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Old 14th March 2008, 10:15   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by AndyC View Post
My word, you guys really need to try a VW group diesel. Having had 110bhp, and 115 and 130bhp VW PD diesels in the past I never ever got below 53 mpg on the daily commute. In fact my dad regularly gets 60-63 mpg from a 130 TDi Bora in a mixture of driving including back road blasts. Imo all this hybrid stuff is overhyped.
With 109g/km CO2, doubt it. Hybrid technology is valid, it's not the ultimate but it is a valid technology. I have the car for money saving reasons as it's only £59 per month on 40% tax whereas the cheapest Passat would be around £200. Petrol is cheaper and cleaner than Diesel and road tax is significantly cheaper. You are in the hybrid forum by the way, thought I'd better check that you knew that

Can't wait for the first diesel hybrid later this year, very interesting concept. Remember, re-couping energy lost in braking just makes sense, the biggest struggle is for the hybrid to lose the Grandad image!
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