CASE STUDY 3
CHRIS PICKARD
Chris lives in Torworth, near Retford in Notts, and covers 11,000 miles a year. He bought his 2013 Prius Plug-in used.
“I’m now up from 65mpg in normal Prius to 110mpg” CHRIS Pickard is different from our other readers, because he bought his electrified car second-hand. Reliability was crucial to him, and buying used obviously brings more risk, but his 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-in has been trouble-free.
“I bought it 18 months ago with 21,000 miles, and have done 16,500 miles since,” Chris told us. Apart from regular servicing, Chris has never had to visit the dealer. Toyota’s five-year warranty has also brought real peace of mind.
This plug-in Prius is Chris’s first PHEV, but it isn’t his first hybrid, or indeed his first Prius.…