Odd company car choice

[Badvok]

I have to take a company car and have the narrow choice of

Ford Kuga Vignale 1.5 TDCi 120 5dr 2WD
Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 PHEV Kotu 5dr Auto [Leather]

Pluses and minuses for both cars, the PHEV is way lower on car tax but a bit agricultural inside and with a 90 mile commute + business journeys the 30 mile EV range isnt going to last, what I've seen the actual MPG is way lower than Mitsubish quote and having to plug it in every night is a faff

Kuga is Vignale so range topping if a bit lah di dah... manual, more toys that the Mitsi. Dated styling (IMHO)

Opinions?

[Nickp82]

Take the Kuga, even if you could be bothered to plug the Outlander in it would be pretty pointless on a 90 Mile commute - you will get 30 mpg overall at best.

Plus the Kuga has nicer toys

[Jonobigblind]

Take a look in the Mitzi forums check the average MPG then compare to the Ford one.

You can then check to see if the tax savings and increased fuel cost outweighs the cost for the Ford. Don’t forget to factor in any fuel costs you can claim for your business miles as you could make a bit here too.

My current Merc will undoubtedly be better on MPG for long distances than the PHEV I’ve just ordered but the BiK tax saving is over £180 per month and I can claim a higher mileage for the petrol engined PHEV than I can for my current 2.1 litre diesel.

One spreadsheet later and I was glad I did the maths. If only my lease company were competent enough to give me a delivery date, 6 weeks after I placed the order.

[Badvok]

Thanks Jono, I'll work on savings calculation tomorrow.