Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid or Electric?

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Sun 8 Dec 2019 13:14
Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid or Electric? - ajs117

I do 2 80 miles motorway trips a week (160 total) and commute 4 miles to work and other general errands. I have a diesel at the moment but what fuel type would be recommend for this?

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Sun 8 Dec 2019 15:35
Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid or Electric? - John F

........ commute 4 miles to work and other general errands. ...... what fuel type would be recommend for this?

Cornflakes. Buy a rucksack and use a bicycle. Keep the diesel for the m-way.

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Sun 8 Dec 2019 15:45
Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid or Electric? - Terry W

If you don't like cornflakes buy an electric bike and charge it once a week.

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Sun 8 Dec 2019 16:33
Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid or Electric? - SLO76
Depends on budget and your space requirements too but I’d say your regular long distance runs open up a diesel if you want. If you want a large car and have a strong budget then diesel is usually the best route but if you want something cheap or small petrol makes the most sense with hybrids rarely any more economic in day to day use unless there’s a big amount of local mileage like say a taxi operator. Again it is very dependent on budget. What I’d advise at £5k would be very different from £25k.
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