Hybrid vehicles?

[Jay2U]

$5 Canadian for one Imperial
Gallon (about $1.20 per L right now.

Yeah - that’s rough in Europe. I once spent $1000 CAD in fuel on day trip from southern England to Scotland and back (in 24 hours).

Conversely, I was driving an F150 in New Jersey earlier this fall. Cost me same to fill that up as it does my Subaru here at home.

In Europe fuel prices and taxes vary per country. In Germany (our neighbors) gas is about $0.22 cheaper per gallon; in Spain they pay about $0.70 less than we do.
Still 7 years to go till I retire. Then I'll sell my way too expensive house and move to a country with fair prices and taxes... and a lot of sun.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Over here diesels get taxed on milage by weight so the price of road diesel reflects the difference in price per liter of petrol and there are VERY few petrol powered trucks. Itty bitty diesels get a rough deal as they pay the same per mile as giant SUV's. Big rigs pay more, for breaking up our lowly rated pavements.

Everything pays an annual registration tax. Hybrids and EV's were getting big breaks somewhere in addition to basically untaxed electricity but I think they are getting scaled back as they increase in popularity. Nobody has said where all the extra power for EV's is going to come from.

 

[Gaolee]

I would see if the Prius is long enough. When I rented one it surprised me. Headstock might have to come up by the center armrest, but it may work.

Upright and cabinet will not fit. Or I would have considered one a lot more seriously. I ended up with a Transit Connect.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Upright and cabinet will not fit. Or I would have considered one a lot more seriously. I ended up with a Transit Connect.

Wagon Prius or regular roller skate version?

 

[Gaolee]

Wagon Prius or regular roller skate version?

Wagon. I suppose it depends on the cabinet, but mine won't fit with the doghouse.

 

[TomB]

Upright and cabinet will not fit. Or I would have considered one a lot more seriously. I ended up with a Transit Connect.

I had one of the earlier (Turkish-made) Transit Connects. That was a fun hauler that carried everything from upright bass to piles of mulch! We even put a bed in the back for one trip (but not really a camper). How are the new ones for cargo space, gas mileage?

 

[Gaolee]

I had one of the earlier (Turkish-made) Transit Connects. That was a fun hauler that carried everything from upright bass to piles of mulch! We even put a bed in the back for one trip (but not really a camper). How are the new ones for cargo space, gas mileage?

Mine is a 2009 that I got a year ago with 23K miles on it. I can confirm that the Turkish-made first generation TCs are great. I don't have any idea what the newer ones are like. Probably even better, but I wouldn't know. The only thing that would improve the one I have is about an additional foot of bed length. The headroom is better than the full size Chevy van it replaced, and it's wide enough inside for anything I'm likely to do. But, length isn't quite there for hauling certain things. It's a small thing to put up with considering that it gets over 20 mpg no matter what I do, and it can get 30 mpg if I putt along the freeway at the speed limit, watching semis blow past me like the bumper was tied to a post.

 

[TomB]

Mine is a 2009 that I got a year ago with 23K miles on it. I can confirm that the Turkish-made first generation TCs are great. I don't have any idea what the newer ones are like. Probably even better, but I wouldn't know. The only thing that would improve the one I have is about an additional foot of bed length. The headroom is better than the full size Chevy van it replaced, and it's wide enough inside for anything I'm likely to do. But, length isn't quite there for hauling certain things. It's a small thing to put up with considering that it gets over 20 mpg no matter what I do, and it can get 30 mpg if I putt along the freeway at the speed limit, watching semis blow past me like the bumper was tied to a post.

The new ones look smaller to the eye ...why I asked. I loved the weird "plumbers' van" look myself. I had a 2013 for a few years, but I needed more passenger accommodation. I think the new ones might be better for back seat stuff. Def not hybrid though .