my summer house is located in a place where I have to drive 6-10 miles on a dirt road. it's not a long distance, but in the summer I have to cover quite a bit through a dirt road. I'm from eastern europe

Edited by orli on 28/01/2021 at 22:08

Thanks a lot! I will consider Toyota Auris!

Yes, the hybrid, although nice and undoubtedly good is much more expensive than the equivalent petrol version. We have a 16 year old Corolla in the family, I can vouch that they are as tough as old boots, not exciting but competent and comfortable. I have a 1.8 civic, which is similar, although it rides fairly low, so dirt roads might be an issue if they're rough. Also what about a Suzuki s cross or even Vitara to consider?

Unless you live in a city, there is very little, if any economy advantage in driving a hybrid and the additional purchase price will take you several years to payback through any fuel economy advantage, therefore go for petrol. But the hybrid is very pleasant to drive and relaxed. I would expect any Toyota to be extremely reliable and the hybrid is no different, although I believe it requires main dealer servicing and checking. Something that may be a factor for you. As for mileage, more important is a full Toyota service history, I wouldn't be too worried by the actual mileage figure but as an example, we bought our Corolla at 60000 miles and it's now on 105000 miles, it has only needed 2 calipers and a wheel bearing recently, clutch and exhaust are original. Obviously the higher the mileage the more you can expect to replace consumables and the occasional non consumable but overall they are very well made, simple and robust motors.