I like the idea of the hybrid car. I’m not a car person, but I would think hybrid cars are more complicated mechanically. Has this technology "proven" itself to be reliable? Or is it too soon to know?
I can speak from experience, I own a Toyota Highlander Hybrid and a Toyota Prius. Yes we paid a little more than if we bought a regular ICE vehicle, but not 3X like some uninformed moron says. We originally bought the Prius in ‘05(for the wife) and have averaged 50mpg. This is real world use not EPA estimates. We got the Highlander(for me) back in the spring and it’s drive train is based on the Prius with an additional electric motor on the rear wheels which bumps the hp up to a very impressive 286 hp. It can get up and move. I have averaged 26 mpg from March to the present(again real world data). The technology while fairly new(less than ten yrs old) is good and proven. If you want to shrink your footprint on the world then get a hybrid. If, like the previous posters you just want a car that gets good milage but still pollutes, go for one of the little POS’s that are out now. As with any vehicle purchase do your research, know your prices, know what you can truely afford and stick to your guns!!
Good luck!
They are proven, but they are a waste of money. The so called fuel savings doesn’t make up the difference in purchase price over a regular gas car. Buy a Toyota Yaris or Honda Fit for maximum fuel economy at a price close to or above $10,000 less than the hybrid cars available for Honda & Toyota.
The Hybrid SUV’s for sale by all manufactures are a joke, no significant fuel mileage gain and MUCH poorer performance.
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The only problems I’ve heard are the price and the performance
They don’t have the power as most other cars, And they’re at least three times the cost of others.
It’ll be years before you’ll have to perform any type of major repair or maintenance.
I guess that’s why they cost so much,.
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I can speak from experience, I own a Toyota Highlander Hybrid and a Toyota Prius. Yes we paid a little more than if we bought a regular ICE vehicle, but not 3X like some uninformed moron says. We originally bought the Prius in ‘05(for the wife) and have averaged 50mpg. This is real world use not EPA estimates. We got the Highlander(for me) back in the spring and it’s drive train is based on the Prius with an additional electric motor on the rear wheels which bumps the hp up to a very impressive 286 hp. It can get up and move. I have averaged 26 mpg from March to the present(again real world data). The technology while fairly new(less than ten yrs old) is good and proven. If you want to shrink your footprint on the world then get a hybrid. If, like the previous posters you just want a car that gets good milage but still pollutes, go for one of the little POS’s that are out now. As with any vehicle purchase do your research, know your prices, know what you can truely afford and stick to your guns!!
Good luck!
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You are very right. The technology is way too new. That combined with the nowadays trend of building disposable cars, you wont be able to depend on it for a mile past warrantee or for resale value. Sorry to say, but find yourself a good milage gas car for now.
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