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Ya I feel guilty of this myself. I think PHEV are a great idea, but I want an SUV for backcountry hiking/camping, and recently I've been driving across state to
by therealdrag0 8y ago
Ya I feel guilty of this myself. I think PHEV are a great idea, but I want an SUV for backcountry hiking/camping, and recently I've been driving across state to visit family and the comfort difference between my sedan and my sister's and gf's SUVs is enormous.
There are a couple hybrid options, but the SUV MPG are so underwhelming (e.g. ionic 57/59; rav4 hybrid 33/30). OTOH an increase of 10mpg from non-hybrid to hybrid rav4 is pretty decent.
- ip26 8y agoYou want an SUV ala Suburban, or Crossover ala RAV4? Supposedly Subaru will be bringing a plug in hybrid Crosstrek to market next year. If I wasn't too tall, only fitting in an Outback, that would be quite compelling IMO.
- therealdrag0 8y agoCool. I'll keep that in mind. I saw the existing hybrid crosstek got mixed reviews; I think partially cuz it only got 3mpg more than the non-hybrid.
- ip26 8y agoYes, the existing one is underwhelming. But a plug in would take me anywhere in town on electric only, so imo it's a big difference.
- BLKNSLVR 8y agoHow do the figures pan out for hiring a car for the infrequent requirements? Purchase a vehicle that solves (100-X)% of your needs. Hire to cover the remaining X% Would this end up cheaper than purchasing a vehicle that solves 100% of your needs? It's probably not long before I'm going to need to run these numbers for myself, but everyone's going to have a different set of requirements and percentage use-cases.
- therealdrag0 8y agoGood point. This has crossed my mind but I haven't run the numbers yet. But I think renting a SUV is like $50+ a day.