01-23-2024, 02:31 AM
(01-22-2024, 11:23 PM)DJC link Wrote:My diesel V8 will probably keep going until diesel is outlawed or becomes too expensive. I probably won't need a vehicle then
This is the million dollar question that nobody seems to know the answer too. When is Diesel (and petrol) going to become unsustainable financially.
I'm due for a new work car that is sorted through work. I can have a 2-3 year lease and buy it out after that which at that time, will most likely go to the missus and she can sell her car (currently a CX9.)
So i've been kicking tyres for 2 years trying to work out what i should get / invest in with an eye to the long term viability of it and how it would suit our families needs basically now and 6 years from now.
Currently i've got a ranger and am very happy with it. Doesn't miss a beat, has all the fancy tech which half drives itself.
But, the missus won't want to drive a ranger as a daily drive....and fair enough too. Ditto any other ute.
So i've been looking at some SUVs and Prado and Everest seem to be the go-to options which i can make do with and she'd happily drive down the track....and have the 7 seats which she 'needs' despite us only having 2 kids....but i digress.
Currently there is no PHEV (insert acronym here) in either of those and varying reports on if/when there will be, despite it being 'on-the-cards' for years now.
So do i continue to wait for a hybrid?
Do i pull the plug now and end up with a money sink down the track?
Currently i'm in a state of paralysis by analysis and i need to get moving one way or another soon.
What do i do?