither is a sports car?

I'd put it towards a Skoda Superb PHEV. The Skoda would have been my choice in 2014 when I wanted a new car but was still pure ICE. Now I can get a new one in the UK (unlike the Mitsu) but with almost twice the EV range. Nothing wrong with my Mitsu have loved driving it for the last 10 years but 20 miles range is now too short for my regular drives.

 

[DougF]

Back in 2016 I had a facelift PHEV as a company car. Sadly when the lease finished the price that the lease company wanted for me to purchase it was well above normal forecourt prices so I handed the car back in March 2020. Note, this car is still off the road with the MOT that I put on it being the last recorded MOT. So what could have been a win-win situation turned into a lose-lose situation.
We are now looking at replacing my 1.6 TDi Passat Estate potentially with an Outlander PHEV and most probably one with the 2.4l engine as my wife would be able to drive to and from my eldest son's house totally on electric.
However I am now wondering how all the traction batteries in the older vehicles are now fairing. Is the battery life reasonable or is it falling short of expectations?
Have any other issues arisen with the PHEV, anything special to look out for on a used vehicle?
How easy it is to find replacement parts since Mitsubishi left the UK shores?
Would people still recommend the Outlander PHEV or are there any better options?
I see that the model versions have been renamed, my previous car was a 4h and I particularly liked being able to set a timer for the car to warm up and defrost during the winter months. Could people tell me which versions have this feature?
Also, how is sat nav now organised?
Thanks for any help you can give.

You might get the PHEV Watchdog Android app and a compatible ODB2 adapter and use them to check the condition of the traction battery. This works for older Outlanders, not more recent model years. See https://www.phevwatchdog.net/ The app will give a State of Health of the battery (SoH) which I guess is the percentage of charge a fully charged traction battery has as compared to a new one. I read that some unscrupulous sellers will reset the battery management unit to fool it into thinking that the battery is new. According to forum member B3333J this can increase EV range in the short term but negatively affect the battery life. See https://www.myoutlanderphev.com/threads/bmu-reset.5507/ The PHEV Watchdog app displays the battery age in days. There is also a sticker on the battery case which gives the date of manufacture of the battery. The battery age in days should be consistent with the date on the sticker. I’d also want to do a test drive with a fully charged battery in EV mode to see what EV range I get.

This is I have been able to find out with my reading. I don’t have an Outlander or the app. Perhaps some other people can comment on how they would evaluate traction battery health.

It is unclear to me if a newly installed PHEV Watchdog can tell if the battery management unit was reset. On the other hand, if a private seller has had PHEV Watchdog installed for a year or more and has the data to support a good SoH and good EV range those would be strong selling points! (The app creates a history).