ear8dmg Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 So the diesel is actually the most efficient and has the lowest tax band, whilst being slightly cheaper and slightly faster than the hybrid. The petrol has a significant performance advantage >10%. Yes, but there aren't really any examples of a used diesel 1.6 yet. It was only launched in 2013. The previous 2.2 diesel had similar performance to the petrol and got 55mpg real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Okay, I don't really have an axe to grind or anything, it's just an interesting analysis, to see which would make the most financial sense to buy (new). At the moment, the diesel is a clear winner. Diesels maintain a bit of a premium when 2nd hand, so that might change, maybe the hybrid will make more sense if you were buying 1 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Interesting sites: http://www.solarvan.co.uk/ http://www.hybridbatterysolutions.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ear8dmg Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Agreed. I wouln't buy a new Insight - partly because the price has inexplicably increased. When it launched in 2009, the Insight ES was just over £16k. Practically the same model now, the HS, costs over £20k. There is a also 1.4 Civic, which is a bit slower than the Insight and gets about 47mpg real world. It doesn't come in the ES trim though (so lacks climate control, cruise control etc). ---------- Post added 13-02-2014 at 18:11 ---------- Just to throw a Sheffield specific bit in - , electric, hybrid and dual fuel cars are eligible for Sheffield City Council's Green Parking Scheme. Straight diesels and petrols aren't. This gives you unlimited parking in certain city centre car parks for £100 for the year plus a £10 one off registration fee. Some car parks have time limits but others are unlimited. If you work and park in Sheffield city centre an annual 5 day week season ticket at QPark is about £1300. So on a used Insight, that's your annual depreciation and maybe a bit more taken care of. I'd have to take issue with the fairness of this but it's quids in for the hybrid owner. A hybrid or lpg converted car isn't really much less polluting than a small petrol car that might get similar fuel economy. Diesels kick out a fair bit of NOx, which Sheffield has problems with. Edit: Links http://www.q-park.co.uk/parking/sheffield/q-park-charles-street https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/travel/driving/parking/green-parking.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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