Second hand hybrid

frisbee!

Just moved back to Ireland and looking to get a second hand car to last a few years til we settle, all the talk of diesel in the budget has me considering looking at hybrids.


Is there any reasons for not buying a second hand hybrid compared to buying a second hand petrol/diesel? Don't know if the electronics would age well or not, anyone any experience in this?


Cheers!

Patser

Depends on your driving needs and what type of hybrid (more variations these days).

If you're going to be heading on long motorway commutes, then hybrids aren't great. You're effectively lugging battery weight around while engine does all the work.

If you are mostly stop start with occasional motorway but no set pattern and need to be flexible, hybrids start to make sense.

If you have a regular commute of about 30km a day but might need more distance regularly at weekends for example. Plug in hybrid makes sense, you only use electric motor for daily commute, so cheap to run.

If you are entirely short hop, regular travel rarely if ever over around 100km in a day, skip hybrid and look at pure electric. Even bigger savings. And newer electrics will offer a lot more than the 100km I suggest above.

colm_mcm

frisbee! wrote: »

all the talk of diesel in the budget has me considering looking at hybrids.

Don’t base your buying decision on talk.

frisbee!

colm_mcm wrote: »

Don’t base your buying decision on talk.

fair point