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Why not getting gasoline? Or even better, an EV? I test drove a Leaf and I was very impressed in all respects. And I drive a BMW. They are cheap with govt subs
by nextos 11y ago
Why not getting gasoline? Or even better, an EV?
I test drove a Leaf and I was very impressed in all respects. And I drive a BMW. They are cheap with govt subsides.
Roughly the same tech is used by Renault in its poorly marketed but awesome Zoe. They are both affordable, and quite more so 2nd hand.
Small gasoline engines are very frugal. E.g., Fiat's fantastic TwinAir. I drove one during 36 months in Scandinavia and I got better mileage than many diesels. Due to turbo, some particles might be nasty though.
Somewhere in between you have many hybrid cars. Small Lexus are not too expensive and they are very nice.
- blablablame 11y agoProblem at least in Portugal is a lot manufacturers aren't even offering gasoline vehicles. Lexus only offers the NX in hybrid form (which is great) but starts at 45k Euros. Other brands offer hybrids but only on higher models (BMW hybrid only available on the X5 not X3 or Audi only offering it on the Q7). (yes, I know, I could probably buy a small hybrid car, but we are looking for something with more space otherwise we would stick with our current one)
- nextos 11y agoLeafs are quite spacious. I'd drop by a dealer and have a look at least. I was surprised, and I'm used to a 3 series station wagon. Otherwise you can hack the market a bit and perhaps buy it in Spain?
- blablablame 11y agoLeaf has less trunk space (370L) than my Auris which with my family is already busting from the seams when we do some long trips. Buying in Spain is an hassle and legalisation is quite expensive.