Mark Irwin
RMS Regular
I know this can be a bit controversial but as mine always uses electric to drive the wheels thought I would sneak it in here.
Been driving a Vauxhall Ampera plug in hybrid for the last 2 years now and have to say it is one of the most amazing vehicles I have ever owned. After being a petrol head all my life (and still have my mk1 & mk2 golfs) what this car can actually do in the real world is phenomenal - over the last 35000 miles it has averaged 335 mpg as most of it has been on electric and only about 4k or so on petrol generating the electrons. I reckon it is saving me 2.5 - 3 k per year on fuel and tax costs in addition to having the performance of an old 205 GTI. Add this to being able to heat or cool the car remotely via the key fob means that you never have to get into an icy car on a frosty morning or a roasting car during the summer. It also looks pretty cool, has a 30 gb hard drive, reversing camera, Bose sound system, sat nav, heated seats, cruise and lots of other cool stuff. Understand that it will not appeal to everyone but it is genuinely enjoyable to drive with 273 lbs of torque from zero revs so getting away from the lights is a breeze.
Been driving a Vauxhall Ampera plug in hybrid for the last 2 years now and have to say it is one of the most amazing vehicles I have ever owned. After being a petrol head all my life (and still have my mk1 & mk2 golfs) what this car can actually do in the real world is phenomenal - over the last 35000 miles it has averaged 335 mpg as most of it has been on electric and only about 4k or so on petrol generating the electrons. I reckon it is saving me 2.5 - 3 k per year on fuel and tax costs in addition to having the performance of an old 205 GTI. Add this to being able to heat or cool the car remotely via the key fob means that you never have to get into an icy car on a frosty morning or a roasting car during the summer. It also looks pretty cool, has a 30 gb hard drive, reversing camera, Bose sound system, sat nav, heated seats, cruise and lots of other cool stuff. Understand that it will not appeal to everyone but it is genuinely enjoyable to drive with 273 lbs of torque from zero revs so getting away from the lights is a breeze.