dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted January 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, gjm said: Have considerd a hybrid... 170km+ daily commute (85 each way), and site visits. How many kms do you get from a charge? For 10k, you will get a 1st gen leaf that will need a charge before each individual trip. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted January 30, 2022 You can use this pointless exercise and remove all emotion? 170km/day for 48 weeks My commute will be around 50k/yr soon I'll keep driving the cheap Camry 'till it explodes The cooling system "plastics" failure are entirely due to temperature, PA66-GF30 nylon has a bit of a massive lifecycle decline over 100°, hence why there are so few failures of plastics in BMW diesels compared to the petrol models. Same goes for previous generation Japanese cars, operating temps are typically lower by design (probably less efficiency and emissions care?) hence the lower rate of failures 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aja540i 1906 Report post Posted January 31, 2022 7 hours ago, gjm said: Have considerd a hybrid... 170km+ daily commute (85 each way), and site visits. How many kms do you get from a charge? My commute is about 22km each way, mostly on the motorway at 100ish, I get a shade under 100km per charge now so I am charging it every day, but I don't nurse it along and I use the a/c all the time, mine is at about 80 % state of health which is above average for its age and mileage, but you won't get an above average one for 10k. Realistically a hybrid is a better option if you can find one that blows your hair back..... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
