the reason i say Wait, is becuase right now they are pretty expenisve, so in a couple of years , will the price go down??
(also the cars will be even more efficent with more technology)
so far i am thinking about the toyota camry hybrid and
Ford Escape Hybrid
If you want to be environmentally healthy, then a Hybrid is a terrible choice. The battery cells and process it take to make them are worse for the environment that emissions from a gasoline car. Manufacturer’s don’t like to advertise that part though..
As far as efficiency, it takes 5 years or more in some cases to get the return off your extra investment into buying a hybrid over a gasoline counterpart. The Prius has the best over all efficiency of any hybrid currently on the market, so if you are determined to own one, I would say Prius. Happy shopping
1. Don’t even be thinking about ford – save your soul and money.
2. At this point, the most economical hybrid is Prius.
3. Unless you drive at least 20K/year, and mostly in the city, don’t expect to save much money even with today’s gas prices – my ‘98 Civic with 200K+ gives me about 40 mpg – do the the math.
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i think its a good idea but about hybrids…they are very expensive. i dont know about ford escape but camry hybrid costs almost 30k. personally i would not get a 30k camry. also the fuel economy is not much of a big difference. i guess if you plan to buy a hybrid just for environmental health only then you should at least wait. there will be other alternatives more available like ethanol and electric car…
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Check with a tax guy about Hybrids. Currently there are some tax rebates (to offset the high prices). If you wait, the cars might come down in price but then that would be offset by less (or no) rebates. During that time, you could have been saving $$ and the environment.
http://hybridcars.about.com/od/news/a/hybridtaxcredit.htm
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getting a hybrid now isn’t worth it with the price and who knows how long the batteries will last
If your looking for fuel economy get a Geo it will get 40+ mpg or if you want something nicer looking look into the
Diesel VW Golf they get 50+
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In order for a hybrid to be cost effective you need to live in a big city like Atlanta and drive over 20,000 miles/year Even if every American started driving one of the current hybrid cars/trucks tomorrow the USA would only reduce gas consumption by 10%. If you don’t mind small cars, get a Honda Civic or something like that.
Check out these websites.
http://www.carbuyingtips.com/
http://www.howstuffworks.com/tire2.htm
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/hybrids/
Good luck!
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http://www.carbuyingtips.com/
http://www.howstuffworks.com/tire2.htm
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/hybrids/
If you want to be environmentally healthy, then a Hybrid is a terrible choice. The battery cells and process it take to make them are worse for the environment that emissions from a gasoline car. Manufacturer’s don’t like to advertise that part though..
As far as efficiency, it takes 5 years or more in some cases to get the return off your extra investment into buying a hybrid over a gasoline counterpart. The Prius has the best over all efficiency of any hybrid currently on the market, so if you are determined to own one, I would say Prius. Happy shopping
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I own a Prius and I love it! I paid $23000 in Dec of 07. I get 45 mpg and I admit to jack rabbit starts and other bad habits. I formerly owned an Aveo that got 27 mpg. So I’m saving money on gas with my Prius. I like that when I’m sitting at a stop light, stopped in traffic or waiting at the fast food line my gas engine is off and I’m running strictly on electric. Toyota has the best and truest hybrid engine.
As for the environmental thing — yes, the battery is nickel. A lot has been made of the site in Canada where nickel is mined. The ecological damage was done there years ago and not by Toyota. The claim is that moon rovers were tested there. When was the last time that happened? Anyway… nickel is also used in chrome and stainless steel. You don’t hear people telling you not to buy flatware because of the environment. I understand that in order to encourage recylcying Toyota has a $200 bounty on their batteries. The Prius has been on the road for 10 years in Japan and I haven’t found anything showing that a battery had to be replaced for wear and tear.
My advice: buy the Prius. Help the environment and save money at the gas station now and when something better comes along your Toyota should have a good resale value. Right now a used Prius is worth almost as much as a new one. Toyota has a high resale value and a good reliability rating.
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