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Would appreciate some help/advice on my intended next buy. I'll just start by saying that I am not mechanically, nor technically, minded in the car department; as long as it gets me from A to B in one piece, economically, then its OK for me. I am not into too many gadgets, in car entertainment/satnav's etc are wasted on me although the latest car, and van, have cruise control, and stop/start. I am also not in the habit of regularly changing vehicles, this intended buy will be the 3rd in the last 15 years.

I will be moving from France to Portugal next year but with the recent news about phasing out diesel, then petrol, and the emphasis on hybrid & electric through much of Europe I've started to think ahead about a new car as fuel types can have an impact on import taxes etc,etc. I currently have 2 vehicles, a petrol Octavia estate and a diesel Ford Transit Custom Kombi and have now found that only a large estate type will be needed as the 9 seater Kombi is hardly used these days.

At the moment there is only a matter of a few cents difference in petrol & diesel here in France whereas in Portugal petrol the difference is around 15 cents, and whilst France are going to stop the sale of new diesel cars by 2020 and then gradually phase out fuel driven cars over the next 20 odd years, there are no plans in Porugal to follow suit in the near future.

Because I will be living in the country I will occasionally encounter uneven, cobbled, roads often narrow and I started to think about a 4x4 type vehicle. I started with types like the Landcruiser but swiftly moved away as they seem to be built more for off road, plus they are quite thirsty. I then started to look at something more like the Kodiaq (4x4) and put that on the possible list with reservations because of the diesel only.


I'm now seriously think hybrid, not just for the economy of running the vehicle but with the gradual phasing out of diesel/petrol cars I'd like to get on board before prices start to spiral. It's already noticeable that in France new petrol car prices have increased quite a bit, along with hybrid & electric, whilst diesels have decreased a little.

I cover around 8 000 km a year ( about 5K in English money), the majority is short shopping trips of 25km , whilst there will be about 4 000 km a year involving motorway on long trips, one of which is a round trip of 2 500km.

Ideally I want economy, plus 60mpg, plenty of boot space, comfort, be eco friendly if possible. Also the vehicle is to be new, or under 1 year old max, with a budget of up to 25K sterling, 30K at a stretch.

At the moment I have 3 vehicles on a shortlist (Kodiaq, Mitsubishi PHEV, and a Hybrid Toyota Auris Sports Tourer) but would welcome additional possibilities, or comments on whether I should indeed change, or simply stick with the Octavia and take pot luck with future legislation. Read more

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