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I'm in the hunt for an automatic car with a max budget of £7,500. I've shortlisted the Jazz and the Yaris but would love some clarification on which engines are the best as there are so many for each. Yaris The...
I'm looking to buy a one year old Range Rover D300 HSE, or a Porsche Cayenne E Hybrid. Both will be around 5k miles, and I intend to keep them until they are five years old. I'm worried about bad press...
What is the difference between a self charge hybrid and a plug in hybrid and which one would you recommend
Just wondering what is the most efficient petrol car or petrol hybrid if its better for less than £6000. I saw a 2023 post however not sure if new vehicles have come on the market.
The battery on our Yaris hybrid tends to go to near flat if left for more than two - three days. I understand that this a common hybrid problem due to very small battery. Are there any self charging...
What does 48v mild hybrid mean and what is it meant to do?
What is the cost to replace a hybrid battery?
I have a Peugeot 3008 self charging hybrid arriving next week. In the past I have always had a dashcam hard wired by Halfords. I see that they say they cannot hard wire dashcams if the vehicle is either...
Can you advise as to which in you opinion is the best small PHEV hybrid? I'm not interested in a 'charge on the go' hybrid as a lot of my journeys are short and would not allow sufficient time to charge....
I'm thinking of buying one of these but a bit put off by stories of the 'Ecoboom' engine! Does this model have an internal wet belt (apparently the root cause of the exploding engines) or an external...