C350e

[EmilysDad]

I was behind one the other day .... but didn't note the specific model. Behind another/same one again today & noted the 'e'
What I'd noticed was the large palm sized panel above the small panel where the tow loop attaches ..... Is that where you plug them in?
NB I know nothing about what makes them hybrid .... i.e. like a Prius or more like Mitsubishi PHEV?

 

[John Laidlaw]

It is indeed where you plug them in and yes a little like the PHEV in that they are petrol electric unlike the Prius and Tesla which have no combustion motor

 

[Cleck]

My mate has one. He gets about 14 miles on a charge so it's a bit of a sop to electric motors really. I get more to the gallon out of my E220 than he does out of his C350e.

 

[John Laidlaw]

Yip, nonsense really. One of my fellow directors here is just changing his BMW 530d for a 530e- downside is a little less performance (not much) and 4 pots not 6- upside it's a company car and will save him a staggering £400 per month in personal tax!! Range 19 miles on electric. Will he really plug it in? Unlikely very often I'm sure. He lives 80 miles from the office....

 

[EmilysDad]

Thanks.

I do really likebthe idea of th a Vauxhall Ampera ..... about 60 miles per charge & the petrol engine is purely to charge the batteries. Price of the possible replacement batteries puts me off.

 

[John Laidlaw]

That and it being a Vauxhall!

 

[EmilysDad]

That and it being a Vauxhall!

I've had a series of Vauxhalls ..... Cavalier Coupe, Manta Coupe, Carlton, 2x Senators & an Omega ..... they had loads of stuff as standard unlike the huge option lists that go with otherwise stark Mercedes. I'd buy another but they're all front wheel drive.

 

[John Laidlaw]

I've had a series of Vauxhalls ..... Cavalier Coupe, Manta Coupe, Carlton, 2x Senators & an Omega ..... they had loads of stuff as standard unlike the huge option lists that go with otherwise stark Mercedes. I'd buy another but they're all front wheel drive.

I was being a bit general there granted! I've had a Calibra and a Frontera as well as two cavaliers in the past too...

 

[EmilysDad]

I was being a bit general there granted! .....

I know

 

[A.J.]

I was being a bit general there granted! I've had a Calibra and a Frontera as well as two cavaliers in the past too...

Like you I have had Vauxhalls in my long distant past which included a few Cavaliers. My recollection of the Cavalier was that it actually was a pretty good car for its day. The other one was the Vauxhall 3.0i 24v Senator which was grossly underrated !!

 

[EmilysDad]

...... The other one was the Vauxhall 3.0i 24v Senator which was grossly underrated !!

If it good enough for Plod ..... it was good enough for me