OP
OP
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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Additional context for the trip; I was alone in the car and carrying only an overnight bag, a chainsaw and associated fuel/tools.
Changing my car, what should I go for?
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No tarpaulin, sack of lime & a shovel?
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
just had a new 330e delivered ... 148mpg or so BMW say. Yeah right. I will get nowhere near @glasgowcyclist figures above, which are quite impressive.
51mpg when battery is charged
40mpg when battery is flat.
https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/bmw/3-series-2012/330e
I once had a hybrid XC90 T8. I could get 110mpg if I only drove it 19 miles, which was just about the distance of the school run at the time. Rest of the time 35mpg.
That's why we went full EV, manufacturers, they just lie-headline numbers only.
My eMPG is now never less than 110.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
We also had a T8, 440 bhp version thanks to the Polestar option. If we were diligent about plugging it in as often as we could we also used to get a little over 110mpg. That is a bit of a fib figure on its own because one has to account for the electricity, but perhaps a fair closer to the truth than Andy managed above because we did probably 95% or more of our motoring on the battery alone, 2 or 3 weeks between the ICE engine waking up.
The battery range was handy for us (the first updated model with an enlarged battery, could do 27 miles +/- a bit), work and back for 3ish days for Mrs D. Indeed, the only time the ICE engine fired up for any real length of time was if we ventured out of our daily routine and went to visit Mrs Ds parents, or went away for a few days. We could do a little better than 40 on ICE alone at sensible motorway speeds.
We didn't need 2 x XC90s (I had a mk1 as well at the time) and the experience had given us a taste of EVness so one had to go. The T8 went and made way for the Pornstar, which was a fabulous machine but there was something about the layout of the pillars what made it awkward to park with only one functioning eye, so that went last autumn and she downsized to a Mini Cooper S Electric 3, perfect for her now sligtly longer commute and a hoot for her to fling about the country lanes - unlike me ahe enjoys driving. For the motoring she does the Mini is perfection, and she loves it so much she's already eyeing the new model when it's launched.
The battery range was handy for us (the first updated model with an enlarged battery, could do 27 miles +/- a bit), work and back for 3ish days for Mrs D. Indeed, the only time the ICE engine fired up for any real length of time was if we ventured out of our daily routine and went to visit Mrs Ds parents, or went away for a few days. We could do a little better than 40 on ICE alone at sensible motorway speeds.
We didn't need 2 x XC90s (I had a mk1 as well at the time) and the experience had given us a taste of EVness so one had to go. The T8 went and made way for the Pornstar, which was a fabulous machine but there was something about the layout of the pillars what made it awkward to park with only one functioning eye, so that went last autumn and she downsized to a Mini Cooper S Electric 3, perfect for her now sligtly longer commute and a hoot for her to fling about the country lanes - unlike me ahe enjoys driving. For the motoring she does the Mini is perfection, and she loves it so much she's already eyeing the new model when it's launched.
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Jameshow
Veteran
Xc90 is perhaps the one gen1 EV/hybrid I fancy owning tbh.
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
The new Mazda MX-30 range extender does about 53 miles on battery alone and the "official" mpg is therefore 282.5.
The actual mpg after 53 miles*, when that little rotary engine fires up? 30.
*probably 35 miles in winter
The actual mpg after 53 miles*, when that little rotary engine fires up? 30.
*probably 35 miles in winter
- Location
- Inside my skull
That’s quite low miles, why changing so very early?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I got a new bike - no need for this electrickery or kangaroo juice ! Nah nah na nah
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
T'was a gift from my Dad, a means of passing on something to us while being a bit circumspect re cash and tax.
OP
OP
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
I was tempted to change after having a brand new courtesy car for a short time.
However, the wise words on here have convinced me to hang on to my Fabia, so I won’t be changing it now. There are similar cars with more mod cons but all with a substantial outlay and nothing comes anywhere near the economy of my little 1.2 diesel.
Just FYI the reg checker is live for Glasgow , should have copied the link ! My bad however I can tell you it’s broken . My euro 4 diesel passes on the reg checker , however in the small print it states euro 6 only !
OP
OP
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
It’s been live for a wee while. Although my emissions are within the Euro 6 standard, my engine is recorded as a Euro 5 and therefore non-compliant. I was invited to escalate my query to DVLA, which I did, but rather than them check the figures they said,
“If you believe your vehicle meets the Euro 6 Standard, you will need to supply evidence of the Euro Standard from the manufacturer to update the DVLA vehicle record and the LEZ Vehicle Checker.
This evidence can be in the way of a Certificate of Conformity or a letter/email from the manufacturer on headed paper clearly stating the vehicle identification number(VIN), vehicle registration number and the Euro Standard.”
Frankly, I can’t be arsed. It’s not that big a deal for me as I only ever took my car inside the zone to have it serviced or repaired at the dealership. I’ll find another somewhere else.
