Petrol/Hybrid or Electric Reccomendation

murphygc2022 · 25-11-2025 11:10AM #1

I am on the look out for a Hybrid/petrol car, medium to large size, nothing to small. Anyway would be looking to do hp or pcp depending on what deal is on offer? Could anyone give me some advice on this. Looking at the dacia bigster but dont know much about this brand. Thanks

AMKC · 26-11-2025 09:33PM

Whats your budget.

The KIA Sportage is very good. The Dad has one.

Its not cheap though. The days of cheap Kias or Hyundais are gone.

Do you want something that is nice to drive or is it just as a means of A to B and you do not care how it drives as long as it gets you there.

I take it you are not fussed about brands and are not a snob.

murphygc2022 · 26-11-2025 09:43PM

Thanks for the reply. I would say between 20000 to 30000 I do most of my driving within Dublin so dont long distances too often. Just need something that does the job

Would like a good make preferably a good hp or pcp deal.not sure whats best to go for there. Thanks

elperello · 26-11-2025 09:55PM

Take a look at Toyota RAV4 or if you would consider a saloon the Camry.

vimalandrew · 27-11-2025 12:23AM

I would say new RAV4 gr sport.

elperello · 27-11-2025 12:42AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124022292#Comment_124022292

Nice car but the budget is €20,000 to €30,000.

Buddy Bubs · 27-11-2025 05:46AM

Do you want electric or a hybrid? Title says electric but opening post says hybrid only

vimalandrew · 27-11-2025 09:38AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124022334#Comment_124022334

Plenty of bz4x evs used ones available for 30k. Since it has 1 million km battery warranty and only one i found reliable.

anthony500_1 · 28-11-2025 11:02PM

We recently looked at many cars, all phev's. As we are in the countryside and do Galway to Kildare at least once a month and often there and back in one day. Wife has back problems so kinda had to sit in a lot of cars to get one that suited her so we visited a lot of different dealers, Toyota and Suzuki offer 10yr warranty, kia 7yrs and Hyundai 5yrs Honda 2yrs and I think Ford are 3yrs, obv there are terms and conditions but the longer warrantys are not to be sniffed at if you thinking of keeping the car long term.

Of all the cars we looked at, the Toyota corolla cross is prob the best bang for buck imo, it's marginally smaller then a RAV4 not as refined maybe as the rav, but 10 grand cheaper like for like then the rav. We would have bought one only my wife could not get comfortable in either of the two Toyota mentioned.

Suzuki vitara's are about 31k new for the base model. 2yr old models with good spec could be gotten well within your budget and you would still have 8yrs warranty on it.

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