Collecting the first brand new car I have specced ! 

I think what would be better for these long termer’s would be you having to pay for the servicing, tyres and general up keep, to have an actual real world ownership experience.

Oscar is the real deal, its going to be an interesting end to the season. I think a PHEV is a good choice, personally, I don't really like the styling, nice colour and not too big. Its not too top of the range so seeing an attainable car is really good for the channel

Evening all, glad the 180 is back at its normal time!!

Hi Pete, I think you should schedule the release of the midweek 180 any time between 5:00 pm and 6:00pm 👍 as it was nice to hear new names in the Mag7 😈

Great post Pete, got the HEV version, basically diesel milage from a petrol car. Had it for 6 months and love driving to Dad's on a weekend, 75 miles without using the pedals. 'Supervision' mode!

Having just come from Japan myself to Sydney, I just love the Japanese ethic for politeness and etiquette. I truly hate things like fare evasion and aggression shown in Sydney!

yay new 'garage build' vid incoming....that's the one for me!........although Pug 508 does sound interesting.

Great car. Before I was offered early retirement at the back end of last year, I had had two KIA Niro (level 3) Hybrids and my last car was a KIA Sportage PHEV. My wife was gutted as I gave back after a couple of months due to the retirement!

Specced up and collected my new D350 90 Defender recently. That was a nice experience 😊

Hi everyone. Agree, like the colour. Will be great to see the results on range. Looking forward to the garage update. All the best.

I thinks what is gid is you look at all brands, not just expensive vehicles. Looking forward to seeing the next installment of the garage

I love this blue metallic choice - goes well with your blue hoodie too! Perfect!

The 2 questions I'm always interested in for a PHEV: (1) in pure EV mode, what is realistic range from a full battery until the battery gives up and starts the engine and (2) what realistic MPG do you get *after* the battery has reached that point? (Obviously it will be doing a bit of regen which will help that MPG a little.) If you know those 2 figures then anyone can make a decent estimate of what economy you will get for any given length of journey. Whereas the typical WLTP single figure average ("200MPG" or whatever) is pointless for PHEVs because it only applies if all your journeys look exactly like the WLTP test route.

16:09 As a very happy previous model Niro owner I'm really looking forward to the detailed review of my potential next car 😊

Hey Pete, 2 days lying in bed sick and you’re helping me recover - cheers mate! Always great content 😎

Hello Peter! I’m really pleased you are taking on the Niro PHEV and it looks very good…I really thought about one when we chose the Puma but the leather seats and self parking sent us to the Ford. As for PHEV then Im a total convert because it works so well IF used Properly!! I heard an “expert” on Radio 4 today saying that PHEV was “ the worst of all worlds”…but that tells me he does not know how they work. Charge a PHEV up and then drive it in SAVE or maybe ECO mode so that you drive a petrol car that uses regenerated electricity from slowing and braking….in my RRS PHEV that gives you 15% of truly free charge which added to the actual mpg, for me gives a real world 36-44mpg in almost all journeys. Also I can move the car around in parking without starting a cold engine and mine actually returns to EV mode in most situations under 30mph. You will work it out but beware the armchair experts!! Which video….you decide…the Peugeot will be interesting but the garage would be the best! I could see that you have had some thoughts on the long termer reviews…and I read many of your other comments so can see it not an easy job to please too many people. Other cars?…an new EV6GT, a PHEV Defender compared to your earlier D350, the new Alpine 280, the matching Renault 5….and at a tangent, the latest Audi E-Tron GT with the trick Vorsprung suspension…is it good enough to offset the cliff face depreciation?? We were at Village Eastleigh for Goodwood so may have been just around the corner when you picked up the car…tomorrow..we are at Southampton Boat Show! Peter…thank you for what you do…you help a lot of people through the week!😃😃😃😃Richard.

Kia lovely, looking forward to reviews. They are really of interest.

Any chance of an in depth review of the new MINI F66? 😊

Definitely like the colour on your new KIA. Hope you, your wife, and the pups all enjoy safe and relaxing motoring in this hybrid. Aloha, all!

Love the new car Pete, I’ve been driving a Hybrid Niro for 18 months, no problems, lovely to drive, comfortable, and I always want to drive it.

It’s always nice and interesting to listen to your friendly chats and updates. It’s like sharing news with a good chum. The Kia has a nice design, but I’m not much of a hybrid or EV fan (yet). 😎

I've never been a fan of blue cars but that blue looks really nice.

Evening everyone! Enjoying my annual holiday, here in Kielder - lovely sunshine today. I hope the sun is shining on you all 😊

Good evening everyone! I understand that the new Renault 5 press drives aren’t too far away. I know you probably can’t say anything but I was wondering if it might be coming to the channel soon?

I hope you enjoy your Kia Niro. One of the advantages of being a brand Ambassador for Henry’s is that you are really spoilt for choice. Perhaps in due course when your garage is finished and you have had a fast charger installed you will swop the hybrid Niro for the full BEV Niro EV. It would be interesting to learn from your day to day experience whether running an EV is still a compromise.

Evening everybody. Hope everybody doing great

Great choice for the long termer Peter, looking forward to see how it goes 👍🏻

I got a Kia Niro hybrid brand new spec 2 love it great car

I bet it's good to be back home Pete! Take it easy! 😜

Love the new long termer. I have a 3 year old Kia Niro Hybrid (not plug-in) and really like it. Excellent MPG.

Congrats, matey. 🙂

I'm digging the Adventurous Green Picanto behind the couch. Congratulations on the new car! We own a 2020 Niro Hybrid and looking to upgrade it soon. Overall other than a couple of recalls it's been a good car.

Definitely time for a garage update! Will be very interesting to see what happens with the Niro as my next car will almost certainly be a hybrid! And as your charger point isn't ready yet I assume you will be using the "granny lead" to top it up! So charging rates & timings will be very useful for me in the future!

Like the new long-term drive and the colour is great.

Pleased to hear you're a big kia fan Pete. I'm on my 2nd lease with them, the EV 3 is something I'd consider as a full blown EV, even though I don't have home charging just yet. The range is unreal and reckon I'd be fine with public charging not doing as many miles as I used to back in the day 🎉

Don’t worry petrol ped cruising the med at the moment so can watch what ever comes first 😊❤

Same car, colour, but ev level 4 brilliant 3,400 miles now under the belt best car I’ve ever had 😮

Great content as always and maybe you should mix the time the MW189 gets uploaded, great to see some different names in the magnificent 7. Hope the garage builds going well and can’t wait to see the update.

Picking up a brand new car without having to autograph a finance agreement beforehand...sounds like a result...😉

It was the Audi factory in Brussels where they took the keys. They are returned at the moment.

We need a garage update!

Garage build please. Super excited to see progress. Plus, loved the nismo film. Really interested in the long termer as my son became a dad recently and needs to upgrade from his Abarth 595. Also like the look of the cupra formentor.

Evening all peddlers I like your new Hendy long termer and I really like the colour choice as afterall it is the fast colour to have. As for Fridays video, what about poll on here? Also any news on project Mini.

We have a Niro self charging model - we love it 😀

Garage update….previously Monday”s….mix it up and do it on Friday 👍

I think your new long-term car is lovely, as I've said before. Kia have really come a long way. I'm not sure about the new technology as in electric. But I'm definitely a huge Kia fan🎉.

Big Kia fan. Lovely spec. Well done. Loved the GT-R vlog. Brilliant fast car.👍👏👏👏

Evening all ! Watching from a beach in Paxos Greece with a mythos beer cheers!

I am sooo Happy for you man Ped🙌🏿🙌🏿

Nice car,really like the colour.Enjoy.

It would be good to see the garage, as it seems like a long time since the last one.

You are a very busy man at the moment , love the new long termer spec , but would like to see a garage update soon please . The f1 at the moment is exciting to see 3/4 different teams fighting it out but whats happen to Max since Adrian Newey is leaving.🤔

I agree with Petrol Ped's comment about the Niro being a good car, i have a level 4 EV & just love it. I also picked the colour and trim level, mine is Runway Red, it looks amazing. The sunroof on my car does open fully it takes a bit to figure out how to open. The charge port is in a dumb place and it's slow to charge even on a Tesla supercharger are so far my only 2 issues in the 6 weeks that I have had it

Nice to see you driving something "normal"

Love the Niro and the colour!! I’d be interested to know if when the charge from the plug in has finished does it still work as a conventional hybrid or just as a petrol?

Hi Ped First F1, at long last it is worth watching again, and sure the coming races should provide very interesting watching. Red Bull now have a huge hill to climb. Now to your new long termer, love the colour, good taste my friend. Will await with interest full report as I am not fully committed to plug in hybrid. 🤭 Garage update please asap.

Great colour. Really good idea to spec a car that you’re testing. As for car suggestion. Would love to hear your thoughts on the new Civic EHev.

I really like the look of the Niro, not too big and bulky. Interested to see your long term thoughts on it

Great car Pete used to have one myself

Nice to hear update on your thoughts on f you are still keeping the Boxster following on from your finance video on the subject a while back, Pete

Wait until it's cold or you need to drive quickly from the outset. Hybrid doesn't work so well then and for the non-turbo petrol versions, the performance is not fun.

Yes, loving the blue on the KIA.

I am looking forward to your living with a PHEV as that is a route I may go down in the future as it is the best of both worlds in my opinion. We got rid of our i-Pace this week so EV driving over for a while back to petrol and my son is back to Uni and left me his Mk1 MX5 to use. I think I will ponder a while before I get another car but it will be hard to match the Jag for comfort and speed. The Isuzu truck looks like a beast. I used to drive the Trooper up and down to Dover and it was a great motorway cruiser if a little thirsty but I was towing a big trailer.

Hello, nice update. An idea for a review… Kia EV9 used day to day. Taking into account its size with parking, practicality for everyday town & journey driving. Thank you.

Aye, unless it was new build you were expecting…wunderbar eh🤯

Hey that's my car lol , except mines a full battery 🔋, I love it 😀 😄 had mine a year the level 4 gets you all the bells and whistles

Will be interesting to see how you get on with the Niro (nice colour btw) especially in liue of an EV. Personally I think plug in hybrids would the right stop gap before going all EV.

Nearly bought a Niro phev but got a Mazda MX30 r-EV ( helped by your video 😀). Phev has to be a good compromise,will be interesting as time goes on. Like the car👍

The diesel is a much better financial decision (although no new car is ever a good financial decision) than the PHEV, as the difference in list price (£28,700 to £45,700) is equivalent to buying 129,000 miles of fuel up front, and that assumes you never pay for a single charge. But I guess it makes no difference if you’re not paying for it. There are two simple rules that make the largest contributions to being able to retire in your 50’s. 1) Never buy a new car 2) Never borrow money to buy a car. (You can exchange #2 with never borrow money to buy a depreciating asset).

Really interested in your views on living with an EV 3 long range , not only as a car but as a source of energy storage for your home.

The Niro is a great choice. We had the e Niro that you used in the series on vintage voltage. My brother has the new version again the Ev. I am looking forward to your test drive of the new EV3 and what your thoughts are as a comparison to the Niro even though it’s not a full Ev. Also looking forward to the next instalment of the garage.

I’m really looking forward to your views on this car. I’ll be interested to see whether it is the best of both worlds. Kia really are creating some interesting cars. The question is whether this translates into interesting drives.

Beautiful car !! Love hybrid!!! Just not plug in. I have a hyundai Santa Fe hybrid calligraphy, love it !! First any kind of ev for us takes a little getting used to.

I’ve just found my next car that is really exciting for me. It’s a 20 year old low mileage Mercedes diesel. 👍

Garage build video please for Friday. Are the main garage doors sorted out yet?

I will be very interested to see what the consumption will be after it has run out of charge as I have heard plug-ins can be quite heavy on petrol as you are carrying a lot of extra weight around. I have a self-charging Hybrid (Civic) as I have nowhere to charge a car at home I personally think they make more sense than a PHEV especially if you do longer distances.

Great 180 Ped. The Hendy news sounds like a plan and looking forward to your real world testing of the Niro. Its gutting the Red Bull have lost the championship lead 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

When we visit Dorset we always take a look at the Hendy group... Hopefully getting an audi rsq3 from 1 in jan if the right 1 comes up

Garage build please 🙏🏼

And again here we have some delicious food for the algorithm ;-)

I'm excited to hear how the plug-in hybrid performs? Curious, your thoughts on the Sportage Hybrid?

People here seem to have forgotten the art of safe overtaking. When I’m sight seeing I hate being rushed so wait for a long enough straight for Mrs. Verstappen or Transit Tony to pass safely, slow gently and indicate briefly to let them know to pass if they miss the clue. Nine times out of ten the idiots slow to a crawl and can’t understand what 20 years ago was seen as the Bleedin’ Obvious. It takes some 3 or 4 attempts to cotton on.

Be interested to see what you think of the long term unit, not one I am that familiar with

Hey great a whole new magnificent 7

Hi all! Hope all are doing well!

We have an Xceed plug in at work, great to drive but full charge only 20m max on pure electric

Good Afternoon Folks!

Can't believe you bought a Kia Niro plug in hybrid 😅

I'm looking forward to the next long term car, a proper BEV?

Garage build please 🙏

looking forward to your views on EV3

Evening all

Also loving the colour Pete. is ok not to plug in for a few weeks?

First!! Evening all! Hope everyone is doing well and are having a great week so far.

Looking forward to this long termer. How will PHEV work out? 👍

The KIA is a nice looking car. What's the entry point cost, do you know? You dont sit still for long Pete, bet Mrs P is beginning to forget what you look like ;)

Evening all. I am very tempted to go to Qatar - F1 packages are very reasonable imho. Flights, hotel and grandstand -

Try the Hyundai Bayon and tell us what they know that we don’t. What is it’s USP? I don’t think there is even a Kia version. Any chance of some Merc content soon?

The rear number plate crooked 😂

Not in Ireland either, they pull over too…