Haha brilliant!!!!! I love it. I worried about the coolant pump but….. change it at 200km! I’m laughing. WONDERFUL! I’m in UK and collect my 2011, 55,000 mile Lexus approved car this coming week. I can’t wait!
I have one. I am not saving any money. Although cheap to run and tax the insurance costs are not cheap!! Even though I'm retired and only do 6k miles insurance is still £650
@ieatlotsoftoast I believe it might be because of the hybrid system. (If something goes wrong, it's expensive, (plus the brand name to top it off). Converter thefts are rare in my country (Aus).
It's amazing in highway at legal speeds and specially if it's flat. Uphill will be a bit noisy, but downhill or flat it is silent and relaxing. Very comfy seats, I've made Barcelona to Madrid and back to Barcelona in one single day (about 1000 kms), and feeling great afterwards.
@@rlinkandroidauto-xe9sg If it has been properly maintained (with invoices to prove it) and it looks well taken cared of, it could be a good idea. I bought mine with 25.000 km until 71.000 km, when I was hit by a truck. I had absolutely no problems with it. They say they are very reliable cars, but with 300.000 km it might need some work. You should have a few extra thousand euros in case. I know taxi drivers in my country used to use Prius 3 (same engine) a lot, often up to over 600.000 kms, or even more. Althought some investment in repairs was required to keep using them, it was still profitable to maintain them up to that mileage.
To complex hybrid system in regards to maintenance and a driving pleasure downgrade (front wheel drive). I will stick with my old school BMW E87 LCI. There is a reason why most of the newer electric cars also have rear wheel drive (single motor configuration). Unfortunately there are not many options if you are on a budget and want rear wheel drive in europe. Maybe Lexus IS, BMW 1 series second generation (third has FWD!!) or older BMW 3 series or Mercedes C class. I am waiting for prices to come down on Porsche 981 Cayman/Boxster. That would be a significant upgrade in terms of driving pleasure...
The CT200h isn't in competition to any German made car. They don't pretend to be a sports car, and are not generally driven by people with a heavy foot on the accelerator pedal. They are a very reliable car, and you won't need to take it back to the dealers on a regular basis, as you would with any of the German makes, to get things fixed.
